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Leaning on Fence Posts is an interdisciplinary rural health blog.  It was established in 2018 to provide up-to-date news and research for rural health professionals and researchers or those just interested in rural health news and views impacting Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. It is also the home of the Rural section's continuing medical education (CME) programme. Further information on CME activities, including in-person workshops and the Rural Interprofessional Simulation Courses (RISC) can be found here.

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New chest pain test for rural hospitals and general practices

News

Congratulations to Rory and the team with their successful pilot study, supported by the Heart Foundation, evaluating the safety and effectiveness of an accelerated chest pain pathway, including a troponin test performed in rural settings.

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Doctors’ experiences of providing care in rural hospitals in Southern New Zealand: a qualitative study

Journal Articles

To explore rural hospital doctors’ experiences of providing care in New Zealand rural hospitals.

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CME Clinician Wellbeing Webinar

Journal Articles

In Aotearoa New Zealand, people regularly travel away from their home to receive hospital care. While the role of whānau support for patients in hospital is critical for Māori, there is little information about away-from-home hospitalisations.

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Defining rural in Aotearoa New Zealand: a novel geographic classification for health purposes

Journal Articles

Describe the first specifically designed and validated five-level rurality classification for health purposes in New Zealand that is both data-driven and incorporates heuristic understandings of rurality.

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