Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium

Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium

Alice Springs Convention Centre

Alice Springs, NT

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

08 - 09 October 2025

Organizer

National Rural Health Alliance
Website
https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/conferences

The 10th annual Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium is hosted by the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) in association with the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN) and the Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators (FRAME). This event brings together rural and remote health research sector with policymakers and others in the government and non-government sectors to shape the future of rural and remote health research.

This years theme is ‘Research from the heart – shaping rural and remote health futures’, with speakers exploring topics like:

  • Workforce
  • Oral and nutritional health
  • Mental health
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Research
  • Student placements
  • Children and youth
  • Aged care
  • Education and training
  • Digital and virtual health
  • Screening and testing
  • Climate
  • Models of care
  • Disability
  • Improving health outcomes

Catch a presentation by eMHPrac Director Heidi Sturk on ‘From Innovation to Integration: Embedding Digital Mental Health in Rural Practice’.