The seeds of farmer health, wellbeing and safety have been sown!
Keynote speakers included:
Dr Lisa Schiller
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
University of Wisconsin, USA ‘
Farmer Health… it IS your business’
Farmer Health… it IS your business’
Associate Professor John Edwards
Associate Dean
Associate Dean
Teaching and Learning School of the Environment, SA
‘Farm Chemicals – Estimating Individual Risk’
‘Farm Chemicals – Estimating Individual Risk’
Professor Scott Kitchener
CEO and Medical Director
Queensland Rural Medical Education, QLD
‘Teaching Agricultural Medicine to Rural based Medical Student and General Practise Registrars’
‘Teaching Agricultural Medicine to Rural based Medical Student and General Practise Registrars’
Jock Laurie
President
National Farmers Federation, ACT & NSW
‘Experience of Depression in Farming Communities’
- Master of Ceremonies: Libby Price, ‘Country Hour’ Presenter, ABC Radio Victoria
- 14 x Keynote Presentations
- Concurrent sessions and workshops
- Hypothetical – ‘Disease Outbreak in “Sheeptown”!’
- ‘In Focus – Celebrating Farm Life’ photography competition
- ‘Celebrating Excellence – Paddock to Palate’ networking dinner
- Trade Displays
- Networking opportunities
‘Sowing the Seeds of Farmer Health’ conference themes were:
- Mental health
- Chronic disease and healthy lifestyles
- Agricultural hazards and safety
- Agriculture in a changing climate
- Human and animal health
- Ageing in place on farm
- The business of farming
- Primary and preventative health
- Education and training
- Partnerships and community action
‘Sowing the Seeds of Farmer Health’ is proudly brought to you by
The National Centre for Farmer Health gratefully acknowledge the wonderful support and grants offered by the following organisations
PLATINUM SUPPORTER
MAJOR SPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
OTHER SPONSORS
Thanks also to our supporting partners
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