RWAV Publications and Research

This part of the RWAV site provides links to both national and international organisations at the forefront of medical workforce research and policy. It also provides links to Australian rural health literature and research databases. In addition, RWAV has published a series of workforce issue papers listed in the table below.

Publications can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the file name.

Date	Publication
21 Jan 2007	RWAV Handbook 2007 RWAV Programs and Services
8 Jul 2008	White Paper Resolving Victoria’s Rural Medical Workforce Crisis
28 Apr 2006	Report on Community Consultations (Feb 2006) This report addresses GP recruitment and retention issues in rural Victoria
23 Mar 2006	2005 Obstetrics Forum Proceedings & Recommendations This forum was held in April 2005 and explored the current status of birthing services in rural Victoria and how these services could be maintained/improved to ensure the needs and preferences of rural women are met now and into the future.
14 Nov 2005	2005 Rural Doctors Awards 2005 Rural Doctors Awards Book
4 Jul 2005	Bendigo A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Bendigo electorate
4 Jul 2005	Ballarat A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Ballarat electorate
4 Jul 2005	Corangamite A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Corangamiten electorate
4 Jul 2005	Indi A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Indi electorate
4 Jul 2005	McEwen A check-up on Rural GP Services in the McEwen electorate
4 Jul 2005	McMillan A check-up on Rural GP Services in the McMillan electorate
4 Jul 2005	Murray A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Murray electorate
4 Jul 2005	Wannon A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Wannon electorate
4 Jul 2005	Mallee A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Mallee electorate
4 Jul 2005	Rural Victoria A check-up on Rural GP Services in Rural Victoria
4 Jul 2005	Bass Coast A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Bass Coast electorate
4 Jul 2005	Gippsland A check-up on Rural GP Services in the Gippsland electorate
26 Mar 2004	2004 RMEV University Forum Proceedings from the RMEV Univesity, held in Melbourne during February 2004. The Forum examined the issue of A Sustainable Approach to Undergraduate Clinical Placements.
21 Jan 2004	Women Doctors in Rural Australia: workforce support strategies National report on the findings from surveys of rural and remote female GPs conducted by the Australian Rural Workforce Agencies between 2000 and 2003. Authored by Sue Doyle (for the Australian Rural Workforce Agencies). December 2003.
7 Jan 2004	OTD Retention Research The Retention of OTDs in General Practice in Regional Victoria. A study by Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Bob Birrell, and Doris Young. (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. November 2003)
2 Dec 2003	Victorian Rural GP Workforce - Planning for 2002-2012 How many GPs does rural Victoria need over the next 10 years to meet the expected demand for general practice services, and what are the strategies we need to put in place to improve access for rural Victorians.
17 Sep 2003	RWAV Annual Conference 2002 Proceedings from the 2002 RWAV Annual Conference, held in conjunction with ACRRM. You can download presentations from this Conference from the Professional Papers section of the ACRRM website.
11 Sep 2003	Exit Interviews Report Report on Interviews with General Practitioners and Spouses who left practice in rural Victoria.
27 Aug 2003	RWAV Statewide Forum 2003 Proceedings from the 2003 RWAV Statewide Forum, held in Melbourne. The 2003 Forum examined issues of planning for equitable access to GP services in rural Victoria.
20 Aug 2003	RWAV Education Workshop 2001 Proceedings from the 2001 RWAV Education Workshop, held in Marysville.
20 Aug 2003	RWAV Education Workshop 2002 Proceedings from the 2002 RWAV Education Workshop, held in Melbourne.
20 Aug 2003	RWAV Annual Conference 2001 Proceedings from the 2001 RWAV Annual Conference.
20 May 2003	Between a Rock and Hard Place This document is an open invitation to rural general practitioners, pharmicists and allied health professionals interested in learning about heroin and the vital role that Victorian community methadone program plays in treating its addiction.
5 May 2003	Student & Registrar Accommodation Needs: insight from a Victorian study A pdf version of the article, which was published in the Australian Health Review.It appeared in the Australian Health Review, Volume 24 Number 4 2001, and is reproduced with the permission of the Australian Healthcare Association.
30 Oct 2002	University of Ballarat - A Community Manual for Community Capacity Building A manual developed as an information guide for a community capacity building approach to recruitment and retention of rural General Practitioners in Victoria.
30 Oct 2002	Access to Rural Health Services in Densely Populated Rural Regions (Forum Proceedings July 2002)) The forum was well attended and very productive with 41 people from a range of government, non-government, academic and medical organizations, and with expertise in the fields of population health, regional development, economics, health infrastructure and service delivery, and workforce planning, including representatives from NSW and Victoria.
30 Oct 2002	University of Ballarat - Evidence Based Research - executive summary
30 Oct 2002	University of Ballarat - Improving Outcomes through Evidence Based Research
29 Jul 2002	RWAV Future Directions A review of rural and remote general practice programs in Victoria. (February, 1999)
29 Jul 2002	Marketing Rural General Practice Market Research Results (February 2000)
29 Jul 2002	Commitment to Improving Rural General Practice in Victoria (February 2000) An outline of the poor state of economic and physical health of rural Victorians and a discussion of how rural Victorians are currently disadvantaged in GP Workforce Services.
29 Jul 2002	Rurality Classifications and their Impact on rural Victoria Summary of proceedings of the 1st RWAV Statewide Strategic Forum (July 2000)
29 Jul 2002	Overseas Trained Doctors Recruitment and Support Summary of proceedings of the 2nd RWAV Statewide Strategic Forum (October 2000)
29 Jul 2002	Sustainable Rural General Practice A Snapshot of Sustainable Models Projects supported by the Rural Workforce Agency, Victoria (February 2001)
29 Jul 2002	Survey of GP Registrar and Medical Student Accommodation Needs in RRMAs 4-7, Victoria (March 2001)
29 Jul 2002	Female Rural Doctors in Victoria "It's where we live" (May 2001)
29 Jul 2002	VACCHO - Current Workforce & Future Needs Analysis Results of community consultations (2001)