Author: healthprofessionalradio

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Kathryn Huntley
Guest Bio: Kathryn has worked at the Foundation for nine years, offering emotional and practical support to blood cancer patients, carers, and their families. Prior to joining the Foundation she worked as a haematology/oncology nurse in Brisbane and the UK.

Segment overview: In today’s segment, listen to Kathryn Huntley as she shares helpful information about the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland. It is the only Queensland charity dedicated to improving the lives of patients with all types of blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The Foundation wants more people to survive a blood cancer diagnosis and go on to live a full life. They are committed to investing in research projects which focus on improving patient outcomes and providing free support programs which aim to reduce the emotional impact of a blood cancer diagnosis. The Foundation does not receive direct government funding and relies on the generosity of the community to support our vision to cure blood cancers and support patients when they need it most.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Gordon Gregory
Guest Bio: Gordon Gregory (OAM) is CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) – a position he has filled since August 1993. The NRHA is the peak non-government body working to improve the health of people throughout rural and remote Australia, organiser of the biennial National Rural Health Conference, and owner of the Australian Journal of Rural Health. Before 1993 he worked at the University of New England and as a Ministerial adviser in Canberra. He has had a longstanding interest in policies and services for rural and remote communities in Australia.

Segment overview: In this segment, Gordon Gregory talks about National Rural Health Alliance’s policy and lobbying procedure.They are Australia’s peak non-government organisation for rural and remote health. Its Vision is good health and wellbeing in rural and remote Australia and it has a commitment to equal health by the year 2020. The Alliance manages the biennial National Rural Health Conference and the Australian Journal of Rural Health, and produces position papers, submissions, media releases and newsletters. It is also the national management agency for the Australian Government of the Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship (RAMUS) Scheme and Stream 2 of the Rural Health Continuing Education program (RHCE2).

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Gordon Gregory
Guest Bio: Gordon Gregory (OAM) is CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) – a position he has filled since August 1993. The NRHA is the peak non-government body working to improve the health of people throughout rural and remote Australia, organiser of the biennial National Rural Health Conference, and owner of the Australian Journal of Rural Health. Before 1993 he worked at the University of New England and as a Ministerial adviser in Canberra. He has had a longstanding interest in policies and services for rural and remote communities in Australia.

Segment overview: Learn about Australia’s peak non-government organisation for rural and remote health, National Rural Health Alliance, as discussed by Gordon Gregory in today’s segment. The Alliance comprises 37 Member Bodies, each of which is a national organisation. They include consumer groups (such as the Country Women’s Association of Australia), representation from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, health professional organisations (representing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, dentists, pharmacists, paramedics, health students, chiropractors and health service managers) and service providers (such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Frontier Services of the Uniting Church in Australia).

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Peter Orchard
Guest Bio: Peter is Chief Executive Officer for CanTeen, having commenced in March 2012. Peter’s background encompasses a significant breadth and depth of experience across health and more specifically youth focused initiatives.
Prior to commencing at CanTeen, Peter was a Director at Australian Healthcare Associates. Previously, Peter helped establish and was then appointed Deputy CEO of Headspace – National Youth Mental Health Foundation. His work with headspace included the establishment of the national organisation and the first 30 headspace centres, which involved working collaboratively with federal, state and local stakeholders.
Peter’s earlier history included 10 years work with homeless young people in a range of roles, including as a family therapist and program manager.

Segment overview: Peter discusses their charity organization CanTeen in today’s segment. They support young people when cancer turns their world upside down and helps them cope with the physical, emotional and practical impact of living with cancer. The charity provides specialist hospital care, counselling and individual assistance as well as information and peer support programs for 12-24 year-olds affected by cancer. They provide funding for specialist hospital care, counselling and individual assistance as well as information and peer support programs.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Kathy Wells
Guest Bio: Kathy joined Breast Cancer Network Australia in 2006, and has been Policy Manager since July 2012. Kathy oversees BCNA’s policy and advocacy initiatives, the development and distribution of information resources for women, and the internationally recognised Seat at the Table Consumer Representative program. She works closely with key stakeholders including breast cancer clinicians, researchers, cancer organisations, industry organisations such as the Medical Oncology Group of Australia, and governments to help improve outcomes for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Prior to joining BCNA, Kathy worked in federal politics for 20 years as a writer, researcher and advisor to Parliamentarians. She has a Bachelor of Business-Communications from the Queensland University of Technology.

Segment overview: Kathy shares with us useful information about the Breast Cancer Network Australia in this segment. They work to ensure that Australians affected by breast cancer receive the very best support, information, treatment and care appropriate to their individual needs. BCNA is the peak national organisation for Australians affected by breast cancer, and consists of a network of more than 100,000 members and 300 Member Groups. More than 90 per cent of their members have had a diagnosis of breast cancer, and the remaining members have had a personal experience with breast cancer through a family member or friend.
They are represented by the Pink Lady silhouette, symbolic of their focus on the women diagnosed with breast cancer and all those around her.