JCU Central QLD Centre for Rural & Remote Health
Kehinde Obamiro
- Centre Lead, Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health
- kehinde.obamiro@jcu.edu.au
Pim Kuipers
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- pim.kuipers@jcu.edu.au
Improving Bowel Cancer Care in Indigenous Populations in Central Queensland: Co-design, Implementation, and Evaluation of New Models of Care
Bowel cancer is a major health issue in Australia, particularly for Indigenous Australians, who face higher rates of advanced cancer diagnoses and worse outcomes due to systemic barriers to healthcare. This project aims to co-design, implement, and evaluate culturally appropriate care models to improve bowel cancer screening, prevention, and management. Key goals include developing a model that increasing screening rates, enabling earlier diagnoses, and reducing cancer-related death.
Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tacking (NAHGOT) Study
The Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tracking (NAHGOT) Project is a large-scale longitudinal study designed to examine the practice destinations and workforce trajectories of nursing and allied health graduates across Australia (Sutton et al., 2021). Developed through collaboration between multiple University Departments of Rural Health (UDRHs) and partner universities, NAHGOT provides robust, evidence-based insights into how education and training experiences influence graduate employment outcome, particularly in rural, regional, and remote areas.
Impact of COVID-19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: a national study
- 2022
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Researchers:Kehinde Obamiro
Client perspectives on living with dysphagia in the community
- 2021
- Informa Healthcare
- Researchers:Pim Kuipers