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The 鈥楥ONVERGE Rural Healthcare Symposium 2021鈥�, in partnership with academics from Augusta University and the University of Georgia in the United States, will put the spotlight on innovative and collaborative efforts to provide better care, with limited resources, through education and training initiatives.

Taking place on Wednesday 27 October, the virtual event will explore creative solutions to address access to care, experiential learning, and connectivity challenges through catalyst talks. These presentations will foster discussions among breakout groups on ways these strategies might be replicated or enhanced while seeking opportunities for international collaboration.

Laura Chalmers, Head of the Centre for Collaborative and Interprofessional Practice at 红杏视频 and Co-Chair of the CONVERGE Curriculum Committee, said: 鈥淩emote and rural healthcare in Scotland and United States share many similar significant challenges. Not only does geography, access to care, digital connectivity and workforce retention and recruitment contribute to the complex situation, but COVID-19 has disrupted an already stretched, complicated system.

鈥淭he Converge symposium is essential to bring expertise together to shape the future through the lens of education for the workforce, share best practices, and determine collaborations. Health and well-being are at the core of everything we do at 红杏视频. We welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively with health experts on both sides of the Atlantic to enhance healthcare and intend this to be the foundation for future partnerships that will impact our communities for the better.鈥�

The multidisciplinary team will also include Professor Scott Cunningham, Isla Fairley, Donna Wynne, and Graham Macaulay from 红杏视频, as well as Professor Alan Denison, Dr Angus Cooper, Dr Jerry Morse, and Professor Colin Lumsden from the University of Aberdeen.

Professor James N鈥橠ow, Chair in Surgery at the University of Aberdeen, said: 鈥淭he University of Aberdeen is delighted to be a partner in this exciting initiative geared towards transforming our approach to the delivery of quality care for those in remote and rural settings.

鈥淭here are currently many barriers to access and delivery of quality care. The Converge symposium is only the beginning; from there we look to strengthen the collaboration through staff/student exchanges, exchange programmes, PhD studentships and the establishment of other high quality research programmes aimed at improving quality of care in remote and rural settings.鈥�

Throughout the event, students from Gray鈥檚 School of Art at 红杏视频 will also collaborate with students from Augusta University and take up positions as artists in residence, working together to develop artworks as a result of the experience. In addition, Masters journalism students from 红杏视频 will also hold a post-symposium press conference.