University of Tasmania, Australia

Mrs Heidi Behrens

Junior Research Fellow

B Sc (Hons)

Contact Details

Contact Campus	Off-Campus
Building	Rural Clinical School, Mersey Community Hospital, Latrobe
Room Reference	2C3 Office 2
Telephone	+61 3 6430 5905
Fax	+61 3 6431 5270
Email	Heidi.Behrens@utas.edu.au

Publications

• 'Rural Seniors Research: Pilot Survey North West Tasmania' Walker, J., Behrens, H., Boyer, K., Bull, R., Felmingham, B., Myriad Consultancy, et al 2005 * Launceston: University of Tasmania
• Growing old in rural Tasmania: A pilot study of service needs and the impact of migration to and from rural areas' Orpin, P., Walker, J., Stratford, E., Robinson, A., Vickers, J., Bull, R., et al, 2005, 38th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology * Gold Coast, Qld
• 'Building relationships through multidisciplinary education in the North West Tasmania Rural Palliative Care Project'', Walker, J., Behrens, H., Dow, A., 2007 * 9th National Rural Health Conference, Albury, NSW

  Walker Behrens & Dow 2007.pdf (153 KB)

 

Achievements

Heidi commenced as a Junior Research Fellow with the Rural Clinical School in February 2004. In this role she is involved with research and evaluation projects relating to rural health and reporting of research outcomes.

Research Project/s

• ECHONET: Using broadband telemedicine technology to support an ICU team in a regional hospital
• Longitudinal study of the impact of rural clinical undergraduate training provided by the UTAS Rural Clinical School on the rurality of graduates’ careers