Welcome to the GV Health Library Service
Our Library provides professional resources to the staff and students based at GV Health in addition to students based at the Shepparton campuses of the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University and staff at affiliated Hospitals in the Goulburn Valley. Click here for an overview of our Library Service.
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Opening Hours |
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Monday - Friday: 8.30 am - 5 pm I Upcoming Closure: Monday October 13
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Chief Librarian: Mrs Brenda Freeman (Ext. 44396) E-mail: brenda.freeman@gvhealth.org.au Library Assistant: Mrs Emily Farren (Ext. 44397) E-mail: emily.farren@gvhealth.org.au |
 GVH Staff Publications - click here to view the list and their papers.  Library Newsletter - May/June 2025 |
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Clinicians Health Channel + GVH Resources
The Clinicians Health Channel is funded by the Victorian Health Department and contains a range of Clinical Resources available for use by all Victorian Public Hospital employees. GV Health purchase additional resources, such as CINAHL and ClinicalKey for use by GV Health staff.
Staff can access the combined CHC/GVH resources via our GVH Library website.
Offsite access using OpenAthens
OpenAthens is our authentication system providing off-site access to GVH subscribed e-resources. GVH staff and students can access our E-Library from offsite 24/7 with an OpenAthens logon! If you do not have an OpenAthens logon you can register here - please note this must be done onsite at GVH. Offsite users can request a logon by e-mailing the Library.
See our Remote Access Guide below for further instruction on how to access our resources with your OpenAthens logon.
If your OpenAthens account has expired click here to renew your account.
Bourke, L., Thompson, S., Freire, K., McNeil, R., Harvey, P., Brown, L., & Debenham, J. (2025). Impacts of University Departments of Rural Health to their regions through intellectual capital. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33(4), e70081. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70081 PDF
Green, E., Rasiah, R. L., Quilliam, C., Moore, L., Ridd, M., Ferns, J., Sheepway, L., Seaton, C., Taylor, C., & Fitzgerald, K. (2025). What do Australian university staff perceive are the features of high-quality rural health student placements? A sequential explanatory study. BMJ Open, 15(6), e098381. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098381 PDF
Hamilton, A. J., Bourke, L., Ranmuthugala, G., Glenister, K. M., & Simmons, D. (2025). Factors associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural northern Victoria, Australia. Health Care Analysis : HCA : Journal of Health Philosophy and Policy, 33(3), 248–260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-024-00508-9 PDF
Harvey, W., Van Schaik, L., Develyn, T., Ali, Z., Hogarth, C., & Wright, J. (2025). Support from start to finish-a collaborative primary medical program in rural Victoria, Australia. Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1585017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1585017 PDF
Jaffe, M., Hopkins, L., & Halperin, S. (2025). Attracting and retaining the psychology workforce in public mental health: a study based in Melbourne, Victoria. Discover Mental Health, 5(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00196-4 PDF
McAlister, M., Phung, V., Budehal, A., Terry, A., Arachchi, N., Virtue, D., Hastings-Ison, T., & McGrath, R. L. (2025). "We're stuck in recruitment, because we can't retain": an interview study exploring physiotherapy recruitment and retention in rural Australia. Physiotherapy, 128, 101802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2025.101802 PDF
Nunn, S. K., Farrell, T., Chamberlain, C., Zakazakaarcher, T., Wallace, E. M., Davies-Tuck, M. L., & Davey, M. A. (2025). Changes in maternal characteristics and risk of perinatal death among babies born to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Victoria, Australia: a retrospective cohort study. Midwifery, 149, 104543. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104543 PDF
Sivak, L., Reilly, R., Crumpen, S., Treloar, C., McKetin, R., Butt, J., Roe, Y., Ezard, N., Quinn, B., Nagle, J., Longbottom, W., Warrior, C., & Ward, J. (2025). Reducing methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with the "We Can Do This" Web App: qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e58369. https://doi.org/10.2196/58369 PDF
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If you encounter a problem with any of our online Resources please contact the Library ASAP.
Building I, GV Health, Graham St, Shepparton 3630
Phone: (03) 48044397 E-mail: library@gvhealth.org.au
