Australian Indigenous

This section contains information on recent conferences. If you are aware of any conferences that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.

• 5th National Allied Health Conference added 1 April 2003
• 7th National Rural Health Conference added 1 April 2003
• 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference added 1 May 2003
• Synergy: Arts, Health and Design World Symposium added 16 April 2003
• VicHealth Public Health Research Symposium added 22 May 2003

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5th National Allied Health Conference
February 19 - February 21 2003, Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia

This year's theme of Bringing it all together - leadership, learning, and practice was aimed at developing the vision for allied health, building on the work of the previous conferences, and searching for some resolutions for the future. A number of the papers will be relevant to those with an interest in Indigenous health.

Papers and posters from the conference are now available on the South Australian Postgraduate Medical Association Education (SAPMEA) website and include:

• Adams R. Leading from the bush: a decade of rural allied links pays dividends view paper (PDF)
• Cumming S. Implementation of and outcomes from the Queensland Health Indigenous Allied Health Cadetship Program view paper (PDF)
• Hewitson J. Online documentary training: building local communities' capacities in healthcare through info-communication technology view abstract (PDF)
• Mwanri L. Falls prevention among older people: the Community Demonstration Project in Whyalla
  view paper (PDF)
• Sazbo N. From the Outback to the Sea. Coordinating diabetes across 756,000 sq km's view paper (PDF)

7th National Rural Health Conference
March 1 - March 4 2003, Hobart, Tasmania

This biannual conference, organised by the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), provides a forum for rural health professionals to discuss the issues that face them in their work environment, and to develop initiatives and policy.

The conference has received extensive coverage on the ABC website. A number of papers are now available online.

The conference communiqué and recommendations are available on the NRHA website. This set of outcomes represents a collation of the views of those who attended the conference. One of the priority recommendations from the conference concerns Indigenous health outcomes.

8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference
February 12 - February 14 2003, Melbourne, Victoria

The conference theme was 'Steps forward for families: research, practice and policy'. There are a number of conference abstracts and papers relating to Indigenous issues.

View conference abstract page. Individual papers include:

• Natalie Anderson Broken families: the children of women accessing Melbourne Citymission prison's programs view paper (PDF)
• Anne Daly and Diane Smith Indigenous families and households in a time of welfare reform view paper (PDF)
• Michael Green U V U - YOU V ME - US V THEM view paper (PDF)
• Sue Howard The role of the Commission for Children and Young People in child protection view paper (PDF)
• Jenny Mouzos and Catherine Rushforth Family homicide in Australia view paper (PDF)

Synergy: Arts, Health and Design World Symposium
February 2 - February 5 2003, Sydney, New South Wales

A number of the conference papers may be of relevance to those with an interest in Indigenous health and the arts.

View conference abstract page. Abstracts relating to Indigenous issues include:

• Wilcannia health service view abstract
• Jason Davidson view abstract
• Place-making/well-being and the Adelaide Festival of Arts view abstract

VicHealth Public Health Research Symposium
March 26 - March 27 2003, Melbourne, Victoria

The VicHealth Public Health Research Symposium was conducted to celebrate public health and health promotion research in Victoria. The symposium offered an opportunity to reflect upon Victoria's achievements in public health and health promotion research, identify some of the reasons for success, and analyse how the lessons learned may be applied to emerging areas of research.

View symposium details and abstract page. There are a number of conference abstracts and papers that relate to Indigenous issues, they include:

• Associate Professor Ian Anderson Building collaborations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research - Thinking beyond the project view powerpoint presentation
  
• Kevin Rowley Koori Health - Developing a collaborative Heart Health Project in a rural community view abstract

Last updated: 17 July, 2003