Conferences
This section lists upcoming conferences pertinent to Indigenous Australian health, both in Australia and around the world.
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- 2008 Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) Conference (13 October 2008)
- Joining the Dots - Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Forum (30 - 31 October 2008)
- Developing Desert Directions: Rethinking the Future (3 - 6 November 2008)
- 2008 Australian Association for Infant Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Conference (5 - 8 November 2008)
- Strength in Unity 'Sharing & Building Skills' Conference (9 - 12 November 2008)
- Our Mob, Our Minds, Our Spirits - Indigenous Mental Health Conference (13 - 14 November 2008)
- Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008 (23 - 26 November 2008)
- Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia (30 November - 3 December 2008)
- Strengthening Indigenous Communities - Creating Partnerships to Engage, Empower and Develop Communities (10 - 11 December 2008)
- Beating the drum; Hear to learn - Goldfields ear health conference (30 April - 1 May 2009)
- 7th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference (12 - 15 May 2009)
- 10th National Rural Health Conference (17 - 20 May 2009)
- 18th National Health Promotion Conference (17 - 20 May 2009)
2008 Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) Conference
13 October 2008, Darwin, Northern Territory
This conference will focus on two main themes:
- Chronic disease prevention through prioritising animal health programs
- Relationship between emotional and social wellbeing and dog health programs
Other topics will include:
- Establishing a sustainable dog health program
- Strategies for culturally appropriate animal health programs with Indigenous communities
- Engaging veterinarians in AMRRIC endorsed programs
View AMRRIC conference program (PDF - 136KB)
The one day conference will form the lead in to the Australian Institute of Animal Management (AIAM) Conference the following three days.
View AIAM conference information
Further information
AMRRIC
PO BOX 1591
Nightcliff
NT 0814
Ph: (08) 8941 8813
Mobile 0428485436
Email: info@amrric.org
View website: http://amrric.org/
Joining the Dots - Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Forum
30 - 31 October 2008, Perth, Western Australia
Joining the dots is organised by the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (WANADA) in partnership with the Drug and Alcohol Office and the Department of Health and Aging Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. It is an opportunity for Aboriginal AOD workers from across the state of WA and others to get together to discuss relevant issues within the Aboriginal AOD sector and share experiences. There will be a market place located at the entrance of the Conference room and HealthInfoNet will be there.
Further information:
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
City West Lotteries House
2 Delhi St
West Perth WA 6005
Ph: (08) 9420 7236
Email: drugpeak@wanada.org.au
View website: http://www.wanada.org.au
3 - 6 November 2008, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Desert Knowledge Australia and the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre have been joined by a new partner, the Desert Peoples Centre, in hosting the 2008 Symposium and Business Showcase.
Currently under construction at the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs, the Desert Peoples Centre is a tertiary and vocational training education facility for Aboriginal students from across desert Australia. Their partnership involvement in hosting the 2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase is sure to add great value to the program.
2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase will focus on six key themes:
- Making remote governance work
- Networking business and knowledge
- Learning for desert futures
- Capturing industry opportunities for desert people
- Seizing the desert environment opportunity
- Exporting desert knowledge
Further information:
Ph: (03) 9682 0244
Fax: (03) 9682 0288
Email: desertknowledge2008@icms.com.au
View website: http://www.desertknowledge2008.com/
5 - 8 November 2008, Adelaide, South Australia
This conference is for people who are interested in promoting education, therapy, research, and study of the effects of mental, emotional and social development during infancy including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, teachers and early childhood professionals. The theme of this year’s conference is "Angels in the Nursery" from Alicia Lieberman’s paper of the same name and its theme is focusing on building relationships and strengths in families and others who care for infants.
Keynote speakers:
- Dr Anthony Bateman from UK
One of the pioneers of mentalisation training - Dr Julie Larrieu from US
Works with infants and trauma - Dr Judith Woodhead from the Anna Freud Institute in UK
Specialises in mother infant therapy - Professor Judy Atkinson
From Southern Cross University in NSW and author of "Trauma Trails: Recreating Song Lines, The Transgenerational Effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia"
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1st July 2008
Abstract Notification: 1st September 2008
Early Registration Deadline: 10th September 2008
Further information:
Ms Janine Power
Ph: (08) 8274 6056
Fax: (08) 8274 6000
Email: jpower@sapmea.asn.au
View website: http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/aaimh08/index.html
9 - 12 November 2008, Sydney, New South Wales
This Conference has been designed to cater for a broad range of community sector practitioners, managers, researchers, educators, and policy makers from across Australia and New Zealand.
The conference themes are:
- Indigenous issues
- Child safety and family wellbeing
- International human rights and social development
- Housing affordability and access for all ages
- Mental health wellbeing, Educating students - direct practice and field education
- Injury rehabilitation and disability
- Changing employment context and work issues
- Social inclusion
- Youth
- Women's and Men's issues
- Rural and Leadership
Registrations will open on 1 June 2008
Further information:
2008 Strength in Unity Conference Secretariat
Ph: (02) 9368 1200
Fax: (02) 9368 1500
Email: strengthinunity2008@iceaustralia.com
View website: http://www.iceaustralia.com/strengthinunity2008/index.html
Our Mob, Our Minds, Our Spirits - Indigenous Mental Health Conference
13 - 14 November 2008, Fremantle, Western Australia
The conference will showcase and promote effective ways of working with the Indigenous community to address issues in mental health. The conference will give clinicians and workers the opportunity to be exposed to effective ways of working with the Indigenous community.
Themes of the conference include:
- drugs, alcohol and mental health
- sorry business (loss and grief)
- Indigenous ways of working (effective service delivery models)
- culturally effective counselling
- suicide
- who’s your mob (loss of identity)
- workforce employment /professional development
- wrong way (family violence)
- healing arts (ie. art therapy)
- men’s and women’s business (gender specific issues)
View submission details (DOC - 147KB)
Closing date for submissions 26 September 2008
Submission contact details:
John van der Giezen
Triage W Block
Fremantle Hospital
PO Box 480
Fremantle WA 6959
Fax: (08) 9431 3571
Email: ourmob.papers@health.wa.gov.au
Further information:
The Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
Website: http://www.fhhs.health.wa.gov.au/news/default.aspx
Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008
23 - 26 November 2008, Sydney, New South Wales
The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) 2008 will feature an exciting program of international and national keynote speakers who will focus on new treatment prevention and policy approaches to the drug and alcohol field. A broad range of papers will be presented from renowned national and international experts in the latest cutting-edge drug and alcohol research.
The APSAD 2008 Conference will feature an exciting range of clinical workshops/master classes to enhance skills acquisition and knowledge transfer. There will also be a significant program of poster presentations to increase the ability of presenters and delegates to interact and discuss the research findings from those research projects of most relevance to them.
View conference registration
View conference website
Further information:
Conference Organiser
ICMS Pty Ltd
3rd Floor
379 Kent Street
Sydney
NSW 2000
Australia
Ph: (02) 9290 3366
Fax: (02) 9290 2444
Email: apsad2008@icms.com.au
Website: http://www.apsad2008.com/
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia
30 November - 3 December 2008, Adelaide, South Australia
The Nutrition Society of Australia is organising this conference, which aims to advance the scientific study of nutrition and its applications to people and animals. The Nutrition Society has a major role in disseminating high quality nutritional science amongst its members and to the community.
A range of invited speakers from overseas, including David Benton from the United Kingdom, Prof Connie Weaver from the USA and David Mela, Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga and Klaas Westerterp from The Netherlands, as well as speakers from around Australia will present the latest information on a range of important nutritional areas, including Aboriginal and public health.
Themes:
- Nutrition and cognition
- Functional food
- Dairy foods and health
- Gut function and nutrition
- Body weight regulation
- Engage with community members who are able to influence other community members in order to create change
- Spread knowledge and enhance the skill set of communities to allow for better decision making
- Ensure services are utilised by understanding the needs of different groups within communities
- Empower Indigenous youth by raising self-esteem and increasing their leadership potential
- health promotion/prevention
- clinical
- education
- social outcomes
- latest research
- Conquering Indigenous disadvantage and bringing health equity to the people of rural and remote areas.
Rural and remote Australia can provide a level of health and lifestyle equal to anything in the world. For this to be the case, we need infrastructure and systems to meet the challenges of illness prevention, chronic disease, ageing and the tyrannies of distance. - Constructing a resilient response to political and environmental climates.
How rural health can prosper amid new political realities. Partnering with governments. The role of changing weather patterns on rural and remote health and wellbeing. Exchanging ideas with our Pacific neighbours. - Consulting our communities on health.
Evidence shows that effective health systems and services are developed and managed within the community. “Nothing about us without us” is the cry. How do the successful models of community engagement work? What are the traps – and the costs? - Collaborating in health care teams and on service models that work.
How to make health programs ‘fit for service’ in rural and remote areas. Building the healthcare teams that will work for rural areas. Social and economic determinants: moving from research evidence to better interventions. ‘Arts in health’ and community wellbeing. - Celebrating the sector.
An invitation to reflect on the successes and failures of 20 years of the rural and remote health sector. How and where did we make a difference? Using experience to work smarter in rural and remote health. Honouring the innovators and the hard workers. - evidence and evaluation
- advocacy and leadership
- action, and innovation
- current & emerging priorities in health promotion
The program should be particularly beneficial to dietitians and the medical profession for on going professional practice recognition. The conference should also provide an excellent marketing opportunity for food and associated companies through sponsorship and trade displays.
View conference registration brochure
View conference website
Further information:
NSA 2008 ASM Secretariat
PO Box 949
Kent Town SA 5071
Ph: (08) 8363 1307
Fax: (08) 8363 1604
Email: nsa@fcconventions.com.au
Website: http://www.nsa.asn.au/conferences/2008/index.php
Strengthening Indigenous Communities - Creating Partnerships to Engage, Empower and Develop Communities
10 - 11 December 2008, Brisbane, Queensland
The Strengthening Indigenous Communities conference aims to:
View conference brochure
View conference website
Workshops will be held at the conference 9 and 12 December 2008
Further information:
Ph: (02) 9229 1000
Email: registration@iqpc.com.au
Website: www.iqpc.com/au/SIC
Beating the drum; Hear to learn - Goldfields ear health conference
30 April - 1 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
The Goldfields ear health conference is calling for abstracts for the Beating the drum; Hear to learn conference.
Abstracts from the following areas are requested:
Abstracts must be submitted by email to goldfieldsearhealth@health.was.gov.au by 1 November 2008
Registration closes 17 April 2009
Further information:
Kiele Armstrong
Ph: (08) 9080 8200
or
Shannon Theodore
Ph: (08) 9093 5600
7th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference
12 - 15 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
The 7th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference will be held in Kalgoorlie 12-15 May 2009 at the Kalgoorlie Arts Centre.
Conference Theme “Better Health in a Changing Environment”
Further information:
Adam Druce
NATSIEH Conference Secretariat
Ph: (03) 9018 9332
Email: adam@natsieh.com.au
10th National Rural Health Conference
17 - 20 May 2009, Cairns, Queensland
The National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) is calling for abstracts for the 10th National Rural Health Conference.
The NRHA is the peak body working to improve the health of Australians in rural and remote areas. It is comprised of 28 Member Bodies, representing both health consumers and service providers in non-metropolitan areas.
The themes for this conference are:
Registration will be available online at the conference website in December 2008
Further information:
The National Rural Health Alliance
Ph: (02) 6285 4660
Fax: (02) 6285 4670
Email: conference@ruralhealth.org.au
Website: www.ruralhealth.org.au
18th National Health Promotion Conference
17 - 20 May 2009, Perth, Western Australia
The Australian Health Promotion Association is organising the 18th National Health promotion Conference. The central theme of this conference is: "Make Health Promotion a Priority - Evidence, Advocacy and Action".
Sub-themes are:
View conference website
View call for abstracts (PDF - 244KB)
Abstract submissions close 17 October 2008
Registration closes 24 March 2009
On 17 May an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pre Conference Workshop will take place, with the title: Health Promotion, Our Way- Evidence, Advocacy & Action
View Pre-Conference Workshop info (PDF - 70KB)
Further information:
AHPA 18th National Conference Secretariat
Conference Co-ordinators
PO Box 139
Calwell ACT 2905
Ph: (02) 6292 9000
Fax: (02) 6292 9002
Email: ahpa@confco.com.au
Website: http://www.conferenceco.com.au/AHPA09/Introduction.html
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