Justice health in Australia: equity in health care

• Date:

  15 August 2012

• Location:

  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

• Category:

  Some Indigenous content

Overview

The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is holding a one day symposium. The sub-themes for the symposium plenary sessions are: equivalence of health care for prisoners; mental health and wellbeing of prisoners; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner health; and health during the transition from prison to community.

Confirmed speakers and topics include:

• Dr Helen Watchirs OAM: ACT Human Rights and Discrimination Commissioner: human rights in prison
• Prof Tony Butler, Program Head, Justice Health Program, Kirby Institute, Sydney: Medicare and PBS access for prisoners
• Prof Michael Levy: Director, ACT Justice Health Service: equitable management of blood borne viruses in the Alexander Maconochie Centre
• Dr Ed Heffernan, Director, Queensland Forensic Mental Health Services, Brisbane: madness and musical chairs: the mentally ill in custody
• Dr Stephen Allnutt, Justice Health NSW, community forensic mental health team: managing forensic patients in the community
• Ingrid Johnston, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: the mental health of prison entrants
• Tammy Solonec, National Board Director, National Congress of Australias First Peoples: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner health
• Ms Jocelyn Jones, Adjunct Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute (NDRI): health-related experiences of female Indigenous prisoners
• Dr Tom Calma, National Coordinator, Tackling Indigenous Smoking, and consultant: justice reinvestment
• Julie Tongs OAM, CEO, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service: Indigenous prisoner health and transition to community (post-release) challenges
• Bernadette Mitcherson, Executive Director of ACT Corrective Services: Post release care planning for prisoners in the ACT
• Dr Mark Stoove, Head, HIV/STI Research, Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne: transitional issues for prisoners/ex-prisoners with a history of injecting drug use.

Early bird registration closes Friday 6 July 2012.

Contacts

Sponsorship and exhibition packages:
Janine Turnbull
Ph: (02) 6285 2373
Email: events@phaa.net.au

Links

• View information: Justice health in Australia: equity in health care
• View information: Registration
• View information: Program
• View website: Public Health Association Australia