20/20 Vision for Aboriginal Health: Renal disease- Have we got it right?

• Date:

  26 February 2009

• Location:

  Perth, Western Australia

• Category:

  Indigenous

Overview

Research forum on renal disease

Speakers:

• Dr Julia Marley & Mary Lane - The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia, and Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council Inc.
• Dr Louise Maple-Brown, Menzies School of Health Research
  & Endocrinologist, Royal Darwin Hospital. & Dr Kevin Warr, Director of Renal Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital
• Professor Elizabeth Geelhoed - School of Population Health, UWA
• Dr Christine Jeffries-Stokes, Rural Clinical School of WA, Kalgoorlie
• Dr Will Patterson, Medical Officer, Office of Aboriginal Health
• Dr Tim Leahy, Medical Policy Officer - Aboriginal Health Council of WA
• Tarun Weeramanthri - Executive Director, Public Health, Dept of Health

Facilitators:
Heather D'Antoine- Telethon Institue of Child Health Research
Kevin Cox- WA Country Health Service

HealthInfoNet Cafe

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet conducted a HealthInfoNet cafe at the 20/20 Vision for Aboriginal Health: Renal disease- Have we got it right? research forum held at the Western Australian Department of Health in February 2009. The focus of the forum was renal health in Indigenous communities.

Many of the delegates at the forum who were aware of the HealthInfoNet showed an interest in information available for areas of health beyond renal disease. For those delegates new to HealthInfoNet the cafe provided them with an opportunity to become familiar with the website and pick up promotional materials.

Contacts

Office of Aboriginal Health
Department of Health
Western Australia
189 Royal Street
East Perth WA 6004
Ph: (08) 9222 4024

Links

• View website: Office of Aboriginal Health