Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health unit

The problems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples which have been generated by over 200 years of accumulated loss and dispossession cannot be turned around without the commitment of governments and non-government organisations as well as the Australian community as a whole. To this end the RACGP works in partnership with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) to support a range of activities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy statements

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To receive regular emailed news updates of interest to GPs and others working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health please contact Pauline Curtis on pauline.curtis@racgp.org.au.

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Current projects

Optimising health benefits with Aboriginal People who take Warfarin
The RACGP and the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) hosted a training day for Aboriginal Health Workers who will be involved in the 'Optimising health benefits with Aboriginal People who take Warfarin' project.

'Closing the Gap' National Workshop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Approximately 150 people attended the "Working together to Close the Gap National Meeting" held in Sydney on 3rd October in conjunction with the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention. GPs, GP registrars, medical students and CEOs and staff of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services as well as others with an interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health heard about programs that are producing results, NACCHO's "Close the Gap" Plan, recruitment strategies, clinical and research areas of interest and engaged in lively discussion.

The workshop was co-convened by the RACGP with NACCHO, AIDA, GPRA and ACRRM and was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Free GP Adverts on RACGP Website
The RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit is pleased to announce the extension of the free RACGP web based GP job vacancy service to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Those services seeking to advertise either locum or an ongoing GP vacancies can access this service at www.racgp.org.au/aboriginalhealthunit/jobs.

We also encourage those GPs who are interested in working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to browse this website to see where there are currently vacancies.

This service is intended to help build bridges between GPs interested in this work and communities in need of GPs. We are keen to work closely with other agencies already engaged in workforce recruitment in expanding the reach of their activities

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Media releases

Media releases relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

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Library services

Services for GPs and staff working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

RACGP Standards

FACT SHEET: Identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients (PDF 66Kb)

Curriculum

The RACGP Aboriginal Health Curriculum is in the final stages of revision and will be finalised by mid 2008. Until then please refer to the previous curriculum.

National Guide

National Guide to a preventive assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Recent projects