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Rural Health Webinar Series - Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in rural and remote communities

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Type: On-demand
Recorded: 4 Aug 2022

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Email: RACGP Rural
Call: 1800 636 764

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Rural Health Webinar Series - Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in rural and remote communities

On-demand recorded 4 Aug 2022

This instalment of the Rural Health Webinar Series is designed to assist rural and remote GPs on understanding how to provide effective safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This webinar will recognise opportunities for engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their health and wellbeing, including the involvement of Cultural Mentors and provide resources for those looking to increase their knowledge in culturally safe practices.

Learning outcomes

Understand how to provide effective care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Recognise opportunities for engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their health and wellbeing, including the involvement of Cultural Mentors
Recognise additional resources available including RACGP Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness in general practice activity

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This event is part of Rural Health Webinar Series. Events in this series are:

Facilitators

Dr Tim Senior
MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Tim Senior is a GP at the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation in South West Sydney. He is Medical Advisor to the RACGP in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and is a clinical senior lecturer in general practice and Indigenous Health at the University of Western Sydney.

Ms Ada Parry

Ada Wilmadda Parry comes from Woodygupildiyerre country, and her languages are Marrithiel and Nganghikurrungurr. Ada currently lives and works on Larrakia country, in Darwin. Ada began working with Dr Sam Heard in 1993, with medical students and GPs in training delivering Aboriginal Cultural Education, not only because she knew her culture and has connection with country, but also because her mother did not have English as a first language. Ada now works in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Faculty as the Aboriginal and Cultural Advisor and advises on a range of things including education through to policy and advocacy.

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