Full detail and contact information for all the events below
Funding $ and surveys OPEN
8 March Royal Flying Doctor Service survey: Health priorities for people in the bush Close 21 March
8 March : NACCHO #IPAG Aboriginal Health Consultation Mylife #MyLead Consultation opens for #NATSIHP : Closes 30 April
8 March Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund open
8 March : NSW Funding for NAIDIC week opens
February – May : NEW : Get NDIS Ready with a Roadshow NSW Launched
Events Workshops
16 March: National Close the Gap Day
16 March Close the Gap Day VISION 2020
22 March: 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop Adelaide
27 March : Standing up to Diabetes 10 Week program @ Tasmania Aboriginal Health Centre
29 March: RHD Australia Education Workshop Adelaide SA
26- 29 April The 14 th National Rural Health Conference Cairns
29 April:14th World Rural Health Conference Cairns
10 May: National Indigenous Human Rights Awards
23-25 May Conference Aboriginal People with Disability
26 May :National Sorry day 2017
6 June : Stomp out the Gap : Cathy Freeman Foundation
1-2 July Aboriginal Health Conference Perth
2-9 July NAIDOC WEEK
7 July Awabakal 40th Anniversary Dinner
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
If you have a Conference, Workshop Funding opportunity or event and wish to share and promote contact
Colin Cowell NACCHO Media Mobile 0401 331 251
Send to NACCHO Media mailto:nacchonews@naccho.org.au
8 March : Royal Flying Doctor Service survey: Closes 21 March
Health priorities for people in the bush
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Australia has been caring for country people for almost ninety years.
Together with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), we would like to know what you think the most important health issues are for people living in the bush.
We also want to know what areas of health you think money should be spent on to improve the health of people living in the bush.
If you are 18 years of age or older, and live outside of a major city, we would like to invite you to complete our 10 minute survey.
All responses are confidential and responses will be compiled together and analysed as a group. The survey will remain open until the 21st March. To complete the survey click on this link at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bushhealth.
8 March : NACCHO #IPAG Aboriginal Health Consultation Mylife #MyLead Consultation opens for #NATSIHP : Closes 30 April
My Life, My Lead is a new online public consultation portal to highlight the issues that support or impede Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have good health.
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt AM, MP, said that the launch of the new portal will give more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people an opportunity to lead the discussion about the life they live now, and the life they want in the future for themselves, their families and their communities.
The Australian Government is committed to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and communities, and other stakeholders to improve progress against the goals to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians, and is welcoming participation in the IPAG Consultation 2017 from a broad range of stakeholders.
You can have your say by taking part in the online submission to the IPAG consultation 2017.
The online submission will be open from Wednesday 8 March 2017 and will close 11.59 pm Sunday 30 April 2017.
8 March Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund open
Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund will be open 6 March to 27 March 2017. Click here to download the promotional flyer from National Disability Services (NDS).
The Innovative Workforce Fund (the Fund) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Social Services to:
- support projects that explore more efficient and effective ways to engage, develop and utilise the disability workforce;
- build a strong evidence base that supports innovative approaches for participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The Fund has been established from an allocation of the Sector Development Fund and will be administered by National Disability Services (NDS).
Applications will open on 6 March 2017, and will be accepted from organisations and individuals throughout Australia.
Applications for three project types will be sought, including showcase projects funded up to $200,000.
Applications will not open until 9am on Monday 6 March 2017. At this time, you will be able to apply and access funding guidelines at www.workforce.nds.org.au/innovation.
For more information, contact Leila Wright, Project Manager, Innovative Workforce Fund, National Disability Services, leila.wright@nds.org.au.
6 March : NSW Funding for NAIDIC week opens
The NSW Government is urging grassroots organisations to hold local events during NAIDOC Week 2017 by providing a total of $200,000 in grants to help celebrate the history, culture and accomplishments of Aboriginal people.
The national theme this year is ‘Our Languages Matter’, highlighting the importance of growing and sharing Aboriginal languages. NSW is linguistically diverse with over 35 Aboriginal languages – all currently critically endangered
Grant applications totalling $200,000, are open from today, Monday 6 March through to Thursday 27 April. Not-for-profit community groups are encouraged to apply via www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au.
NAIDOC, which stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, is held nationally each year in the first full week of July. This year NAIDOC will run from 2 – 9 July.
6 March ACEM Foundation Conference Grant (the Grant) Open Close 9 April
The purpose of the ACEM Foundation Conference Grant (the Grant) is to support Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori medical practitioners, medical students and other health professionals in attending the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM/the College) Winter Symposium or the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
The ACEM Foundation acknowledges that increasing the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori health workforce is an essential step in reducing the current health disparities experienced by Indigenous people. By supporting attendance at the ASM or Winter Symposium, the Grant aims to provide the recipient with an opportunity for professional development and:
February – May : Get NDIS Ready with a Roadshow NSW Launched
The Every Australian Counts team will be hitting the road from March – May presenting NDIS information forums in the NSW regional areas where the NDIS will be rolling out from July.
We’ll be covering topics including:
- What the NDIS is, why we need it and what it means for you
- The changes that the NDIS brings and how they will benefit you
- How to access the NDIS and get the most out of it
These free forums are designed for people with disability, their families and carers, people working in the disability sector and anyone else interested in all things NDIS.
Please register for tickets and notify the team about any access requirements you need assistance with. All the venues are wheelchair accessible and Auslan interpreters can be available if required. Please specify any special requests at the time of booking.
Find the team in the following locations:
- Coffs Harbour 14th March
- Port Macquarie 15th March
- Wagga Wagga 23rd March
- Orange 5th April
- Dubbo 6th April
- Nowra 2nd May
- Wollongong 3rd May
- Albury 9th May
- Broken Hill 16th May
Click on a link above to register online now!
Every Australian Counts is the campaign that brought about the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Now it is a reality, the team are focused on engaging and educating the disability sector and wider Australian community about the benefits of the NDIS and the options and possibilities that it brings.
16 March Close the Gap Day
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples die 10-17 years younger than other Australians and it’s even worse in some parts of Australia. Register now and hold an activity of your choice in support of health equality across Australia.
www.oxfam.org.au/closethegapday.
It is still important to register as this contributes to the overall success of the event.
More information and Register your event
16 March Close the Gap Day VISION 2020
Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne would like to invite people to a two-day national conference on Indigenous eye health and the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision in March 2017. The conference will provide opportunity for discussion and planning for what needs to be done to Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 and is supported by their partners National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Optometry Australia, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and Vision 2020 Australia.
Collectively, significant progress has been made to improve Indigenous eye health particularly over the past five years and this is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made. The recent National Eye Health Survey found the gap for blindness has been reduced but is still three times higher. The conference will allow people to share the learning from these experiences and plan future activities.
The conference is designed for those working in all aspects of Indigenous eye care: from health workers and practitioners, to regional and jurisdictional organisations. It will include ACCHOs, NGOs, professional bodies and government departments.
The topics to be discussed will include:
- regional approaches to eye care
- planning and performance monitoring
- initiatives and system reforms that address vision loss
- health promotion and education.
Contacts
Indigenous Eye Health – Minum Barreng
Level 5, 207-221 Bouverie Street
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne
Carlton Vic 3010
Ph: (03) 8344 9320
Email: Indigenous-EyeHealth@unimelb.edu.au
Links
22 March: 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop in Adelaide
The 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop to be held in Adelaide in March will focus on Otitis Media (middle ear disease), hearing loss, and its significant impact on the lives of Indigenous children, the community and Indigenous culture in Australia.
The workshop will take place on 22 March 2017 at the Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
The program features keynote addresses by invited speakers who will give presentations aligned with the workshop’s main objectives:
- To identify and promote methods to strengthen primary prevention and care of Otitis Media (OM).
- To engage and coordinate all stakeholders in OM management.
- To summarise current and future research into OM pathogenesis (the manner in which it develops) and management.
- To present the case for consistent and integrated funding for OM management.
Invited speakers will include paediatricians, public health physicians, ear nose and throat surgeons, Aboriginal health workers, Education Department and a psychologist, with OM and hearing updates from medical, audiological and medical science researchers.
The program will culminate in an address emphasising the need for funding that will provide a consistent and coordinated nationwide approach to managing Indigenous ear health in Australia.
Those interested in attending may include: ENT surgeons, ENT nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, audiologists, rural and regional general surgeons and general practitioners, speech pathologists, teachers, researchers, state and federal government representatives and bureaucrats; in fact anyone interested in Otitis Media.
The workshop is organised by the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) and is held just before its Annual Scientific Meeting (23 -26 March 2017). The first IEH workshop was held in Adelaide in 2012 and subsequent workshops were held in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney.
For more information go to the ASOHNS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting Pre-Meeting Workshops section at http://asm.asohns.org.au/workshops
Or contact:
Mrs Lorna Watson, Chief Executive Officer, ASOHNS Ltd
T: +61 2 9954 5856 or E info@asohns.org.au
27 March : Standing up to Diabetes 10 Week program @ Tasmania Aboriginal Health Centre
29 March: RHDAustralia Education Workshop Adelaide SA
Download the PDF brochure sa-workshop-flyer
More information and registrations HERE
3-7 Apr 2017 15TH WORLD CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Twitter hashtagThe conference will encourage strengths based presentations relating to Indigenous health teaching and learning, curriculum development and research; community engagement; and the recruitment and graduation of Indigenous students in the health professions.
LIME Connection provides an opportunity for:
– Collaboration, information sharing and networking across nations;
– Professional development and capacity-building;
– Linking with community, colleges and those from all health disciplines;
– Discussion and critique of current practices; and
– Exploration of emerging tools and techniques to drive improvement in Indigenous health education.
26- 29 April The 14 th National Rural Health Conference Cairns 
29 April : 14th World Rural Health Conference Cairns
The conference program features streams based on themes most relevant to all rural and remote health practitioners. These include Social and environmental determinants of health; Leadership, Education and Workforce; Social Accountability and Social Capital, and Rural Clinical Practices: people and services.
Download the program here : rural-health-conference-program-no-spreads
The program includes plenary/keynote sessions, concurrent sessions and poster presentations. The program will also include clinical sessions to provide skill development and ongoing professional development opportunities :
Information Registrations HERE
10 May: National Indigenous Human Rights Awards
” The National Indigenous Human Rights Awards recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who have made significant contribution to the advancement of human rights and social justice for their people.”
On 23, 24 and 25 May 2017 FPDN is hosting a conference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Community members and service providers are also welcome. Sponsorship is available for First Peoples with disability.
The agenda will be published in April 2017.
Download the PDF Save the Date – Living Our Way Conference
More info Here
We would like to invite NACCHO and any partnering organisations to submit an Abstract on these projects for consideration in our Aboriginal Health Conference taking place at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on the 1-2 July 2017.
Abstract submissions are now being invited that address Aboriginal health and well-being.
Underpinned by a strong conference theme; Champions | Connection | Culture, it will provide an inspirational platform for those with evidence based approaches, improved health outcomes and successful projects in
- Aboriginal Health;
- Community Engagement;
- Education;
- Workforce Development.
If you are currently engaged in work, research or other collaborations relating to Aboriginal health you are encouraged to submit an abstract of 300 words. Abstracts will be reviewed by our Education Steering Committee. Abstracts that fulfil the requirements as outlined in the Submissions Guidelines will be considered. Due consideration will be given to originality and quality. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged within one week of them being received and successful applicants will be notified by 23 May 2017. Successful abstracts will be published in the Conference Program handbook.
Attached for your reference is the Abstract Submission Form and the Abstract Submission Guidelines.
Download Here abstract-submission-form_2017-v1
Closing date for abstract submission is Monday 10 April 2017.
Should you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
| Cara MassinghamEvents Coordinator Work days: Thursday and Friday
T 08 6389 4513 | F 08 6389 4501 |
The importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages will be the focus of national celebrations marking NAIDOC Week 2017.
The 2017 theme – Our Languages Matter – aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
7 July Awabakal 40th Anniversary Dinner
Since 1977, Awabakal has been providing primary health care, aged care, children and family services to Indigenous people living throughout the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Hunter Valley regions. Our legacy lives on through the services we provide.
More info
10 October CATSINAM Professional Development Conference Gold Coast
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
