This weeks featured NACCHO SAVE A DATE events
21 -27 July AMA Family Doctor Week #amafdw19
30 July : Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar
2-5 August Garma Festival
4 August National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 2019
6 – 8 August 2019 Our Health, Our Way Leadership Conference Alice Springs
13- 14 August Indigenous Health Justice Conference (IHJ) Darwin
29th – 30th August 2019 NACCHO #OCHREDAY
2- 5 September 2019 SNAICC Conference
15-19 September 50 year of PHAA Annual Conference Adelaide 17 – 19 September #AustPH2019
23 -25 September IAHA Conference Darwin
24 -26 September 2019 CATSINaM National Professional Development Conference
2- 4 October AIDA Conference 2019
9-10 October 2019 NATSIHWA 10 Year Anniversary Conference
16 October Melbourne Uni: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Conference
November date TBA World Indigenous Housing Conference
4 November NACCHO Youth Conference -Darwin NT
5 – 7 November NACCHO Conference and AGM -Darwin NT
5-8 November The Lime Network Conference New Zealand
It’s Family Doctor Week! The theme this year is ‘your family doctor and you: partnering for health’. Let’s celebrate the fantastic work our hundreds ACCHO family doctors are performing every day in our 302 ACCHO clinics with a special shout out to our rural , remote and Indigenous doctors .
Your Family Doctor and You: Partnering for Health
AMA Family Doctor Week 2019, held from 21 to 27 July, celebrates and recognises the role of Australia’s 37,000 GPs as the primary medical and healthcare providers for all Australians.
AMA President, Dr Tony Bartone, a Melbourne GP, said today that general practice is the cornerstone of the health system and GPs are the human face of quality health care and advice in local communities all around Australia.
Dr Vinka Barunga has lived through the statistics that reflect the struggles of her people, but has never let them define her potential. WATCH NITV VIDEO
“The AMA will this week put the national spotlight on the hard work and dedication of all Australian GPs, and highlight the need for governments to continue to support and nurture primary care and general practice.
“General practice is the best value segment of the health system, the underpinning central hub that coordinates and guides patients through complex health systems. GPs keep people well throughout life, and help keep them away from more expensive hospital care,” Dr Bartone said.
“The relationship between family doctors and their patients at the local community level is a vital partnership that ensures people have the best possible health pathway as they move from childhood to adulthood and on to their senior years.
“GPs partner with patients every day to help improve their health and wellbeing.
“Four out of five Australians have seen a GP at least once in the past 12 months, and surveys consistently show that GPs are among the most trusted health professionals.
“This trust is a vital component of the partnership between patients and doctors for the delivery of quality medical care.
“General practice is the cost-effective cornerstone of our health system, managing 90 per cent of the problems that patients present with.
“GPs work with other specialists and health professionals, within and outside the practice as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, to ensure continuity, comprehensiveness, and coordination of patient care.
“General practice is the most efficient and effective part of Australia’s healthcare system. It must be supported so our GPs can continue to provide access to quality primary health care in the cities, suburbs, regional centres, country towns, and remote communities across the nation,” Dr Bartone said.
30 July : Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 30 July with Mr Allan Trifonoff from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA).
In this webinar, Mr Trifonoff will focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worker wellbeing and resources and strategies for dealing with stressful work-related issues e.g. responding to people using methamphetamine.
Allan has over 15 years experience working in the alcohol and other drugs field both in the health and law enforcement sectors. Prior to working at NCETA, where he is responsible for identifying, developing and implementing a range of alcohol and other drug related projects and associated activities that have a law enforcement focus. Allan was most recently employed in the Drug and Alcohol Policy Section at South Australia Police for seven and half years. During that time, Allan provided ongoing policy advice and support to senior executive members and was also involved in and contributed to the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) data collection program and the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in South Australia. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Community Nursing Service at the Adelaide City Watch House.
The webinar will run for approximately 30-60 minutes, and is free to attend. There is no additional software required to join the webinar, other than a stable internet connection. We’d recommend that you use Google Chrome to view the webinar.
The webinar will be held at:
- 12:00 pm (NSW, Qld Vic, Tas and ACT)
- 11:30 am (SA and NT)
- 10:00 am (WA).
Access the webinar here.
Please note that this webinar will be recorded, and made available on the Knowledge Centre website at a later date.
2-5 August Garma Festival
4 August National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 2019
We belong with our communities.
In 2019, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is celebrating the early years, and promoting the importance of early years education and care for our little ones.
We recognise the critical role that family, community, country and culture play in their development.
And we will continue to fight for better access to culturally appropriate early childhood education for our children through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
Our 2019 Ambassador is Nanna from the animated children’s series Little J & Big Cuz.
We are delighted to have Nanna representing Children’s Day this year.
Children’s Day has been celebrated on the 4th of August for more than 30 years. It’s a special time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to celebrate our children, and for all Aussies to learn about our cultures.
Around the 4th of August, schools, kinders and communities run Children’s Day events. On this website you can get ideas for how to run a Children’s Day event, and register your event so we can see Children’s Day growing each year across the nation.
We sell Children’s Day bags with fun toys and activities for kids to play with at your event. We can send you posters to promote Children’s Day and we will have a video of Nanna that you can show at your event.
Aboriginal Childrens Day Website
Are you holding a Children’s Day event this year? Call us on (03) 9419 1921 or email info@snaicc.org.au to order your FREE Children’s Day poster!
6-8 August AMSANT is holding a one and a half day conference to celebrate its 25thAnniversary of working with and supporting the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector and member services.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) have a long and successful history as leaders in providing best practice primary health care to our communities, starting in the NT in 1973 with the establishment of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (Congress). This was only two years after the first Aboriginal Medical Service was established at Redfern in Sydney.
At a meeting in Alice Springs in 1994, ACCHSs in the NT formed our own peak body, the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT). Our sector has not looked back. AMSANT now has 26 member services across the Territory and is continuing to expand and strengthen its membership.
The last 45 years has seen our sector grow significantly, supported for the past 25 years through AMSANT’s leadership and advocacy. The innovation and leadership of the ACCHSs sector has influenced system-wide improvements in primary health care.
This record of achievement has ensured that ACCHSs are the preferred model for primary health care services to Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Currently, our member ACCHSs provide over half of all primary health care services delivered to our people in the Northern Territory and there is an ongoing process for further transition to community control in coordination with our partners in the NT Aboriginal Health Forum.
A nationally-significant conference
The Our Health Our Way – 25 of Health Leadership Conference 2019 will be held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre and will bring together key local and national speakers to discuss the achievements and successes of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector in the Northern Territory and the future development of Aboriginal comprehensive primary health care here and beyond.
The themes of the conference will cover key aspects of our sector, from health leadership and governance through to research and data and continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes, and growing a sustainable Aboriginal health workforce.
The conference will showcase the successes of AMSANT’s member health services in effectively delivering primary health care services and developing local, community based and led programs across a range of areas including social and emotional well-being, health and housing, and expanding community controlled health services.
The conference format will include keynote speakers, plenary sessions and breakout workshop sessions on key topics. The conference program will be available soon on AMSANT’s website.
Conference Dinner
A Conference Dinner will be held on the evening of Wednesday 7th August at the Convention Centre featuring dinner and entertainment.
Individual seats or tables may be booked as part of the registration process.
Partner information stalls
The Our Health, Our Way – 25 Years of Health Leadership Conference 2019 will provide opportunities for government and NGO partners to hold information stalls within the conference venue to promote their work.
If you are interested in holding a stall during the conference please contact us using the details provided below.
Further information and registration
Further information including registration for the event will be available on AMSANT’s website: http://www.amsant.org.au
Inquiries can be made by phone or email or in person:
Mia Christophersen
Email: mia.christophersen@amsant.org.au
Phone: 08 8944 6666 (Darwin)
AMSANT Darwin Office: 43 Mitchell St, Darwin
13- 14 August Indigenous Health Justice Conference (IHJ)
This year AMSANT is pleased to partner with the group representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander lawyers and law students in the Northern Territory – Winkiku Rrumbangi NT Indigenous
Lawyers Aboriginal Corporation – to host the Indigenous Health Justice Conference (IHJ) in Darwin
This conference will run parallel to the 14th National Indigenous Legal Conference being held in Darwin for the first time. Collaborations between Health and Justice services are gaining momentum nationally and internationally because the broadly accepted evidence shows these can lead to improved outcomes.
AMSANT’s policy focus has raised the importance of dealing with the social determinants of healthand, for some individuals, unresolved legal issues can also be determinants of health.
To discuss this conference further, please contact John Rawnsley via email
directors.wrnt@gmail.com.
29th – 30th Aug 2019 NACCHO OCHRE DAY
This year the event will be held at the Pullman on the Park in Melbourne between 29-30 August 2019.
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Ochre Day Men’s Health Conference provides a national forum for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male delegates, organisations and communities to share knowledge, design concepts and strengthen relationships that work to directly improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.
Commencing in Canberra in 2013, Ochre Day is an important NACCHO Aboriginal male health initiative. Ochre Day has also been held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Tasmania. NACCHO has long recognised the importance of addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health as part of Close the Gap initiatives.
NACCHO identified it needed to raise awareness, gain support and communicate to the wider Australian public on issues that have an impact on the social, emotional health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males. The purpose of the Ochre Day conference is to assist NACCHO to strategically develop this area as part of an overarching gender/culture based approach.
Ochre Day Registrations
Registrations for this year’s Ochre Day Men’s Conference are now live!
To register for this year’s Ochre Day Men’s Health Conference in Melbourne, please click on the below link.
Ochre Day Accommodation
To take advantage of the Ochre Day conference room rates which have been arranged with Pullman On The Park, Melbourne, please click on the below link.
Full report on 2018 OCHRE DAY in Hobart with 15 NACCHOTV Interviews
2- 5 September 2019 SNAICC Conference
Preliminary program and registration information available to download now!
https://www.snaicc.org.au/conference/wp-content/uploads/SNAICC2019-Registration-Brochure.pdf
Less than 3 weeks until our discounted early bird offer closes.
Visit https://www.snaicc.org.au/conference/ for more information.
15-19 September 50 year of PHAA Annual Conference Adelaide 17 – 19 September
The Australian Public Health Conference (formally the PHAA Annual Conference) is a national conference held by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) which presents a national and multi-disciplinary perspective on public health issues. PHAA members and non-members are encouraged to contribute to discussions on the broad range of public health issues and challenges, and exchange ideas, knowledge and information on the latest developments in public health.
Through development of public health policies, advocacy, research and training, PHAA seeks better health outcomes for Australian’s and the Conference acts as a pathway for public health professionals to connect and share new and innovative ideas that can be applied to local settings and systems to help create and improve health systems for local communities.
In 2019 the Conference theme will be ‘Celebrating 50 years, poised to meet the challenges of the next 50’. The theme has been established to acknowledge and reflect on the many challenges and success that public health has faced over the last 50 years, as well as acknowledging and celebrating 50 years of PHAA, with the first official gathering of PHAA being held in Adelaide in 1969.
23 -25 September IAHA Conference Darwin
24 September
A night of celebrating excellence and action – the Gala Dinner is the premier national networking event in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health.
The purpose of the IAHA National Indigenous Allied Health Awards is to recognise the contribution of IAHA members to their profession and/or improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The IAHA National Indigenous Allied Health Awards showcase the outstanding achievements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health and provides identifiable allied health role models to inspire all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to consider and pursue a career in allied health.
The awards this year will be known as “10 for 10” to honour the 10 Year Anniversary of IAHA. We will be announcing 4 new awards in addition to the 6 existing below.
Read about the categories HERE.
24 -26 September 2019 CATSINaM National Professional Development Conference
The 2019 CATSINaM National Professional Development Conference will be held in Sydney, 24th – 26th September 2019. Make sure you save the dates in your calendar.
Further information to follow soon.
Date: Tuesday the 24th to Thursday the 26th September 2019
Location: Sydney, Australia
Organiser: Chloe Peters
Phone: 02 6262 5761
Email: admin@catsinam.org.au
2- 4 October AIDA Conference 2019
Location: Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin NT
Theme: Disruptive Innovations in Healthcare
Register: Register Here
Web: www.aida.org.au/conference
Enquiries: conference@aida.org.au
The AIDA 2019 Conference is a forum to share and build on knowledge that increasingly disrupts existing practice and policy to raise the standards of health care.
People with a passion for health care equity are invited to share their knowledges and expertise about how they have participated in or enabled a ‘disruptive innovation to achieve culturally safe and responsive practice or policy for Indigenous communities.
The 23rd annual AIDA Conference provides a platform for networking, mentoring, member engagement and the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of AIDA’S Indigenous doctor and students.
9-10 October 2019 NATSIHWA 10 Year Anniversary Conference
2019 Marks 10 years since the formation of NATSIHWA and registrations are now open!!!
During the 9 – 10 October 2019 NATSIHWA 10 Year Anniversary Conference will be celebrated at the Convention Centre in Alice Springs
Bursaries available for our Full Members
Not a member?!
Register here today to become a Full Member to gain all NATSIHWA Full Member benefits
Come and celebrate NATSIHWA’s 10 year Anniversary National Conference ‘A Decade of Footprints, Driving Recognition’ which is being held in Alice Springs. We aim to offer an insight into the Past, Present and Future of NATSIHWA and the overall importance of strengthening the primary health care sector’s unique workforce of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners throughout Australia.
During the 9-10 October 2019 delegates will be exposed to networking opportunities whilst immersing themselves with a combination of traditional and practical conference style delivery.
Our intention is to engage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners in the history and knowledge exchange of the past, todays evidence based best practice programs/services available and envisioning what the future has to offer for all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners.
Watch this space for the guest speaker line up, draft agenda and award nominations
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15-17 October IUIH System of Care Conference
15 October IUIH 10 year anniversary
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural conference, the 2019 System of Care Conference will be focusing on further exploring and sharing the systems and processes that deliver this life changing way of looking at life-long health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
This year IUIH delivers 10 years of experience in improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with proven methods for closing the gap and impacting on the social determinants of health.
The IUIH System of Care is evidence-based and nationally recognised for delivering outcomes, and the conference will share the research behind the development and implementation of this system, with presentations by speakers across a range of specialisations including clinic set up, clinical governance, systems integration, wrap around services such as allied and social health, workforce development and research evidence.
If you are working in:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled health services
- Primary Health Networks
- Health and Hospital Boards and Management
- Government Departments
- The University Sector
- The NGO Sector
Watch this video for an insight into the IUIH System of Care Conference.
Download brochure HERE IUIH System of Care Conference 2019 WEB
This year, the IUIH System of Care Conference will be offering a number of half-day workshops on Thursday 17 October 2019, available to conference attendees only. The cost for these workshops is $150 per person, per workshop and your attendance to these can be selected during your single or group registration.
IUIH are also hosting a 10 years of service celebration dinner on Tuesday 15 October – from 6.30-10pm. Tickets for this are $150 per person and are not included in the cost of registration.
All conference information is available here https://www.ivvy.com.au/event/IUIH19/
15 October IUIH 10 year anniversary
16 October Melbourne Uni: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Conference
The University of Melbourne, Department of Rural Health are pleased to advise that abstract
submissions are now being invited that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and
wellbeing.
The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Conference is an opportunity for sharing information and connecting people that are committed to reforming the practice and research of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health and celebrates Aboriginal knowledge systems and strength-based approaches to improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal communities.
This is an opportunity to present evidence-based approaches, Aboriginal methods and models of
practice, Aboriginal perspectives and contribution to health or community led solutions, underpinned by cultural theories to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.
In 2018 the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Conference attracted over 180 delegates from across the community and state.
We welcome submissions from collaborators whose expertise and interests are embedded in Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and particularly presented or co-presented by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and community members.
If you are interested in presenting, please complete the speaker registration link
closing date for abstract submission is Friday 3 rd May 2019.
As per speaker registration link request please email your professional photo for our program or any conference enquiries to E. aboriginal-health@unimelb.edu.au.
Kind regards
Leah Lindrea-Morrison
Aboriginal Partnerships and Community Engagement Officer
Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne T. 03 5823 4554 E. leah.lindrea@unimelb.edu.au
November date TBA World Indigenous Housing Conference
Want to be kept updated on the WIHC in November 2019 ?
Inbox us your email address and we will add you to the mailing list or email our Principal Project Manager- Brandon.etto@nationalcongress.com.au
4 November NACCHO Youth Conference -Darwin NT
Darwin Convention Centre
Website to be launched soon
Conference Co-Coordinator Ben Mitchell 02 6246 9309
5 – 7 November NACCHO Conference and AGM -Darwin NT
Darwin Convention Centre
Website to be launched soon
Conference Co-Coordinator Ben Mitchell 02 6246 9309
5-8 November The Lime Network Conference New Zealand
This years #LIMEConnection whakatauki (theme for the conference) was developed by the Scientific Committee, along with Māori elder, Te Marino Lenihan & Tania Huria from @otago.
To read about the conference & theme, check out the #LIMEConnection website. https://www.limeconnection.net.au/about/