This weeks featured NACCHO SAVE A DATE events
This week features
13- 14 August Indigenous Health Justice Conference (IHJ) Darwin
15 August Minister Wyatt delivers 19th Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture from Darwin
19 August NACCHO CEO Pat Turner appearing on ABC TV Q and A
29th – 30th August 2019 NACCHO #OCHREDAY
2- 5 September 2019 SNAICC Conference
12 September 2019 QAIHC YOUTH HEALTH SUMMIT
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
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
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
Picture above : Listening to Ariana Tutini (Miwatj Aboriginal Health Service) and Priscilla Atkins (NAAJA) on Health and Civil Legal services in East Arnhem land. Chaired by NACCHO Chair Donnella Mills
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.
August 15 Minister Wyatt delivers 19th Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture from Darwin
The 19th Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture will be delivered this year by The Hon Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians – ‘Looking Forward, Looking Back’ Thurs 15 August 6pm
Abstract
Like a pendulum, the journey of Indigenous Australians has swung with the political and legal winds of change, at times, coming back to the centre of stillness, of homeostasis, where we find ourselves a little further down the road and bracing for the next wind that blows Indigenous Australians in a new direction.
Over time, there have been many notable Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders who have had the opportunity to guide the pendulum and influence the approach, which has helped bring us to where we are today.
As the first Aboriginal Minister for Indigenous Australians, I am in a position to guide the pendulum, not just with my hand, or the hands of my family and community, but with the hands of all Australians. This position has vested in me to look forward – to a future determined by our own design; and to look back – to the 60,000 years of resolve of those who came before us.
In looking back, we acknowledge the truth of our history and take away the myths of the past so as to celebrate our lands and waters, languages and stories that have been passed on from generation to generation in the oldest continuing cultures on earth. This informs the way we are looking forward – we are not looking out on a trackless landscape; there are tracks and songlines created by people who have gone before. Symbolically and pragmatically, that is the point at which we find ourselves today; looking forward, looking back.
For us today, having inherited the challenge and opportunity to guide the pendulum, we are fortunate to be able to work together for a shared future.
In looking forward, looking back, and looking within, I hope to facilitate a conscious reflection that will prepare us for the change that the coming winds will bring, for us and for those who come after us.
We must acknowledge the past and use the present to lead the change for a better future for all of us but more importantly for our children and our youth.
BIO https://ministers.pmc.gov.au/wyatt
Info about the Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture
https://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenous-leadership/vincent-lingiari
19 August NACCHO CEO Pat Turner appearing on ABC TV Q and A
Q&A Indigenous Voices is live from Melbourne on Monday, 19th August at 9.35pm AEST.
You can register to be in the audience, or submit a question that you’d like to ask the panel live via Skype.
On the Panel
Senator Patrick Dodson is a Yawuru man from Broome in WA. He has dedicated his life work to being an advocate for constructive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples based on mutual respect, understanding and dialogue.
Noel Pearson comes from the Guugu Yimidhirr community of Hopevale on South Eastern Cape York Peninsula, and is one of Australia’s most articulate and charismatic Indigenous leaders.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is a Warlpiri-Celtic woman, Director of Indigenous Research at the Centre for Independent Studies, and serves on the Alice Springs Town Council.
Pat Turner was appointed NACCHO Chief Executive Officer in April 2016.
29th – 30th Aug 2019 NACCHO OCHRE DAY
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.
12 September 2019 QAIHC YOUTH HEALTH SUMMIT
Expressions of interest closing soon!
Calm minds, Strong bodies, Resilient spirit
Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander aged between 18 and 25 who is passionate about improving the health of your community?
Join us at the 2019 QAIHC Youth Health Summit in Brisbane on 12 September 2019. We want to hear from you about what is needed to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in your community thrive.
The Summit will be a powerful day of sharing and learning, and will cover a range of topics including:
- Exercise
- Healthy relationships
- Support networks
- Mental health
- Nutrition
- Sexual health
- LGBTQI needs
- Chronic disease.
All sessions will be facilitated in an environment of cultural safety to promote honest and free discussions between everyone in attendance.
This Summit will help us shape QAIHC’s Youth Health Strategy 2019-2022 which will support Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations.
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
4 November NACCHO Youth Conference -Darwin NT
The NACCHO Youth Conference will again take place the day before the Members Conference on Monday 4 November at the Darwin Convention Centre.
The conference theme is Healthy Youth – Healthy Futures and it is a day of learning, sharing, and connecting on health issues affecting young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This year we aim to have around 80 youth delegates attend to hear from guest speakers, voice their ideas and solutions and connect with the other future leaders in the sector.
Registrations will open in early September 2019, so please encourage the young people from your community who you think will benefit attending.
I strongly encourage those who can afford it to arrange for your youth delegates to remain for the Members Conference and AGM so they can increase their understanding of the Sector as a whole and learn how to network and build useful contacts.
Darwin Convention Centre
Website to be launched soon
Conference Co-Coordinators Ros Daley and Jen Toohey 02 6246 9309
5 – 7 November NACCHO Conference and AGM -Darwin NT
As you may be aware, this year’s conference is being held in Darwin on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 of November at the Darwin Convention Centre.
The theme for our conference is Because of Them We Must: Improving Health Outcomes for 0 to 29 Year Olds and will focus on how our Sector is working to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for children, youth and young adults.
Clearly those in the 0 – 29 year age bracket are a significant proportion of our total population. If we can get their health and wellbeing outcomes right, we should hopefully overtime reduce the comorbidity levels which are so debilitating for so many of our older people.
There are many amazing examples in our sector of how we work with young people. I would like to see us share them at the conference.
Please let us know if you have an idea for a presentation that will highlight innovative and successful work that you do in this area.
To make a submission please complete this online form.
If you have any questions or would like further information contact Ros Daley and Jen Toohey on 02 6246 9309 or via email conference@naccho.org.au
Darwin Convention Centre
Website to be launched soon
Conference Co-Coordinators Ros Daley and Jen Toohey 02 6246 9309
7 November
On Thursday 7 November, following the NACCHO National Members Conference, we will hold the 2019 AGM. In addition to the general business, there will be an election for the NACCHO Chair and a vote on a special resolution to adopt a new constitution for NACCHO.
Once again, I thank all those members who sent delegates to the recent national members’ workshop on a new constitution at Sydney in July. It was a great success thanks to your involvement and feedback.
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/