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Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this week. Run across four sessions, the program brought together Aboriginal Health Workers from across the Northern Rivers to build practical
Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this week. Run across four sessions, the program brought together Aboriginal Health Workers from across the Northern Rivers to build practical
Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this
Reimagining ageing and preventing dementia
Our latest forum brings together rural health research and real-world experience to tackle one of Australia’s biggest challenges, how we support people to age well. Next Wednesday, 1 July (10am-12.30pm),
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in
All in for Indigenous research
Last week UCRH brought people together for a powerful day of rural health research at the UCRH Indigenous Research Symposium, held during Reconciliation Week under the theme All In. The
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Get the popcorn ready for our first film night of the year. From 5pm on Wednesday 2 August in our Lecture Theatre we will be showing the film, ‘Our Generation’ a documentary that presents a first-hand view of the experiences of remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. The film
Covid restrictions and the floods have made it a tricky couple of years for the Baribunmani Wanyi Ngay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth program. In an effort to recover, the Aboriginal Health Team partnered up with the Regional Industry Education Partnerships (RIEP) Program to assist in getting the word
As part of NAIDOC Week, it’s timely to shine the spotlight on the array of research work underway at UCRH that focuses on Aboriginal Health. Our Aboriginal Health team are engaged in a range of exciting research projects, two of which are related to the potential of virtual reality for
Our Goori Book Club, which focuses on books about or connected to Aboriginal culture, health, authors and content, has had a great start to the year. Book Club has been in session twice already with students and staff meeting to talk about two fabulous books. Our first book was ‘Is
Just a few days ago our Aboriginal Health Team travelled to beautiful Lennox Head to provide the new cohort of long stay medical students from Western Sydney with a two-day intensive Aboriginal Health Immersion program. The Immersion involved a mixture of classroom and on-Country experiences. Classroom activities included topics focussed
This year’s NAIDOC theme, For Our Elders reminds us that in working and advocating for better health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities, we stand on the shoulders of giants. We walk the pathways our Elders have paved for us through generations of advocacy
UCRH is leading the Northern Rivers arm of a qualitative study about community-led Self-Organising Following Disaster. The study aims to explore community-led organising before, during and after disasters. For the Northern Rivers, the work will focus on the aftermath of the 2022 floods. The study has been designed and data
A newly published journal article has found that there is although Indigenous research governance is recognised as an essential part of ethical research, activities and contributions made by Indigenous reference group members are underreported. The journal article, Trusting relationships and learning together: A rapid review of Indigenous reference groups in
Griffith University Nutrition and Dietetics students have completed their 21-week long stay placement through the UCRH under the supervision of Clinical Educators, Nicola Buster, Bronwyn Morton and Narelle Greenlees. During their placement, students undertook placement blocks in Food Service Management, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Community and Public Health Nutrition. When reflecting
Good evaluation can shape better services, stronger policy and more useful outcomes for communities. That is the focus of new Aboriginal health research co-authored by UCRH researchers Kris Vine, Jo Longman, Alison Laycock and Veronica Matthews. Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the paper is
This week on placement Griffith University Occupational Therapy students and University of Sydney Physiotherapy students worked together in creating an interprofessional student led ‘Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt’ at Whiddon residential aged care facility in Casino. Together the students collaborated with the Leisure and Wellbeing team at Whiddon Aged Care and
The UCRH Multidisciplinary Health Team welcomed Allied Health students across disciplines in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Imaging, Nuclear Radiation, Pharmacy, Nursing and Social Work throughout January. Students arrived from the University of Sydney, University of Newcastle, University of Technology Sydney, Griffith University, Charles Sturt University
