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Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on
Knowledge shared across cultures
A recent trip to Northern Thailand has seen UCRH’s Dr Cassandra Sedran-Price and Associate Professor Veronica Matthews, as well as Jagun Alliance’s Oliver Costello and researcher Pattheera Somboonsin (University of
Building skills in aged care
Good healthcare starts with a confident workforce. Through a new partnership with Healthy North Coast, UCRH is delivering the Clinical Skills & Telehealth Trainer Program, helping aged care nurses build
Helping people return to work
Getting back to work after a brain injury can involve more than physical recovery. New research involving UCRH’s Associate Professor Vanette McLennan highlights the often-overlooked communication challenges that can affect
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Who would have known that prepping pharmacy webster packs was the kind of lead-up work required for our next Baribunmani Wanyi Ngay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth program! In the days leading up to last week’s youth day, we were counting, counting, counting, looking forward to welcoming another round
Sujad Ahmadi, a University of Sydney Third Year Bachelor of Pharmacy student recently completed placement in Lismore at Chempro Woodlark Street. He shared a few reflections on his placement and experiences. “Placement in Lismore facilitated by the UCRH has been a fantastic experience. From the first day, I felt welcomed
Australia must address historic and contemporary systemic racism to better tackle the climate crisis, was one of the key conclusions in a paper published in Science, in a special edition where the international publication turns its gaze on examining Australia’s environmental challenges. The paper, co-written by leading Australian Aboriginal and
Choices, choices, choices! We were pleased and proud to hear that the University of Sydney Year 4 medical students who have been on rural placement with us were all offered their first preference for internship next year! Five of them will be returning to Lismore Base Hospital, with one student
UCRH Social Work students who undertook their research placement over the past twelve months have reaped rewards for their efforts by being the runners-up best poster at the recent Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference. The poster and associated article under review is entitled: “Utilising inclusive
Welcome to our new cohort of Western Sydney University Medical students! The students will be here over this year and 2024 for their twelve month rural placement. Say hi to Grace, Patrick, Joel, Sean, Michael, Chris, Elly, Isabella, Mitch, Cameron, Jasmin, Krishna, Niranjanan, Ling, Beata, Mikaela ,Emma and Lucy. Hope
UCRH team member Kerryn Harkin recently attended the third Lowitja Institute’s 3rd International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, held on the lands of the Gimuy-Walubara Yidinji and Yirrganydji peoples (Cairns). She shared some thoughts about the experience with us. The conference brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and international
There was an exciting health focus at the Northern Rivers Careers Expo at Lismore showgrounds this week. Nathan Rollinson, Rural Schools Community Engagement Officer from Western Sydney University was assisted by WSU Lismore medical students, Lucy and Lucinda, who did a great job talking to local students about careers in
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
