Scholarship in memory of Gayle Woodford makes lasting impact
Tuesday, 23 March, marks five years since the tragic murder of South Australian remote area nurse (RAN) Gayle Woodford. It is also the fifth anniversary of a scholarship established in Mrs Woodford’s memory that is improving the knowledge, skills, safety and security of the country’s remote health workers. Jointly established by CRANAplus and the Centre […]
CATSINaM appoints new CEO
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) has announced the appointment of Professor Roianne West as its new Chief Executive Officer. A renowned leader in health, academia and research, Professor West brings a wealth of experience to the position and ensures the organisation is primed to realise its vision of […]
Q&A with Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher
Victoria is the first state to enter formal treaty negotiations with Aboriginal Victorians with legislation passed in the Victorian Parliament in July 2018. An election to establish the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which will establish the ‘ground rules’ for treaty Victoria, is set for this month. Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher talks to […]
Aboriginal healers treat patients in SA hospitals
Aboriginal traditional healers are working alongside health professionals in Adelaide hospitals to treat patients’ physical, emotional and cultural health and wellbeing. The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Aboriginal health team has developed the first formalised and clinical endorsed procedure to support Ngangkari healers working in a health setting, including mental health. “It’s another resource […]
Why the ANMF supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has declared its national support for the historic Uluru Statement from the Heart calling for a ‘First Nations Voice’ enshrined in the Constitution. The ANMF officially pledged its support at a Federal Executive meeting in November last year. The decision to publicly back the Uluru Statement from the […]
Meet CATSINaM’s new CEO
Melanie Robinson grew up on the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in the bush community of Ngallagunda. By the age of seven, the newly appointed CEO of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) already knew she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her […]
Education key in redeveloping Close the Gap targets for Indigenous Australians
Redeveloped targets to eliminate the gap outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are in the pipeline, according to Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The government have indicated that the new targets will focus on education. While the 2019 Closing the Gap report highlighted some success, the refreshed targets were an opportunity to accelerate progress, Mr […]
Online cultural safety training for nurses and midwives
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) has been handed $350,000 in federal government funding to develop Australia’s first online cultural safety course for nurses and midwives delivering frontline care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt made the announcement on Wednesday in Sydney at […]
ANMF leads way at South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF)
The South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF) began in 1982 after a group of nurses from the region connected at the 1980 International Council of Nurses (ICN) conference in Los Angeles. Held every two years, SPNF draws nursing leaders from across the South Pacific who come together to debate key issues facing the professions. In 2018, […]
Keeping it real; keeping it black
Remote area nurse Jason Coombes believes nurses and midwives have to get out of the clinic and into the community to improve health outcomes. “The community won’t come to the clinic unless they are sick or in pain. We need walking clubs and cooking classes; we need to play basketball with kids after school.” Jason […]