CATSINaM chalks up 20 years of advocacy
Over the past two decades the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) has risen to become one of the nation’s peak bodies advocating for nurses, midwives and Indigenous health. Formally established in 1998, CATSINaM celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and is marking the milestone at its annual conference in […]
What CATSINaM’s conference means to me
Some conferences are more than just another conference. They feed the mind, heart, and spirit. They challenge, stimulate, uplift and leave participants inspired and nourished. The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) works each year to ensure culture is embedded into all aspects of our Professional Development Conference, providing a […]
The Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country
Faye Clarke, a Gunditjmara, Wotjaboluk and Ngarrindjeri woman and ANMF Aboriginal Nurse Adviser talks to the ANMJ about the importance of welcome and acknowledgement of country. One of the small things nurses and midwives can do is to acknowledge, pay homage or show respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when participating in or […]
A passion for maternal and child health
Three months at her daughter’s bed side in the burns unit at Western Australia’s Princess Margaret Hospital inspired Liesl Baxter to make the life changing decision to go into nursing. “I was surrounded by really strong women who were good at decision making.” A paternalistic upbringing and dominant males in her life, the exposure to […]
Educating aboriginal youth on health
A sexual health and life skills program for Aboriginal children in Western Australia has been granted a $514,654 funding boost by the state government. The Mooditj program, delivered by state wide Aboriginal Educators, is designed to inform and empower Aboriginal children between 10-14 years about their sexual health, emotions and feelings, goal setting, puberty and […]