Excellent presentation from Prof David Tipene-Leach on cultural safety and resistance - “learning about other people does not change the power relationship” 👏 #WONCA23

Thank you Prof Trisha Greenhalgh for creating space and inviting us to sit in discomfort for reflection on suffering (and distress) in the healthcare system. I’ll be thinking more about how this is created and how it can be validated but also addressed #WONCA2023

Today, after almost a decade of the state holding me captive, I have been released from their cage.

Here’s some writing about a bit of that (but brace yourself, I HAVE A LOT OF WORDS TO COME)

powertopersuade.org.au/blog/the-state…

powerful words from Uncle Phillip Mills: 'It is from this place of a sovereignty unceded, that we can see clearly through the lies and limitations of these supposed charitable colonial gestures offered to us in this time, such as ‘equity’ of health... indigenousx.com.au/we-dont-want-e…

Dr Nerida Hyett blogs.flinders.edu.au/research-notes… #RuralHealthSymp2023

Rural health workforce distribution varies; places with high no.s of Drs in rural Aus tend to be high income, with good housing &good infrastructure. Areas with low Dr no.s don’t have that stuff
Thanks Dr Kim Houghton of
Regional Australia Institute at #RuralHealthSymp2023

Shane Boyer and Belinda O'Sullivan share their findings around sustainable employment models for rural generalists #ruralhealthsymp2023

Inequities in rural vs metro research funding and publishing make it more difficult to implement evidence based practice in rural contexts #RuralHealthSymp2023

MBS inequity must be addressed through whole of system co-planning and action #RuralHealthSymp23

Projected industry growth in rural will put more pressure and strain on health workforce #RuralHealthSymp23

Co-design with rural communities is critical, supportive funding models are needed to implement and sustain locally designed models to achieve rural health equity #RuralHealthSymp23

Majority of papers submitted to #RuralHealthSymp23 are on Workforce - rural workforce shortages are at crisis point adding to rural health inequities

📢Announcing the official launch of #NgayubahGadan #ConsensusStatement by Emma McBride MP tomorrow at #Rural HealthSymp2023 in Canberra. Await more information in this space and at health.gov.au/our-work/onrhc… #ruralhealth #Rural #Remote #Health #ruralhealth oz @RuralHC_Aus Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

Prof Lisa Whop Yes it can - if it challenges a one size fits all approach, it dismantles racist structures & policies, is ethical, informs how it is conducted, disrupts power dynamics & activism is at it's core. (2 of 2) #Lowitja23

Donna Murray CEO of IAHA talking about Indigenous allied health practitioner leadership - how do we ensure connectedness to succeed? 3 critical success factors: Leadership development, mentoring and cultural responsiveness. #Lowitja23

Papers are available: budget.gov.au/content/overvi…

#Budget2023 #auspol #HealthBudget2023