CA AHSN Project Showcase

On 20 October 2021, CA AHSN partners, researchers and health service representatives from around Australia joined a meeting in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) to hear about the progress so far by our research teams in central Australia.

View the full program and list of speakers here: CA AHSN Project Showcase Program

Session 1

Development and piloting of non-clinical indicators in Aboriginal primary health care  

Lead partner: Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT); Presented by Ms Walbira Murray and A/ Professor Sheree Cairney

Improving models of care for Central Australian youth with obesity and/or diabetes  

Lead partner: Menzies School of Health Research; Presented by Ms Shiree Mack and Dr Renae Kirkham

Utnenge Rlterrke (Strong Spirit) Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Care (CRTIC) in Aboriginal Primary Health Care: a Feasibility Study

Lead partner: Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT); Presenter Ms Danielle Dyall and Dr Jenny Summerville

Session 2

Evaluation of the Central Australian Medical Retrieval and Consultation Centre 

Lead partner: Menzies School of Health Research; Presented by Dr Deb Russell

Understanding and responding to the cost and health impact of short term staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal community- controlled health services

Lead partner: Menzies School of Health Research; Presented by Professor John Wakerman and Ms Zania Liddle

Our People Our Strength – Integrating translational research and co-design to grow and support an Aboriginal workforce in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Lead partner: Menzies School of Health Research; Presenter Karrina DeMasi

A longitudinal study on HTLV-1 and associated conditions among Aboriginal people in central Australia 

Lead partner: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; Presented by Dr Guy Krippner

Central Australian Aboriginal mortality: transformation 1967- 2019. A retrospective trend analysis and timeline presentation of significant events and data trends

Lead partner: Central Australia Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation; Dr Jocelyn Davis

Presentation and Launch

Aremella Arratyenye-ileme – Doing it Right: Research Knowledge Generation and Translation in Central Australia 

Lead partner: Central Australia Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation; Presented by Dr Bronwyn Silver and Ms Emma Stubbs