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Posted: May 24, 2002
The National Cervical Screening Program has begun a review of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Screening to Prevent Cervical Cancer: Guidelines for the management of women with screen detected abnormalities. The current guidelines were released in 1994 and need to be updated in light of the current evidence on management of cervical disease. […]

Posted: May 17, 2002
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his seventh Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 14 May 2002. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health and well being. They include statements by various ministers, and comments by peak Indigenous bodies before and after the release of the Budget. Full Budget details […]

Posted: May 17, 2002
The first recipients of the Puggy Hunter Scholarships for Indigenous students in medicine and nursing were recently announced by Federal Health Minister Kay Patterson in Melbourne. Speaking at the 5th Wonca World Rural Health Conference (1 – 3 May 2002), Senator Patterson announced that the first round of scholarships had been awarded to five medicine […]

Posted: May 10, 2002
The following summary is reproduced with permission of the Program Manager, Margaret Scott. NSW Aboriginal Vascular Health Program Suggested citation: Scott M (2002, 13 November) NSW Aboriginal Vascular Health Program. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 2(4), Brief report 3. Retrieved [access date] from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/html/html_bulletin/bull_24/bulletin_brief_reports_cvd.htm Artist : Bronwyn Bancroft Overview The Aboriginal Vascular Health Program was established in […]

Posted: May 10, 2002
The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing has initiated a national scoping study into the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the area of palliative care. The study is being done by consultants Kate Sullivan and Associates and will be conducted throughout 2002. The primary aim of the study is to identify […]

Posted: March 7, 2002
Professor Neil Thomson, Director, and Bronwyn Gee, Manager presented a keynote address on ‘a model of knowledge management for Aboriginal health’ at the national Aboriginal Health Information Symposium held in Ottawa, Canada on 11-13 February. The topic was of particular relevance to the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO), as effective knowledge management has been recognised […]

Posted: March 7, 2002
Dr Alan Cass, a PhD student at the Menzies School of Health Research and researcher at the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, has been awarded a Harkness Fellowship to continue his research in the United States. He will undertake a cross-national study of the barriers facing Indigenous Australians and Native Americans with […]

Posted: February 5, 2002
Jenny Darr, Hanni Gennat, Jacinta Elston, Lynore Geia, Adrian Miller, Vicki Saunders. It has been acknowledged by both community stakeholders and government that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are in the high-risk group for complications at any stage of pregnancy1. Infant mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders remain unacceptably high, with prematurity […]

Posted: January 25, 2002
In October 2001, Patricia (Trish) Fagan was appointed as senior medical advisor (SMA) at the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH). She brings to the position a wealth of experience in Indigenous health. The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet asked Trish to submit a brief article to the HealthBulletin regarding her recent appointment. She […]

Posted: January 11, 2002
The following report has been reproduced from The Standard with kind permission of the author, Noela Baigrie. ‘Elders have always played a critical role in maintaining the health of Indigenous nations. They are living libraries, repositories of the oral traditions for their nations. They remember the old ways, old ceremonies, songs to sing for gathering […]