Impacts of racism on health: The GP’s role Recognising where racism is affecting patients enables GPs to deliver care that can help appropriately address the issue, according to Dr Josie Guyer.
‘There’s a lot of vaccine hesitancy out there’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health experts speak to newsGP about steps to address misinformation and hesitancy ahead of phase 1b.
Closing the gap through ‘treaty, truth-telling and healing’ The 2021 Close the Gap report focuses on leadership and legacy in working to achieve health equity in Australia.
Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Updated guidelines on managing otitis media aim to address what has been called a ‘public health emergency’.
ACCHOs face challenges of vaccine rollout to remote communities As Australia’s COVID vaccination campaign inches closer, Aboriginal health services prepare for a mammoth effort.
Medical tour a chance for ‘catharsis’ after difficult 2020 Dr Matt Young is leading a seven-day medical study tour from Alice Springs to Darwin that will give GPs insight into NT healthcare.
Updated health check templates ‘a huge step’ forward The new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander annual health check templates, developed by the RACGP and NACCHO, are already making a difference.
RACGP appoints its first ever Aboriginal Censor Dr Olivia O’Donoghue wants to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in the GP workforce.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: Room for improvement A new report card details how health indicators are performing – with mental health and incarceration rates of key concern.
A decade of RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health The faculty has marked its 10-year anniversary with a book detailing its history, milestones and achievements.