Aim This paper will explore how the introduction of a nationally consistent Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework into undergraduate health qualifications …

With the health of Australia's Indigenous peoples amongst the worst in developed nations,
and the health disadvantage of Indigenous Australians so devastatingly apparent, the …

Abstract In 2012 General Practice Education and Training commissioned the University of
Western Sydney, who subcontracted with Urbis, to conduct research aimed at developing …

Objective There is little literature on health‐service‐level strategies for culturally respectful
care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. We conducted two case studies …

Objective Along with other Australian health professionals, occupational therapy students
need to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and health issues to …

In their editorial, Lock et al1 present the range of policies that support cultural safety and
cultural competence in health training programs, curricula, codes of conduct and service …

Introduction: Australian medical schools have taken on a social accountability mandate to
provide culturally safe contexts in order to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers (A&TSIHWs) are a professional cadre
of Australian health workers typically located in primary care clinics. The role is one of only …

The issue of cultural competency in health care continues to be a priority in Australia for
health and human services professionals. Cultural competence in caring for Aboriginal and …

Much has been published on the crisis in Indigenous health but little on sensitivity to cultural
issues in delivery of services as recommended in the 2007 Australian Medical Association …