Events

Join the Poche Centre for a seminar featuring James Fowler on the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy peoples in Australian health services, and Dr Kiara Minto with insights and feedback from the 2024 Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP) Conference.

Join the IMPACT-STI Team to explore the persistent challenge of STIs in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and how a coalition of local community members is guiding research and intervention strategies to ensure culturally informed solutions.

The Indigenous Primary Care Surveillance & Research Network (ATLAS) is a sentinel surveillance system set up to monitor sexually transmissible infections (STI) and blood borne viruses (BBV) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. It is a unique system partnering with ACCHOs and ACCHSs around Australia to receive clinical data from around 90 sites for the purpose of understanding and improving engagement in STI and BBV care. The presentation will describe ATLAS in detail, its objectives, and its future direction.

Join Professor Abdullah Mamun, Dr K M Shahunja, and PhD scholar Md Ashraful Alam as they share new insights on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Indigenous communities, exploring impacts and protective factors.

Join Dr. Clinton Schultz, Director of First Nations Strategy and Partnerships at the Blackdog Institute, as he explores the role of lore in Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB). Drawing from his PhD research, Dr. Schultz will discuss how lore-based approaches deepen our understanding of First Nations’ holistic health, enhancing research, planning, and decolonisation in the health sector.

Join us for a seminar with Dr Stuart Leske, Dr Anton Clifford-Motopi, and Dr Md. Mehedi Hasan. They will present findings in Indigenous health research, including updates on urban Indigenous health research, the priorities of RAUCCHS for an Urban Indigenous Health Research Agenda, and advancing health equity for disadvantaged communities.

Join us for a seminar featuring Dr Richard Violette, Dr Kiara Minto, and Dr Victor Oguoma. They will present findings in Indigenous health research, including community-engaged research practices and evaluations of relationships and sexuality education programs for young people in Australia.

Join us for a seminar featuring Dr. Saira Sanjida and Dr. Penny Haora,. They will present new findings in Indigenous health research, including data linkage projects, community-led maternal care, and urban health initiatives.

Raechel Wallace of NADA and Sara Farnbach of UNSW present a comprehensive look at enhancing culturally competent practices in mainstream health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, covering planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Join us for an empowering session celebrating "Blak Excellence" at the UQ Poche NAIDOC Seminar Series, aligning with this year's NAIDOC theme: "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud".

In this seminar, Dallas will present an overview of the Deadly Choices program, including its history, objectives, and current program format. Attendees can also anticipate receiving data on how the program is currently being delivered, providing insights into its implementation and effectiveness.

Join us for an insightful seminar exploring critical aspects of Indigenous health and genomics, highlighting the importance of inclusive research and healthcare approaches.
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Let’s Yarn About Sleep program is transforming the way the sleep health needs of First Nations peoples are assessed and addressed.

Join the University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and the University of Sydney Poche Centre for Indigenous Health on for a seminar featuring guest speaker Dr. Suzanne L. Stewart, PhD, C.Psych, Professor, University of Toronto.

The ENDING-STI Synergy project: Targeting sexually transmissible infections in regional Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities using a precision public health approach.

The Looking Forward body of research has been led by Elders and Community members as Co-researchers in the mental health and AOD space for over a decade

In this seminar, Roslyn will share her wealth of experience and expertise in fostering meaningful and impactful community engagement within First Nations communities.

Hear how the Portable Health Clinic (PHC) system endeavours to take healthcare facilities, along with remote doctors’ consultancy, to the doorsteps of unreached communities using an advanced telemedicine system.

Prof Xue Li’s work on Big Data Analytics has attracted wide attention. He was listed as one of 50 “The Most Powerful people in Australia" on Big Data by the Financial Review - the Power Issue 2015; the Microsoft Start-Up Q Award 2014, Winner of the Best use of Open Data – QLD Premier’s Awards for Open Data 2014.

The Healthy Cities initiative has been envisioned as a framework to respond to health issues that have emerged due to rapid urbanisation; it places health at the core of local policies to promote health and well-being, equity, and sustainable development.

With an increasing demand for more accessible and efficient healthcare, digital health has become an increasingly important area of focus. In this keynote, A/Prof Sullivan will explore the various digital health initiatives that are currently being explored at the Queensland Digital Health Centre.

About the speaker
Professor Craig Munns is the Head, Mayne Academy of Paediatrics and Director, Child Health Research Centre at The University of Queensland. He is also a Senior Medical Office Department of Endocrinology at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

People diagnosed with cancer are at higher risk than the general population of developing cardiovascular disease. This is largely due to increased exposure to cardiovascular risk factors and cancer-treatment related cardiotoxicity.

Dr Judith Dean, a Registered Nurse/Midwife with over 25-years clinical and research experience in sexual and reproductive health (SRH), HIV and other BBV, is a Senior Research Fellow in the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.

The Partnership for Justice in Health (P4JH) works to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and justice outcomes through addressing racism at individual, institutional and systemic levels.