Indigenous Health MedTalk

Indigenous Health MeDTalk
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Indigenous Health MedTalk

Indigenous Health MedTalk covers topics related to women's and men's health, family health and wellness, mental health, sexual health and community innovations related to and affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Hosted by Dr Danielle Arabena: the Medical Educator for the Indigenous Health Training Team at General Practice Training Queensland. Danielle speaks to innovators, trail blazers and community leaders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medicine. A podcast, not exclusively for Medical Doctors, but anyone with an interest in Indigenous health.

  1. 11/23/2022

    Yarning with Uncle Will & Anthony Paulson about Police, Justice and health impacts.

    On the show today we chat with Anthony and Uncle Will Paulson. We talked about Anthony's journey from apprentice butcher to now working as a leader and manager in Cultural Education. We also get to hear Uncle Will share his story from growing up on a mission to getting a medical condition that changed his life. We yarn about the connected nature of police justice and health and how resilience, good choices, work ethic and role modelling can help you find your way in life.   Bio's: Anthony Paulson is a proud Aboriginal man and his people are Worimi, Bundjalung and Mununjali people. Anthony is a saltwater man from the Mid North Coast of NSW in Taree. Anthony joined the NSW Police in his early 20’s and served in regional and remote locations.  Anthony has experience working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) setting and extensive experience working with community in both government and non-government roles in rural and remote locations within NSW. Anthony thoroughly enjoys working with different stakeholders and learning from different communities and his Elders. In 2017, Anthony joined GP Synergy as the Manager of the Aboriginal Cultural Education Unit and enjoys the diversity the role brings.   William Paulson his people are Worimi, Bundjalung and Mununjali people, worked with local government for 14 years, NSW Police as Liaison officer for 15 years.  During that time he has occupied many local committees and community work in a voluntary capacity.

    38 min

  2. 11/16/2022

    Cultural Mentors

    On the show today we chat with Professor Marlene Drysdale, Dr Kali Hayward and Henry Neill who share their knowledge and expertise in helping GP registrars, or Doctors in training, learn the best ways to interact with their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. They also share information on how to be a good ally.

    40 min

  3. 11/09/2022

    Indigenous Activism and Health Care Reform with Les Collins

    On the show today we chat with Les Collins who shares his journey from growing up in Cherbourg to being a member of the Brisbane chapter of the Black Panthers. And who, through his advocacy, helped shape the legal system, housing and health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, nationally.   Mr Les Collins – Chair of the Board Aboriginal & Islander Health Training Advisory Committee (Kab-bai Committee) Les Collins is one of the pioneers to address Indigenous health inequalities in Queensland. He helped develop a number of community controlled Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health services across Queensland. For 20 years, Les was the Queensland representative for the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (formerly National Aboriginal & Islander Health Organisation) and was a member of the National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party which produced the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) 1989. For many years the NAHS was the official policy and action framework for addressing Indigenous health throughout Australia which led to many improvements in services for Indigenous people. Among these initiatives was Australia’s first Indigenous Health Curriculum for General Practice which Les helped develop. Les was also heavily involved in establishing and managing a range of organisations that addressed the needs and aspirations of Indigenous communities in Queensland. Les is also an Advisor to the Institute for Urban indigenous Health and a singer-songwriter/entertainer who has put two of Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poems to music and written a song about the 2008 Apology to the Stolen Generations which can be viewed on Youtube.   Watch 'Great Moments' by Les Collins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RjXyQ3hnus

    23 min

  4. 11/02/2022

    Arly Mehan - The Love Warrior Celebrant

    On todays episode, Dr Danielle Arabena yarns to Arly Mehan, The Love Warrior Celebrant and Death Doula, about her PhD in EcoAcoustics. We also delve into how Arly helps others use ceremony as a profound way of connecting to Kin in the seen and the unseen.   Arly is a Birrbay and Dunghutti ceremony creatress living and working on Country near Guruk, what is now known as Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.  Arly is currently working within the wedding and funeral industries in an educaring approach to contribute to decolonising, bringing meaning and authentically honour sacred life moents. Arly speaks about both the seen and unseen, the human and the beyond-human with the same respect. Currently studying a PhD, Arly attends to this work because of kin and cultural responsibilities, disrupting mainstream narratives about Koala conservation. Arly collaborates with sound agency and Country agency to ngarra (listen, learn, remember and know) with Country and encourages others to translate sounds to calls for action. Connect with Arly here: https://thelovewarriorcelebrant.com.au/

    29 min

  5. 10/26/2022

    RFDS: Saving lives in rural and remote Queensland with Dr Tatum Bond

    On the show today we chat with Dr Tatum Bond, a Ngan'gi woman and emergency specialist about her journey into medicine, her love of remote and rural medicine, camping and her dogs. We also have a chat her important work with the Royal Flying Doctors servicing remote Queensland communities.    Tatum is a proud Indigenous FACEM, whose heritage hails from the Ngajanji tribe, the rainforest people from the southern Atherton Tablelands. Tatum grew up in Tannum Sands in Central Queensland but has always felt at home in Cairns. She recently fellowed in Emergency Medicine and splits her time between the Cairns Base Hospital and a retrieval position with the RFDS based in Cairns. She has always felt a strong need to give back to community, and hopes that her voice can help to Close the Gap. She is the 7th identified Indigenous FACEM in Australia and the first in Queensland. In her spare time she loves going camping with her 2 dogs, putting her feet in the sand and the water and connecting to country.   Donate to the Flying Doctor | Royal Flying Doctor Service   Connect with Tatum: Tatum.bond@health.qld.gov.au

    29 min
  6. Skate for a Voice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children

    05/25/2022

    Skate for a Voice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children

    ::TRIGGER WARNING:: - A very powerful edition of our podcast, but also needs to be listened to with care. It contains strong themes and discussion of violence. On the show today we have our first international guest, Melissa Skeet. A Diné (Navajo) woman, derby and trail skater and passionate advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and children. Besides our mutual love of skating, we talk about how both of our countries have incredibly high percentages of Indigenous women being murdered, experienced sexual and family violence and how the systems have failed them and sadly, how families were denied a voice. In 2021 in Australia there was a senate motion put forward for an enquiry launched by two Aboriginal senators, Dorinda Cox and Lidia Thorpe who are both family members of murdered Indigenous women. The senate report is due out in June this year. Bio: Melissa Skeet is an Ultra Trail Skater of the Dine’ Tribe from the Navajo Nation, raised at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, U.S. and living in Montana, U.S. Melissa had her first taste of roller skating when she was invited by a roller derby athlete in Flagstaff, AZ who played for the High Altitude Roller Derby team to try out which she did and became a roller derby athlete for 4 in a half years. Melissa started Trail Skating when she skated alongside the beautiful Grand Tetons in Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, U.S. The beauty of trail skating started a passion for Melissa as she feels more connected with the earth and mother nature. Melissa started to become even more disturbed of the continuous epidemic of Indigenous People who had been taken and many were murdered. It wasn’t until she saw that the criminal justice system was continuously failing the victims and their families. Melissa then decided to take on one of the biggest challenges of her life of skating 300 miles across the Navajo Nation in Arizona, U.S. to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, Elderly, 2-Spirit, Trans Relatives. Melissa completed 192 miles out of 300 miles with her amazing friend/Pacer Daisy Purdy and boyfriend Nate Zahn. Melissa realized during this skate that this was about bringing awareness to an epidemic that continues to be silenced and was set out to give a voice to all Indigenous families that we will keep fighting together. Melissa recently roller skated 40 miles in the rain for 8.5 hours in Washington, U.S. for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, 2-Spirit, Trans Relatives (MMIWG2ST). This was a challenging skate due to the constant rain but nothing was going to stop Melissa. The skating awareness will continue for this month of May to continue to bring a Voice to the victims and their families who have been silenced. No more stolen sisters. For more information to sign-up and donate: Melissa’s Instagram: @skeet_fighter https://www.nativehope.org/ https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw https://www.wenatchiwear.com/store/Skate-for-MMIWG2ST-Tank-top-Preorder-p463078552 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-25/first-nation-missing-murdered-women-senate-inquiry/100650852

    35 min
  7. Generational Journey through Health: Yarning with the Arabena Family (Meriam Mer Descendants)

    12/02/2021

    Generational Journey through Health: Yarning with the Arabena Family (Meriam Mer Descendants)

    On the show today Dr Danielle Arabena is joined by her family, her sister Professor Kerry Arabena founder of the First 1000 Days Australia and her daughters Dr Kayla Arabena-Byrnes, a medical doctor and artist and Amy Arabena-Byrnes a Torres Strait Islander health worker and first year midwifery student. They discuss their family legacy, resilience, their different journeys into health.

    45 min
  8. Bringing Back the Warrior and Changing the Narrative with Dwayne Bannon-Harrison

    11/18/2021

    Bringing Back the Warrior and Changing the Narrative with Dwayne Bannon-Harrison

    On the show today Dr Danielle Arabena yarns with Dwayne Bannon-Harrison who comes to share his ideology of bringing back the warrior, to change the narrative, shift the mindset and help men regain their connection, healing and growth. He leads the way for change through a positive outlook and through the teachings of his Grandfather and his elders. Dwayne is a Yuin- Ngarrugu Descendant with connections to the Yorta-Yorta, Dja Dja Warrup, Watchabolic & Gunai language groups. Through 10 years of dedication helping Indigenous males regain connection, healing & growth he believes the concept of Bring Back The Warrior is giving humility & a much needed voice to first nations males. He also is the founding director of Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness, Co founder of Mirritya Mundya Indigenous Twist along with being an integral member of the NSW Aboriginal Tourism Operators Council. Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness Workshops: https://ngaranaboriginalculture.com/about-us Bring Back The Warrior Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/bring-back-the-warrior/id1521640681 Ethical native food providers https://indigiearth.com.au/ https://www.indigigrow.com.au/ Verified Indigenous business database: https://supplynation.org.au/

    31 min
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Indigenous Health MedTalk covers topics related to women's and men's health, family health and wellness, mental health, sexual health and community innovations related to and affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Hosted by Dr Danielle Arabena: the Medical Educator for the Indigenous Health Training Team at General Practice Training Queensland. Danielle speaks to innovators, trail blazers and community leaders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medicine. A podcast, not exclusively for Medical Doctors, but anyone with an interest in Indigenous health.

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  • Creator
    Indigenous Health MeDTalk
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    36
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    Explicit
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    © General Practice Training Queensland
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