Program
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Wuchopperen CEO Joy Savage with CRC for
Aboriginal Health Program Manager Vanessa Harris and
Queensland Health Substance Misuse Policy Officer Eddie
Hollingworth enjoying the Brisbane Showcase
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8.30 - 9.00
Registrations
9.00 - 12.30
Morning Session: Chair Professor Michael Good
9.00 - 9.30
Professor Good welcomes people to Queensland Institute of Medical
Research
Brisbane Elder presents Welcome to Country
Queensland Governor Dr Quentin Bryce formally opens Brisbane
Showcase
9.30 -10.10
Overview of CRC for Aboriginal Health—Who we are, what do we
do and how you can be involved: Mick Gooda
10.10 - 10.30
Multicentre bronchiectasis study—A collaborative and
international study of bronchiectasis in Indigenous
children Dr Patricia Valery
10.30 - 11.00
Morning tea
11.00 - 12.30
Mid-Morning session: Chair Di Walker
11.00 - 11.20
Spotlighting careers in Indigenous health and science Janelle
Stirling
11. 20 - 11.40
‘They givin’ us headaches and makin’ us
cry’—Aboriginal education and the future health and
wellbeing of Toomelah and Boggabilla communities Serene
Fernando
11.40 - 12.00
Carriage of methicillin-resisitant staph in an Indigenous
community Sue Vlack and Alzira Conlon
12.00 - 12.30
From healthy skin to healthy hearts and kidneys Simone Smith
and Melina Georgousakis
12.30 - 1.30
Lunch and Queensland launch of Heart Foundation-developed
guidelines for rheumatic fever treatment
1.30 - 3.00
Afternoon session: Chair Richard Taylor
1.30 - 2.00
The role of research in community-controlled health service
development in Yarrabah Leslie Baird and Melissa Haswell
2.00 – 2.30
Indigenous Australians burden of disease and injury
Theo Vos, Bridget Barker
et al.
2.30 -3.00
Cancer in Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people Dr Patricia Valery and Janelle Stirling
3.00 - 3.30
Launch of Health Worker Cancer Information leaflet and Queensland
Institute of Medical Research anniversary
3.30 - 4.30
Closing remarks by Mick Gooda and drinks
