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Top End Showcas (Darwin)

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Date: Wednesday, 14 June, 2006
Venue:
Novotel Atrium Darwin, Brolga Room

This event showcased the work of the CRC for Aboriginal Health to Aboriginal people, community organisations, researchers and policy makers. Project presentations provided an insight into the work of the CRC for Aboriginal Health and how it conducts research.

Program

8.30 - 9.00  
Registrations

9.00 - 12.30   
Morning Session: MC Dr Ngiare Brown

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Researches Alice Mitchell and Helen Guyula from the Sharing the True Stories project

9.00 - 9.30
Welcome by CRCAH Chairperson Pat Anderson
Welcome to Country—Larrakia Nation 
Formal opening of Top End Showcase: Northern Territory Minister for Health, the Honourable Peter Toyne

9.30 - 10.00
Dancers

10.00 - 10.30
Overview of CRC for Aboriginal Health
Who we are, what do we do and how you can be involved: Mick Gooda

10.30 - 11.00
Improving the culture of hospitals  Barbara Beacham on behalf of Alwyn Chong, Russell Renhard and Angela  Clarke

11.00 -11.30
Morning tea

11.30 -12.00
AIMHI—Building capacity in Aboriginal mental health
Dr Tricia Nagel and Carolyn Thompson

12.00 - 12.30
Student presentations: Introduced by Di Walker 
Self-reported racism and Indigenous health  Yin Paradies
The use of health services by Aboriginal men in the Darwin area  Curtis Roman

12.30 - 1.30
Lunch

1.30 - 3.30
Afternoon session: MC Mick Gooda

1.30 - 2.00
IMPAKT (Improving access to Kidney transplants for Indigenous patients): Connecting and communicating Dr Jeannie Devitt

2.00 - 2.30   
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku—Dialysis project
Sarah Brown and Marlene Nampitjinpa Spencer

2.30 - 3.00
Healthy Skin  Loyla Leysley and Christine Connors

3.00 - 3.30   
Sharing the True Stories—Miscommunication between Aboriginal renal patients and health professionals  Helen Guyula and Alice Mitchell

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