| CRCAH Project No: IKCD139 |
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Administering Organisation:
Flinders
University
Project Leader:
Charlotte de Crespigny
(School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University)
Contact Details:
charlotte.decrespigny@adelaide.edu.au
Team Members:
Scott Wilson, Lynette Cusack, Amanda Tovell, John O’Connor,
Wayne Harvey
Program Manager:
Arwen Nikolof
Chronic Conditions
Funding Sources:
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Alcohol
and Indigenous Programs Section of the Drug Strategy Branch
In-kind supporters:
- CRC for Aboriginal Health
Partners Involved:
- Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council Inc.
- Drug and Alcohol Services, SA
- Flinders Consulting Pty Ltd, Flinders University
- National clinical advisory group comprising key Aboriginal and
mainstream expert stakeholders
This project is endorsed as an in-kind project of
the CRCAH. |
Project Summary:
The National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous
Australians were developed to provide essential and reliable
information and guidance on how to deliver culturally respectful
healthcare, and how to identify and respond to emergency and
non-urgent alcohol-related health problems experienced by
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. The guidelines
support health services to:
- Educate healthcare workers, clients and community members about
how alcohol can cause or complicate many physical and mental health
conditions
- Educate healthcare workers, community members and clients about
the risks and harms associated with alcohol consumption during
pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Use ‘best practice’ clinical screening and
assessment tools, medical regimes and therapies
- Plan for and respond to alcohol-related emergency
situations
- Plan for and provide alcohol-related interventions, therapies
and referrals
- Build a local referral and community knowledge base
- Develop relevant harm prevention and harm reduction alcohol
messages across the age spectrum
- Access other free or low-cost and culturally appropriate
alcohol information and health resources
Summary
of Outcomes
- Healthcare providers servicing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander client base now have a suite of alcohol education,
screening, assessment and clinical treatment tools packaged into
one easy-to-use resource.
- Through attendance at workshops and conference participation,
over 1,400 participants have been informed about and trained in the
use of the Guidelines. The workshops have included Indigenous and
non-Indigenous participants. Each workshop was reviewed, adapted
and tailored to meet the needs of the particular groups.
Summary of Project Implementation:
The National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines were developed through
Australia-wide consultations with Indigenous and non-Indigenous
healthcare providers, educators, clinicians, researchers, and
Indigenous community members.
Related Publications/Links:
National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous
Australians
http://www.alcohol.gov.au/internet/alcohol/publishing.nsf/Content/AGI02
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