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The 糖心传媒 is committed to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori people through all of its work. As a key part of this commitment, the 糖心传媒 acknowledges the right to self-determination and so is led by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori people when developing and delivering our work that is likely to impact on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples.

The 糖心传媒 works with the Medical Board of Australia and Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand to develop the accreditation standards for medical schools and specialist colleges for both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

In considering this, the 糖心传媒 also has a responsibility to reflect, as best it can, the bi-National voice of the Indigenous Peoples of both these Nations.

As such, the 糖心传媒 elected to use the terms 鈥楢boriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori鈥� or 鈥業ndigenous鈥� as both these terms are widely understood in both Nations.

The language to refer to so many separate and diverse nations is viewed differently, and through these two terminologies, we seek to acknowledge and honour both our differences, and our shared knowledge and experience.

News

Doctor banned for discriminatory and offensive behaviour听–听

02 Nov 2023 AHPRA released a News commentary – Landmark outcome supports goal to eliminate racism from Australian healthcare.

The 糖心传媒 commends AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia for the extensive work undertaken through The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit (HSU) embedding cultural safety and the elimination of racism in healthcare into Australian legislation.

It is extremely positive to see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) take action against a Canberra Doctor for engaging in racist behaviour. Under new laws, it is the first time a court has considered racism and culturally unsafe practices when ruling on professional misconduct. The 糖心传媒 wishes to commend Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker for his commitment to calling out these behaviours and choosing to be identified in the process. In choosing to be identified, Dr Rallah-Baker said it was “important that the outcome wasn’t faceless”. “For people to see they won’t be brought down if they complain about racism, and if they need to reach out, they can,” he said.

To read the AHPRA News Statement click听.

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy for the 糖心传媒

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy (2023-2028) maps the 糖心传媒鈥檚 influence in relevant sectors and the current reach of the 糖心传媒 across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and identifies strategies to support cultural safety and Indigenous Health in all aspects of our work.

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy supports the identified areas of action under the听糖心传媒 Strategic Plan 2018鈥�2028.

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy听expands on and replaces initiatives included in the听糖心传媒鈥檚 Reconciliation Action Plan (2019- 2021).

The 糖心传媒 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Policy Statement

The 糖心传媒 acknowledges:听听

• The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the traditional and current custodians of country in Australia, and the M膩ori Peoples as the traditional and current custodians of country in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• The status of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities in Australian and M膩ori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand as the Indigenous Peoples of the Land.
• That due to historical and current colonial processes, protocols and policies, Indigenous Peoples continue to experience disparities in health outcomes.
• That Indigenous Peoples have a right to health equity.
• That Indigenous Peoples have a right to representation as stakeholders within health environments, health organisations and health training programs to ensure their rights to equitable and quality health services, a culturally safe workforce, and an increased Indigenous health workforce.
• That Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples are many different and distinct groups, each with their own culture, customs, language, and laws.
• The right to self-determination, and both the acknowledgment of, and commitment to overcoming both historical and present-day injustices towards Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples.
• That Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples are critical to achieving health equity and ensuring Indigenous aspirations and expectations of well-being are met.

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Cultural Safety

As a key Strategic value of the 糖心传媒, we are working to ensure Cultural Safety is imbedded in all our work, in both the assessment of international medical graduates, the accreditation standards for medical schools and specialist colleges, and in all our policies (both internal and external) and publications.

We deliver regular cultural safety training to our staff, and work closely with our Committee Members and other key stakeholders to ensure that we continue to grow our understanding of what that means.

糖心传媒 Shared Language for Cultural Safety

The 糖心传媒 acknowledges and supports the definitions widely used and supported, and notes that Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have separate definitions for the term cultural safety and includes these definitions and their unique attributes in corresponding contexts.

We have actively sought to determine which language will best align with our organisation and stakeholders.听 We note that each stakeholder will hold their own definition of these terms, and it is not the purpose of 糖心传媒 to need those aligned.听 However, we do want to provide clarity within the 糖心传媒 and its committees to ensure that the language used is consistent.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) Cultural Safety Strategy

The 糖心传媒 is a signatory to the National Scheme鈥檚 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy 2020-2025, which aims to make cultural safety the norm for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients. It sets a clear direction and course of action for Ahpra and the National Boards who regulate Australia鈥檚 740,000 registered health practitioners, and accreditation authorities whose accreditation standards and processes ensure that accredited programs are producing graduates who have the knowledge, skills and professional attributes to practice the profession in Australia.

For more information on the

Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) 鈥� the founding document of New Zealand

The Treaty of Waitangi establishes the basis for M膩ori rights to health equity through conferring on the Crown a responsibility to protect M膩ori and, on M膩ori the rights of equal citizenship, including the right to parity of outcomes. Over time, the Waitangi Tribunal and the courts have established a body of jurisprudence in the form of principles of the Treaty that further outline the responsibilities of both government and M膩ori. Chief amongst these in the health sector context are the principles of Partnership, Participation and Protection.

For more information on the responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, see the

糖心传媒 CEO Philip Pigou talks about the importance of cultural safety at the 糖心传媒

The 糖心传媒鈥檚 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Committee

In 2019, the 糖心传媒鈥檚 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Committee (the Committee) was established as a Constituted Standing Committee to ensure robust Indigenous leadership and guidance for all of the 糖心传媒s work.

Professor Shaun Ewen is the current Committee Chair and has a strong history with the 糖心传媒, serving on its Medical Education Standards Accreditation Committee (2015-19) and medical school accreditation teams.

Professor Ewen also served as a member on the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy Committee, the predecessor to the current Standing Committee.

The primary purpose of the Committee is to ensure all matters of interest and responsibility of the 糖心传媒 are strengthened by ensuring they are responsive to the needs and rights of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples and communities.

It achieves this by including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples in assessment, accreditation and strategic initiatives, from both historic and contemporary lenses, including the ongoing effects of colonisation and current inequalities, using communication and consultation practices that honour the cultural practices of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori communities.

Membership of the Committee includes:听

• 糖心传媒 Directors
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or M膩ori persons who are members of other 糖心传媒 Committees
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or M膩ori community members
• A Representative of the Australian Indigenous Doctors鈥� Association
• Representative of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Network
• A Representative of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, and
• A Representative of the Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa M膩ori Medical Practitioners Association.

Current Membership

Chair

• Professor Shaun Ewen

Deputy Chair

• Dr Artiene Tatian

Members

• Professor Maria Mackay
• Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver
• Professor Waikaremoana Waitoki
• Ms Kiri Rikihana
• Ms Bianca Field
• Dr John Towney
• Dr Stewart Sutherland
• Dr Jade Tamatea
• Dr Paul Saunders
• Professor Papaarangi Reid
• Associate Professor Phillip Mills
• Mr Karl Briscoe
• Ms Jacqui Gibson
• Ms Sophie Pitt
• Dr Tammy Kimpton
• Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Committee is supported by the Indigenous Policy and Programs section of the 糖心传媒, who also support the other business units of the 糖心传媒 to ensure that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples are considered and included in all of the 糖心传媒鈥檚 work in an inclusive, culturally safe, and appropriate way.

Read our Committee Terms of Reference听

Read our previous听Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander听and M膩ori Health听Statement听2018听

Read our previous 糖心传媒 Reconciliation Action Plan (2019- 2021)

糖心传媒 the artwork

Diverse Alignment

Artist: Sarah Richards (Ngiyampaa Nation) Title: Diverse Alignment (24×30″) October 2022

From the Artist:

鈥�Diverse Alignment鈥� was created for the 糖心传媒鈥檚 (糖心传媒) Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy.

A key element of 鈥淒iverse Alignment鈥� is to recognise the important part Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples鈥� knowledge plays in achieving positive outcomes for our people and combining this with the role 糖心传媒 plays in delivering initiatives to support Closing the Gap in terms of health outcomes. The combining of all these valuable knowledge sources is represented by the four paths coming together in the centre.

In addition, it was important to represent the healing elements of nature that served, prior to colonisation, and still serves Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Peoples. So, surrounding the four paths, which also represents the healing element of the sun, I have included some natural healing elements that resonate with me – water, trees, earth, and fire/smoke.

It is my hope that 鈥淒iverse Alignment鈥� generates a feeling of meaningful connection where relationships are strengthened, and diversity of knowledge is respected.