The Weekly Update

Dear members,

Welcome to our first edition of the Friday Flyer for 2010. A special thanks to those who let us know how much they enjoyed the new format of the CRANAplus Magazine. We encourage you to share your opinions and content suggestions. We want to make our publication more representative of our membership, so please feel free to share your story.  Please contact our Editorial Liasion, Paula Waggoner at publications@crana.org.au

CRANAplus student member Steph Jeremy asks if any of you are in a position to have a nursing student at your clinic? She and several fellow students are very keen to undertake a placement in a remote but are having trouble connecting with host clinics. Students are expected to cover fares, food and accommodation costs themselves. If you think you can assist with ideas or a placement please contact Stephanie Jeremy by calling on 0421322754 (mobile) or 0262885141 (home) or via email at sjeremy@grapevine.com.au

CRANAplus Vice President Sue Kildea will be joining Norman Swan to present "Birthing in the Bush" as part of a satellite broadcast presented by the Rural Health Foundation. The show examines models of patient care for women with low-risk pregnancies that enable them to give birth in local communities. The broadcast airs Tuesday 19th January 2010 (AEDT).

Our thoughts are with those of you living and working in areas of extreme weather conditions this week. On behalf of the entire CRANAplus team, we wish you a very happy new year.

Cheers,

Anne-Marie Borchers
Business Manager, CRANAplus

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CRANA+ Members Published in AMJ

CRANAplus members Mark Skinner, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health and Isabelle Ellis, University of Western Australia co-authored an article entitled "Tale of Two Courthouses: A Critique of the Underlying Assumptions in Chronic Disease Self-Management for Aboriginal People".  Click on the headline of this item to see the article.

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Educational Opportunities

The Rural Health Education Foundation Satellite Broadcast
Tuesday 19th January 2010 (AEDT)
‘Birthing in the Bush’
Professfor Sue Kildea (CRANAplus Vice President ) will join Norman Swann to examine models of patient care for women with low-risk pregnancies that enable them to give birth in local communities.

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Articles of Interest

MOBILE CANCER SCREENING SERVICE EXTENDED
A mobile breast-screening service will spend extra time in Warren, Nyngan and Cobar this year to encourage more women to get check-ups.

PROPOSAL AIMS TO IMPROVE DIALYSIS ACCESS
WA Country Health has met representatives from the Northern Territory to discuss a proposal to allow patients from the Western Desert access to dialysis in Alice Springs.

NEW PARTNERSHIP TACKLES REMOTE ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE
A research partnership is being formed to provide solutions to economic disadvantage in remote areas.

MORE SPENT ON HEALTH OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
Health spending on indigenous Australians is higher per person than on non-indigenous people, with $1.22 being spent for every dollar directed towards the general population.

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALING FOUNDATION
On 13 February 2009, the first anniversary of the motion of Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples, the Australian Government announced its intention to establish a Healing Foundation to address trauma and aid healing in indigenous communities, with a particular focus on the Stolen Generations. A total of $26.6 million over four years was allocated in the 2009-2010 budget to establish the Healing Foundation. Voices from the campfires: Establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation is the culmination of four months of consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

SPIKE IN REMOTE ASSAULTS IN NT
Northern Territory police say it will take years before the full extent of child abuse in remote communities is known, as new crime figures reveal a spike in assaults in the isolated settlements.

BLIGH GIVES FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE A FLYING START IN PATIENT-TRANSFER TENDER
The Royal Flying Doctor Service survived a competitive tender for a new patient transfer after bidding had closed.

COUNCIL REVEALS PLAN FOR GREATER INDIGENOUS EQUALITY
The city of Geraldton-Greenough has released a plan identifying opportunities for promoting reconciliation in the region.

CENTRE TO GIVE INDIGENOUS CHILDREN PRE-SCHOOL BOOST
The NSW Government says indigenous children in the Shoalhaven will have better access to pre-school education when a new centre is built in the region.

MAYOR PRAISES TOWN CAMP IMPROVEMENTS
The Alice Springs Mayor has welcomed the progress on moves to improve living conditions in the town's Aboriginal camps.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCES STILL LAG IN SOME INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
A report shows school attendance in some indigenous communities in Queensland still lags behind the state average.

BETTER BABY SURVIVAL RATE LEADING TO CHRONIC DISEASE
An epidemic of chronic disease in Aboriginal people may be the result of a greater survival rate of infants with lower birth weights, medical researchers believe.

DEATH RATE CUT IN ABORIGINAL INFANTS LINKED TO LATER ILLNESS
Huge reductions in Aboriginal infant mortality rates achieved in recent decades may have had the unintended effect of increasing rates of chronic illnesses in adults.
 

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