- Paracetamol use in pregnancy
- Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation takes home Northern Territory General Practice of the Year award
- Why Indigenous health workers should apply for this important scholarship
- Bamaga nurse speaks from experience after winning diabetes educator award
- Have you explored ASTHMAXCHANGE yet?
- Sector Jobs
The NACCHO Sector News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates.
We also share a curated selection of news stories that are of likely interest to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, broadly.
Paracetamol use in pregnancy
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the TGA join with other global medicines regulators, leading clinicians and scientists worldwide in rejecting claims regarding the use of paracetamol in pregnancy, and the subsequent risk of development of ADHD or autism in children.
Robust scientific evidence shows no causal link between the use of paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD, with several large and reliable studies directly contradicting these claims.
Paracetamol remains the recommended treatment option for pain or fever in pregnant women when used as directed. Importantly, untreated fever and pain can pose risks to the unborn baby, highlighting the importance of managing these symptoms with recommended treatment. Pregnant women should speak to their healthcare professionals if they have questions about any medication during pregnancy.
Read more here.
Image source: ABC: Josephine Asher
Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation takes home Northern Territory General Practice of the Year award
Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is honoured to be named the Northern Territory General Practice of the Year by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
Charlie Gunabarra and Aileen Bell accepted the award at Parliament House in Darwin on behalf of our whole clinic.
“We’re very lucky to have received this prize and we’ll keep working hard to improve the health and wellbeing for our people,” Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation wrote on social media.
Learn more here.
Image source: Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation
Why Indigenous health workers should apply for this important scholarship
Named in honour of the late Dr Arnold ‘Puggy’ Hunter, a widely-respected leader in improving the health of Indigenous people who served as inaugural National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) chair and led a list of other councils and groups, the scholarship offers cultural support, mentorship and other elements in addition to financial backing for students.
Recipients have access to $15,000 per year for full-time study, or $7,500 part-time, over the duration of their studies and training in a range of qualifications at universities, TAFE, higher education provided and registered training organisations.
This includes primary health, allied health, medicine, dentistry, nursing, midwifery and medicine.
Applicants are not required to currently enrolled in course so long as they intend to study in the coming year.
Online applications are open until October 30.
Read more here.
Image source: Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA)
Bamaga nurse speaks from experience after winning diabetes educator award
A Bamaga nurse diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes early in her studies has been awarded for her educational work in the chronic disease.
Shirley Kusu was named Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Credentialled Diabetes Educator of the Year at an annual diabetes national conference.
She received the award during the recent Australasian Diabetes Congress on the Gold Coast.
Ms Kusu, a clinical nurse consultant and credentialled diabetes educator, works in a small team of health professionals supporting about 400 people living with diabetes across the Northern Peninsula area.
Read more here.
Image source: TCHHS
Have you explored ASTHMAXCHANGE yet?
ASTHMAXCHANGE, Asthma Australia’s dedicated hub for healthcare professional education, clinical resources and patient education tools is now live.
- Explore the Paediatric Asthma Care collection – begin with a recap the principles of diagnosing and treating childhood asthma, then dive into Masterclass recordings and directly access resources related to practical engagement strategies, and addressing the complex cycle of reliever over-reliance
- Download an interactive educational tool to enhance your consultation with families of children (under 12) living with asthma.
- A growing library of collections – curated bundles of resources, each focused on a specific clinical topic and designed for seamless integration into practice.
Image source: Asthma Australia
Sector Jobs – you can see sector job listings on the NACCHO website here.
Advertising Jobs – to advertise a job vacancy click here to go to the NACCHO website current job listings webpage. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find a Post A Job form. You can complete this form with your job vacancy details – it will then be approved for posting and go live on the NACCHO website.
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