Monday Lunch Live Series
3 July 2023
The theme for 2023 NAIDOC week is For our Elders. This unique webinar, chaired by Professor Grant McArthur AO, sees a powerful range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals and community members discuss critical topics in the cancer care field.
Topics covered include:
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The importance of looking after Elders
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Types of cancer more prevalent in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and the risk factors, including limited access to healthcare
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Statistics on cancer in the Indigenous community, and why it is important to address this issue
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Cervical screening, and how self-collection can be a game-changer
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Bowel cancer themes and key findings
Chair
Professor Grant McArthur AO
Executive Director, VCCC Alliance
Speakers
Aunty Sonya Parsons (nee Briggs) - Yorta Yorta Elder
Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Echuca Regional Health
Dr Rachel Joyce - Wayilwan and Wiradjuri
UoM Poche Centre Postdoctoral Researcher, WEHI
Associate Professor Kalinda Griffiths - Yawuru
Director, Poche SA & NT; VCCC Alliance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research and Education Lead
Associate Professor Lisa Whop - Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islander NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Epidemiologist
Ms Bridget Sampson
Project Officer, Cancer Journey Team, VACCHO
Ms Robyn Bradley - Gunditjmara
Senior Project Officer, Cancer Journey Team, VACCHO
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