2024 – Indigenous Health Advancement

NON BREATH  HOLD ULTRASOUND GUIDED RENAL BIOPSY : REVIEW OF TECHNIQUE, CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL OUTCOME Dr Ferdinand Chu1, Dr Gary Chan2, Dr Kelvin Choi2, Associate Professor Desmond Yap3, Assistant Professor Alexander Tang3 1St. Vincent’s Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia, 2Queen Mary...

IMPROVING PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR INDIGENOUS HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAM Mrs Archana Khadka Shapkota1, Prof. Sandwana William Majoni1, A/Prof.  Jane Davies1, Jaclyn Tate-Barker1, Stephanie Long1, Jane Nelson1 1Menzies School Of Health Research, Tiwi, Australia Background: Significant...

PLANNING FOR LOCALLY PROVIDED HAEMODIALYSIS CARE IN BADU ISLAND IN THE TORRES STRAIT: KIKIRRUI DAN WALMAI PROJECT Prof. Jaqui Hughes1, Ms CANDICE LIDDY-STOKES1, Ms KATIE CUNDALE1, Assoc Prof  KARLA J CANUTO1 1College Of Medicine And Public Health, Flinders University (nt)),...

HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY BURDEN OF END STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE OF  AUSTRALIA, 1963-2022 Prof. Jaqui Hughes1, Ms KATIE CUNDALE1, Assoc Professor SHAHID ULLAH2, Assoc Professor KARLA J CANUTO1 1Flinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health,...

THE YALATA KIDNEY HEALTH FESTIVAL: IMPLEMENTING CARI CLINICAL AND CULTURAL SAFETY GUIDELINES IN A REMOTE COMMUNITY Prof. JANET KELLY1, Ms  RHANEE LESTER1, Ms EDEN SMITH2, Dr SAM BATEMAN3, Ms KATHERINE DUMAS2, MR LIAM  HALFORD2, MS TAHLEE  STEVENSON1, MS JORDI WILKSCH2...

RETURN TO COUNTRY: A PALLIATIVE EXPERIENCE IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND Dr Matthew Paavola1, Ms Natalie Thaiday1, Dr Catherine Wilkinson1, Ms.  Catherine Larson1, Dr.  Murty Mantha, Ms. Keri-Lu Equinox 1Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia BACKGROUND: First Nations people from remote communities who require...

HIDDEN FIGURES: ARE WE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT METRICS FOR TRANSPLANT ACCESS Prof. Stephen Mcdonald3, Ms KATIE CUNDALE2, Ms KELLI  OWEN2, PROF JAQUELYNE HUGHES3 1University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 2National Indigenous Kidney Transplant Taskforce, Adelaide, Australia, 3Flinders University Rural and...

PREVALENCE OF MARKERS OF LIVER DISEASE AND ASSOCIATION WITH HYPERFERRITINAEMIA IN FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS ON MAINTENANCE HAEMODIALYSIS FROM THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA: A SUB-STUDY OF INFERR CLINICAL TRIAL Prof. Sandawana William Majoni1, Ms Jane  Nelson2, Ms Stephanie  Long2, Ms....

PRIORITISING INDIGENOUS VOICES & STORIES IN KIDNEY RESEARCH – THE TOP END MEDICINAL IRON RESEARCH & STUDY ADVISORY GROUP Miss Stephanie Long1, Mrs  JOAN KOOPS, Mr MARK MAYO, Professor SANDAWANA WILLIAM MAJONI, Professor ALAN CASS, Mrs JANE NELSON, Mrs ARCHANA...

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: ADDRESSING CULTURAL IMBALANCES IN FIRST NATIONS KIDNEY RESEARCH RHANEE LESTER1, KELLI OWEN1, DENISE CHAMPION1, SHELLANDER CHAMPION1, DEREK  FORBES1, CHRISTINE FRANKS1, RAMON  GADD1, JARED KARTINYERI1, TRUDY REID1, LILI SIMO1, MARISSA WILSON1, KIM O’DONNELL1,2 1The University of Adelaide Nursing...