Kathryn Ducharlet

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

ANZSN acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia, recognises their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their immense contributions to society, and pays respects to Ancestors and Elders, past and present. ANZSN is committed to supporting the broad intent and key strategies contained in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. ANZSN acknowledges and respects iwi and hapū as tangata whenua of Aotearoa and is committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi). ANZSN strives to actively foster a strong relationship with Māori, support Māori members and improve the kidney health of Māori patients and their whānau as outlined by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.

To read our full statement on Indigenous Health click here.

Kathryn Ducharlet

Nephrologist | Eastern Health, Kidney Supportive Care and Palliative care | St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Co-chair | Australian and New Zealand Kidney Supportive Care Special Interest Group

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY