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MEDIA RELEASE | Learning from Aboriginal Leaders: New podcast episodes put Central Australian knowledge at the heart of culturally safe healthcare

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August 27, 2026 - 09:30am

New episodes of Menzies' award winning ‘Ask the Specialist’ podcast sees Aboriginal leaders help healthcare professionals learn about providing culturally safe care in Central Australia.
MEDIA RELEASE | “If they help us, we can help them” – Solutions to enhance cultural safety in hospital care

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October 11, 2024 - 09:00am

A new study led by the Communicate Study Partnership from Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered key priorities to improve the delivery of culturally safe care
The Voice to Parliament "creates an opportunity to codesign a healthy future"

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September 05, 2023 - 12:22pm

Four people working in the NT’s Top End share perspectives on the potential impact of the Voice to Parliament on health outcomes for First Nations peoples.
MEDIA RELEASE | Codesign and communication supports a healthier future

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September 05, 2023 - 09:44am

The importance of codesigning First Nations healthcare and health research has been highlighted through insights by 4 researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).
ABC Radio | How doctors communicate with Indigenous patients

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May 09, 2022 - 15:26pm

Vicki Kerrigan chats with the ABC Radio Health Report about the podcast ‘Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcare’. This podcast is helping to improve patient-provider communication across the NT.
MEDIA RELEASE | $1.5 million to improve patient-provider communication in NT hospitals

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November 12, 2021 - 09:00am

The Communicate Study, led by Menzies, was today awarded a five-year major investment of $1.5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council to improve patient-provider communication at Royal Darwin, Gove and Katherine District Hospitals.
NT News | Communication to be better after boost

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November 12, 2021 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research has been awarded $1.5m to develop health communications in language for NT Aboriginal peoples.
ANZCA Award

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July 09, 2021 - 16:00pm

Congratulations to Vicki Kerrigan, winner of ANZCA's 2021 Grant Noble Award for best postgraduate abstract.
COVID-19 vaccination video in Kunwinjku

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May 17, 2021 - 11:30am

Jeanette Burrunali from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre recently asked Dr Jane Davies lots of questions about the vaccine, questions that people want to know the answers to.
Stay Strong: Aboriginal leaders deliver COVID-19 health messages

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March 09, 2021 - 15:26pm
Young Australian of the Year finalists committed to helping those in need

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January 09, 2021 - 11:15am

The NT's Young Australian of the Year also helped produce the Ask the Specialist podcast with Menzies School of Health Research.
2020 CSL Florey Next Generation Award

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December 10, 2020 - 10:58am

Vicki Kerrigan, announced as a finalist – for improving Aboriginal health outcomes in the Northern Territory by reimagining how the cultural education can be delivered for healthcare providers.
NT podcast recognised on national stage

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December 07, 2020 - 12:40pm

A Northern Territory podcast designed to inspire better healthcare has picked up a silver medal for Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.
Podcast delivers specialist cultural advice on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare

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December 07, 2020 - 11:05am

A new Australian made podcast that reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory is receiving plaudits for its approach to cultural education in healthcare.
Oz Podcast Winners Revealed

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November 23, 2020 - 13:54pm

The winners of the Australian Podcast Awards for 2020 were announced last night (21/11), celebrating the best Australian podcasts across 24 different categories.
Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital

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August 18, 2020 - 09:36am

On Health Report with Dr Norman Swan - Prof Anna Ralph - Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, RDH
More Aboriginal interpreters result in less self-discharges from hospitals, new research finds

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August 07, 2020 - 10:01am

The Communicate study, led by Professor Anna Ralph, has found that employing Aboriginal interpreters in hospitals can impact the rate of patients leaving treatment early.
Podcasts for Top End Doctors go global

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August 07, 2020 - 09:27am

A Northern Territory podcast to inspire better healthcare has gone global with listeners on nearly every continent since its launch in Darwin five weeks ago.
Interpreter boost reduces patient self-discharge

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August 05, 2020 - 09:00am

A study conducted at RDH has found that increased use of Aboriginal interpreters was associated with a decrease in patients leaving treatment early.
ABC Radio Darwin | Ask the Specialist's podcast experts address health racism at Royal Darwin Hospital

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July 19, 2020 - 07:30am

Racism and cultural insensitivity are the norm at the Northern Territory's biggest hospital, according to a panel of experts.
Media Release| Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

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June 29, 2020 - 10:49am

A new podcast released today, Ask the Specialist, reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory and offers ideas to improve the delivery of culturally respectful care.
Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases

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November 14, 2019 - 08:27am

The training comes as new research from the Menzies School of Health looking at Australia's indigenous community has shown that using Facebook to deliver health messages can be effective.
The ‘Communicate’ Study : Poster

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September 10, 2018 - 09:00am

A poster presentation on a study of patient-provider intercultural communication at Royal Darwin Hospital and consequently Aboriginal patient health outcomes, measured using quantitative and qualitative data.
NT News | Sharing health message on FB

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June 14, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News | Sharing health message on FB
Media release | Feel-good social media posts more likely to encourage healthy behaviour

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June 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

Positive health-related social media posts that provide new information are more likely to be shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to encourage healthy behaviours, a study has found.

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