Guides: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Podcasts & Apps

Podcasts

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	Indigenous Health MedTalk covers topics related to women's and men's health, family health and wellness, mental health, sexual health and community innovations related to and affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Hosted by Dr Danielle Arabena, the Medical Educator for the Indigenous Health Training Team at General Practice Training Queensland. Danielle speaks to innovators, trail blazers and community leaders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medicine. A podcast, not exclusively for doctors, but anyone with an interest in Indigenous health.
	This series has been developed by ANZCA Fellows as a resource to provide an introduction into working with indigenous patients. There are nine podcasts available covering topics that range from communication and asking about indigenous status to culture shock and traditional parenting.
	The National Guide Podcast is a collaboration between the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO). In each episode, host Lauren Trask, NACCHO Implementation Officer and CQI expert, speaks to general practitioners and researchers on updates and changes in the third edition of the National Guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
	Interior Voices, is an Interior Health podcast series. The bi-weekly installments are produced by Aboriginal Health and Wellness Communications and aims to explore the intersection of health and culture in the workplace, everyday lives, and patient care.
	Ask the Specialist is a podcast for health professionals who work with Aboriginal patients. Created in the Northern Territory of Australia, doctors from Royal Darwin Hospital ask Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu leaders to answer their questions which span clinical to philosophical issues. The Specialists are: Aunty Bilawara Lee, Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman and Bernadette Nethercott. Podcast hosts: Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath. This podcast is part of a PhD project which is embedded in the “Communicate” study at Menzies School of Health Research. Voice over: Richard Margetson. Artwork: Amber Young. Sound production: Hamish Robertson. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod
	Generally Speaking (produced by RACGP) is the conversation for all GPs and health professionals to stay connected, informed and inspired. This podcast explores current news, relevant topics, stories from GPs making a difference, and understand the challenges through lived experiences. To aim of this is to support the health of all Australians by uncovering the latest tips and insights about caring for patients, communities, and ourselves. In an episode to commemorate NAIDOC Week 2020, Dr Stoupas and Dr Singleton discuss ‘closing the gap’ in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in Australia. They are joined by Professor Peter O’Mara who is a proud Wiradjuri man, Chair of RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and a strong advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, and improved health in general.
	Hear from leading healthcare experts in Western Sydney and the patients they're treating. Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides healthcare to the people of western Sydney at Westmead, Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Auburn and Cumberland hospitals. Proudly produced by WSLHD.
	BLA.C.K. Medicine is a health podcast for Indigenous peoples by Indigenous peoples, hosted by Dr Mikayla Couch. We talk about a broad range of health topics relevant to Indigenous Australians including medicines, common issues we face, closing the gap, awesome new initiatives, and how you can improve your own health. The C in BLA.C.K. stands for colonisation and its ongoing impact on Indigenous health. Dr Mikayla Couch is a Bundjalung woman from Tweed Heads and a gynaecology and obstetrics registrar. She interviews First Nations doctors and health care professionals to pick their brains on Indigenous health and learn from what they’ve been working on. Hear some cracking chats on men’s, women’s and children’s health. Everything from burnout and mental health, to COVID-19, pap smears, nutrition and sexology.
	Choosing a career pathway in medicine is a tough decision. With so many specialty options to choose from, the possibilities often seem endless, and it can be hard to decide what medicine to practice and where. This series of conversations with doctors at all stages of their career across regional Victoria paints a picture of what training and practicing rural medicine is like, and the lifestyle that accompanies it. If you are interested in a medical career, beginning, part way through or finishing up your training, or just looking for career inspiration, this is the podcast for you! Includes episodes featuring Indigenous Health.

Apps

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The AIMhi Stay Strong App is an innovative tool that addresses the mental health and wellbeing concerns of First Nations Australians using a cross-cultural approach. The app is based on more than 15 years of research and collaboration within the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi). It is designed to promote wellbeing by reviewing strengths, worries and the goals or changes people would like to make in their lives.