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The Cultural Safety for Health Professionals portal. The portal aims to support teaching health professionals to critically reflect on the concept of cultural safety and to deliver safe, accessible and responsive healthcare that is free from racism.
Links are provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and cultural safety resources, relating to the five capabilities of a refreshed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework.
AccessMedicine offers a wide range of educational resources, including key textbooks and quick reference guides, 3D anatomy modules, flashcards and review questions, infographics, case studies, and video patient interviews. Be sure to explore the 'Multimedia' and 'Study Tools' menus.
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BMJ Learning Courses are designed to help you learn at every stage of your career. It is free for Monash Health employees and includes hundreds of interactive, peer reviewed learning modules, written by experts from BMJ. BMJ Learning is accredited by the Australian College of Nursing and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Earn CME credit for completing courses.
Click here for instructions on how to register for an account.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this page may contain the voices and/or images of people who are deceased.
Ask the Specialist
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.
BLA.C.K. Medicine
BLA.C.K. Medicine is a podcast for Indigenous peoples by Indigenous peoples. It will talk about broader health, medicines, common issues Indigenous peoples face, closing the gap, as well as initiatives in different areas.
Indigenous Health MedTalk
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.
Yarning Up
Yarning Up is hosted by the ever inspiring Caroline Kell. Caroline is a proud Mbarbrum women from Far North Queensland who grew up on Kulin Lands. Yarning Up showcases rich and raw conversations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, thinkers, creators, business owners, activists and more.
Monash Health Associations
The following links and resources refer to the Monash Health Aboriginal Health Service's culturally appropriate health care and support services available for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community through Monash Health.
Monash Health Aboriginal Health Service - provides culturally appropriate healthcare and support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at all stages of their journey through Monash Health. Aboriginal Health Team, Aboriginal Hospital Help Aboriginal health – community based services can be accessed for support.
Monash Health Policies, Procedures, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards - Monash Health has a number of policies and procedures that ensure all Monash Health employees are meeting the needs of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Aboriginal Organisations - Monash Health partners and works with a number of Aboriginal organisations to ensure Aboriginal people are able to stay well in community. Our Aboriginal Health Service has an in-depth knowledge of the services available to Aboriginal clients and often work alongside the treating team to ensure the client is well supported. Organisations include:
Monash Health Reconciliation Action Plan - Our vision for reconciliation is a Monash Health community that welcomes unity between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians to create an environment of collaboration, respect and support. We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and Aboriginal Health Services to lead the way in reconciliation and to provide culturally appropriate health services.
Click here Monash Health Reconciliation Action Plan 2020 - 2022 to view or download.
Other Associations
Monash Health Library provides educational resources, group training, webinars and individual consultations on evidence based practice including guidance on literature searching, appraising and managing search results.
Can’t attend our live webinars?
Custom training sessions can be arranged to fit with a team meeting or existing professional development schedule. Email library@monashhealth.org for more information.
Monash Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples, and we pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment that embraces all backgrounds, cultures, sexualities, genders and abilities.
