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Conference program
| Thursday 24 May | |||||
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| 8.00 – 8.45am | Conference registration and tea/coffee | ||||
| 9.00 – 9.30am | Welcome to country and conference opening Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin AO Respected Senior Elder Kulin alliance, Victoria Deborah Cheetham Treasured Aboriginal soprano singer with Aboriginal children’s choir |
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| 9.30 – 9.35am | Welcome Professor Chris Brook Executive Director Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing Department of Health |
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| 9.35 – 9.45am | Conference information Jodie Sizer National Director Ingenuity Australia Master of ceremonies |
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| 9.45 – 10.15am | Who is the Aboriginal population in Victoria – a conversation Jeff McMullen Respected Australian journalist, author and film-maker & Jill Gallagher CEO Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) |
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| 10.15 – 11.00am | Aboriginal health: international/national overview Mick Gooda Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner |
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| 11.00 – 11.30am | Morning tea | ||||
| 11.30am – 12.00pm | Aboriginal health: Victorian overview Ian Anderson Director Murrup Barak |
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| 12.00 – 12.20pm | Victorian Indigenous plants – connection to health Trevor Gallagher Indigenous Programs Officer Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne |
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| 12.20 – 12.30pm | Morning wrap up Jodie Sizer Master of ceremonies |
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| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1.30 – 3.00pm | Concurrent streams |
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| Stream 1 Complex care |
Stream 2 Engaging communities |
Stream 3 Workfroce development |
Stream 4 Using the media and technology |
Stream 5 Building strength and connection |
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| 3.00- 3.30pm | Afternoon tea | ||||
| 3.30 – 4.00pm | Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations (ACCHOs) Jill Gallagher CEO, VACCHO Jason King Chair, VACCHO |
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| 4.00 -4.30pm | Aboriginal health: importance of data and evidence Professor Noel Hayman Clinical director Inala Indigenous health service (Brisbane) |
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| 4.30 – 5.00pm | Wrap up Jodie Sizer Master of ceremonies |
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| 6.30pm | Bunjil’s nest dinner Featuring Aaron Pederson High-profile Victorian based Aboriginal actor Casey Donovan Multi-award winner Aboriginal singer |
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| Friday 25 May | |||||
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| 8.00 – 9.30am | Breakfast and football panel Hosted by: Belinda Duarte Inaugural director Korin Gamadji Institute Director VicHealth Board Sean Gorman Research fellow and Indigenous football expert Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University |
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| 9.30 – 9.45am | Launch of Koolin Balit - Victorian Government strategic directions for Aboriginal health 2012-2022 The Hon David Davis MP Minister for Health |
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| 9.45 – 11.15am | Concurrent streams | ||||
| Stream 6 Working in partnership |
Stream 7 Research and policy |
Stream 8 Model of holistic care |
Stream 9 Quality improvement and service development |
Stream 10 Building organisations |
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| 11.15 – 11.45am | Morning tea | ||||
| 11.45am – 12.15pm | A health services journey in closing the gap TBC |
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| 12.15 – 12.30pm | Whole of government commitment The Hon Jeanette Powell MLA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
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| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1.30 – 2.00pm | Aboriginal health: improving access to health care Beth Wilson Health Services Commissioner Victoria |
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| 2.00 - 2.45pm | Vision for the future Gregory Phillips Head of School (Acting) Harvest Alliance School for Indigenous Health at Monash University |
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| 2.45 – 3.00pm | Wrap up Jodie Sizer Master of ceremonies |
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| 3.00pm | Conference closing | ||||
