Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – Social Equity and Health online course

The course will equip you with knowledge of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history,
culture, values, and social practices and how these elements may influence health practice.

Completing the course, you will be able to outline and recall the following:

• The diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language, culture, and ways of knowing pre-colonisation.
• The importance of cultural and community values and systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• The course will equip you with knowledge to assist you with engaging in culturally appropriate safe and sensitive communication to facilitate trust and building respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• How inequitable paradigms have been impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• The importance of health systems and process in improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people health.
• Approaches and best practice to advocate for equitable and social justice to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Compliance with  CPD requirements.

Walya Productions MBA CPD Program level Cultural Safe Practice Courses complies with 2022  curriculum and syllabus for Australian general practice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program.

Delivery of Course

All Walya Productions online MBA CPD Program level Cultural Safe Practice Courses are designed to optimise expanding General Practice knowledge, skills, and attitudes through embedded videos of an expert explaining content with questions.

Designed to accommodate your work and lifestyle commitments. Walya Productions CPD Program level Cultural Safe Practice Courses are flexible (start and stop when you like) and can be completed on either: PC, Tablet, or mobile phone.

Our Advocacy Course complies with the 2022 curriculum and syllabus for Australian general practice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health modules.

• M1 4.3.1 engage with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural education.
• M2 1.4.1 establish an effective and culturally safe therapeutic relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
• M3 2.3.1 ensure care is relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ social, cultural, economic and other unique needs.
• M4 1.3.1 communicate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in a culturally safe and respectful manner.
• M5 2.3.2 work in respectful partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare professionals
• M6 4.2.3 identify and acquire extended, or specific local knowledge to meet the healthcare needs of their community.
• M7 2.1.1 undertake screening for early identification of health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• M8 2.1.2 manage health conditions in a timely manner, including responding effectively to the complex needs of patients with multi-morbidity.
• M9 4.2.1 implement an ongoing plan to overcome professional issues related to geographical isolation and boundaries.
• M10 4.2.2 be prepared, resourceful and adaptive to challenges that arise in geographic and professional isolation.
• M11 3.2.1 identify and promote ways to achieve health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• M12 4.3.2 promote the professional development and support of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.
• M13 5.1.1 identify and implement models of primary healthcare delivery which meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• M14 5.1.2 implement systems to support identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
• M15 5.1.3 facilitate timely and appropriate use of relevant Indigenous specific health measures and MBS/PBS items.
• M16 5.2.1 identify and implement appropriate policies and initiatives regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to optimise outcomes.
• M17 4.4.1 engage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.
• M18 4.4.2 promote the use of Indigenous research methods and support the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research.
• M19 4.2.2 Be prepared, resourceful and adaptive to challenges that arise in geographic and professional isolation.

Duration of the Course

The course learning and assessment consist of:

Education Activity:     

• EA 12.5 -hour learning – embedded videos of an expert explaining content and readings.

Reviewing Performance:        

• RP 1 – 2.5 hours Question and Responses
• RP 2 – 5 hours Self-evaluation Assignment
• RP 3 –  5 hour Self-evaluation Assignment

Total time: 25 hours (12.5-hour EA and 12.5 hours RP)

Completing the Course

Upon completion of the course, you will receive the following information.

A record of your participation and attendance will be provided you within 30 days of the activity’s completion. This will include:

• The statement of attendance or completion.
• Your name and member number.
• Activity ID number.
• Activity title.
• Date of the activity or of its completion if over a period of time.
• Number of CPD hours allocated to the activity and the type of activity (EA, MO, RP).
• Provider details including logo