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The most comprehensive survey every undertaken of Aboriginal education has found little significant improvement in outcomes for children in more than 30 years

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This article demonstrates the credibility and rigor of yarning, an Indigenous cultural form of conversation, through its use as a data gathering tool

The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team follows an holistic definition of Aboriginal Health which means that health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but includes the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.

The fifth Big Elders meeting/gathering was held on the Wednesday, 28th of February 2024 at Burswood on Swan.

The Institute's Standards for the Conduct of Aboriginal Health Research outline our ways of working with Aboriginal communities and peoples.

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In partnership with local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, the Elder-led co-designed Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin project is guided by principles of reciprocity, capacity building, respect, and community involvement. Through this work, the team of Elders, community members, clinicians and research staff have gained insight into the skin health needs of urban-living Aboriginal koolungar (children); and having identified a lack of targeted and culturally appropriate health literacy and health promotion resources on moorditj (strong) skin, prioritised development of community-created healthy skin resources.

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Indigenous Australians are known to have a higher prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) than non-Indigenous counterparts. Atherogenic lipid profiles, characterised by low serum levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and higher serum triglycerides, have been shown to be more prevalent in Indigenous Australians. The use of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) for risk stratification and diagnosis of CAD has been validated in moderate risk populations, but limited data exists in specific high-risk populations such as Indigenous Australians.

The WAACHS regional profiles look at all four volumes of results across the ATSIC regions of Western Australia.

The social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people

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Skin conditions most frequently encountered in paediatric practice include infections, infestations, atopic dermatitis, and acne. Skin of colour refers to skin with increased melanin and darker pigmentation, and reflects global racial and ethnic diversity. Managing skin conditions in skin of colour requires health equity nuance, which is rarely explicitly taught. 

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The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre were invited to attend this year's JDRF Type One Summit in Sydney where the T1D community came together to "share knowledge and gain strength and inspiration from others in the T1D community - JDRF Australia"

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The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre has recently commenced an exciting new project to integrate diabetes data from many different sources so that it can be used more effectively to help people living with diabetes. The DiabHQ project will bring together data that is currently housed in many sep

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When two-year-old Clara first went onto the new Ypso HCL system, her mum Sarah found that the pump belt was just a little too big for her.

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PCH Diabetes Service Update We have now returned to face-to-face care as we move past the peak of infections in the WA Community.

Congratulations to Dr Mary Abraham from the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre and Perth Children's Hospital, who has been awarded the prestigious Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) Lindsey Baudinet Rising Star Award in T1D Research.

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For National Diabetes Week, we sat down with Dr Keely Bebbington to talk about her amazing work in research.

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The Diabetes Research Team of the Department of Endocrinology is looking at identifying a questionnaire that we can use in clinic to measure and understand the types of physical activity, young people with type 1 diabetes, are involved in.

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Perth researchers have been awarded new West Australian funding to launch a pilot study into the use of oral insulin in type 1 diabetes – a medication intervention that could be a game-changer for those with the chronic condition.

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New Insulin delivery technology improves quality of life and offers better glucose control in young people living with type 1 diabetes.

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A world-first clinical trial has shown young people with type 1 diabetes have better glycaemic control and quality of life while on hybrid closed loop (HCL) systems versus conventional treatments, Australian endocrinologists say.