In this special episide held in recognition of NAIDOC Week we discuss the current environment of care of First Nations peoples, what quality of life and care means for First Nations peoples and how this can be different from the general Australian population.
Panellists in this episode include:
- HammondCare CEO Mike Baird
- Professor Dawn Bessarab, a Bard/Yindijibarndi woman, Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Medical & Dental Health at the University of Western Australia, and lead researcher for the Good Sprit Good Life Centre for Research Excellence at the University of Tasmania
- Stephanie Charlesworth a Dementia Consultant from SA who has worked with a number of Aboriginal communities and organisations in the NT, as well as completed her studies at Charles Darwin University in Yolngu Studies
- Meghan Heatrick a Dementia Consultant that has extensive career history working in greater Sydney, Alice Springs and other communities and is currently studying a master's in Indigenous health