Conference Final Program
The 🪃 symbol on our program signifies that the presenter is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
PRESENTATIONS: Presenters who have consented to having their presentation uploaded will have their slides linked in the below table. This page is updated as we receive each presentation so check back regularly for new presentations.
Saturday 9 August 2025
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
| 8.00am | REGISTRATION - WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE | |
| 8.45am | CONFERENCE OPENING | |
| Official welcome by MC | Ingrid Cumming 🪃 | |
| Welcome to Country | James Webb 🪃 and Wadumbah Aboriginal Dance Group🪃 | |
| Welcome | Catherine Elliott Chief Executive Officer Rural Health West Hon. Meredith Hammat BA MIR MLA Minister for Health; Mental Health | |
| 9.30am | Keynote address | Michael 'Sonny' Walters 🪃 |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA, TRADE EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER PRESENTATION | |
| 11.05am - 11.45am | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 11.05am | Transformative Journeys: Shaping Healthcare Through Personal Experience | Stephanie Trust 🪃 Wunan Health Catherine Engelke 🪃 WA Country Health Service |
| 11.05am | Strokes in Rural and Remote Aboriginal Patients | Angela Dos Santos 🪃 University of New South Wales |
| 11.05am | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ Young People’s Wellbeing: from Understanding to Action | Bep Uink 🪃 HealthInfoNet Shakara Liddelow-Hunt The Kids Research Institute Australia |
| 11.05am | The Kimberley Dental Team Story | Jilen Patel University of Western Australia |
| 11.50am - 12.30pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 11.50am | Updates on the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of ARF and RHD in Australia in 2025 | James Marangou Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Perth Hospital |
| 11.50am | Aboriginal Voices in Aged Care Presentation Linked | Tahnee Nesbitt 🪃 and Michelle Munns Curtin University |
| 11.50am | Moorditj Marp (Strong Skin): The Importance and Impact of Community-Driven Skin Health Research and Promotion | Jacinta Walton 🪃 and Taleah Ugle 🪃 The Kids Research Institute Australia |
| 11.50am | Community Engagement and New Survey Findings on Stillbirth Awareness and Knowledge Transmission Among Aboriginal Women on Noongar Country | Carolyn Lewis 🪃 and Carrington Shepherd Curtin University |
| 11.50am | Environmental Health for Mums and Bubs | Samantha Barba Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance Joshua Evans 🪃 Mawarnkarra Health Service |
| 12.30pm | LUNCH, TRADE EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 1.30pm - 1.50pm | ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS | |
| 1.30pm | Strengthening Aboriginal Family Involvement in the Paediatric Escalation System - Aboriginal Family Experience | Eileen Boyle and Mikayla Garstone 🪃 Curtin University |
| 1.30pm | Aboriginal Environmental Health Model of Care | Kim Gates 🪃 Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia |
| 1.30pm | Thinking Outside the Box: A Multidisciplinary Approach to General Practice to Improve Aboriginal Health Outcomes From Birth to Eldership | Sarah Gnanaseharam and Rajeshwary Krishnan Pramana Medical Centre |
| 1.30pm | Knowledge + Innovation = Power | Emma Haynes and Jessika Purnomo The University of Western Australia Deanne Rodney 🪃 and Danie Zappa 🪃 South West Aboriginal Medical Service |
| 1.30pm | Remembering the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Vital Role of the WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Sector | Marianne Wood and Amanda Collins-Clinch 🪃 Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia |
| 1.55pm - 2.15pm | ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS | |
| 1.55pm | Trauma Informed Care in Practice Presentation Linked | Tanya Hallett Trauma Informed Practice Training |
| 1.55pm | Community-Led Outcomes in Stroke Prevention | Liam Guy Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia |
| 1.55pm | Sole Stories: Yarning About Diabetic Foot Education and Foot Pressure Mapping with Aboriginal People | Mariam Alkhamisi and Yaxin Liang The University of Western Australia |
| 1.55pm | Let's Yarn About Sepsis | Anita Campbell Child and Adolescent Health Service and Perth Children's Hospital |
| 1.55pm | Culturally Safe Partnerships to Support Optimal Health and Wellbeing of Aboriginal Children Presentation Linked | Naomi Sprigg Dos Santos Curtin University |
| 2.20pm - 3.00pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 2.20pm | Lung Cancer Screening | Fraser Brims WA Health Leanne Pilkington 🪃 Child and Adolescent Health Service |
| 2.20pm | Dermatology in Skin of Colour | Bernadette Ricciardo Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth Children's Hospital and The Kids Research Institute Australia |
| 2.20pm | Achieving Equitable Access to Transplant Suitability Assessment for Aboriginal Patients in the Kimberley Presentation Linked | Nicholas Corsair and Robert Sibosado 🪃 Kimberley Renal Services |
| 2.20pm | The Children Say Project | Zyhannah Bin Jalil 🪃 and Jacquelyn McCoy 🪃 Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service |
| 2.20pm | Hepatitis B and C: Taking A Different Approach To Improve Testing Access And Treatment For Aboriginal People In WA | Seema Basil Mawarnkarra Health Service Adam Gregson Royal Perth Hospital |
| 3.00pm | AFTERNOON TEA, TRADE EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 3.30pm - 4.10pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 3.30pm | Social & Emotional Wellbeing: Indigenous Mental Health, Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention | Patricia Dudgeon 🪃 and Joan Chan Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Abby-Rose Cox 🪃 The University of Western Australia |
| 4.15pm | Keynote Address: Lyfe Cycle | Professor Gareth Baynam and Ms Shailyn Isaac🪃 |
| 5.15pm | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE | |
| 5.15pm | Social Program Sundowner |
Sunday 10 August 2025
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
| 8.00am | WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE | |
| 9.00am - 10.30am | WORKSHOPS | |
| 9.00am | Going Home to Country | Melanie Bellotti 🪃 WA Country Health Service |
| 9.00am | Empowering Voices; Leveraging Patient Reported Outcomes and the iyarn Platform for Culturally Safe, Person-Centred Care | Lachlan Cooke iyarn |
| 9.00am | Bush Medicine | Ingrid Cumming 🪃 |
| 9.00am | Spirometry Workshop - Excellence Through Rapport | Ashvin Isaac Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| 9.00am | Improving Care for People with Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases | Bradley MacDonald, Faye Morgan, Claire Bowden and Karen Clarke Rare Care Centre and Perth Children's Hospital |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA AND TRADE EXHIBITION | |
| 11.15am - 12.30pm | CONFERENCE CLOSING | |
| 11.15am | Keynote Address: Building Trust and Collaborating with Community | Tremane Baxter-Edwards🪃 |
| 12.15pm | Thank you and farewell | Catherine Elliott Chief Executive Officer Rural Health West |
| 12.30pm | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE |