Program
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3KEY FORUM DAY 1 (Festival Day 2) Saturday 4 August 2007 |
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8.45-9.15 |
Garma Forum Opening Cultural Inducation - Directors Yothu Yindi Foundation: Raymattja Marika, Mandawuy Yunupingu, Yalmay Yunupingu, Dhangal Gurruwiwi and Witiyana Marika Welcome - Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Chairman YYF and Professor Helen Garnett, Vice Chancellor, Charles Darwin University (CDU) |
9.15-10.30 |
Opening Plenary 1 - Indigenous health: Real solutions for a chronic problem CHAIR: Professor Helen Garnett, CDU
RAPPORTEUR: Scott Winch, Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) |
| 10.45-11.00 | MORNING TEA |
11.00-12.30 |
Plenary 2 - Traditional healing CHAIR: Professor Jan Reid
RAPPORTEUR: Kathleen Martin, CDU |
| 12:30-1:30 | LUNCH |
| 1.30-2.30 | Workshop 1 - Resilience of a people whose lives have been diminished CHAIR: Teresa Roe, AMSANT
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Susie Hopkins, MSHR Workshop 2 - Building a culture of caring and healing - Where is the support? CHAIR: Professor Helen Milroy
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Scott Winch Workshop 3 - Preventing health problems before it's too late CHAIR: Professor Marcia Langton, Melbourne University
RAPPORTEUR: Professor Jonathan Carapetis, MSHR |
| 2.30-3.00 | AFTERNOON TEA |
3.00-4.00 |
Plenary 3 - Traditional healing CHAIR/FACILITATOR: Professor Colleen Hayward Workshop Reporting Panel RAPPORTEUR: Melissa Sweet |
KEY FORUM DAY 2 (Festival Day 3) Sunday 5 August 2007 |
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9.00-10.30 |
Plenary 4 - Maternal and child health CHAIR: Patricia Anderson
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Suzanne Belton, CDU |
| 10.30-11.00 | MORNING TEA |
| 11.00-12.00 | Workshop 4 - Birthing: The importance of traditional midwifery CHAIR: Professor Lesley Barclay, CDU
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Sue Kruske, CDU Workshop 5 - Building cultural security into health delivery services CHAIR: Greg Phillips, Melbourne University
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Jacqueline Boyle, CDU Workshop 6 - Health knowledge through cultural awareness CHAIR: Suzanne Plater, Queensland Department of Health
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Dan Baschiera, CDU |
| 12:00-1:00 | LUNCH |
| 1.00-2.00 | Workshop 7 - Can we positively affect outcomes for infants and mothers with some consistency? CHAIR: Professor Lesley Barclay, CDU
RAPPORTEUR: Kathleen Martin, CDU Workshop 8 - NGO'S - Public policy partnerships in the framework of Indigenous health CHAIR: Michelle Parker, Anglicare, NT
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Suzanne Belton, CDU Workshop 9 - Healthy beginnings - Tackling the inequalities in Indigenous community health CHAIR: Dr Ngiare Brown, MSHR
RAPPORTEUR: Professor Diana Slade |
| 2.00- 2.20 | Gardasil roll out - Professor Margaret Davy RAPPORTEUR: Dr Sue Kildea, CDU |
2.20 – 3.00
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Special plenary forum - Reducing the risks to the health and safety of children CHAIR: Carolyn Richards, NT Health Complaints Commissioner and Ombudsman for the Northern Territory
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Robyn Williams |
3.00-4.00 |
Plenary 5 CHAIR/FACILITATOR: Dr Ngiare Brown, MSHR and Telathon Institute Workshop Reporting Panel RAPPORTEUR: Michelle Dowden, MSHR |
KEY FORUM DAY 3 (Festival Day 4) Monday 6 August 2007 |
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8.45-10.30 |
Plenary 6 - Social and emotional health and wellbeing CHAIR: Professor Fran Baum
RAPPORTEUR: Professor Diana Slade |
| 10.30-11.00 | MORNING TEA |
| 11.00-12.15 | Workshop 10 - Men's health CHAIR: Dr Mark Wenitong, AIDA
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Matthew Lewis, MSHR Workshop 11 - Addressing the social factors that lead to poor health CHAIR: Professor Marcia Langton
RAPPORTEUR: Michelle Dowden, MSHR Workshop 12 - Growing health kids into healthy adults - Changing the outcomes CHAIR: Dr Tarun Weeramanthri, CMO, NT Department of Health
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Rhonda Cox, MSHR |
| 12:15-1:30 | LUNCH |
| 1.30-2.30 | Workshop 13 - Substance abuse - Detriments to quality of life CHAIR: Carolyn Richards
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Sheree Cairney, MSHR Workshop 14 - Health through the power of cultural restoration CHAIR: Professor Ian Anderson
RAPPORTEUR: Dr Sue Kruse, CDU Workshop 15 - Does control follow the dollar? CHAIR: Professor Shane Houston, DHCS
RAPPORTEUR: Kathleen Martin, CDU |
2.30-3.30 |
Plenary 7 CHAIR/FACILITATOR: George Negus, SBS Workshop Reporting Panel RAPPORTEUR: Dr Matthew Lewis, MSHR |
3.30-4.00 |
Closing plenary: Summary and strategy CHAIR: Professor Helen Garnett, CDU
RAPPORTEUR: Susie Hopkins, MSHR |


