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The Gondwana Rainforest Challenge: Walking the Talk By A/Prof. John Stevens FASLM The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) joined up with Gondwana Rainforest Trust (GRT) to be part of the inaugural Gondwana Rainforest Challenge. Gondwana Rainforest Trust is dedicated to safeguarding the future of the world’s rainforests by implementing conservation programs to purchase, protect and […]
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Shared Medical Appointments Scoop the Northern Territory Health Awards By A/Prof. John Stevens FASLM Last August the Compass 2024 conference was held in Darwin. The Compass conference is an initiative of the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN). With over 500 delegates it is the largest primary care gathering in the NT. It includes scientific […]
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Post card from Milingimbi and the Northern Territory Shared Medical Appointment Project This is a brief post card from A/Prof. John Stevens in the East Arnhem Land Community and island of Milingimbi located among the Crocodile Island group. (Latitude: -12° 05′ 42.00″ S Longitude: 134° 53′ 34.80″ E). A/Prof. John Stevens Milingimbi location Background The […]
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An update on Medical Yarn Ups in the Northern Territory A postcard from Gapuwiyak, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory – Yolnu Country Professor Bob Morgan, a proud, senior Gamilaroi man and I travelled over 500 kilometres east of Darwin to the Arnhem Land community of Gapuwiyak to continue our work helping in the Northern Territory with […]
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Programmed Shared Medical Appointments rolling out to more than 40 Medical Centres thanks to COORDINARE ASLM are pleased to share that the long-awaited roll out campaign of Programmed Shared Medical Appointments (PSMAs) within the Southeast NSW Primary Health Network (PHN) footprint. Initially planned for 2021, the campaign was interrupted due to Covid-19 but is now […]
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A brief review of the evidence for Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) and Medical Yarn Ups (MYUs) SMA nomenclature and process Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) are also known in the medical literature as Group Consultations, Group Medical Appointments, and when applied to the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Medical Yarn Ups (MYUs). A […]
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A prisoner of hope In a recent conversation with a dear friend, Gamilaraay educator Professor Bob Morgan, my spirit was lifted when he told me that after 50+ years of struggling for justice and equity for first nations’ people in Australia and overseas, that he remains ‘a prisoner of hope’ despite the glacial speed of […]
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