Cardiovascular health: Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

Track 1
Saturday, November 26, 2022
11:55 AM - 12:55 PM
Plenary 1

Details

Session style: Panel discussion with Q&A


Speaker

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Dr Rosemary Wyber
Research Fellow
Australian National University and Telethon Kids Institute

Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

Session summary

This panel discussion will fuse clinical and cultural considerations to ensure excellence in management of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), focusing on the burden for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Drawing on the experiences of three GPs, content is intended to be relevant for clinicians who work in settings with very high and very low burden of RHD and across a range of service environments.

Abstract

Biography

Dr Rosemary Wyber is a general practitioner and researcher focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular health. Dr Wyber completed her medical training New Zealand, her Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and general practice training in Aboriginal Community Controlled Clinics in the Northern Territory. She completed her PhD on policy options to end RHD in Australia in 2022 and was lead author of the RHD Endgame Strategy to eliminate RHD in Australia by 2031. Dr Wyber is a research fellow within the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research at the Australian National University and Telethon Kids Institute.
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Dr James Doran
PhD Program in Health
Menzies School of Health Research

Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

Biography

To be provided.
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Dr Olivia O'Donoghue
Medical Educator
RACGP Censor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

Biography

Dr Olivia O’Donoghue is descendant from the Yankunytjtjara and the Narungga Nations people. Olivia is an RACGP Fellow currently living and working in South Australia. Olivia has experience living and working in urban and remote Northern Territory, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Olivia has worked as a Cultural and Medical Educator in the general practice training space since 2014, including six years with Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE). Olivia is the currently the Medical Educator for the Indigenous General Practice Registrar Network (IGPRN). IGPRN is a national network that provides clinical education, exam preparation support, mentorship, advocacy and cultural support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GPs in training. Olivia is also currently the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Censor for the RACGP representing National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health on matters pertaining to the quality assurance processes for education, training, policy and assessment. Including support and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors undertaking RACGP training. Olivia has been on the board of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA) in 2009, 2017 and returns to the board in 2022.
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