Archive | February, 2017

NOW OPEN – RFDS 2018 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Scholarships

General Interest, IAHA News, Student Interest

As a commitment under their national Reconciliation Action Plan 2016-18, and in an effort to grow an appropriate and skilled rural health workforce, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will provide financial support through scholarships to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health students to undertake a clinical placement in a remote and rural Australia. Indigenous […]

Advance Notice of Opening for Applications to the Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund

General Interest

Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund will be open 6 March to 27 March 2017. Click here to download the promotional flyer from National Disability Services (NDS). The Innovative Workforce Fund (the Fund) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Social Services to: support projects that explore more efficient and effective ways to engage, develop and […]

IAHA member featured in PM’s celebration of Indigenous Professionals

IAHA News

Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA)  attended the Celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Professionals hosted by the Hon. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull MP on the 13th February. Representing IAHA was Nicole Turner, Chairperson,  Matthew West, Director,  Donna Murray, CEO and Nicola Barker, Student Representative Committee. The purpose of the event was to showcase and […]

Improved Code of Ethics for Pharmacists released 8 February, 2017

General Interest, IAHA News

Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA), the national not for profit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health organisation, welcomes the release of the revised Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Code of Ethics for Pharmacists (the Code) on 8 February 2017. The Code articulates the values of the pharmacy profession and expected standards of ethical behaviour […]

ADAF Study Grants for Indigenous Dental Hygienist and Oral Health Therapy Students

Scholarships

ADAF Study Grants for Indigenous Dental Hygienist and Oral Health Therapy Students– Valued at $5,000 – Location: National – click here for further details – applications close 30 April 2017.  The Australian Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) is offering up to 5 study grants to students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background who are undertaking a […]

Closing the Gap 2017 Report Released

General Interest

The Prime Minister has delivered the ninth annual report to Parliament on progress in Closing the Gap. The 2017 Closing the Gap Report shows that there have been mixed levels of success in meeting the targets set by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in 2008. The report showcases many local achievements and individual stories […]