Professional Development Opportunity for IAHA Full Member Students – NT Remote Health Experience  

Professional Development Opportunity for IAHA Full Member Students – to travel to the Northern Territory (Darwin and Katherine) for a Remote Health Experience Are you thinking that you might like to have a remote/rural career when you finish your studies? Are you thinking you might like to have a remote/rural placement during your studies? Want […]

New competency standards launched for Australian occupational therapists

The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia launched the new Australian occupational therapy competency standards (AOTCS) 2018 on Monday 21 February 2018. IAHA consulted with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Occupational Therapist Members and submitted comprehensive feedback into these new standards and is pleased that our assertions and recommendations have been taken on board and […]

NATSIHWA encourages using a ‘Scope of Practice’ for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Association (NATSIHWA) has today launched a supportive publication, the National Framework for Determining Scope of Practice for the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Health Practitioner workforce. The Framework is designed to support Employers and Managers to work with their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait […]

CALL FOR URGENT JOINT ACTION TO ADDRESS NATIONAL SHAME

Download Close the Gap – 10-year review here.  Australian governments must join forces with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to urgently address the national shame of a widening life expectancy gap for our nation’s First Peoples. The Close the Gap campaign will today release a 10-year review of the Closing the Gap Strategy. Close […]

NSW Regional Dentistry Scholarship 2018 – applications now open

Applications for the NSW Regional Dentistry Scholarship for 2018 are now open. The Application Form and Application Guidelines are available at http://ruralhealth.org.au/nsw-rds Applications will close on 26 February 2018. The NSW Regional Dentistry Scholarship aims to support a student with strong links to regional New South Wales to train for a professional dental career. The […]

Media Release: Creating Strong Pathways for Indigenous NT Youth into Health 7 February 2018

Download PDF version here. Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) is today launching the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Academy (NTAHA). The Health Academy will increase the number of young Aboriginal people completing year 12 and entering into the health workforce. This project is an innovative community led […]

2018 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Open Now

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme is designed to encourage and assist undergraduate students in health-related disciplines to complete their studies and join the health workforce. The scheme provides scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people studying an entry-level health course. Full-time scholarship awardees will receive up to $15,000 per year and part-time recipients […]

Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

The Project Manager position is the central operational role for this three year, national project focussed on the health and well-being of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families, carers and communities.  The work is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Applications close : 28 January 2018 For more information Click […]

IAHA Members interested in becoming a member of the National Board for your profession?

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has advertised for applicants to be appointed to several of the National Boards for regulated health professions. There are several vacancies on national, state and territory professional Boards, including allied health professional Boards. IAHA members may be interested the following: Chiropractic; Dental; Optometry; Osteopathy; Pharmacy; Physiotherapy; Podiatry; Psychology; […]