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Emerald Clinical Society

Primary Care All In for First Peoples’ Health – through cultural leadership and clinical excellence

This event brings together health professionals to explore how culturally responsive, evidence-informed care can help improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Through shared learning and local insight, participants will consider how practice, partnerships and service design can better support First Nations communities.

Learning objectives

  • Identify current health inequalities and social determinants affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the ongoing impacts of colonisation and intergenerational trauma  
  • Understand how to integrate best-practice evidence and research into care delivery for First Nations people
  • Describe practical steps to enhance cultural safety and responsiveness into clinical services
  • Analyse and apply examples of innovative, local models of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Speaker

Professor Fatima Yaqoot, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast and Project Lead, Let’s Yarn about Sleep

Bidgerdii Community Health Service, Your Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Service

Who should attend

  • GPs
  • Nurses
  • Allied health professionals
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
  • Community health workers
  • HHS staff
  • Primary care partners.
Hosted by Country to Coast Queensland as part of our ongoing Clinical Societies program, bringing healthcare professionals together to connect, learn and lead change across our region. 

Registration closes on 09/06/2026 5:00 pm

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Event Snapshot

Start Date & Time June 16, 2026 5:30 pm AEST Finish Date & Time June 16, 2026 8:30 pm AEST

The Mayfair Emerald, Emerald

For those in Primary Care

Free Event

Catering: Dinner and refreshments

CPD Accredited

Presented by Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ)

Event Registration

Registration closes on 09/06/2026 5:00 pm

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