[Commpsych] FW: Indigenous Health lecture Fri 20th May at Monash

[Heather Gridley]

Announcement
17 May 2011 11:10
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Matthew Campbell Memorial Evening

Every year Monash University's rural health club, WILDFIRE, holds a lecture dedicated to Indigenous health.

This event was first organised in 1994. The seminar provides students at Monash University with an opportunity to hear about possible solutions to difficulties faced by Indigenous Australians that affect their health, both mental and physical.

A testament to the desire of students to learn more about this area of health, the first lecture organised by Matthew Campbell, then a second year medical student, was attended by hundreds of students from Monash and other universities. Tragically, just a few days later, Matthew was killed in a car accident. Every year, WILDFIRE holds this event in memory of Matthew and his passion; Indigenous health.

This year will be the 17th Matthew Campbell Memorial Lecture. Each year the lecture has a different theme. This year the theme is 'Indigenous Culture: Celebrations and Proposed Integrations'.

WILDFIRE would like this night to celebrate the ways Indigenous culture improves the health of Indigenous Australians. We would like to inform students of integrations that could be made between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians' approaches to health that would benefit both peoples.

The lecture will be held in South One Lecture Theatre at 6pm on Friday May 20.
Food and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions about the evening please email Fran<mailto:wildfire.atsihealthadvocate at gmail.com?Subject=Matthew%20Campbell%20Memorial%20Evening> at Matthew Campbell.
Speakers for this years Matthew Campbell Memorial Lecture are...

  *   Mr. Jack Charles - Veteran actor, Koori elder and activist.
  *   Dr. Sam Price - Monash University MBBS graduate and founder of health organisation 'One Disease at a Time'
  *   Ms Raelene Lesniowska - Senior Project Officer for the Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients Project at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
  *   Ms. Rose Girdwood- Physiotherapist currently working in Alice Springs Mr. Rod Jackson - CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Servic Mr. George Drewett- Monash Medical Student and John Flynn Scholar



In lead up to the event, WILDFIRE hold a competition called The Paddle Prize. This competition aims to encourage students to reflect on Indigenous culture and health. The competition asks for writings of any form on a chosen theme.



This year the theme is 'Celebrations and Integrations; writings on changes that could be made.' The winner of the Paddle Prize will be awarded $300.,



Submissions can be in the form poems, stories, short essays or any thing else you can think of, by Tuesday May 16th at 5pm to wildfire.atsihealthadvocate at gmail.com with your name and whether you give permission for your submission to be displayed on the night.

For any additional details contact Fran at: wildfire.atsihealthadvocate at gmail.com


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