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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Survey reveals gap in CPR confidence 

Published on 26 April, 2006 

A new survey reveals there are still a large number of people who have not learnt to undertake cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The survey by health science researcher Dr Trudy Dwyer revealed the CPR experiences and attitudes towards family witness resuscitation of 1208 Central Queenslanders.

PhotoID:3020 Dr Dwyer, of Central Queensland University, said the survey showed "there remains a large number of people who have not learnt to undertake CPR".

"Males (74%) were most likely to have learnt CPR and were generally more confident to initiate CPR," she said. "The 65-plus age group were the group least likely to have learnt CPR".

"Of no surprise, participants with CPR training were more confident to initiate CPR on a relative".

Dr Dwyer said barriers to performing CPR, including fear of failing and performing CPR correctly, could be easily overcome by addressing these during CPR courses.

"As a community we need to emphasise the Australian resuscitations mantra of any attempt is better than no attempt," she said.

Dr Dwyer said the Australian Resuscitation Council had this year changed the basic life support guidelines to make resuscitation easier.