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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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CQU researcher advances Indigenous palliative care 

Published on 30 June, 2004 

A Brisbane-based CQU researcher, Dr Pam McGrath, has helped develop a new palliative care model for Indigenous communities, after studying the delivery of services in the Northern Territory.

PhotoID:1648 According to ABC Online, the National Health and Medical Research Council funded the two-year project, which audited the services provided by the Territory Health Department and non-government organisations.

Principal investigator Dr McGrath says the model is based on several principles, including respect for Indigenous people, non-judgmental care and an emphasis on living.

She says palliative care workers in Indigenous communities are already starting to ask for copies of the model.

More details are available at: http://www.abc.net.au/message/news/stories/ms_news_1141343.htm