CATSIN Conference gets Underway 'We Can Do It - Yes We Can'
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, has congratulated the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) on its 11th national conference in Melbourne. The conference has as its theme ‘We can do it – yes we can’.
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17 September 2009
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, today congratulated the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) on its 11th national conference in Melbourne.
The conference has as its theme ‘We can do it – yes we can’ and covers important topics such as national registration and accreditation, corporate governance, and self regulation. It will also cover methods of supporting Indigenous students in their health studies.
“CATSIN contributes to the encouragement and support of Indigenous nurses during their study and while working in a range of acute and primary care settings throughout Australia,” Mr Snowdon said.
“We must also ensure that all non-Indigenous health providers are able to work with and provide services to Indigenous Australians in a culturally appropriate manner, and CATSIN also contributes to this aim.”
Mr Snowdon said nurses are central to the delivery of Indigenous health care, and attracting nurses to the Indigenous health workforce is an important underpinning to closing the gap in health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
“The Rudd Government clearly recognises CATSIN’s contribution and the central role of all nurses in achieving this.
“The Government’s ambitious and far-reaching health reform agenda includes a strong commitment to the Indigenous health workforce through the Rudd Government’s significant investment in the COAG health reform agenda.
“CATSIN and its members can directly contribute to this large reform agenda through expanding membership and active participation in key forums and actions aimed at closing the gap,” Mr Snowdon said.
Mr Snowdon wishes CATSIN and its members a very successful and productive 11th national conference.
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