Dr Vanessa Lee, Dr Leanne Coombe, Assoc Prof Priscilla Robinson Public Health Indigenous Leadership in Education (PHILE) Network – providing international leadership Dr Vanessa Lee, Dr Leanne Coombe, Assoc Prof Priscilla Robinson
Acknowledgement We would like to pay our respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia as the first inhabitants of the nation, and acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we stand, and acknowledge elders past, present and emerging.
Greetings from the PHILE Executive Committee Vanessa Lee Yupinguthi & Meriam, (The University of Sydney) Chairperson Craig Allen Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka, (Flinders University) Deputy Chairperson Leanne Coombe Non-Indigenous Australian, (The University of Queensland) Secretary Ray Mahoney Bidjara, (Queensland University of Technology) Heather D’Antoine Bard, (Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University) Priscilla Robinson Māori, (La Trobe University)
Where we have been Australian Government funded Indigenous Public Health Capacity Building project 2004 National Indigenous Public Health Curriculum Audit 1 2004–6 National Indigenous Public Health Curriculum Workshops 2008 National Indigenous Public Health Curriculum Framework 2 2008 Feasibility Study for a Nationally Accessible Master of Public Health Program Specialising in Indigenous Health 3 2009 ANAPHI published Foundational Competencies for MPH Graduates in Australia 4 2011-13 National Review of Core Indigenous Public Health Competencies Integration into MPH Curricula 2013-17 Publication of National Reviews (www.phile.net.au) plus peer reviewed publications 2015-16 CAPHIA agreed to host PHILE when government funding ceased 2016 CAPHIA published Foundation Competencies for Public Health Graduates in Australia 2nd ed. 5 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Curriculum Framework 2nd ed. 6 2018 Meeting with Māori colleagues to discuss potential expansion of PHILE in NZ
Findings from Curriculum Reviews Achievements: Raised profile of Indigenous health competencies Identified models of curriculum integration Frameworks for teaching Indigenous health Increased level of Indigenous health content Cross institutional arrangements Ongoing Challenges: Resourcing & prioritising Indigenous health education Overcoming ongoing gaps in curriculum Documenting Indigenous health content Appropriate content and resource development Workforce development needs survey Required teaching support & staff development Staff recruitment & retention
Where we are going
Competencies and Accreditation CAPHIA and PHILE use of competencies review WFPHA PET Indigenous public health competencies Advance HE Race Equality Charter accreditation
Teaching and Curriculum Support for program design and delivery Explore potential model for ‘virtual faculty network’
Andragogic Research Student readiness for learning Impact of integration of Indigenous public health content on student outcomes Staff readiness in interpretation of Indigenous public health content for teaching Core competency deliverables in the workplace
Global Charter
References Anderson, I., Brabham, W., Genat, W., Jessen, J., & Fitzgerald, D. (2004). National Indigenous Public Health Curriculum Audit & Workshop Project Report. University of Melbourne, Melbourne. Genat, W. (2008). National Indigenous Public Health Curriculum Framework. University of Melbourne, Melbourne. Public Health Education and Research Program (PHERP) Indigenous Public Health Capacity Development Project Reference Group. (2008). Feasibility Study for a Nationally Accessible Master of Public Health Program Specialising in Indigenous Health. University of Melbourne, Melbourne. Genat, B., Robinson, P., & Parker, E. (2009). Foundation Competencies for Master of Public Health Graduates in Australia. Somerset, S., Robinson, P., & Kelsall, H. (2016). Foundation Competencies for Public Health Graduates in Australia. Retrieved from Canberra: http://caphia.com.au/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CAPHIA_document_DIGITAL_nov_22.pdf PHILE Network. (2017). National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Curriculum Framework. Retrieved from Canberra: http://caphia.com.au/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Curriculum-Framework-2nd-Edition.pdf