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Healthcare in Queensland - A Guide for Queensland Humanitarian Program arrivals

2023

Qld Health Report: Exploring the health of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) populations in Queensland: 2016–17 to 2019–20
What women want: A reflexive thematic analysis of the healthcare experiences of women with female genital mutilation/cutting in South Australia – Women and Birth June 2023

2022

The M-CHooSe pilot: the acceptability and utilisation of the nurse-led, general practice clinic co-located `Mater CALD Healthcare Coordinator Service’ for patients from multicultural backgrounds David Chua, Donata Sackey, Meryl Jones, Michelle Smith, Lauren Ball and Tracey Johnson (Dec 2022). Watch a video about M-CHooSe
Refugee Health and Wellbeing Policy and Action Plan (2022-2027) – More info from Queensland Health
QUT Evaluation – Evaluation of the CALD COVID-19 Health Engagement Project (CCHEP) – Prepared for the Refugee Health Network Queensland and project partners – Summary CCHEP Evaluation and CCHEP Evaluation Full Report – Prepared by Dr Bridget Abell, (AusHSI) – QUT – Dec 2022
Watch the video of Dr Bridget Abell (QUT) presenting the findings of the evaluation of CCHEP (Dec 2022)
Working with people from refugee backgrounds – A guide for Social Workers 2nd Edition (STARTTS) 2022
Epidemiology of hearing health in the refugee population in Logan, Queensland Australia. Sally Bourne, Associate Professor Wayne J. Wilson, Logan Hospital – Metro South, Queensland Health, The University of Queensland,
Ripple effects: integrating international medical graduates from refugee backgrounds into the health M Nyanchoga, D Sackey, R Farley, R Claydon & B Mukandi – BMJ Global Health (April 2022)
Refugee Health and Wellbeing: A Policy and Action Plan for Queensland (2017 – 2020) Full Report and Summary Report
Mind The Gap Summit Report (Nov 2022)

2021

COVID-19 and young migrants – impact and solutions – Deloitte Australia, 2021
Handbook of Refugee Health: For Healthcare Professionals and Humanitarians Providing Care to Forced Migrants – Order the book here.
MJA Podcasts 2021 Episode 39: Refugee and asylum seeker health in primary care, with Dr Rebecca Farley (Aug, 2021)
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Independent Assessments – October 2021) – Refugee Health Network of Australia – RHeaNA input)
Evaluation of a collective response initiative to engage CALD communities in COVID-19 Health Communication – An Evaluation Report (July 2021) and Evaluation Summary (Final) – 2 pager
Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2021-2022: Submission on the management and composition of the Humanitarian Settlement Program prepared by the Refugee Health Network of Australia (RHeaNA) and Refugee Nurses of Australia (RNA)
M-CHooSe Pilot: Embedded Healthcare Coordinator for Multicultural General Practice Patients – Michelle Smith, David Chua, Tracey Johnson, Meryl Jones and Donata Sackey – Value Based Health Care Poster Presentation 2021
Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Amparo Advocacy Inc and the Refugee Health Network Qld feedback on the Consultation paper: Access and eligibility policy with independent assessments – Feb 2021

2020

Navigating the Politics and Ethics of Hospitality: Inclusive Practice with Forced Migrants– R K Sidhu, D. Sackey- The British Journal of Social work (Dec 2020)
Reconceptualising specialisation: integrating refugee health in primary care – D. Sackey, M. Jones and R. Farley – Australian Journal of Primary Health (Sept, 2020)
Patients’ cultural and spiritual explanatory models in health encounters: a focus on the efficacy of cancer prevention strategies in women from South Sudan– Paula Peterson – Australian Journal of Primary Health (27 May, 2020)

Queensland Refugee Health Policy and Action Plan Evaluation Reports (June 2020)