Congress Lowitja 2014 – Many Mobs. One Vision: Creating a Healthy Future. Melbourne

Congress Lowitja is the Lowitja Institute's biennial conference. It celebrates diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities sharing a common goal for a healthy future.

Congress Lowitja 2014 will inform the research strategies, programs and projects that will contribute to healthier families and children. The conference sessions will also look at racism in health, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research workforce and the measurement of the benefit and impact of research.

19th and 20th March in Melbourne.

Visit: http://www.lowitja.org.au/congress-2014

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Lowitja Institute 2nd National Conference on Continuous Quality Improvement

Australia: The Lowitja Institute 2nd National Conference on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) refers to a system of regular reflection and refinement to improve processes and outcomes that will provide quality health care. An increased focus on integrating CQI into the operations of primary health care providers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been shown to yield substantial benefits.

Melbourne, 17-18th March 2014.

Visit: http://www.lowitja.org.au/cqi-2014

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Vocational Graduate Certificate in Bereavement Counselling and Intervention

Australia: The Vocational Graduate Certificate in Bereavement Counselling and Intervention (VGCBCI) is a ten-month, part-time course delivered by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement in Mulgrave, Victoria.

It is designed to provide current and appropriate training and education in applied competencies and theoretical frameworks deemed essential for the provision of effective bereavement counselling and intervention.

Participants will find themselves fully engaged with the practice of bereavement counselling and intervention through tutorials, case studies, counselling practice sessions and other forms of experiential learning.

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National Core Maternity Indicators web dashboard

Australia: The National Core Maternity Indicators have been developed to monitor the quality of maternity services across Australia. They are endorsed by the heads of Australian Government and state and territory health departments.

This product consists of an interactive data visualisation portal to display data for the ten indicators.

This dashboard can be accessed at: http://www.aihw.gov.au/ncmi/