Very proud to share that our own Kim Morey, Co-Theme Lead Wardliparingga, has been recognised in the 2023
GladysElphickAwards Awards alongside a field of deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Kim was awarded the Shirley Peisley award for professional excellence.

On the eve of today's historic vote, the SAHMRI community came together in the hope of a better future for all Australians. If not now, when?
Let's make it count. #Yes23

Healthcare workers of SA say #yes23 ! Thank you for your commitment, advocacy and allyship in this critical moment for our country. A Voice to Parliament will indeed save lives! Let's do better, Australia!❤️💛🖤

Rally for #Yes23 tomorrow!

Join Federal Health Minister Mark Butler MP, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation's National Secretary Annie Butler and SA Health Workers and make your VOICE heard!

Very excited to host Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese and the Hon Mark Butler, Minister for Health and Aged Care, at SAHMRI this morning to announce the national inquiry into COVID-19.

Happy Indigenous Literacy Day! 🖤💛❤️
Kids book 'My Feet' was launched recently thanks to SAHMRI's SA Aboriginal Diabetes-related Foot Complications Program and the work of Community.
Here's to better foot health through the power of story. #IndigenousLiteracyDay

Congrats to Dr Aunty Jenni Caruso - SA NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year and a Chief Investigator on SAHMRI's Aboriginal-informed System Connector Model for Ageing Well research program. #ForOurElders all the way, Jenni! #NAIDOC2023

The SAHMRI community is strong going into NAIDOC. Thanks to Kaurna man Alan Sumner who led a traditional smoking ceremony today. We pay respect to our Elders and ancestors for passing on their wisdom and knowledge to ensure culture remains strong. #ForOurElders

Great to hear from Nikki Quirke, Dept. Health and Aged Care today on the reforms for First Nations people. We look forward to sharing our Community inputs and research to support meaningful change. Get involved and have your say: agedcareengagement.health.gov.au #ForOurElders
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

You spoke - we're listening! Knowledge sharing, responsive service design, workforce strengthening... Amazing inputs from Community and the health sector at @SahmriAU's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing & Aged Care Research Symposium. #agedcare #ForOurElders

'To show Elders respect, workers and service providers need to give them time and space...These days org's are so worried about meeting targets that the human connection gets lost.' -Aboriginal Project Worker sharing thoughts at today's #agedcare Research Symposium. #ForOurElders

“We need to find ways to support the family who support the older person' - Elaine Kite from the Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord joined our panel today. Health is a Community issue - especially when Indigenous families navigate the complex #agedcare sector.
#ForOurElders

A moving Welcome to Country from Auntie Ros and Daniel Coleman to open our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing and Aged Care Symposium here at SAHMRI today. We are here with and for Community to advance Indigenous aged care research #ForOurElders

Wardliparingga's A/Prof Odette Pearson - honored to be awarded the 2023 Pat Anderson Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Award at Lowitja Institute's International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference in Cairns last week! ❤️💛🖤
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Help SAHMRI activate our North Terrace site with original artwork celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and contributions to STEMM.
Register your artist's EOI today.
Submissions close Monday 19 June.
All info here 👉 sahmri.org.au/expression-of-…

SAHMRI is proud to announce that Professor Maria Makrides, SA Scientist of the Year, has been appointed to lead the institute as its next Executive Director. 📷

Read more 📷 sahmri.au/NewExecutiveDi…

We kicked off SAHMRI's #NRW2023 events with the annual Neville Fazulla Aboriginal Health Memorial Scholarship announcement this morning.
Congratulations to our 2023 recipient Kelli Owen - championing better renal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

It's not too late to grab your tickets to Thursday's live recording of ABC's Ockham's Razor podcast🎙️

SAHMRI's Kim Morey & Susi Woods join the expert panel for an evening of short talks to excite, intrigue and inspire.

Find out more & get your tickets ⬇️ sahmri.au/RazorPodcast

Here's why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and health practitioners are vital members of the health workforce; they're integral to providing and embedding culturally-safe healthcare. NAATSIHWP aci.health.nsw.gov.au/about/clinicia…