impact2021 webinar: Why telehealth must better support refugees and migrants in Australia - and how

Описание: People from refugee and migrant communities of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia have experienced major social, economic, physical and mental health issues associated with COVID-19 but many have not benefited from the Federal Government’s changes - to Medicare legislation for subsidised access to medical care and advice via telehealth - in response to the pandemic.

As a result, this has excluded many refugees and migrants from an important source of online medical care and information about COVID-19 and other health issues.

In this impact2021 webinar, a panel of academics and practitioners shared insights from their work which aims to make health and technology systems more culturally and linguistically inclusive, including community-based approaches to research and evaluation.

The panel also discussed options for future opportunities, including those focused on translation in video conferencing, the Health Translation Directory and Translation Interpreting Service, and the growing need to better support refugees and migrants living in rural and regional areas of Australia, with a specific focus on:

Reducing language, cultural and technology barriers
Improving social safety nets and broader conditions of life for refugees and migrants
Specific conditions, such as trauma, anxiety and depression, dental health, sexual and reproductive health, and immunisation

** Due to a technical error the recording of this webinar starts one minute after the webinar commenced. Apologies for any inconvenience. **

Panellists:

Dr Devaki Monani: Lecturer - Social Work, College of Health & Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University
Mary Ann Geronimo: Director of Policy - Health & Ageing, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils Australia (FECCA)
Apajok Biar: Community Facilitator, CREATE Foundation / Chair - Women's, Gender and Diversity Working Group, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network / Chair and Co-Founder, South Sudan Voices of Salvation
Dr Ben O’Mara: Adjunct Research Fellow - Department of Media & Communication, Swinburne University of Technology / Information Resources Manager, Motor Neurone Disease Australia
Professor Gemma Carey (Moderator): National Research Director & Academic Director (UNSW), Centre for Social Impact

About impact2021:

Following on from the successful impact2020 webinar series - presented by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) - we are continuing with impact2021.

Join us for monthly webinars in 2021 with our educators, researchers, partners and thought leaders. We'll cover the breadth and complexity of social impact and we'll bring the diverse Australian for-purpose sector together.

For more information and to sign up for future webinars visit http://www.impact2021.online​

You can also watch all previous impact2020 and impact2021 webinars on CSI's YouTube channel:    / centresocialimpact  

Please note: Some of our webinars feature academics, external partners and other individuals. The views you hear in these webinars include the opinions of the presenters and panellists, and may not be reflective of the views of the Centre for Social Impact.