Cultural Safety

Courses tagged with "Cultural Safety"

Specialist Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Release date: July 2021
Estimated completion time*: 2 hrs

Learn about how to better promote and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s access to specialist care through this case study based online course.

*The estimated completion time is an approximate guide and does not account for time spent on optional additional readings and activities.

Note: Access to this resource is currently available for College members only. Please ensure that you are logging in using your user ID and password. If you are unable to access the resource, or don't have access and feel that you should, please contact

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Tags: Aboriginal health Torres Strait Islander health Cultural Safety Indigenous Australians Aboriginal healthcare Equitable access to healthcare Specialist care Marrabinya St Vincent’s Top End Torres Strait Inala

Learning outcomes

This course has been designed to help participants improve their understanding of:

  1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare
  2. The message and principles of the RACP’s Medical Specialist Access Framework (MSAF)
  3. Foundations that need to be in place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access specialist care
  4. Key principles that ensure equitable access to specialist healthcare
  5. Stakeholders that should be engaged to promote the delivery of specialist medical care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Author RACP
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Category: Self-paced online courses

Working with Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Release date: October 2019
Estimated completion time*: 2 hrs

Learn how to work more sensitively and effectively with migrant, refugee and asylum seeker patients. This resource includes the perspectives and stories of a diverse range of individuals, and also provides relevant facts and practical strategies for objectives such as good cross-cultural communication and facilitating easier navigation of the healthcare system.

*The estimated completion time is an approximate guide and does not account for time spent on optional additional readings and activities.

Note: Access to this resource is currently available for College members only. Please ensure that you are logging in using your user ID and password. If you are unable to access the resource, or don't have access and feel that you should, please contact

If you would like to join RACP as your CPD home, please contact

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Tags: Category 1 Educational activities Refugee Migrant Asylum Seeker Muslim Middle-Eastern Trauma Detention Centre Humanitarian Human Rights Intercultural Communication Cross-Cultural Communication Religion Culture Interpreters Interpretation Inheritance Translation Healthcare Access Racism Cultural Competence Cultural Safety Cultural Sensitivity Stereotyping Western Medicine Asian Jewish Identity Health Beliefs

Topics
  • The facts about migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Australia and New Zealand
  • How to communicate effectively with these patient groups while demonstrating respect for their cultures
  • Strategies and advice regarding working with interpreters, facilitating navigation of the healthcare system, and more
Contributors Working Group
  • Dr Andrew Watkins (Chair)
  • Mrs Gulnara Abbasova
  • Dr Fahid Hashem
  • Dr Kristen Lindsay
  • Dr Rowena Silcock
  • Dr Mitchell Smith
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Category: Self-paced online courses