Aust Fam Physician
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Educating the health workforce in indigenous health has been set as a high priority by educational bodies and providers of general practice training. These groups advise the involvement of local indigenous communities in medical teaching and training. Few have asked community members what issues are important to them when teaching health professionals. ⋯ Results reveal insights into indigenous community members' perceptions, understanding of, and participation in, cross cultural teaching. Cross cultural interactions can be both rewarding and a risk to the teaching process. This needs to be managed and facilitated appropriately and in a timely manner.
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Detection and treatment of mental illness in indigenous communities is often complicated by cross cultural difference, social complexity and comorbid disorders. ⋯ Shifting to a self management and recovery orientation of mental health services has proven to be challenging. The challenges to autonomy and ownership of treatment plans are even more manifest for indigenous people. Therefore, there is a need to focus on effective and efficient brief interventions that promote self management.royal, australian, college, general, practitioner, gp, doctor, medical, practice, racgp, health, care, medication, information, practitioners, family, physician, afp, December, 2008, Indigenous, Health, motivational, care, planning
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I am writing this quest editorial for this 'Indigenous health' issue of Australian Family Physician because i have reached an important goal - one that many times i thought i would not achieve. I would like to share my story with others, particularly my Aboriginal brothers and sisters, so that they may be encouraged to keep doing and to reach their goals too.