Indigenising non-Indigenous Spaces – Developments in Medical Regulation in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Tracks
Room 1 - In-Person & Online
| Monday, October 21, 2024 |
| 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM |
| Room 1 |
Overview
Belinda Gibb, Richard Tankersley & Kiri Rikihana, AU & NZ Medical Council
Speaker
Kiri Rikihana
Manukura Tuarua | Deputy Ceo
Te Kaunihera Rata O Aotearoa | Medical Council Of New Zealand
Indigenising non-Indigenous spaces – developments in medical regulation in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand..
Biography
Kiri is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa The Medical Council of New Zealand, responsibilities include notifications, legal investigations, and education and accreditation of medical practitioners. She is the former Executive Director of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and General Manager Mortality Review Committees at the Health Quality and Safety Commission. Kiri sits on the Specialist Education Accreditation Committee for the Australian Medical Council, and the Board of Directors of Tu Ora Compass Health Primary Health Organisation. Kiri has led organisational culture change in several organisations to advance knowledge in health equity.
Richard Tankersley
Kaitiaki Mana Māori | Guardian of Māori Authority
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand
Indigenising non-Indigenous spaces – developments in medical regulation in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Biography
Richard is the Kaitiaki Mana Māori (Guardian of all things Māori) for Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa The Medical Council of New Zealand. He is the tuakana (eldest) in his whānau, identifies as takatāpui (Māori and LGBTQIA+) and has over 30 years training as a Māori cultural specialist. He has been a member of the Council’s Executive Leadership Team since 2021, having previously worked as Principal Advisor Māori for the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, and before that for 9 years as a Commissioner at the New Zealand Human Rights Commission. He has experience as an Indigenous mental health worker, a community leader, an event manager, a facilitator, and a celebrant. His home base is Ōtautahi Christchurch, and currently lives in te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Ms Belinda Gibb
Manager Indigenous Policy And Programs
Australian Medical Council
Indigenising non-Indigenous spaces – developments in medical regulation in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Abstract
Oral presentation
Indigenous leaders within the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) share approaches that embrace Indigenous practices to enhance outcomes for Indigenous and other under-served populations.
MCNZ and AMC are driving change in the areas of regulatory processes, cultural competence, cultural safety, and Indigenous health. In medical education, the regulators set and oversee standards for the accreditation of medical training providers, either alone, or in collaboration. Both systems expect strengthened requirements on providers to better equip the profession for working in the diverse communities they serve. Both Councils are also responsible for assessing the suitability of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to practise in their new country, including practising appropriately with Indigenous people.
This presentation will reflect on our joint experience in working with Indigenous partners to bring Indigenous knowledge, experience, and values to the fore in health regulation and thought leadership. We may cover analysing structures, policies, and practices within our institutions, and incorporating our knowledge and ways of working into a system that was originally designed to exclude our voices. Approaches include using the Aboriginal practice of yarning circles to gather information, the role of tikanga Māori (Māori custom) in rapport building for conduct investigations, Indigenising non-Indigenous spaces, and prioritising Indigenous knowledge and experience to inform our work. Panellists will talk about the rewards, benefits, and challenges of creating space and ceding power to Indigenous voices and decision making.
Gibbs, B. Rikihana, K. Tankersley, R. April 2024
Indigenous leaders within the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) share approaches that embrace Indigenous practices to enhance outcomes for Indigenous and other under-served populations.
MCNZ and AMC are driving change in the areas of regulatory processes, cultural competence, cultural safety, and Indigenous health. In medical education, the regulators set and oversee standards for the accreditation of medical training providers, either alone, or in collaboration. Both systems expect strengthened requirements on providers to better equip the profession for working in the diverse communities they serve. Both Councils are also responsible for assessing the suitability of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to practise in their new country, including practising appropriately with Indigenous people.
This presentation will reflect on our joint experience in working with Indigenous partners to bring Indigenous knowledge, experience, and values to the fore in health regulation and thought leadership. We may cover analysing structures, policies, and practices within our institutions, and incorporating our knowledge and ways of working into a system that was originally designed to exclude our voices. Approaches include using the Aboriginal practice of yarning circles to gather information, the role of tikanga Māori (Māori custom) in rapport building for conduct investigations, Indigenising non-Indigenous spaces, and prioritising Indigenous knowledge and experience to inform our work. Panellists will talk about the rewards, benefits, and challenges of creating space and ceding power to Indigenous voices and decision making.
Gibbs, B. Rikihana, K. Tankersley, R. April 2024
Biography
Belinda is a proud Dharug woman, the traditional Custodians of Sydney, Australia. She has over 25 years’ experience in education, policy and program delivery, in both government and the not for profit sector. With senior manager roles in Government Agencies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, such as The Healing Foundation, Community First Development, and as CEO at Australia’s leading Indigenous education provider, the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC). She is currently the Manager of Indigenous Policy and Programs at the Australian Medical Council, working closely with the executive, staff and AMC Committees to grow the knowledge of the AMC around Cultural Safety and Indigenous Health, and ensure it is imbedded across all their policy and programs, both internally and externally.
Belinda also sits on the Boards of Dharug Strategic Management Group, whose purpose is the advancement of culture and wellbeing of the Dharug people, exercising care and stewardship over elements of Dharug Nura (Country) that return to Dharug care, and until recently CRANAplus, the peak professional body for the remote and isolated health workforce, and is an Independent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor for the ACT Government Working with Vulnerable People Committee.
