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Improving the capacity of researchers and bereaved parents to co-design and translate stillbirth research together

Working with bereaved parents in co-designed stillbirth research, policy and practice is essential to improving care and outcomes. 

Hospital and emergency department discharge against medical advice in Western Australian Aboriginal children aged 0–4 years from 2002 to 2018: A cohort study

Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a priority issue for the health system. Little is known about the factors associated with DAMA for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) children in Australia. 

Invasive Infections Caused by Lancefield Groups C/G and A Streptococcus, Western Australia, Australia, 2000–2018

Epidemiologic data on invasive group C/G Streptococcus (iGCGS) infections are sparse internationally. Linked population-level hospital, pathology, and death data were used to describe the disease burden in Western Australia, Australia, during 2000-2018 compared with that of invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS, Streptococcus pyogenes) infections.

Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing

The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team follows an holistic definition of Aboriginal Health which means that health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but includes the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.

NKNK fifth Big Elders meeting

The fifth Big Elders meeting/gathering was held on the Wednesday, 28th of February 2024 at Burswood on Swan.

Empowering Parents and Carers to Improve Cultural Security in Early Education Settings

This research project was part of the broader Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort (Our Children, Our Heart) five-year (2016 to 2020) project.

Big Elders Meeting 2019

The third Big Elders meeting/gathering was held on the 26th of February 2019 at Burswood on Swan.

Ideas Grants to support innovative research

Two research teams, led by The Kids Research Institute Australia, have been awarded more than $2 million to fund innovative projects.

Indigenous young people's resilience and wellbeing

Carrington Shepherd PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres

‘Defying the odds’: Exploring the impact of perinatal outcomes, maternal social and health outcomes and level of culturally appropriate service availability on the health of Western Australian Aboriginal infants and children

Carrington Fiona Shepherd Stanley PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa)