1THIS IS AN EXTRACT FROM A JOINT PRESENTATION BY NOELA BAIGRIE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT SHARING SOLUTIONS QUEENSLAND &

The title for this presentation “Tracks to a shared future ” stems from my forward dreaming to achieve true excellence in the provision of aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We reveal a lot about ourselves by the tracks we leave they certainly reveal our direction, where we have gone and where we are heading. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have found strange and unfamiliar tracks in the past. What tracks are we going to make to ensure excellence in indigenous aged care? Our “shared future ” is about all stakeholders in the aged care industry walking together and caring together to accomplish a best practice model for the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. My segment of this collaborative presentation relates to the requirement for care providers to properly understand, recognise and respect the true needs of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. In particular, the special positions held by our Elders within our culture as well as the significance of traditional approaches to care, healing, medicines & ceremonies. Firstly, I believe we need to carefully consider and understan