Address | Dr Louis Peachey | 50 years since the Australian Referendum (30 mins)
| Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
| 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM |
| Grand 1-4 |
Overview
In 1967, Indigenous Australians fought for and won the right to be seen. In the Golden Jubilee year of this achievement, Indigenous Australians are asking to be heard. There are still many barriers to opportunity for Indigenous Australians , so what can the membership of ACRRM do to assist Indigenous Australians, achieve equity, and close the gap in life expectancy and life opportunity.
Speaker
Dr Louis Peachey
Atherton District Memorial Hospital
Address : 50 years since the Australian Referendum
Biography
Dr Louis Peachey is a Girrimay man from the Djirribaligan language group (Rainforest People) of North Queensland. He is a Senior Medical Officer at the Atherton District Hospital where he works as a Rural Generalist Anaesthetist, and runs a regular clinic at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.
Dr Peachey was the founding President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA), and is a former Board member of ACRRM. He has been an advocate for Rural and Indigenous Health for more than 25 years.
He served in Mount Isa as a Senior Lecturer and Medical Educator for MICRRA. Through the Mount Isa Simman Partnership, his team delivered training to remote areas surrounding Mount Isa. Louis was also one of the founding crew of the ACRRM ALS Course.
Dr Peachey served on the National Board of Headspace - National Youth Mental Health Foundation. His time on the board saw a national increase of 80% in the numbers of Indigenous Youth accessing Headspace.
