I am very grateful to my colleagues for the award of NT clinical educator of the year 2019 which I received at the CPMEC conference in Canberra yesterday. I also felt humbled to be a finalist in the national award. Thanks to all my colleagues in the NT.
Professor Stephen McDonald, Chair of the National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce and nephrologist from Adelaide summarising the conference proceedings and challenging those attending to help make things happen.
Dr James Stacey presents the extensive and critical role of General Practice and primary healthcare in kidney health for people in the Kimberley region, WA
Dr Emma Fitzsimmons outlining the critical contribution of primary healthcare to kidney health across the continuum in Darwin. Services provided by Danila Dilba are great for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with kidney disease in Darwin.
Gill Gorham, one of the major contributors to major changes to renal health in the NT over the past decades and current PhD candidate at Menzies School of Health Research presents work on the dialysis models of care in the NT.
Experience is the best teacher. Mr Ray Sambo: what an excellent chronicle of how peritoneal dialysis works. What an inspirational presentation of a difficult journey and the motivation behind the journey. A great lesson for us all from Mr Sambo. Tell the success story!!