Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

You are a junior doctor at a regional Western Australian hospital. Hospital data show that Aboriginal children in the district are admitted with skin infections…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A Perth tertiary hospital's ear, nose and throat department plans a programme to reduce chronic suppurative otitis media in a remote Aboriginal community 1500 k…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community has been admitted to a tertiary hospital with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. English is the family's fir…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 22-year-old Aboriginal man is brought to a regional hospital by his aunt six weeks after his grandfather's funeral. At night he hears his grandfather calling…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 38-year-old Aboriginal woman is on the caseload of a metropolitan community mental health team after her third admission this year for a depressive episode wi…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 34-year-old Aboriginal man attends a general practice in a regional Western Australian town six weeks after his uncle died. He sleeps poorly, has stopped goin…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy is brought to a regional clinic by his aunt six weeks after his grandmother died. He says he hears his grandmother calling his name…

Pre-internship · niche

A 67-year-old Yolŋu man from a remote community in north-east Arnhem Land is admitted to a Darwin hospital for assessment of low mood and weight loss. His first…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old Aboriginal woman from a remote Kimberley community is admitted to a Broome hospital with small bowel obstruction and listed for laparotomy on tomo…

Pre-internship · middle twist