From Marginalised to Empowered: transformative methods for Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Chief Investigators: Professor Fiona Stanley (Telethon ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Indigenous Health

Out of the discussions with the our partners and in particular the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS) the Institute has commenced initial ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Indigenous Health
• Kulunga Aboriginal Unit

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

Siblings of children with intellectual disability have unique family experiences, varying by type of disability. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability of varying severity that occurs among individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol. Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians, the effects of colonisation and ongoing racism could increase the risk of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• September 2023

Globally, there is a recognised need that all populations should be able to access the benefits of genomics and precision medicine. However, achieving this remains constrained by a paucity of data that quantifies access to clinical genomics, particularly amongst Indigenous populations. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

Almost half of stillbirths could be potentially identified antenatally based on a combination of factors ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

The health disadvantages faced by Australian Aboriginal peoples are evidenced in early life, although few studies have focused on the reasons for population-level inequalities in more severe adverse outcomes. This study aimed to examine the scale of disparity in severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) and mortality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal births and quantify the relative contributions of important maternal and infant factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021

The impact of perinatal outcomes, maternal social and health outcomes and level of culturally secure service availability on the health outcomes of Western Australian Aboriginal infants and children ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• March 2018

Low back pain (LBP) care is frequently discordant with research evidence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016