9 November 2020 at 12pm - 1pm (Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne, AEDT)
This webinar is brought to you by the DA Education Centre (2020) and is part of our NAIDOC Week celebration.
To celebrate NAIDOC Week, Dietitians Australia will launch 'Reconciliation and Dietitians Australia', a fantastic new resource which showcases our reconciliation journey to date. Two of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group members, Noell Burgess and Robyn Delbridge will be joined by CEO Robert Hunt to launch this new resource and talk about the journey of working reconciliation into the fabric of our organisation together as staff and members. This event is not to be missed!
Speakers:
Robyn Delbridge is an AdvAPD and Chair of DA's Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group (RAPWG). The things she cares most about are equality and justice through food and nutrition, and she loves juicy conversations over shared meals. She is the Acting Discipline Lead for the Master of Dietetics at Swinburne University and formerly worked in Community Nutrition roles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Victoria, New South Wales and the Torres Strait Islands. She is a PhD scholar, former DA Board Director and DA's Young Achiever of the Year in 2016.
Robert Hunt is the CEO of Dietitians Australia and has significant health industry management experience with the National Heart Foundation, Australian Medical Association and most recently as National CEO of St. John Ambulance Australia. Robert is a qualified CPA, born and bred in Canberra. Robert's strong focus throughout his career has been to advance professional conduct and he is a passionate advocate for support and encouragement of professional life. As a long time member of his professional body CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Robert is keen to protect and enhance the professional standing and recognition of dietitians in Australia.
Noell Burgess is an APD. She completed a Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and
Dietetics with Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She has been practicing
in the areas of Community Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Tertiary Education and
Private Practice for over 20 years and more recently has commenced working with
the Primary Health Network as an Aboriginal Health Coordinator based at Tweed
Heads.
Noell was the first Australian Aboriginal Dietitian and has worked in both remote and
urban settings with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She was
involved in the creation Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and has been
involved in development of the DAA Reconciliation Action Plan. She is passionate
about encouraging the next generation of Dietitians to be educated about Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Culture and to understand how to communicate and work
with our First Nations People.
This event is worth 1 CPD hour.
Webinar access details will be sent out via email on Friday, 6 November 2020. The webinar will be recorded and emailed to registrants in the days following the live event.