2008 Conference
AMRRIC will host another significant conference in Darwin at the Holiday Inn, Esplanade on the Tuesday the 14th Oct 2008 as the lead in to the Australian Institute of Animal Management (AIAM) Conference.
Please note; the conference program shown below is currently being finalised.
AMRRIC CONFERENCE 2008 DARWIN THEMES AND SPEAKERS
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ITEM |
SPEAKER | POSITION | TOPIC | TIME |
| MORNING | ||||
| Welcome to Country Larrakia Nation | Larrakia Nation | |||
| Keynote Speaker | Major General Dave Chalmers | Operational Commander NTERT | NT ERT perspective on improving Indigenous community health and how improving animal health is linked to this objective. | |
| AMRRIC Update | Ms Julia Hardaker | EO AMRRIC | Overview of AMRRIC during past 12 months | |
| Environmental Health Worker Manual | Dr Samantha Phelan | AMRRIC Board Member and Author | ||
| Chronic Disease Prevention through Prioritizing Animal Health Programs | Ms Janet Robinson BSc (Environmental Health); Grad Cert Emergency ManagementBAgSc (Hons) and Mr Scott McIntyre | Dept Of Health QLD | Improving environmental health outcomes in Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through community based animal management programs. | |
| Morning Tea | ||||
| Warren Fryer | Environmental Health Team Shire of Derby, WA | Dog Health Programs in WA | ||
| Darren Hickey | Inspector RSPCA Victoria - Gippsland | Lake Tyers Victorian Dog health Programs | ||
| Ms Megan Prendergast | University of Sydney and RSPCA NSW. | Attitudes of Indigenous Australians that may influence uptake of desexing programs: A Case Study | ||
| Miss Bonnie Cumming | QLD | The Value of Volunteering | ||
| LUNCH | ||||
| AFTERNOON SESSION | ||||
| Strategies for Culturally Appropriate Animal Health Education Programs with Indigenous Communities | Dr Sophie Constable | Approaches to Community Education in two Rural and Remote Indigenous communities: 2 case studies Constable SE, Dixon RM, Rixon RJ | ||
| Establishing a Sustainable Dog Health Program | Ms Janet Robinson and Mr Scott McIntyre | Dept Of Health QLD | Implementing integrated, community-based animal management programs in Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island local governments. | |
| Relationship between Emotional and Social Well-being and Dog Health Programs | Jida Gulpulil | Ramingining, Tank Area, Arnhem Land NT | Relevance of Dogs to Indigenous people and the effects of inappropriate and mass culling programs | |
| AFTERNOON TEA | ||||
| NT Dept Local Government | Minister Robert Knight - Member for Daly, NT Minster for Department of Local Government | NT Department of Local Government | Animal Welfare and Control across the new Shires. | |
| Geoff Irwin, Vice President AIAM | Coordinator Animal Management, Gold Coast City Council | Local Government Involving the Community | ||
| Bob Small,Nhulumbuy Nesman Bara, Umbakumba | NT Environmental Team | “How Dog Health ProgramsCan Work - Umbakumba Style” | ||
| CLOSE | Julia Hardaker | AMRRIC | Invitation to attend the AGM |
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The one day conference will form the lead in to the Australian Institute of Animal Management (AIAM) Conference the following three days. For AIAM Conference Information click here
