Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ history, cultural identity, beliefs and values...

Course Learning
Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ history, cultural identity,
beliefs and values with a particular focus on the burden of disease.
2. Explore the relationship between Australia's history of colonisation, relevant social
and healthcare policy and the multiplicity of experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples including health status and life expectancy.
3. Identify key social determinants of health and their trends for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people including access, funding, housing, employment, infrastructure
and education.
4. Identify and discuss ways of redressing health care inequities including the burden
of illness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
5. Discuss strategies that hold the potential to improve the burden of illness and life
expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
6. Describe the principles of cultural competence and cultural safety in order to provide
culturally competent nursing care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This
must include identifying the impact of racism and effective communication strategies.
7. Examine and reflect on your personal lens and potential biases about Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people
8. Outline the principles of ethical research when working with Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities.