Contributors
There were many people involved in the 2018 update of the Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide and their contributions are listed below.
The project was coordinated by Samantha Furneaux.
Content writers and editors | ||
Lisa Atkins | Project Officer, NSW Refugee Health Service | People living with a disability; Men's health; Older people |
Philippa Duell-Piening | Coordinator, Victorian Refugee Health Network, Foundation House | Communication and interpreters; Settlement support; Asylum seekers |
Samantha Furneaux | Sector Development and Policy Advisor, Victorian Refugee Health Network, Foundation House | Refugee patients in primary care; Identifying patients from refugee backgrounds |
Dr Ida Kaplan | Direct Services Manager, Foundation House | Management of psychological effects of torture or other traumatic events |
Dr Karen Kiang | Paediatrician, Royal Children's Hospital | Child and adolescent health |
Christine Maidment | Training and Development Officer, NSW Refugee Health Service | People living with a disability; Men's health; Older people |
Dr Georgia Paxton | Head Immigrant Health Clinic, Royal Children's Hospital | Child and adolescent health |
Dr Mitchell Smith | Director, NSW Refugee Health Service | People living with a disability; Men's health; Older people |
Dr Kate Walker | GP, cohealth Honorary Fellow, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne | Refugee patients in primary care; Refugee health assessment; management of psychological effects of torture or other traumatic events; Approach to consultation and management; Prescribing tips; Tips for making referrals |
Content reviewers | ||
Sue Casey | Manager, Sector Development and Partnerships, Foundation House | |
Samantha Furneaux | Sector Development and Policy Advisor, Victorian Refugee Health Network, Foundation House | |
Dr Joanne Gardiner | Refugee Health Fellow, Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Melbourne Health; GP, cohealth; RACGP Refugee Health Specific Interest Group | Refugee Health Fellow, Victorian Infectious Diseases, Melbourne Health |
Morgan Moran | Practice Nurse, Medi7 | |
Dr Gillian Singleton | Medical Director, Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub | |
Merilyn Spratling | Refugee Health Nurse Practitioner, EACH Social and Community Health; Refugee Nurses Australia | |
Content advice | ||
Dr Nadia Chaves | Infectious diseases and general physician, cohealth Kensington; Alfred Health | Refugee health assessment tables 1-4 |
Donna Chesters | Program Leader, Education and Early Years, Foundation House | Sexual health |
Dr Rebecca Cole | Policy Advisor, Foundation House | |
Kath Cooney | Early Years Program Coordinator, Foundation House | Early childhood |
Dr Aesen Thambiran | Sexual health | |
Ainslie Hannan | Asylum Seeker Systems and Advocacy Coordinator, Foundation House | Asylum seekers |
Emily Harris | Community Development Officer, South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network; Chair, National Primary Health Network Refugee Health Community of Practice | Identifying patients from refugee backgrounds |
Dr Assunta Hunter | Sector Development and Policy Advisor - Disability | Disability |
Dr Kudzai Kanhutu | Refugee Health Fellow, Infectious Disease Physician, Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Melbourne Health | Infectious diseases |
Dr Ida Kaplan | Direct Services Manager, Foundation House | Mental health |
Toni Mansfield | Sector Development and Policy Advisor, Victorian Refugee Health Network, Foundation House | |
Lindy Marlow | Statewide Facilitator, Refugee Health Program | Whole-of-practice approaches |
Dr Gillian Singleton | Medical Director, Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub | Refugee health assessment, asylum seekers |
Josef Szwarc | Research and Policy Manager, Foundation House | Asylum seekers |
National Project Advisory Group | ||
Maggie Arnold and Samantha Milford | North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network | |
Dr Nadia Chaves | Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) | |
Lisa Clements | Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) | |
Carmen D'Costa and Chloe Stoddart | Department of Health | |
Gerry Mak and Wayne Bruton | General Practice Registrars Australia | |
Lindy Marlow | Refugee Health Network of Australia (RHeaNA) | |
Anne Nixon | Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service (STTARS) | |
Dr Christine Phillips and Dr Jill Benson | RACGP Refugee Health Specific Interest Group | |
Kathy Ragless | Companion House | |
Martin Silveira and Matthew Palmer | South Western Sydney Primary Health Network | |
Dr Mitchell Smith and Lisa Atkins | NSW Refugee Health Service | |
Dr Dino Tauson | Northern Territory Primary Health Network | |
Irene Simonda | Northern Territory Refugee Health Program | |
Nick Tebbey and Simon Gordon | Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) | |
Andrea Vancia | Brisbane South Primary Health Network | |
Fernanda Torresi | Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) | |
Jan Williams | Refugee Nurses Australia | |
Consultation participants - with special thanks | ||
Community groups and bicultural workers from refugee backgrounds who participated in consultations from Queensland and NSW | ||
Dr Tim Wittick, GP Registrar, who conducted a research evaluation project to inform the development of the website | ||
Nurses and GPs who participated in formal and informal consultations | ||
Refugee health nurses in Victoria | ||
Refugee Nurses Australia (RNA) | ||
Refugee Health Network of Australia executive | ||
State representatives - referral information | ||
Ashlynn Bayley, Karl Schmitz and Matthew Seabrook | STTARS | |
Lisa Clements | Companion House | |
Lucrecia Cardona Velez and Kamila Moradi | NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) | |
Rose Dupleix and Kerry Munnery | Foundation House | |
Eloise Higgs | Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) | |
Bassem Koujak and Fernanda Torresi | QPASTT | |
Rebecca Loring and Emily Churches | Phoenix Centre | |
Laura Quirk and Irene Simonda | Melaleuca Refugee Centre | |
Ally Wakefield | Refugee Health Network of Queensland | |
Technical contributors | ||
Neil Conning | Copy editing and proofreading | |
Neal McGuinness, bluecorner | Graphic design | |
Dr Raquel Newman, serum communications | Medical editing and proofreading | |
Davide Santolin, skeda | Website development |
The ASID/RHeaNA Recommendations were written in 2016. Chapters of these recommendations have been replicated on the Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide website. Contributors to the ASID/RHeaNA Recommendations are listed below and full details can be accessed in the ASID/RHeaNA Recommendations. |
Expert advisory group |
Dr Nadia J Chaves, Dr Georgia Paxton, Prof Beverley-Ann Biggs, Dr Aesen Thambiran, Dr Mitchell Smith, Jan Williams, Dr Joanne Gardiner, A/Prof Joshua S Davis |
Chapter authors |
Dr Marion Bailes, Prof Beverley-Ann Biggs, Dr Nadia J Chaves, Dr Sarah Cherian, Dr Vanessa Clifford, A/Prof Benjamin Cowie, A/Prof Joshua Davies, A/Prof Justin Denholm, Dr Rebecca Dunn, Dr Josh Francis, Dr Joanne Gardiner, Dr Debbie Hocking, Prof David Isaacs, Dr Margaret Kay, Dr Karen Kiang, Dr Chris Lemoh, Jennifer Maclachlan, Dr Georgia Paxton, Dr Christine Phillips, Sahema Saheri, Dr Thomas Schulz, Dr Gillian Singleton, Dr Kasha Singh, Dr Mitchell Smith, Dr Aesen Thambiran, Dr Kate Walker, Jan Williams, Dr Shanti Narayanasamy |
Expert reviewers |
Dr Joshua S Davis, Dr John Furler, Dr Peter Greenberg, Prof Karin Leder, Prof James McCarthy, Prof Ric Price, Regina Quazon, Dr Nathan Ryder, Dr Harsha Sheorey, Dr Rebecca Szabo, Dr Alfred Chin Yen Tay, Dr Justin Waring, Dr Mary Webberley |
Refugee health nurse subcommittee |
Jan Williams, Merilyn Spratling, Sandy Eagar, Lindy Marlow |
Proofreading and editing |
Dr Nadia J Chaves, Dr Georgia Paxton, Dr Joshua S Davis, Dr Linny Kimly Phuong, Dr Shanti Narayanasamy, Dr Kudzai Kanhutu, Deborah Norberry |