Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare
Ask the Specialist is a podcast for health professionals who work with First Nations peoples in the place colonisers called the Northern Territory of Australia. Healthcare providers ask Arrernte, Larrakia, Tiwi, Warlpiri and Yolngu leaders their "burning questions" which span clinical to philosophical ideas. The Specialists are: Aunty Bilawara Lee, Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman and Bernadette Nethercott, Jimmy Langdon, Sabella Kngwarraye Turner and Amelia Kngwarraye Turner.
Ask the Specialist was supported by the Communicate Study at Menzies School of Health Research. Episodes 8-10 were created in collaboration with Purple House, the Djalkiri Foundation and NT Health.
Ep 1-7:
Hosts: Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath
Voice over: Richard Margetson
Sound production: Hamish Robertson
Producer/Executive Producer: Vicki Kerrigan
Ep 8-10
Hosts: Kelly Clark and Christine Sanderson
Voice over: Brendan Phelan and Natasha Bertschi
Producer: Caddie Brain
Executive Producer: Vicki Kerrigan
Funding: Harry Christian Giese Research Into Action Award and Medical Research Futures Fund
Artwork: Amber Young
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod
Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare
1. Get to know your patient
"Is it ok to make eye contact?" is one of the most frequently asked questions about working with Aboriginal patients in the Northern Territory of Australia. In this first episode of Ask the Specialist you’ll get practical tips on how to develop rapport with your patient, learn how to say 'hello' in the Tiwi language and get an answer to the eye contact question. Getting to know your patient is part of delivering good health care. The Specialists say that if you spend a little time getting to know your patient, patient outcomes will improve.
Ask the Specialist: stories to inspire better healthcare was created by Vicki Kerrigan.