Day 1 Workshops - NATSIEHC22
2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference Update
We are now only six weeks away from the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC22), taking place on Larrakia country in Darwin on Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 May 2022.
Day 1 Workshops
Visions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health in 2030 Workshop
The Conference Leadership Group is excited to invite First Nations delegates to a Mob Only Event on Day 1 of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference 2022.
The Visions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health in 2030 Workshop will bring together First Nation conference delegates to reimagine what the future of eye health for our communities could and should look like.
The workshop will be facilitated by Professor Sohail Inayatulla, UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies and global expert in Futures Thinking. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn about what the likely eye health scenario is in 2030 for our communities, and then discuss and determine what our preferred futures are based on our collective aspirations for the future.
This is an opportunity to workshop what First Nations markers for success in eye health for our communities are for the future and to express what we as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in eye health and vision care would like to see in place for 2030. The workshop will help to shape recommendations for governments and the eye health and vision care sector and seek to inform the future direction for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye care.
Sohail Inayatullah
Professor Sohail Inayatullah is the inaugural UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at USIM, Malaysia. He is a political scientist/futurist at Tamkang University, Taipei; an Associate at Melbourne Business School in the University of Melbourne; a researcher at Metafuture.org, a global think-tank; and an instructor at Metafuture Online Futures School.
He is also futurist-in-residence (virtual) at the Government of Abu Dhabi, Department of Culture and Tourism. Sohail has authored and co-edited twenty-five books/cdroms, including: Futures Thinking in Asia and the Pacific: Why Foresight Matters for Policy Makers (2020). He has written more than 350 journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries and magazine editorials. Some of his books and articles have been translated into a variety of languages, including Catalan, Spanish, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Indonesian, Farsi, Arabic, and Mandarin.
Cross Cultural Workshop
As part of the efforts to strengthen cultural safety across the sector we have teamed up with Cross Cultural Consultants, an Aboriginal owned and operated training provider. Cross Cultural Consultants will deliver a unique training experience for non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conference delegates on the afternoon of Day 1. The workshop will cover context, culture, communication, and is targeted at those involved in delivering or supporting advancements in eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Jason Elsegood
Our trainer, Jason Elsegood, is an Aboriginal man born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. Jason's Aboriginal ancestral roots are tied to Jingili and Limilngan language groups. Throughout his working life, Jason has also lived and studied in Western Australia, New South Wales, and ACT.
He has spent over 25 years working in remote Aboriginal communities and with and for Aboriginal people in a community development context and facilitating community and stakeholder engagement, as well as training programs.
Jason has co-designed content and frameworks to create measurable changes in thinking and actions to increase the understanding and capabilities of individuals and organisations.
He has delivered complex and sensitive consultations involving Government, service providers and community members and undertakes culturally safe and responsive engagement, facilitation and project services working with a wide variety of clients across multiple sectors. Working in a non-confrontational manner to bring together diverse stakeholders, people and communities, Jason builds rapport, relationships and common ground based on mutual trust and respect.
Jason holds formal qualifications in Aboriginal Community Management and Development (Honours) and International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Engagement.
2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Awards
The 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Awards recognise achievements and contributions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health. Formerly known as the Leaky Pipe Awards, the sector awards are aligned with the Conference theme – Our Vision in Our Hands – set by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Conference Leadership Group. This broad theme recognises work to improve access to eye care for Indigenous Australians that have an element of promoting and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and ownership of the sector’s work and vision.
Nominations are open for the 2022 awards, in the following categories:
- Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health by Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO)
- Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health (Individual)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership in eye health
- Allyship in contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health
We are particularly interested in identifying and acknowledging the ‘unsung heroes’ in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health.
Nominations Close COB 22 April 2022
Conference Program
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Conference Leadership Group and Conference Program Advisory Group have worked hard to develop a great and high value event for all delegates. The Conference program includes: Keynote presentations, Table top presentations, Workshops, Plenary and concurrent papers, Posters, Exhibition tables, Campfire discussions, Welcome function, Conference dinner, and Awards.
See below for an outline of the structural framework for day one of the conference. Additional Day 2 and Day 3 details are accessible on our website. As we finalise more details, we will continue to populate the program displayed on the website.
Day 1 Draft Program Outline (subject to change)
