This presentation will explore barriers experienced by Indigenous Australians in accessing precision health research and clinical trials. In this context, we discuss cancer research, the lack of recording of identity for Indigenous participants and the initiatives being undertaken by the Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics to address these issues through two-way learning and key partnerships.
Dr Shayne Bellingham is Wotjobaluk man, and descendent of the Kennedy family group, from the Wimmera region of Victoria. Shayne holds a PhD in Genetics from the University of Melbourne and has had an extensive career in medical research prior to transition to a career in program management. His interests include genomic and precision medicine for the benefit of Aboriginal and Tores Strait Islander people.Dr Shayne Bellingham is Wotjobaluk man, and descendent of the Kennedy family group, from the Wimmera region of Victoria. Shayne holds a PhD in Genetics from the University of Melbourne and has had an extensive career in medical research prior to transition to a career in program management. His interests include genomic and precision medicine for the benefit of Aboriginal and Tores Strait Islander people.
Louise is a proud Jaadwa woman and Traditional Owner from Western Victoria. She has held senior research, strategic, project and business management roles in the private and public hospitals/healthcare sectors, Aboriginal health, local government and government owned entities. In her current role at The Kids Research Institute Australia she manages a number of Indigenous Genomics research and Community engagement projects, a research and policy translation program, has established and manages the largest Indigenous genomics Governance network in Australia, and is passionate about the need to remove diagnostic, treatment and research barriers and to create culturally safe genetic and genomic service pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
