Diversity, inclusion and equity

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Disability Diversity, inclusion and equity New Content Research

Course developed for people with intellectual disability to learn about research

By Australian Health Journal — 2 weeks ago

Scope Australia is one of the largest not-for-profit disability service providers in Australia, supporting thousands of people with complex intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities. 
They operate across Victoria and New South Wales across more than 425 service locations.

Scope’s research team developed a course about what research is and how to do research. Eight people with intellectual disability did the course. Five people took part in interviews to help Scope learn about the course and how to make it better.

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Clinical Trials Diversity, inclusion and equity New Content

Redefining diversity in clinical trials

By Australian Health Journal — 3 years ago

Ensuring inclusion, diversity, equity and patient input in the development of novel drugs and medical devices has become well accepted in health care. However appropriate implementation of these elements has been a challenge for many. Only by implementing these conscious inputs can patient outcomes be improved and health disparities in marginalised groups be addressed.

Australian Health Journal spoke to Gillian Mason, Consumer and Community Involvement Lead at Hunter Medical Research Institute in Newcastle, NSW on this topic discussed at the recent ARCS Conference in Sydney.

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