1. The experiences of remote and rural Aboriginal Health Workers and registered nurses who undertook a postgraduate diabetes course to improve the health of Indigenous Australians.
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King, Meri, King, Lindy, Willis, Eileen, Munt, Rebecca, and Semmens, Frith
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COMMUNITY health workers ,COMPUTER assisted instruction ,DIABETES ,CURRICULUM ,EDUCATION research ,HEALTH promotion ,INTERNET ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,JOB descriptions ,RESEARCH methodology ,MENTORING ,TYPE 2 diabetes ,NURSE administrators ,NURSES ,PATIENT education ,PROFESSIONS ,RURAL conditions ,SCHOLARSHIPS ,SELF-efficacy ,TIME management ,TRANSCULTURAL medical care ,RURAL nursing ,QUALITATIVE research ,MEDICAL care of indigenous peoples ,HEALTH of indigenous peoples ,CULTURAL identity ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper reports on an evaluation of an educational initiative that seeks to improve the diabetes health outcomes of a vulnerable group, Indigenous Australians residing in remote and rural New South Wales. In this context seven Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) and ten registered nurses (RNs) undertook an accredited Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) course. The aims of this study were to identify the beliefs, attitudes and experiences of this group concerning specialist diabetes training, strategies already used by managers and those that could be used to help consolidate the diabetes expertise of AHWs and RNs. The fi ndings indicate specialist diabetes training and constructive support is required if AHWs and RNs are to develop from a novice to an expert. We concluded that the ADEA diabetes course is highly relevant to the needs of Indigenous Australians an [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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