In the hopes to developing a standardised way of enabling organisations and projects to adapt and change in the face of uncertainty and complexity Developing, the project, ‘Culturally Adaptive Governance Framework’ (CAGF), is currently being explored. In doing so, the proposed CAGF empowers and maintains fidelity to everchanging Indigenous knowledge, values, principles, and expertise.
Diabetes is a major problem for Indigenous Australians. Currently, monitoring blood glucose levels through frequent painful finger pricks is inconsistent. Flash glucose monitors are easy-to use, new devices worn on the arm providing real-time blood glucose levels to guide treatment. The project team will analyse whether these monitors help Indigenous Australians understand and manage blood glucose levels to avoid downstream complications of diabetes like heart disease and kidney failure.
Clinical research carries unique risks for Aboriginal people, particularly those providing broad consent such that their data and material may be shared widely. In the pursuit of self-determination Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are seeking new approaches to consent that support Indigenous data sovereignty, decisional autonomy and research engagement.
We need to understand why Indigenous Australians are less likely to receive evidence-based-cardiovascular (CV) care despite being at higher risk for heart attack and stroke. To motivate change, we also need to demonstrate the health and economic savings that could be achieved if evidence-based-CV care were better implemented in this community.