UQ Yarns

In the final episode of UQ Yarns for 2020, Associate Professor Maree Toombs is joined by UQ senior lecturer and Inala Indigenous Health Service GP, Dr Geoff Spurling. Maree yarns with Dr Spurling on the year that has been, his journey through medicine into General Practice and working with one of Australia’s leading Indigenous health experts, Dr Noel Hayman.

In this episode, Associate Professor Maree Toombs yarns with Indigenous man and QIMR Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research manager, Greg Pratt. They yarn about his role in genomics and work in aiding non-Indigenous researchers to effectively co-design and collaborate with First Nations people to make a significant impact to their health outcomes.

In this episode, Associate Professor Maree Toombs yarns with UQ PhD candidate Shea Spierings, a proud Gangulu man born and raised on Darumbal country about his thesis work on investigating Aboriginal men’s perspectives on the criminalisation of Indigeneity in Australian Society.

In this episode, Associate Professor Maree Toombs yarns with UQ Centre for Online Health Director, Anthony Smith who has been delivering telehealth opportunities in metropolitan, regional and remote Queensland for almost 20 years. Hear about his pathway into telemedicine, and how he and his team are working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to transform the way health services are delivered in Indigenous communities.

In this episode, Associate Professor Maree Toombs yarns with the inspirational Francis Nona, a proud Badulaig man who is lecturer and Masters student at UQ's School of Public Health. Hear about his unique journey and how he is using the power of education as a tool to close the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.