ASMIRT / NZIMRT 2025 review: First Nations perspective on cancer care

8 April 2025

ASMIRT/NZIMRT 2025 featured expert speakers on cancer care for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori People.

Croakey Health Media interviewed Adjunct Professor Jacinta Elston, registered nurse Kelly Trudgen, and Māori health leader and radiation therapist Lisa Te Paiho, who highlight examples of policy and practice shifts aimed at addressing inequity. They also share lived experience that has driven their work.

Journalist Marie McInerney reports in Change the system: addressing inequity in cancer care for Māori and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Croakey Health Media interviews expert speakers Adjunct Professor Jacinta Elston, with registered nurse and Gumbaynggirr woman Kelly Trudgen

Croakey Health Media interviews Māori health leader and radiation therapist Lisa Te Paiho

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