dr vivIENNE chuter

Vivienne Chuter, Professor of Podiatry – University of Western Sydney

Dr Vivienne Chuter is a Professor of Podiatry at Western Sydney University.  She leads a clinically-based research program focusing on prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and in non-Indigenous Australians…(read more below).

This presentation will provide an overview for practitioners of Podiatry curriculum accreditation standards (2021) and responsive cultural capability teaching and learning curricula against the background of ongoing professional capability requirements (effective January 2022), and governing Health Practitioner Regulation National Law amendments (October 2022) relating to Cultural Safety and podiatry.  The overwhelming evidence of the potential of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curricula to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcome equity will be discussed alongside and overview of principles that develop understanding of the cultural dimensions of the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and that facilitate humble and inclusive teaching and learning. The potential for integration of the expanding skill set of new graduate practitioners in podiatry services to promote culturally safe environments will be reviewed.

The way a health service acts (cultural responsiveness) determines its Cultural Safety. The aim of workshop is for foot health services (including individual podiatrists) to reflect upon themselves, engage with and learn from local Community how they could work better with and for First Nations Peoples, and be responsive in delivering safer service as judged by service users. This workshop will use traditional yarning methods facilitating a relaxed and open communication forum for deep discussion with clinicians to facilitate reflection on clinical behaviours and approaches and how these can be modified to promote cultural safety in practice.