The Migrant and Refugee Health Forum, to be held on Thursday 9 March will focus on best practice health care for new arrival migrants and refugees in South Australia.

It aims to bring together health professionals and the local community to better map and understand the journey of new arrival migrants and refugees within the Adelaide metropolitan health care system.

Health professionals will increase their knowledge of the challenges faced by refugee communities.

The forum will cover:

·         clinical sessions on general refugee health

·         child health issues – including immunisation

·         emotional health and wellbeing for people from refugee and asylum seeking background

·         women’s health and safety issues

·         infectious disease – current issues and management

·         panel discussion – where to from here?

To learn more or register, please visit the South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA) website – www.sapmea.asn.au.

A program and list of speakers is also available on the SAPMEA website.

The forum, to be held at Playford Civic Centre, will be hosted in partnership by Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide Primary Health Network and Northern Health Network, along with Playford City Council.