Ms Joanne Hedges

Ms Joanne Hedges
 Position Senior Lecturer
 Org Unit Dental School Administration
 Email joanne.hedges@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 0869
 Mobile +61 4 3152 4995
 Location Floor/Room Level Four ,  44-60 Rundle Mall - Rundle Mall Plaza ,   North Terrace

  • Biography/ Background

    Background

    I am a Yamatji woman. I have strong beliefs about the need for good oral health as part of improved general health and wellbeing for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

    I worked previously with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) for over 26 years.

    Qualifications

    Qualified Dental Nurse

    Qualified Aboriginal Health Worker (AHW)

    Cert IV Training & Assessment

    I commenced working at VAHS as a qualified practicing dental nurse I was promoted to Aboriginal Health Worker (AHW), and subsequently undertook a range of project officer and managerial roles.

    Over the years I have gained significant expertise, experience and insight into the challenges of Aboriginal health and the associated politics.

    Employed at ARCPOH since 2011 as an Aboriginal research officer I am working in the field with mothers and their babies in a study aligned to Early Childhood Caries (Baby Teeth Talk).

    An exciting methodological component of this research involves the application of Motivational Interviewing. This is the first time this technique has been used in oral health within Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islander communities of Australia.

    Previous Work Participation

    Member of National Heart Foundation Aboriginal Reference Group

    Aboriginal Health Council South Australia & National Prescribing Service - Quality Use of Medicines (Lead Train the Trainer)

    Royal Australian College of General Practitioners- International Normalised Ratio (INR) Anticoagulant Medicines - Researcher

    Australian Pharmacy Guild -Quality Use of Medicines -Project Officer

    Victorian Cancer Council -(Bowel Cancer) Aboriginal Project Officer

    Sponsored Studies

    Australian National Prescribing Service - Promoting Rational Use of Medicines in the Community a two week winter course in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Current Studies

    I also commenced my Masters of Public Health (p/t) in late 2012. I look forward to integrating my academic work with my researcher role to make a positive contribution to improved understanding and therefore effective and positive intervention in the health and wellbeing of the next generation and generations to come.

     

The information in this directory is provided to support the academic, administrative and business activities of the University of Adelaide. To facilitate these activities, entries in the University Phone Directory are not limited to University employees. The use of information provided here for any other purpose, including the sending of unsolicited commercial material via email or any other electronic format, is strictly prohibited. The University reserves the right to recover all costs incurred in the event of breach of this policy.

Entry last updated: Friday, 18 Aug 2023

To link to this page, please use the following URL:  /directory/joanne.hedges