Compass 2024

Platinum Sponsor

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

At Charles Darwin University, our vision is to be Australia’s most connected university by delivering the education, training and research that matters to the people of the Northern Territory, Australia and beyond.  

The Faculty of Health leads CDU’s commitment to Australia’s health and community sectors. Delivering health education and research that is locally embedded and world-class, we focus on issues of national and regional significance, including the management of chronic health conditions, mental health, rural, remote and First Nations health.

The Faculty provides a workforce and professional development for the Northern Territory, Australia and beyond.

Gold Sponsor

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (RACGP)

For more than 60 years, we’ve been the backbone of Australia’s primary health system. We set the standards for education and practice and advocate for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.

We cultivate a stronger profession by supporting GPs at every stage of their career, from medical students and GPs in training, to experienced GPs. We help GPs continue their professional development throughout their careers. And we develop resources and guidelines to support GPs to provide their patients with world-class healthcare, and help with the unique issues that affect their practices.

We help GPs improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians through events, activities and resources. We are also the leading advocacy voice for GPs. We work to ensure the value the community places on GPs is reflected in policies and funding arrangements that support high-quality and sustainable patient services.

Australia’s GPs see more than two million patients each week, and support Australians through every stage of their lives. The scope of general practice is unmatched among medical professionals, so the RACGP supports members to be involved in all areas of care, including aged care, mental health, preventive care and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Silver Sponsor

NEAMI NATIONAL

We’re Neami. We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life – and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

We’re proud to support 38,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

Our services in the Northern Territory include the Head to Health Phone Service, Service Navigation support and the Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre, offering caring, friendly, and helpful mental health and wellbeing support.

Our Partners

ACRMM

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) for setting professional medical standards for training, assessment, certification and continuing professional development in the specialty of general practice. 

We are the only College in Australia dedicated to rural and remote medicine, and we play an important role in supporting junior doctors and medical students considering a career in rural medicine.

We are committed to delivering sustainable, high-quality health services to rural and remote communities by providing:

Quality education programs
Innovative support, and
Strong representation for doctors who serve those communities

AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS HEALTHINFONET

For over 26 years, the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (a free web resource) has been helping to close the gap in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders other Australians by making the evidence base freely accessible. With a focus on chronic conditions, AOD, cultural safety and SEWB, it provides the knowledge, resources and information needed for health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions and support their work. 

The knowledge exchange research aims helps time poor health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions and is delivered in a way that is timely, accessible and relevant.

BREASTSCREENNT

BreastScreenNT is a joint Commonwealth and Northern Territory Government funded population-screening program. BreastScreenNT provides free two-yearly screening mammograms to asymptomatic women aged over 40 years of age.

BreastScreenNT is a part of Cancer Screening Services NT. BreastScreenNT has three permanent sites in the NT at Casuarina, Palmerston and in Alice Springs where we provide 2 blocks of screening per year. We also have ‘Millie’ the mobile mammography-screening unit servicing over 20 communities over a two year cycle.

BreastScreenNT offer screening through to point of diagnosis of breast cancer and referral for treatment. You do not need a doctor's referral to screen.

You can make an appointment by calling 13 20 50.

CARING@HOME

caring@home provides free, nationally-consistent, evidence-based resources to support health professionals, clinical services, carers and families to help manage end-of-life symptoms for people who choose to receive palliative care at home.

The newly launched Community Palliative Care Resources Box containing resources for carers is now available. It supports practical care and symptom management for home-based patients in the last 12-months of life.

Tailored, culturally appropriate resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are available in the Palliative Care Clinic Box. When care at home is preferred, it can help connect family, culture, community, Country, and spiritual wellbeing.

CITATION GROUP

For over 30 years, Citation Group has been working with Aussie and Kiwi businesses, helping them to achieve their workplace compliance objectives. Citation Group takes care of everything from workplace law, migration and HR to workplace safety and ISO and NDIS certification.

From designing and implementing enterprise agreements and certifying ISO management systems to providing outsourced HR solutions and navigating knotty employment-related claims, we help business succeed. We’re a one-stop business service hub with a team of experts always at the ready and dedicated to getting your business to where it needs to be.

THE CENTRE FOR ONLINE HEALTH

The Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, is an accredited international Project ECHO® provider. Palliative Care ECHO® is a National Palliative Care Project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The 1-hour virtual Palliative Care ECHO sessions are free and provide interactive, case-based learning for health professionals across the country.

Sessions include two 10-minute presentations from different parts of the country: a palliative care specialist team present on a palliative care topic and; a primary care professional discuss a patient case. These presentations evoke excellent discussions from the broad range of health professionals attending.

CRANAPLUS

CRANAplus is a grassroots, not-for-profit, membership-based organisation that was founded in 1983. It provides services, support and opportunities to nurses, midwives and other health professionals to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality primary healthcare to remote and isolated areas of Australia. CRANAplus delivers educational courses contextualised to the remote and isolated setting to upskill the remote health workforce. Its Bush Support Line provides free, confidential, 24-hour telephone support to members of this workforce and their families.

CRANAplus also serves its membership by representing the workforce and advocating for change within the remote health sector, providing scholarships and grants, facilitating remote health employment, and providing career support and advice.

DEMENTIA AUSTRALIA

Dementia Australia is the source of trusted information, education and services for the estimated 400,000 Australians living with dementia, and the more than 1.5 million people involved in their care. We advocate for positive change and support vital research. We are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible.

No matter how you are impacted by dementia or who you are, we are here for you. 

FCD HEALTH

FCD Health, operating since 2010, enhances healthcare in the Northern Territory through the Palmerston GP Super Clinic and Palmerston Medicare Urgent Clinic. Committed to training over 250 healthcare professionals, we are committed to reinvesting in education and offer notable scholarships. The clinics provide multidisciplinary services, including urgent care with extended hours, bulk billing, and state-of-the-art facilities. Collaborating with local health services, it ensures comprehensive and culturally sensitive care. Accredited by RACGP, we emphasise quality, safety, and patient satisfaction. Dedicated to innovation and service expansion, we aim to sustain excellence in healthcare for the local community.

GENERAL PRACTICE REGISTRARS AUSTRALIA (GPRA)

Established in 1974 and operating an an autonomous organisation since 2001, General Practice Registrats Australia (GPRA) is the national independent voice of the future GP's.

We believe that by strengthening the future of general practice, we will see improved health for all Australians.

Our 20,000 plus members are the future GP workforce and they reflect every stage of the journey to becoming a GP. We represent:

Medical students
Junior doctors
GPs in training (all GP Specialist pathways)
New fellows

General practice is the backbone of our healthcare system and we provide Australia's next generation of GP's with support, advice and resources.

MACKILLOP SEASONS

MacKillop Seasons collaborates with schools and communities, building the knowledge and capacity of professionals to deliver evidence-based change and loss programs in their communities. Seasons for Life is a Federally funded initiative (Dept. Health and Aged Care 2022 – 2025) to support Australian high schools to understand and respond to grief, loss and change including those impacted by a suicide loss.

MENZIES SCHOOL OF RESEARCH

Menzies is one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Menzies is a leader in global and tropical health research into life-threatening diseases. Menzies School of Health Research continues to translate its research into effective partnerships and programs in communities across Australia and the Asia - Pacific region.

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE AGENCY

The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life.

The NDIS now supports over 600,000 Australians with disability to access the services and supports they need. This includes supporting approximately 90,000 children with developmental delay, ensuring they receive supports early so that they achieve the best outcomes throughout their lives.

NATIONAL DIABETES SERVICE SCHEME (NDSS)

The NDSS provides access to diabetes self-management information, education, support programs and subsidised diabetes products to Australians diagnosed with diabetes and registered on the NDSS. The Scheme aims to enhance the capacity of people with diabetes and assist them to live a life in which the impact of diabetes is minimised, and their overall health is improved. The Scheme ensures that persons with diabetes have timely, reliable and affordable access, on a nationally consistent basis, to the supplies and services required for effective self-management of their condition. The NDSS, an initiative of the Australian Government, is administered by Diabetes Australia.

NT PEPA

PEPA stands for the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach which is a national workforce development project funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care, providing clinical health placements in specialist palliative care services and palliative approach workshops to improve the understanding and practice of the healthcare workforce in the palliative approach. IPEPA or the Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach aims to break down the barriers to accessing palliative care experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and also prepare mainstream and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals to deliver high quality, holistic and culturally safe palliative care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their loved ones.

NT RURAL GENERALIST PROGRAM

The Rural Generalist Coordination Unit (RGCU) provides support to doctors, facilitating their exposure to hospital and primary healthcare experiences essential for a seamless progression into vocational training. The RGCU are responsible for the administration of the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program which aims to better streamline and coordinate medical training in regions and fund new rural primary care rotations to boost training capacity for the next generation of doctors.

RED LILY HEALTH BOARD

Red Lily Health Service is an emerging community-controlled health service, dedicated to delivering comprehensive Primary Health Care services to West Arnhem communities. With a focus on culturally secure patient-centred care, Red Lily Health Service delivers GP services, chronic disease management, Social and Emotional Well Being programs, general health screening and preventive care, maternity care, child, and adolescent health programs, and 24-hour emergency care. This is strengthened with the ability to engage and consult community on the design and delivery of community-based programs. The organisation is committed to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities in the West Arnhem region. 

REPROMED

Repromed is one of Australia’s leading fertility providers providing both personalised patient care and access to world class fertility treatments.

In Darwin, our clinic boasts a dedicated local team with over 25 years of experience serving the community. Highly qualified fertility doctors, nurses, scientists, and patient service team members provide a holistic approach to fertility, offering reproductive care ranging from simple techniques through to advanced treatments options. This means individuals do not have to travel outside of the Territory to access quality fertility services.

SANE

SANE offers a range of free digital and telehealth support services for people over 18 years of age with complex mental health needs, and their family, friends and carers. We also provide mental health support to people with intellectual disability, autism or acquired brain injury.

SANE services are accredited against the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards (NSQDMH).

Choose from a range of support services, including counselling, peer support, online groups and events, 24/7 community forums, and online information and resources. To find out more go to SANE Australia.