Melina is a proud Gurindji woman. Melina’s journey into midwifery was by identifying the need to create a maternity experience that was culturally safe and to make a difference in the maternity care that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families were accessing.
Melina is committed and passionate to the development of best practice when partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families, and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of Knowing, Being and Doing. In her current role as the First Nations Midwifery Director within Queensland Health’s Office of Chief Midwife Officer Melina will oversee the coordination and ongoing implementation, governance, and expansion of the Growing Deadly Families Strategy and continue to support the First Nations Midwifery workforce and drive health equity and support the cultural needs of First Nations families.CRANAplus
The Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia + (CRANAplus) is the peak professional body for the remote and isolated health workforce in Australia. Our not-for-profit organisation provides clinical education, mental health and wellbeing support, professional resources, and advocacy for remote health professionals, with the goal of ensuring safe, quality primary health care in remote and isolated areas of Australia.
crana.org.au
conference@crana.org.au
(07) 4047 6400
The Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia + (CRANAplus) is the peak professional body for the remote and isolated health workforce in Australia. Our not-for-profit organisation provides clinical education, mental health and wellbeing support, professional resources, and advocacy for remote health professionals, with the goal of ensuring safe, quality primary health care in remote and isolated areas of Australia.
crana.org.au
conference@crana.org.au
(07) 4047 6400