Refugee health

HA 5.1.1

Situations that may lead people to seek asylum or refugee status in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

HA 5.1.2

Cultural, experiential and political factors that impact on refugee, asylum seeker and migrant access to, perceptions and use of emergency care.

HA 5.1.3

Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation and its impact on women's gynaecological health.

HA 5.2.1

Health disparities commonly experienced by people who seek asylum or refugee status.

HA 5.2.2

Impact of trauma and torture on the ongoing psychological and physical health of refugees and asylum seekers and the consequences for ED care.

HA 5.2.3

Context of pre-arrival health care and health issues relevant to ED of newly arrived migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

HA 5.2.4

Enquire sensitively about refugee status, including experiences of trauma or torture, as appropriate to a patient's emergency problem.

HA 5.2.5

Sensitively manage and refer patients with ongoing psychological and physical sequelae from torture and trauma.

HA 5.2.6

Instigate management and appropriate referral for newly arrived migrant and refugee patients presenting with common health complaints.

HA 5.3.1

Apply understanding of medical conditions known to affect refugee populations disproportionately when formulating a diagnosis for a refugee patient.

HA 5.3.2

Integrate emergency care with the involvement of appropriate refugee support services to provide holistic and compassionate care for a refugee patient.

HA 5.4.1

Promote and sustain relationships with external organisations to improve the delivery of health care to refugee and asylum seeker patients.