Bendigo Health is committed to observing cultural safety and respect for all health care consumers.

Our clinical trials services plan to deliver clinical trial services to meet the needs of all patients including our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) members of our community. We strive to provide appropriate clinical trial resources and have translators available in your preferred language, where possible, for use during consultations with your health care providers.

In addition, the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) have funded the development of several videos in Italian, Vietnamese and Mandarin languages. These videos provide patients and their families with some key information about participating in clinical trial research:

 

For further reading please click on any of the links to resources provided:

 NSQHS Standards User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
  • Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc. (VACCHO)
  • Values and Ethics- Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (NHMRC, 2003)
  • Keeping research on track: a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics (NHMRC, 2006)
  • Ethical Conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders (NHMRC, 2018)