Victor Gallegos-Rejas

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Grounded in #Talanoa research we found that culturally grounded care for #Pasifika women living with #T2D is not optional. It’s essential. Ignoring this can reinforce inequities. Thanks to the team at UQ School of Public Health for letting be part of these learnings doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Understanding the telehealth access through an intersectional lens: Experience of Mandarin-speaking consumers accessing health services from a tertiary hospital in Australia - Victor M. Gallegos-Rejas... Background Mandarin-speaking consumers requiring interpreter services face significant barriers to telehealth access in Australia, often due to systemic and cul...

Mandarin-speaking consumers want #telehealth, but monolingual systems + limited #interpreter support hinder access. Our #crosscultural study shows how language, age, culture & digital literacy shape access— and why culturally responsive telehealth is vital for #HealthEquity.
doi.org/10.1177/2055...

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Brisbane Greens MP joins OnlyFans to ‘make people pay attention’ to HIV prevention drug policy

Strategies to improve telehealth access for culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a systematic review AbstractAims. CaLD populations face considerable digital health inequities; strategies are needed to ensure telehealth models of care are available to all.

#NewPublication: We identified 5 strategies to improve access to #Telehealth for culturally and linguistically diverse communities: bilingual options, cultural competence, flexible adaptations, tech support, and health navigators. Link here: doi.org/10.1093/pubm... #HealthEquity

Assoc Prof Sisira Edirippulige receiving his Best Paper Award at the SFT-24 Conference

From niche postgraduate beginnings, our Centre for Online Health's suite of undergraduate and postgraduate courses have now educated over 10,000 digital health students.
Assoc Prof Sisira Edirippulige's award-winning paper provides insight into how they've remained so groundbreaking: bit.ly/3VLvFYW