The Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) and Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP) will jointly hold a disability studies seminar on 8 June from 1pm to 2pm.
The centres are attached to the University of Sydney. The presenters are Dr Jodie Bailie and medical student Bradley Shea.
Outline
People with intellectual disability make up about 1–3% of the Australian population and, compared with the general population, experience poorer health outcomes, shorter life expectancy and higher mortality rates.
Difficulties in accessing general practice care are thought to contribute to these inequitable health outcomes. Using a wholistic conceptualisation of access, Dr Bailie and Mr Shea undertook a scoping review of existing Australian peer-reviewed literature to identify factors impacting access to general practice for people with intellectual disability.
This review is timely, as in 2021 the Australian Government released the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability, a policy initiative aimed at addressing health inequity experienced by people with intellectual disability.
Presenters
Bradley Shea is a medical student who completed this scoping review under the supervision of Dr Jodie Bailie as a course requirement for the Doctor of Medicine at The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health.
Dr Jodie Bailie is a senior research fellow based at the University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH) in Lismore, with a long-standing commitment to improving the way the health system delivers care to people with intellectual disability. Dr Bailie has a joint appointment with the UCRH, Lismore and the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, Sydney University.