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Posted on: August 25, 2019

ABC News: Racism and cultural safety in health care

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"Just thank you for fantastic and brave and honest talk. Really excellent."

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Webinar

"We support Gregory as a leading expert in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curricula development and inter-professional education… He is also a nationally recognised advocate on racism, cultural safety and diversity with professional and personal investment in everything he does…. IAHA highly recommends Abstarr to any stakeholder who wants to invest in a highly skilled, knowledgeable, respected and experienced consultancy that truly values the cultural, spiritual, physical, emotional and social factors that influence their work to ensure sustainable successful outcomes."

Donna Murray
CEO, Indigenous Allied Health Australia

"Greg, you were superb... You brought a splendid mix of expert knowledge, empathy, and the ability to listen. You also handled the Q&A sessions with the panels extremely well, and kept the conversation at the right respect-based level. I look forward to our next opportunity to meet."

His Excellency Paul Maddison
High Commission of Canada

"Just thank you for fantastic and brave and honest talk. Really excellent."

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Webinar

"Post Senior Leaders Forum I have heard from so many people that yours was the most influential and important talk of any SLF. It’s started so many conversations!"

"A remarkable…and talented thinker and writer in the field."

“A remarkable…and talented thinker and writer in the field.”

"Every medical school dean globally should read this thesis."

Professor John O’Neil
Dean of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Canada from the examiner’s report for Gregory’s Phd thesis

"Thank you Greg for your outstanding facilitation of our planning retreat. You guided us superbly in our deep thinking and strategic discussions about self-determination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, transformational paradigms, values, cultural safety, and addressing racism and white privilege."

Professor Andrew Gunstone
Executive Director, Moondani Toombadool Centre, Swinburne University

"Australia should listen to impressive and strong Aboriginal younger leaders and scientists like Gregory Phillips"

Emeritus Professor Fiona Stanley
The University of Western Australia and former Australian of the Year

"Thank you Greg for your outstanding facilitation of our planning retreat. You guided us superbly in our deep thinking and strategic discussions about self-determination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, transformational paradigms, values, cultural safety, and addressing racism and white privilege."

Professor Andrew Gunstone
Executive Director, Moondani Toombadool Centre, Swinburne University

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