Cultural safety invites us to pause, listen deeply and reflect on how care is experienced.
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, healthcare has often been shaped by racism, exclusion and mistrust. These experiences continue to impact trust and outcomes today.
Creating safer systems requires more than awareness. It requires action.
Through its Cultural Safety Program, the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) supports health professionals and organisations to build care that is safe, accountable and free of racism.
Creating safer systems requires more than awareness. It requires action.
What is cultural safety?
Cultural safety is not a checklist. It is an ongoing practice.
It requires health practitioners and services to reflect on their behaviours, assumptions and power, and take responsibility for how care is experienced.
AIDA supports the Ahpra (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) definition:
“The ongoing critical reflection of health practitioner knowledge, skills, attitudes, practising behaviours and power differentials in delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare free of racism.”
It is determined by the person receiving care — not the person delivering it.
Why Work with AIDA?
- Doctor-led.
- Clinically grounded.
- Culturally informed.
A national benchmark in cultural safety education
- Ahpra-recognised.
- College accredited.
- Trusted nationwide.
Impact
- Build trust.
- Strengthen safety.
- Reduce risk.
- Improve outcomes.
AIDA CULTURAL SAFETY
Learning Pathways
Both pathways have been developed and delivered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, and both contribute to continuing professional development (CPD) requirements across several medical colleges.
Online Cultural Awareness Course
An Introduction to Cultural Safety
At a glance:
The entry point to the program. Developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, this course introduces key concepts, explores historical context and supports self-reflection.
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in Clinical Practice
An engaging, in-person, one-day immersive workshop that supports health professionals to integrate cultural safety into everyday clinical practice.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Who is it for?
- Doctors and registrars across all specialties
- Allied health professionals
- Health services and hospitals
- Universities and training providers
- Government and non-government organisations
Cultural safety is a journey.
Let’s walk it together.
Book a organisation-specific discovery meeting with the AIDA Cultural Safety team.
- Questions?
- Phone 1800 190 498
- culturalsafety@aida.org.au
