Welcome to the Victorian Refugee Health Network.
We work to develop responsive health service systems that meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers.
People from refugee backgrounds may have unique clinical needs as a result of poor or interrupted access to healthcare. Person centred care is central to all clinical work with people from refugee backgrounds, and therefore the health concerns and priorities of the patient must be add
The Primary Care Forum was held on Thursday 27 August 2015 at Foundation House in Brunswick. Read the report from the day, including the participant list and links to the available presentation slides. 2015 Primary Care Forum Report
A new report identifies specific health service access needs of people from refugee backgrounds and proposes a service model for delivering primary care. An international team of academics and refugee health experts led by Professor Grant Russell (Southern Academic Primary Care Resear
The Australian Immunisation Handbook provides clinical advice for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice. These recommendations are developed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and approved by the Nationa
This document, produced in 2008, aims to provide clarification of pathology tests for refugee patients. Questions and answers authorised by Dr Andrew Leaver, Senior Medical Advisor for Medicare, Victoria and Tasmania. Key message: Consider if tests are clinically indicated for your in