CDNM National Apology at CATSINaM Conference
On 19 August 2022, Professor Karen Strickland, on behalf of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand) (CDNM) issued a National Apology at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) Conference.
This Apology acknowledged the harms made to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses, midwives, families and communities and aims to opens a way forward for the CDNM to build a better future for nursing and midwifery in partnership with CATSINaM.
Find out more in the CATSINaM's National Apology press release.
You can read the CDNM's Apology document here and watch the videos below:
Apology - Full Version
Apology Response - Full
Apology & Response - Abridged
Apology Response - Abridged
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