Scratching the Surface

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections  can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode, our guests are Michelle Dowden CEO of One Disease and community worker Genevieve Dodds. They discuss the strategies, successes and challenges associated with working toward achieving One Disease’s ambitious goal in remote communities Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections  can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings.

One Disease is a non-profit philanthropic organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections  can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode our guest is Professor Bart Currie from Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Darwin Hospital and board member of One Disease. In this first episode featuring Bart, he discusses the origins of scabies and the history of treatment of the condition in the NT. Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

 One Disease is a non-profit philanthropic organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode our guests are two ladies with long and distinguished careers working in various fields of Aboriginal Health in the NT – Bernie Shields, who started out working in Darwin’s East Arm Leprosarium in the 70’s and Marlene Liddle who was the driving force of the Strong Women Strong Babies program.                                                    Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. This episode sees Professor Bart Currie from Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital return for an encore performance. This time around, Bart discusses current treatment strategies as well as measures taken by The World Health Organisation and the NT Government that assist in achieving One Disease’s elimination goal. Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections  can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode, our guest is Meg Scolyer, Senior Public Health Nurse with One Disease. Meg’s role involves working in partnership with communities to develop locally owned strategies for creating scabies free zones.   Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

One Disease is a non-profit philanthropic organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections  can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode our guest is Dr Dev Tilakaratne, clinical lead in Dermatology at Royal Darwin Hospital and research fellow at Menzies School of Health research. Dr Dev is passionate about improving access to quality dermatologic care for the people of regional Australia. Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles. 

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode our guest is Patricia Miller, Alcohol and Other Drugs co-ordinator with Red Lily Health in Jabiru and Greater Western Arnhemland. Trish’s earliest memories are of community health activities as her mum was a senior Aboriginal Health Worker in the Kakadu region. With this grounding, Trish describes it as inevitable that she too would find herself working in the field of Indigenous Health. Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.

One Disease is a non-profit organisation with a core mission of eliminating Crusted Scabies as a public health concern in the Northern Territory. Scabies underlies many skin infections in the NT’s remote indigenous communities. These infections can in turn lead to sepsis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and chronic kidney disease This Podcast series - ‘Scratching the Surface - the Scabies Story’ is part of One Disease’s commitment to provide Scabies and Crusted Scabies education to health services in both remote communities and urban settings. In this episode our guest is Norma Benger-Hayes, a Marrathiel woman from the Daly River region. Norma has a long history in Indigenous health, including 15 years at Menzies School of Health Research. It was during a scabies eradication day in an Arnhemland community that Norma discovered she had a ‘super power’ – the ability to see scabies mites with the naked eye! It was a discovery that would eventually lead to exotic adventures on faraway shores. Your hosts in Darwin’s ‘Studio G’ are Brad Firebrace from Skinnyfish Music and One Disease’s Geoffrey ‘Jacko’ Angeles.