Asian and Ethnic Health Services (AEHS), Health NZ, is hosting a monthly Lunchtime Learning Series: Learning Together / Te Ako Tahi throughout 2025.
Learning Together / Te Ako Tahi webinars are providing valuable insights from cultural perspectives on key topics in healthcare, including:
- Population health - Asian and ethnic communities
- Mental health and wellbeing in Asian and ethnic communities
- Migrant and former refugee health
- When Wednesday 22 October 2025, 12pm to 1pm
- Topic Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Aotearoa
- Presenter Lynda Crisford, Clinical Director, Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ); Aklilu Hibtit, Cultural Director, RASNZ; and Ray Gesta, Body Therapist (RASNZ)
- Facilitator Jannine Nock (Manager Migrant Wellbeing, NZ Red Cross)
Click here to express your interest (EOI) and please feel free to share the attached flyer with your colleagues and networks as this series presents a great opportunity to open dialogue and raise awareness about diverse cultural perspectives in healthcare practice. Colleagues who register for the programme (EOI) will receive detailed calendar invitations and regular updates, including our presenters' PowerPoint slides, recorded videos of the webinars, and Q&A documents for their professional learning.
So far, we have over 700 clinicians, health workers, and community workers participating in this free-of-charge learning programme, with excellent feedback received.
For more information, please refer to the attached flyer or contact our team on 0800 88 88 30 or email the AEHS team.
Webinar topics and schedules and Speakers' Profiles.
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Session
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Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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Facilitator
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1
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19 March 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Preliminary look at Census 2023 data and health & wellbeing for Asian (and MELAA) communities in Aotearoa
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Dr Lifeng Zhou
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Grace Ryu
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2
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14 April 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Dietetics and Nutrition through A Cultural Lens
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Dr Zhuoshi Zhang
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Dr Maggie Ma
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3
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22 May 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Well-being from a Chinese Perspective (by a Malaysian Chinese & Psychiatrist in New Zealand)
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Dr King Yee Yong
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Kitty Ko
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4
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18 June 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Korean Perspective
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Dr Aram Kim
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Dr Hiran Thabrew
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5
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17 July 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Filipino Perspective
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Dr Cheryl Buhay
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Dr Maria Luz C Querubin
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6
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20 August 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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What we know about the health of South Asian populations in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Dr Suneela Mehta
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Dr Roshini Peiris-John
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7
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22 September 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Wellbeing: An Indian/South Asian Perspective
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Dr Sachin Jauhari
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Dr Charmaine Gupta
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8
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22 October 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Aotearoa
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Lynda Crisford Aklilu Hibtitn Ray Gesta
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Jannine Nock
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9
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18 November 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Wellbeing in Muslim Communities
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Janifa Bhamji
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Dr Nadia Charania
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10
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4 December 2025, 12pm to 1pm
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Mental Health and Wellbeing: An African Perspective
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Genevieve Kayembe N.
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Dr Ayan Said
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