David Copley
David is an Aboriginal man of Kaurna and Peramangk decent and a recognised Elder of the Kaurna & Peramangk Nations of South Australia. David was the 1st Aboriginal person to obtain a Diploma of Applied Science (Developmental Disabilities) – South Australian College of Advanced Education. He was also the 3rd Aboriginal man in South Australia to graduate from University with a Bachelor of Nursing (Flinders University) and is the only male Aboriginal Registered Nurse in South Australia to hold Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing (Flinders University). David is: a Tobacco Treatment Specialist registered with the Australian Association of Smoking Cessation Professionals; a Delegate of the National Congress of Australia’s First People; a member of the Congress of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses; an Executive Board Member of the Australian Association of Smoking Cessation Professionals; an Advisory Board Member of the Centre for Research Excellence in Indigenous Cancer (Discover –TT) Menzies School of Health Research; a member of the Aboriginal Governance Council, South Australian Aboriginal Diabetes Study with SAMHRI; facilitator of Aboriginal Stories of Cancer Survival with Menzies School of Health Research; and a member of the Indigenous Advisory Group, Menzies Cancer Research Group. David’s key areas of practice & research are around Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cancer Awareness, Mental Health, Substance misuse and the Social Determinants that impact on these health areas. He is also a survivor of stage 3 Colon Cancer.
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