About COMPASS
COMPASS is a co-designed project that brings together the lived experiences, research expertise, and voices of Community to implement a sustainable, coordinated model of kidney care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Through our research, we aim to understand how coordinating Patient Navigator programs across four settings (Port Augusta, Adelaide, Alice Springs, and Darwin) can help facilitate better care and outcomes for patients.
COMPASS has been funded by a Medical Research Future Find (MRFF) grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Our Aims
Using decolonising research methodologies such as Health Journey Mapping, Dadirri, Ganma and Yarning Circles, we aim to:
research
Find out how coordinated Patient Navigator programs impact patient care and wellbeing
Support
Determine the best support systems for Patient Navigators
improved Healthcare
Understand how Patient Navigators can be best integrated into the healthcare system
Cultural Safety
Investigate the impact of Patient Navigators on the general cultural awareness of staff working in the healthcare system