Held in Sydney, the three-day meeting developed a series of recommendations for strategies and initiatives to advance the recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into nursing.
[1] It seeks to increase the number of practising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives through improved recruitment and retention, and its professional development conference[2] contributes to this strategy.
In June 2017, CATSINaM secured a three-year funding agreement with the Australian Government Department of Health for the establishment of a "Leaders in Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Education Network" or LINMEN.
[5] CATSINaM provides policy advice to governments and a range of agencies, including universities, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and works collaboratively with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
CATSINaM has an eight-member Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Board of Directors who represent each state and territory, and must be currently registered as a nurse or midwife.