Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners and Liaison Officers are qualified professionals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care. There are different terms for this profession and a variety of roles for this workforce which are key to closing gaps in health, wellbeing, and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Despite their crucial role, their work is challenged by lack of clarity about their roles, diverse expectations, racism, varying levels of acceptance by non-Indigenous clinicians of their value in health care and working in culturally unsafe environments. Aims To explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners/Liaison Officers are involved in the delivery of quality hospital care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To explore how the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners/Liaison Officers facilitate improved health ou

Background:About 1 in 10 adults have breathlessness, totalling over 1.8 million in Australia alone.Breathlessness (dyspnoea) is a common presenting complaint in primary care and is a symptom of cardiovascular and respiratory disease, but also associated with obesity, loss of fitness and anxiety.Breathlessness that chronically limits exertion significantly reduces quality of life and is becoming more prevalent following bushfires, consequent worsening air pollution and severe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Respiratory conditions account for around 10% of deaths in Australia and 31% of Australian adults have a chronic respiratory disease. There is a significant need to improve health outcomes in respiratory space, however the multifactorial nature of breathlessness challenges general practitioners’ ability to provide correct diagnosis or best management. In a recent survey of over 10,000 Australian adults, 22% reported a current respiratory or heart condition or both. Of those with a current respiratory condi