Better Together: the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine champions equity.

GLO:1VN/01mar21:dmcn14752-fig-0001 jpg PHOTO (COLOR): gl Editor-Martin Smith, in his eloquent editorial,1 discusses the turbulence of the past 12 months: the global COVID-19 pandemic that has changed the way we work and play, escalating climate change that influenced unprecedented and devastating bushfires and then floods across Australia, and the global Black Lives Matter movement These were quick, decisive, and extremely effective, providing us with an opportunity to learn from Maori and Aboriginal led health prevention services 2-4 The AusACPDM 5-year Strategic Plan includes a drive to expand and diversify our membership and increase our activity in low-resourced communities Greater diversity and equity of access is a key aim for the upcoming joint AusACPDM/IAACD "Better Together" conference in Melbourne, Australia in March 2022 (https://bettertogether2022 org/) [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )