Podcasts about Burnet Institute

In this latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Robert Klupacs is joined by Dr Andrew Nash, former CSO of CSL. CSL is an Australian success story and one of the world's leading biotechnology companies. CSL has a remarkable history spanning over a century, and a global reputation for developing and delivering life-saving medicines, particularly in immunology, haematology, and vaccines.As Chief Scientific Officer, Andrew led CSL's global research and early development strategy, playing a pivotal role in advancing innovative therapies from discovery through to clinical development, and ultimately to patients around the world.Today, Andrew is a Director of: The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, the Burnet Institute, ASX listed Arovella, Jumar Incubator, Brandon Capital's BioCatalyst and also part of the Bionics Institute's own Industry Advisory Committee. In this episode, you will learn from Andrew about:Andrew's journey from academia to CSO of CSLHis thoughts on the opportunity for innovation in AustraliaWhat Andrew would recommend to aspiring med tech and bio tech enterpreneurs to be successfulLearn more about Dr Andrew NashLearn more about CSLUpdated version 05/08/22

Every year, hundreds of young Australians aged 15 to 29 take part in the Burnet Institute’s Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll survey - a look into the behaviours, attitudes, and well-being of our nation’s youth. First launched at the Big Day Out in Melbourne more than a decade ago, the survey covers sexual behaviours and alcohol and other drugs, giving us a rare, long-term look at how young people are living, thinking, and experimenting. In this episode, Natarsha Belling is joined by the study’s lead researcher, Megan Lim, who breaks down the latest findings, exploring what’s changing, what’s worrying, and what it all means for young Australians today. Headlines: The government will sell off more than $3b worth of defence land, Clive Palmer has announced he will launch a High Court challenge to Labor’s new electoral donation caps, the US Military says they’ve shot down an Iranian drone, and Bunnings may have a solution to the housing crisis. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @thebriefingpodInstagram: @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indoor air quality is slowly becoming a mainstream issue, but how can we improve public awareness and emphasize the huge damage it is causing economically, to our health and even our children's brains? Today, we hear from one of Australia's lead clean air campaigners, who has been working on a framework to make clean air as important as clean water. Having worked in public health for almost fifteen years, first combating the harms of tobacco, we learn why indoor air needs to be next on the agenda and the pathways experts are suggesting to get there. Our guest has been working with governing bodies and multi disciplinary teams to progress Australia's indoor air quality. With a background in radiation oncology and a passion for sustainability, she is currently working with the Burnett Institute and University of Melbourne. It's a pleasure to welcome Professor Bronwyn King. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUTPreventing future pandemics and climate-proofing buildingsMonitoring and displaying IAQ levels to increase public awareness Creating simple, memorable messaging for education Pathways to clean indoor air for leaders How damages from bad IAQ are already costing billionsGUEST DETAILS Dr Bronwyn King AO is a social entrepreneur, movement maker and a globally renowned humanitarian on a mission to inspire and transform organisations into purpose driven businesses. She is a sustainability expert, company director and radiation oncologist who has worked with everyone from the terminally ill to the fittest athletes in the Australian Swim Team. Dr Bronwyn King AO is pleased to be working with Burnet Institute and University of Melbourne to help advance Australia's progress on indoor air quality, building on lessons from Australia's world leading approach to tobacco control. Prof Bronwyn King AO, Professor (Hon.) Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbournehttps://bronwynking.com/ MORE INFORMATIONABOUT CAMFIL'S CAO INITIATIVEThe Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil's mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil's knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people's lives.Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human rightOur Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agendaCamfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!CAO Website: https://www.chiefairgonomicsofficer.com/ CAO Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12679402/ Let's Talk Clean Air is produced for Camfil by Dustpod.ioQUOTESThe invisibility of air quality is one of the greatest challenges that we have. - Bronwyn King I think indoor air quality is the next thing for public health to really address when it comes to education. - Bronwyn KIng Transparency is always a good thing when it comes to public health because it helps people be engaged, and it encourages people to do the right thing. - Bronwyn King If you are breathing poor quality air, your health is impacted dramatically. The brain, the lung, the heart, every body system depends on quality, safe air. - Bronwyn King Clean air makes clever kids. - Bronwyn King Poor air quality is costing us billions of dollars right now, billions. - Bronwyn King KEYWORDS#airquality #cleanair #IAQ #publichealth #tobacco #climate #bushfires 

The Australian government has committed to setting a minimum social media age limit, citing concerns about mental and physical health. Burnet Institute programme director of behaviours and health risks Megan Lim spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Race Oncology Ltd (ASX: RAC, OTC: RAONF) executive chair Dr Peter Smith joins Proactive's Tylah Tully to discuss the latest updates at the company. It has completed a board renewal process, marking a significant milestone as the company prepares for its next phase of development. The company expressed gratitude to non-executive chair Mary Harney and non-executive director and former CEO/MD Phil Lynch for their four years of service. As part of the renewal, Dr Smith has been appointed as the executive chair, while Dr Daniel Tillett, the current CEO, will also take on the role of managing director. Additionally, Dr Serge Scrofani has joined the board as an independent non-executive director, bringing more than 28 years of experience in the healthcare sector, including key strategic roles at CSL. Dr Scrofani's extensive experience in research, strategy and corporate development, particularly in driving strategic initiatives and executing major mergers and acquisitions, is expected to play a pivotal role in Race Oncology's future. Currently, Dr Scrofani is the principal of Poplar Advisory and he serves on the boards of the Burnet Institute and The Centre for Eye Research. He also holds a PhD in Structural Biology and an MBA from Melbourne Business School. #Proactiveinvestors #RaceOncology #ASX #BoardRenewal, #HealthcareLeadership, #Bisantrene, #CancerTherapies, #ASXNews, #CorporateDevelopment, #StrategicLeadership, #Pharmaceuticals, #HealthcareSector, #BiotechNews, #ExecutiveAppointments, #MedicalResearch, #CorporateStrategy, #HealthcareInnovation #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Responsible for 1.3 million deaths and 2.2 million new infections per year, viral hepatitis is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst all infectious diseases, just behind tuberculosis.  Hosts Angela Huttner and Oana Sandulescu welcome special guest and leading hepatitis expert, Professor Mojca Matičič, MD, PhD (Ljubljana, Slovenia), to refresh your knowledge on the pathogenesis of hepatitis B & C infections, review the latest direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies, map out some countries' successful elimination initiatives, and understand challenges remaining for others. In recognition of World Hepatitis Day this Sunday, 28 July, a day dedicated to raising awareness about viral hepatitis, we are releasing our latest episode a few days early. The World Hepatitis Day theme this year is: it's time for action! The Communicable team urges our listeners to inform themselves and others, and to test, treat, and vaccinate against viral hepatitis.  This episode was peer reviewed by Dr. Liem Luong of CIC Cochin Pasteur, Hôpital Cochin-Port Royal, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. LiteratureWorld Hepatitis Day 2024: It's time for action. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hepatitis-day/2024 Method for global reporting on disease burden and service coverage data for viral hepatitis B and C, 2022. In: Global hepatitis report 2024: action for access in low- and middle-income countries. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. doi: 10.2471/B09024. The European Association of the Study of the Liver (EASL). EASL Congress Milan, Italy 5-8 June 2024. https://www.easlcongress.eu/European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). ECDC Evidence brief: Prevention of hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.  European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Hepatitis C. In: ECDC. Annual epidemiological report for 2022. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.  Burnet Institute and Kirby Institute. Australia's progress towards hepatitis C elimination: annual report 2022. Melbourne: Burnet Institute; 2022. Maticic M, Pirnat Z, Leicht A, et al. The civil society monitoring of hepatitis C response related to the WHO 2030 elimination goals in 35 European countries. Harm Reduct J. 2020 Nov 19;17(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12954-020-00439-3.

An infectious diseases researcher says between 200 and 400 million people around the world have experienced long COVID. It's a chronic condition that occurs after someone gets infected with COVID and is present for at least three months. The Chief Executive of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Professor Brendan Crabb, told SBS's Greg Dyett the ongoing increase in long COVID case numbers is alarming.

Dr Emma Tippett MBBS FRACP, PhD completed her medical degree in 2012 and underwent specialist Infectious Disease Physician training in Melbourne and completed her PhD at the Burnet Institute.  Since the beginning of the pandemic she has been immersed in all facets of COVID-19 and established one of the first long COVID telehealth clinics in Victoria in 2020 called Clinic Nineteen.  In addition, she currently holds appointments at two Melbourne Hospitals. Interview starts at ~5:30 mins Rural Doctors Association of QLD RDAQ2024 annual conference held in Meanjin | Brisbane from 20-22 June The Essential Health Summit, combining the Lifestyle Medicine 2024 conference and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association's (APNA) Festival of Nursing Brain ageing and longevity medicine webinar 11 June 2024 | 7:00pm AEST ... Interested in studying lifestyle medicine, health coaching and models of care in health and wellbeing?  Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: Grad Cert, Grad Diploma, and Master.  Our 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.   If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to send in feedback or request a topic, please contact me via thegpshow.com  Thank you for listening and your support.

For many of us, COVID-19 has drifted from our thoughts, but infections are surging again around Australia. Experts say it is the beginning of a new wave of infections, but the lack of testing makes it difficult to predict the size and timing of the peak. So what should we be doing as this next wave takes hold? Today, infectious disease expert and director of the Burnet Institute, Brendan Crabb, on the new variants, the latest vaccine and why COVID is still a force to be reckoned with. Featured: Brendan Crabb, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute

Connor Allen is a medical student who spent a year doing research and then then did an internship at WHO. In this episode, he tells me how to get started in research, and what skills you need to succeed. His top tips are networking, starting small by getting a foot in the door, investing in your own learning, and developing a niche for yourself.Connor is a final year medical student at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has keen interests in public health research and has previously completed an honours year at the Burnet Institute and more recently undertook an internship at the World Health Organization with a focus on LGBTQ+ health. You can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorallen2309/

It's time to talk pills and thrills! Well, not those kinds of pills... This week on Hide and Seek, we're delving into the world of STIs with Michael Traeger from the Burnet Institute. We're chatting about Doxy PEP, the little pill that could change the game in STI prevention. Join us as we discuss transforming the landscape of sexual health for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. From the ins and outs (pun intended!) of how to take Doxy to the nitty-gritty on potential side effects, we're leaving no stone unturned. Michael breaks down the recently released consensus statement by ASHM, giving you the lowdown on what's hot and what's not in the world of Doxy-PEP. This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au Find all our links, ask a question, or subscribe linktr.ee/hideandseekonjoy The ASHM Consensus Statement Michael's Burnet Insitute profile Follow Michael on X/Twitter: @michael_traeger  Doxy PEP info from the San Francisco Aids Foundation (SFAIDS) Doxy PEP info from Prepster in the UK This week's image is taken from Wikicommons (public domain)

It's a question that we've been asking since the very beginning of the pandemic: when will it really end? It's easy to think that because people are vaccinated and less attention is paid to COVID, it's over.  In reality more than 5000 people have died of COVID this year, and the disease burden rises every time there's a new variant. On today's Coronacast, a chat with Professor Brendan Crabb, an infectious disease expert who heads up the Burnet Institute on how he thinks the past several years have gone, and whether COVID will remain a forever virus.

It's a question that we've been asking since the very beginning of the pandemic: when will it really end?It's easy to think that because people are vaccinated and less attention is paid to COVID, it's over. In reality more than 5000 people have died of COVID this year, and the disease burden rises every time there's a new variant.On today's Coronacast, a chat with Professor Brendan Crabb, an infectious disease expert who heads up the Burnet Institute on how he thinks the past several years have gone, and whether COVID will remain a forever virus.

Leigh Jasper is a leading entrepreneur, investor and business executive. Leigh previously co-founded Aconex, the world's most widely used cloud collaboration platform for managing construction projects. As CEO, he led Aconex through multiple capital raisings, to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014 and company sale to Oracle Ltd for $1.6 billion in 2018.Leigh is a founder of SecondQuarter Ventures + Saniel Ventures, and is a director of SEEK Ltd, Salta Properties, the Burnet Institute, Buildxact Pty Ltd, Zuuse, Matrak and the Jasper Foundation. He is also the Chair of LaunchVic.***Episode guiding points: Learn about Leigh's sunrise in Rutherglen in country Victoria growing up around the family business, a car dealership — with his dad also being a member of parliament and mum's influence raising Leigh and his sister.We cover a lot in this conversation so strap in — importance of loyalty, meeting his Aconex founder Rob Philpott during boarding school, and how they first decided to start a business together and why it became Aconex. It was fascinating to learn that Aconex was started during a time when the concept of SaaS (software as a service) was quite new with no AWS and no real concept of customer pricing models. Some of the areas of the Aconex journey we dive into include: The importance of doing sales as a founder, their first expansion out of Australia, optimism bias and narrowing focus and Leigh's most painful learning.Find out about Leigh's transition following the Aconex sale to Oracle, learning to say no, tracking his time, setting up a foundation with his life, his advice to founders on selling some equity to be more risk on with a financial safety net and more.It's now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Brendan Crabb and Chris Wallace join us to discuss whether Australian governments have dropped the ball on COVID-19 prevention.With winter approaching and infections likely to rise, what will the human cost of Australia's current COVID-19 strategy be in the coming months? Why hasn't Australia seen a concerted public information campaign about preventing infection? And what would it take for governments to start taking the virus seriously again? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Professor Brendan Crabb and Professor Chris Wallace join Mark Kenny to discuss the ongoing impact of the coronavirus crisis.Brendan Crabb AC is an infectious disease researcher, Director of the Burnet Institute and Professor at the University of Melbourne and Monash University.Chris Wallace is a Professor in the School of Politics, Economics and Society at the University of Canberra.Mark Kenny is a Professor at the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au.This podcast is produced by The Australian National University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak with one of the nation's leading infectious disease experts, Professor Brendan Crabb from the Burnet Institute.He tells us why governments need to admit they've bungled our COVID strategy with deadly and debilitating consequences and how a few simple measures can help win the fight against COVID and save thousands of lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with one of the nation's leading infectious disease experts, Professor Brendan Crabb from the Burnet Institute.He tells us why governments have bungled our COVID strategy by letting the virus rip and how we need to urgently change the way we handle this deadly and highly debilitating virus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Wallace, from the Faculty of Business, Government, and Law at the University of Canberra, reflects on federal politics in 2022, after the last sitting of federal parliament came to a close. Chris discusses the passing of legislation on the federal anti-corruption body (NACC) and the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill, plus the censure of former PM Scott Morrison after the release of the Bell report into his secret Ministries arrangement. Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, speaks directly and in-depth about the scientific reality of COVID-19 for everyone in Australia right now. Now in our fourth wave this year and with cases in the past week estimated at between 500,000 to 1 million (5 to 10 times the reported cases), what are the consequences of the unmitigated spread of COVID-19? What makes COVID truly exceptional? How do we stop transmission, and what are the risks of repeated infection? With a federal inquiry into Long COVID underway, Brendan explains the most up to date scientific thinking behind the causes and effects of Long COVID and what patients need the most – to be believed and understood. As COVID is not just a respiratory condition, but an "inflammatory disease of your blood vessels," Brendan explains what kinds of post-COVID complications are possible for some, like stroke, diabetes, pulmonary embolism (PE), and heart attack. All this and more is discussed in a nuanced and wide-ranging interview. Geelong Gallery Director Jason Smith speaks about their latest exhibition, Mandy Martin – A Persistent Vision. An Australian environmental and feminist artist, the late Mandy Martin is considered "a landscape artist of national stature" – Tom Griffiths. Jason discusses the range of works on display, including the late artist's video collaboration with Alexander Boynes and composer-musician Tristen Parr, called Luminous Relic (2017). It's a panoramic piece that combines traditional oil painting with video projection and a music composition.

Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, speaks directly and in-depth about the scientific reality of COVID-19 for everyone in Australia right now. Now in our fourth wave this year and with cases in the past week estimated at between 500,000 to 1 million (5 to 10 times the reported cases), what are the consequences of the unmitigated spread of COVID-19? What makes COVID truly exceptional? How do we stop transmission, and what are the risks of repeated infection? With a federal inquiry into Long COVID underway, Brendan explains the most up to date scientific thinking behind the causes and effects of Long COVID and what patients need the most – to be believed and understood. As COVID is not just a respiratory condition, but an "inflammatory disease of your blood vessels," Brendan explains what kinds of post-COVID complications are possible for some, like stroke, diabetes, pulmonary embolism (PE), and heart attack. All this and more is discussed in a nuanced and wide-ranging interview. Broadcast on 6 December 2022.

Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, speaks directly and in-depth about the scientific reality of COVID-19 for everyone in Australia right now. Now in our fourth wave this year and with cases in the past week estimated at between 500,000 to 1 million (5 to 10 times the reported cases), what are the consequences of the unmitigated spread of COVID-19? What makes COVID truly exceptional? How do we stop transmission, and what are the risks of repeated infection? With a federal inquiry into Long COVID underway, Brendan explains the most up to date scientific thinking behind the causes and effects of Long COVID and what patients need the most – to be believed and understood. As COVID is not just a respiratory condition, but an "inflammatory disease of your blood vessels," Brendan explains what kinds of post-COVID complications are possible for some, like stroke, diabetes, pulmonary embolism (PE), and heart attack. All this and more is discussed in a nuanced and wide-ranging interview.

Macca and Ange Barry interview Professor Gilda Tachedjian, Burnet Institute,  World AIDS Day A Virologist, preventing HIV in women, discovering anti-HIV drugs and intrinsic antiviral factors at mucosa and inside cells,... LEARN MORE The post Saturday Magazine 26th Nov 2022: Prof. Gilda Tachedijian, World Aids Day appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

COVID-19 trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths Mask mandates will help but the political leaders don't want to do it Monkeypox - understanding the Australian situation and the public health response Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert: Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Jo Peel, Sexual Health Physician, unpacks the stigma assocaited with sexually transmitted infections (STIs); Associate Professor Suman Majumdar, Deputy Program Director (Health Security and Know-C19), Co-head of the Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science Working Group and a Principal Research Fellow at the Burnet Institute, canvasses the symptoms, causes, and treatment of Tuberculosis (TB); and the team explore the impact of being phubbed, and discuss the achievements of Chinese Pharmaceutical Chemist and Malariologist Tu Youyou. With presenters Nurse Epipen, Miss Understanding, and Panel Beater. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_Instagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler

Associate Professor Peter Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Burnet Institute, worked on the report and explained its findings to Tom Elliott, who remains dubious.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vol 217, Issue 4: 8 August 2022. Professor Brendan Crabb AC is the Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. He talks about the latest evidence about the Omicron variant of COVID-19, including long COVID, reinfection, rebounding, and the new modelling from the Burnet about the benefits of mask use. National COVID numbers here. State-by-state breakdowns here. Global comparisons here. Burnet Institute COVID-19 hub here. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

As COVID-19 case numbers fall around the country, epidemiologists are cautiously optimistic we might have passed the peak of the winter surge. The national seven-day average number of cases is down 10 per cent compared to a week ago, with cases falling since July 24. The fall in COVID cases follows a collapse in the number of influenza cases since May, suggesting the worst of winter's wave of illnesses could be behind us. But experts continue to warn against complacency, with new Burnet Institute modelling showing near universal mask wearing inside could decrease the number of COVID cases by up to 23 per cent, and the number of COVID deaths by 14 per cent. Today on Please Explain, national science reporter Liam Mannix joins Bianca Hall to discuss the latest on COVID-19, and a new theory about where it came from.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As COVID-19 case numbers fall around the country, epidemiologists are cautiously optimistic we might have passed the peak of the winter surge. The national seven-day average number of cases is down 10 per cent compared to a week ago, with cases falling since July 24. The fall in COVID cases follows a collapse in the number of influenza cases since May, suggesting the worst of winter's wave of illnesses could be behind us. But experts continue to warn against complacency, with new Burnet Institute modelling showing near universal mask wearing inside could decrease the number of COVID cases by up to 23 per cent, and the number of COVID deaths by 14 per cent. Today on Please Explain, national science reporter Liam Mannix joins Bianca Hall to discuss the latest on COVID-19, and a new theory about where it came from.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 7,500 Australians have died from COVID-19 in 2022, and some think that number could reach 15,000 by the end of the year. So what, if anything, is being done to slow the death toll? Today we speak to a woman still struggling to comprehend the loss of a loved one and an epidemiologist about how Australia went from a world leader in controlling the disease to the bottom of the pack. Featured: Paige Carter, family member Professor Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute

Professor Brendan Crabb, director and CEO of Burnet Institute, says there had been a "national brain fade" about COVID-19 in recent months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa's guest is Mike Toole. After an incredible career spanning decades in infectious disease research and international health at Burnet Institute, Professor... LEARN MORE The post Mike Toole 2022 appeared first on Word for Word.

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, suggested at senate estimates last week that the daily COVID death numbers should no longer be announced. But will a bid to 'live with' the virus without scrutiny lead to more deaths? Professor Allan Saul, honourary research fellow at Melbourne's Burnet Institute

This Thursday, 24 March is World Tuberculosis Day. An estimated 9.9 million people fell ill with TB in 2020 and 1.5 million people died from the disease. TB continues to be a blight in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Kiribati and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Papua New Guinea bears the largest burden of disease in the Pacific, including a heavy burden of multidrug-resistant TB. In 2020 almost 30,000 cases were notified there, including 600 cases of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB.But TB is preventable and curable. So why is it still one of the most infectious and deadly diseases on the planet? On today's episode we are joined by three experts who are on the front line of trying to bring an end TB.Dr Mel Spigelman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development – the TB Alliance – and a Member of its Board of Directors. In his time at the TB Alliance, Dr Spiegelman has been a leader in developing a regimen-based paradigm of TB drug development and leading the TB drug research field.Dr Margaret Kal is the director of the PNG National TB Program (NTP). In this role, Dr Kal is responsible for the development of all national TB guidelines, policies, research, national program reviews and all other plans and policies for TB prevention and care in PNG. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade supports the work of the NTP.And finally, Dr Philipp du Cros is an Infectious Diseases Specialist in TB Elimination and Implementation Science at the Burnet Institute. He has extensive experience in the management of TB/HIV programs and has worked with MDR TB programs across Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Myanmar, Uganda, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.The theme of World TB Day 2022 - ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.' We talk to all of our guests on this episode about practical ways the global community can invest to end TB and the urgent need to invest resources to ramp up the fight against TB.We hope you learn something from the conversation and join the fight to end TB @TBAlliance @CentreHealthSec

This week on Wellbeing is our second episode in a 7-part series on drug addiction. Today we are talking again with Professor Paul Dietze from the Burnet Institute. Professor Dietze is one of Australia's leading alcohol and other drug epidemiologists. In this episode, Professor Dietze talks about the drug addiction recovery, safety of the common drugs being consumed, government drug policy, how education and drugs connect and how our mind sets effect the outcomes and direction of drug policy. Tune in next week when we talk with a person who has experienced a lifelong drug dependence as we continue our series into drug addiction.   We would love to hear from you! If you would like to suggest topics, give us feedback, or just say hi, you can contact us on wellbeing@2nurfm.com Host: Jack Hodgins Wellbeing website: https://www.2nurfm.com.au/wellbeing See https://omnystudio.com/listeneromnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Wellbeing we begin a 7-part series on drug addiction. Today we are talking with Professor Paul Dietze from the Burnet Institute. With more than two decades in this field and with ground breaking research findings, Professor Dietze is one of Australia's leading alcohol and other drug epidemiologists. In this episode, Professor Dietze talks about the history of drug use, drugs being used in medicine, their effect on the brain, how people are affected differently by them and how they change a person's behaviour. Tune in next week when Professor Dietze goes even deeper into what drugs are and what it means to be addicted to them. We would love to hear from you! If you would like to suggest topics, give us feedback, or just say hi, you can contact us on wellbeing@2nurfm.com Host:  Jack Hodgins Wellbeing website: https://www.2nurfm.com.au/wellbeing See https://omnystudio.com/listeneromnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we find ourselves back on an emergency-response footing with COVID, what can an even keel of “living with the virus” look like? We need the ability to rapidly respond to new variants alongside a “COVID-normal”— where high vaccination rates are coupled to other measures, like masks, testing, and ensuring safe indoor air—according to Brendan Crabb from the Burnet Institute.

The big Delta outbreaks in Victoria and NSW are on different trajectories, but this week there was a strange crossover moment. On Tuesday, NSW recorded 863 new COVID cases, while in Victoria the daily tally that day was higher, at 867. In NSW the signs are that the Delta outbreak is finally improving, while in Victoria the case curve remains exponential. So is this what the modelling predicted? And will things get worse or better from here? Today on The Signal, we're looking at what the various models being used by governments predicted would happen, and asking whether we can trust them to forecast the months ahead. Featured: Professor Greg Dore, Kirby Institute, University of NSW and Infectious diseases physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director, Burnet Institute, Melbourne

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail global efforts against killer infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV, leading to more deaths. As limited health resources in parts of Africa, Asia and Papua New Guinea are channelled into controlling the coronavirus, this could set back years of progress in tackling these diseases across vulnerable communities. In this episode, you'll meet Burnet Institute's Deputy Director, Professor James Beeson, a malaria vaccine specialist who also works on maternal and child health. Find out how our environment shapes our immune system and why it was possible to develop multiple vaccines for COVID-19 so quickly, but the only malaria vaccine has a protection level as low as 30 per cent.   Get the transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute  How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 7: Modelling COVID-19: Can we predict the future?     In an island-continent like Australia, with a population of almost 26 million, how is the coronavirus likely to spread? And how can transmission be halted? In this episode, you'll meet Burnet Institute's Deputy Director, Professor Margaret Hellard and Dr Nick Scott, the Head of Modelling. They are part of the team behind the Victorian adaptation of the COVASIM Epidemic model, which was first developed by the Institute for Disease Modelling in the USA. Hear how modelling helps prepare our health system and governments for the likelihood of the virus spreading in the future and the risks around that. It's what informs intervention strategies like international air travel, lockdowns, social distancing, density limits on cafés and restaurants, and homeschooling.    Get the transcript here.   Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute  How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some pregnant women in Australia, the arrival of COVID-19 ushered in an unusually strange and lonely time. Reassuring face-to-face antenatal care was replaced by remote telehealth. Many gave birth supported by midwives dressed in PPE gear. In developing countries, women were considered lucky if they managed to secure an appointment with a midwife. In this episode, you'll meet Burnet Institute's Professor Caroline Homer, a leading midwifery researcher and maternal and newborn health expert. She talks about the crushing emotional toll of the pandemic on expectant mothers worldwide, alongside the success stories for maternal health. Content warning: this episode discusses miscarriage. Get the transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute  How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why was COVID-19 the virus that become a pandemic? In early 2020 as bushfires ravaged the east coast of Australia, there was an even bigger threat about to engulf the country – the coronavirus. When a virus that's not normally found in humans took hold, it exposed all our vulnerabilities and inequalities. In this episode, Professor Brendan Crabb tells the story of how science was thrust into the spotlight in the hunt for an invisible enemy as the world looked for answers, and quickly. He also reveals the hardest moments in focusing 24/7 on COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Get the full transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute    How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The speed of vaccine development for COVID-19 has amazed the most seasoned of scientists. So, how did we get here so fast? And will the vaccines continue to stop death and disease, days off work and ongoing economic disruption in its tracks as the virus keeps mutating? In this episode, you'll meet Burnet Institute's Professor Heidi Drummer, Program Director of Disease Elimination, who thinks no-one will be untouched by COVID-19 in 20 years' time, and why the need for a coronavirus vaccine is up there with measles or smallpox. Get the full transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute    How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why can't a wealthy country like Australia, with its world-class medical resources simply shut out COVID-19? In this episode, Burnet Institute's Professor Leanne Robinson, Program Director for Health Security unpicks the reason we can't just barrier ourselves off from the rest of the world. She points to glaring inequalities on our doorstep, in countries like Papua New Guinea where she has lived and worked for more than a decade, and warns that ignoring this inequity will be at our own peril. Get the full transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute    How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Epidemiologists have become the new rock stars in an era of coronavirus. It's these ‘disease detectives' who have kept the world informed about how the virus has been spreading and how it might spread in the future. In this episode, you'll meet Professor Mike Toole, a 40-year veteran of disease control whose face now pops up all over the world's media. Mike is an epidemiologist at Burnet Institute and the technical advisor to the Know- C19 Knowledge Hub. He had to shelve his retirement plans in Egypt, to help solve the COVID-19 puzzle.  Get the full transcript here. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute    How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helping us to make sense of the many impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic through science. Why is it so hard to keep a lid on a pandemic? Sifting through the science of the coronavirus and other infectious diseases, we look at how we got here, and what comes next. In these uncertain times, this 8-part series digs into the stories of Australian scientists to help make sense of a mutating virus and to give us hope. This is a science podcast from Burnet Institute, key advisers to the Australian Government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear from the nation's leading scientific thinkers as they forensically uncover what it takes to battle a deadly disease. Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Credits: Hosted by journalist Tracy Parish and Professor Brendan Crabb, a microbiologist, malaria researcher, and one of the best minds in infectious diseases and global health today. Produced by Written & Recorded Executive Producers: Serpil Senelmis & James Brandis Sound Design/Engineering: James Brandis Production Assistance: Nick Dalziel, Burnet Institute    How Science Matters was recorded on the traditional land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations and we offer our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect the cultural heritage of this land. Disclaimer: This podcast series was recorded between June and July 2021. For current information on the pandemic, please search for the latest official coronavirus advice in your area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Knowing for sure how long a lockdown will last is almost impossible, but scientific modelling might help us at least get a ballpark idea.NSW yesterday recorded 112 new COVID-19 cases, despite being in lockdown for the last few weeks.Modelling from the Burnet Institute has shown that while the current lockdown settings will work, it'll take months for caseloads to drop significantly.So on today's Coronacast, what could help reduce the amount of time?

Knowing for sure how long a lockdown will last is almost impossible, but scientific modelling might help us at least get a ballpark idea. NSW yesterday recorded 112 new COVID-19 cases, despite being in lockdown for the last few weeks. Modelling from the Burnet Institute has shown that while the current lockdown settings will work, it'll take months for caseloads to drop significantly. So on today's Coronacast, what could help reduce the amount of time?

We know that vaccination is the fastest way out of this pandemic, and the sooner we can get the jab the sooner we're protected. But according to modelling from the Burnet Institute, even with high levels of vaccination, it might be a while yet before we can say goodbye to restrictions and other impositions on our lives. That's partly because of unknowns like how variants will continue to evolve, and because the vaccines don't work 100 per cent of the time in some people. So on today's Coronacast, looking ahead - what can we expect, even if we get to very high levels of vaccination? Guest: Burnet Institute Deputy Director and infectious diseases and public health specialist, Professor Margaret Hellard

We know that vaccination is the fastest way out of this pandemic, and the sooner we can get the jab the sooner we're protected.But according to modelling from the Burnet Institute, even with high levels of vaccination, it might be a while yet before we can say goodbye to restrictions and other impositions on our lives.That's partly because of unknowns like how variants will continue to evolve, and because the vaccines don't work 100 per cent of the time in some people.So on today's Coronacast, looking ahead - what can we expect, even if we get to very high levels of vaccination?Guest:Burnet Institute Deputy Director and infectious diseases and public health specialist, Professor Margaret Hellard

Papua New Guinea has been somewhat sheltered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with relatively low numbers throughout 2020. Since late February, however, the country has experienced a spike in new cases.Dr Deborah Devis, a science journalist with the Royal Institution of Australia,  talks to Professor Leanne Robinson, Program Director of Health Security and Group Leader and Vector-Borne Diseases & Tropical Public Health at the Burnet Institute, to discuss the situation. Find the science of everything at cosmosmagazine.com

In this episode Jonathan chats with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tilman Ruff on his lifelong pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons.Tilman Ruff AO is an infectious diseases and public health physician, with particular focus on the urgent planetary health imperative to eradicate nuclear weapons. His work also addresses the broader public health dimensions of nuclear technology.He is Associate Professor in the Nossal Institute for Global Health in the School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. Dr Ruff has since 2012 been a co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, Nobel Peace Laureate 1985), and has previously served as Asia-Pacific Vice-President, Boston-based Consultant on Policy and Programs, and Board member. He is a co-founder and was founding international and Australian chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), and serves on the Committee of ICAN Australia. ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize “... for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". ICAN is the first Australian-born Nobel Peace Laureate.Dr Ruff has been active in the Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) since 1982 and is a past national president. He was one of two civil society advisors to the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the first civil society representative on Australian nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty delegations, and a civil society delegate to the landmark intergovernmental Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Norway, Mexico and Austria (2013-14). In 2017, he led the IPPNW delegation in New York through the negotiation of the historic United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.Dr Ruff has clinical interests in immunisation and travel medicine, and was the inaugural head of travel medicine at Fairfield Hospital and then Royal Melbourne Hospital. He served as Australian Red Cross international medical advisor from 1996 to 2019. Dr Ruff worked on hepatitis B control and maternal and child health in Indonesia and Pacific island countries with the Australian and NZ government aid programs, Burnet Institute, UNICEF and WHO. He spent five years as regional medical director for an international vaccine manufacturer.In June 2012, Dr Ruff was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the promotion of peace as an advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and to public health through the promotion of immunisation programs in the South-East Asia - Pacific region". In 2019, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) “For distinguished service to the global community as an advocate for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and to medicine.”