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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.
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.
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.
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.
Professor Brendan Crabb from the Burnet Institute discusses with Nicholas and Macca how we can all contribute to managing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Follow us on twitter -Macca @daviddmacca Tass... LEARN MORE The post Professor Brendan Crabb Burnet Institute appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
New 3rd booster guidelines from ATAGI Omicron is changing and there are serious implications We need to ramp up preventive measures to tackle this new wave more effectively Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 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.
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.
Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, joins Amy to reflect on how the pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved. He addresses the myths and misinformation around what the virus is, how it is spread, and what we must all do to reduce transmission. Brendan also discusses the long-term health effects of COVID-19, including Long COVID, and much more. Broadcast on 12 April 2022.
Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, joins Amy to reflect on how the pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved. He addresses the myths and misinformation around what the virus is, how it is spread, and what we must all do to reduce transmission. Brendan also discusses the long-term health effects of COVID-19, including Long COVID, and much more. Professor Crabb is also President of both the Australian Global Health Alliance and the Pacific Friends of Global Health.
Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, joins Amy to reflect on how the pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved. He addresses the myths and misinformation around what the virus is, how it is spread, and what we must all do to reduce transmission. Brendan also discusses the long-term health effects of COVID-19, including Long COVID, and much more. Writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe and historian Bill Gammage discuss their new book, Country: Future Fire, Future Farming. They explain how Aboriginal people were, and are, farmers and agriculturalists – and what we urgently need to learn from them, for the sake of our forests, climate, and ecologies. Bill and Bruce also explain how and why First Nations people need to benefit from sharing their knowledge. Rachel Withers, Contributing Editor of THE MONTHLY, discusses the start of the 2022 federal election campaign.
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.
Dozens more are reported to have died of COVID and hospitals are stressed, is the loss of life inevitable after two years of suppressing the virus? “Disbelief that we could throw away the hard work of two years,” Associate Professor David Anderson of the Burnet Institute joins ‘PM', reflecting on the death toll. The Omicron wave triggers a crisis of confidence in the economy, just as the government winds back another pandemic payment.
In your Monday lunch education session, listen to the Burnet Institute tell is what the latest modelling is telling us about what to expect next. Show note links for this episode:Burnet Institute: https://www.burnet.edu.au/Doctor Nick Scott: https://www.burnet.edu.au/people/314_nick_scottTransition to Practice Program: https://www.apna.asn.au/education/transitiontopracticeEnter our ‘spill your guts' competition!Each day enter to win a $500 gift voucher and a signed copy of Georgie Carroll's book ‘Off the Charts'. Today we want you to tell us: ‘What is your best nursing joke'To enter, simply click reply to this email or send a text message 0417 366 831. Sound effects & instrumental music from Zapsplat, Bensound and Adobe Sounds
In the last ACIPC conference special podcast, Brett and Phil talk to Stephanie Curtis about wearable proximity devices for nurses and doctors - and their use for contact tracing. We also talk about other potential uses. Stephanie is an epidemiologist at the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre. She worked on the COVID-19 response in Victoria over 2020-2021 and recently completed Australia's field epidemiology training program, the MAE, based at Alfred Health and Burnet Institute. Stephanie's presented findings from pilot work of proximity trackers at the ACIPC conference. The paper for this study is published in Infection, Disease and Health https://www.idhjournal.com.au/article/S2468-0451(21)00098-5/fulltext
In the last ACIPC conference special podcast, Brett and Phil talk to Stephanie Curtis about wearable proximity devices for nurses and doctors - and their use for contact tracing. We also talk about other potential uses. Stephanie is an epidemiologist at the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre. She worked on the COVID-19 response in Victoria over 2020-2021 and recently completed Australia's field epidemiology training program, the MAE, based at Alfred Health and Burnet Institute. Stephanie's presented findings from pilot work of proximity trackers at the ACIPC conference. The paper for this study is published in Infection, Disease and Health https://www.idhjournal.com.au/article/S2468-0451(21)00098-5/fulltext
Australia is opening up. Victoria is out of lockdown, and soon mask restrictions will ease there, and people will be able to travel more. With NSW at 80 per cent vaccination rates for those aged over 16, many more freedoms will be available. But living with the virus will be no picnic as we know from overseas experiences. Life Matters takes your calls on we learn from other countries, booster shots and the way forward through the pandemic.
With locked down states opening up and travel on the horizon, Life Matters takes your calls on booster shots, roadmaps and what countries like the UK, Denmark and Malta can teach us about living with fewer restrictions.
The Burnet Institute yesterday revised its modelling, with vaccines reducing the impact on hospitals and number of COVID-19 deaths across the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've been told for months now that the Government follows the health advice, the science, the experts. Yet the head of the Burnet Institute said they didn't rcommend mandates, despite being named as a source for the mandates Daniel Andrews announced.. When you think about last weeks 4000 beds denials, hotel quarantine, PFAS soil dumping, and more, no wonder people have trust issues. In this episode as well, watch me fumble with the TGA website to get adverse event reports from a few types of medical procedures. Note some may find this content confronting.
Models make predictions that help shape the policy approaches being taken towards fighting coronavirus and some states are planning a pathway out of lockdown based on these models. The National Cabinet's reopening plan uses modelling from the Doherty Institute. Victoria has looked to the Burnet Institute's work, as well as the Doherty models, and those two reports differ in their predictions. Experts answer listeners questions about how modelling, vaccination rates, and data around vulnerable groups, are all being considered, as we face the coming months.
Emergency doctors are warning that the surge in Melbourne's COVID-19 infections will put even more strain on a hospital systems that's already stretched to the limit. And emergency doctor Stephen Parnis says the drastic rise in daily case numbers has "put the fear of God" into his hospital colleagues.
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 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 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
All students back at school by the end of next month, free intrastate travel in November and up to 30 guests for Christmas lunch .... that's according to Victoria's plan out of lockdown, informed by modelling from the Burnet Institute.
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.
Medical institutes and universities from across the country have joined to collate and release this COVID-19 modelling to the public in one spot, The Australian COVID-19 Modelling Initiative.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers from the Burnet Institute have warned some level of COVID-19 restrictions will be required from time to time, even when a high percentage of Australians are vaccinated. 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.
New South Wales has recorded 97 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases today, 29 of which were infectious whilst in the community.This brings the total number of active cases in NSW to 1026.Nine reporter Chris O'Keefe earlier suggested today's cases would be "pretty close to 100", reporting the NSW government held meetings yesterday about a potential hardening of restrictions.The state recorded 65 new cases yesterday, 28 of which were infectious in the community."That number of people being infectious in the community keeps going up," Premier Gladys Berejiklian said this afternoon. "We really want to stress to everybody, please stay at home, follow the orders.Tweet"Don't move around, don't go shopping, don't do anything unless you really have to. This weekend it will be fine weather so please stay safe when you are exercising."There are now 75 NSW Covid-19 patients in hospital. Eighteen of them are in intensive care and five require ventilation.The state government's reported meeting over lockdown restrictions follows growing calls from infectious disease experts to introduce a lockdown similar to the one in Melbourne last year.TweetModelling from the Burnet Institute has predicted Greater Sydney would still be seeing more than 40 cases a day until September if the current restrictions are kept in place.The modelling shows introducing stricter Stage 4 restrictions, such as a 5km travel limit and defining what constitutes essential work, is the fastest way to get the outbreak under control.The NSW government has previously floated the idea of introducing tougher restrictions for high-risk parts of Sydney, such as the southwest, where the majority of cases are being transmitted.New Zealand paused quarantine-free travel with NSW at the end of June. Repatriation flights from NSW were paused on July 9 and restarted - with an MIQ stay on arrival - on July 12.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Photo / Getty ImagesDemand for the flights has been high and some Kiwi travellers are still stuck on the other side of the Tasman.Six new community cases in VictoriaVictoria recorded six new local Covid-19 cases overnight as the state entered its fifth lockdown.All are linked to known cases, and the new infections bring the state's current outbreak to 24.The news comes after hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters took to the streets in Melbourne's CBD last night, just hours after Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state would enter a five-day snap lockdown from midnight.TweetQuarantine-free travel from Victoria to New Zealand was paused from 1.59am (NZT) on Friday.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the decision followed updated public health advice from New Zealand officials and a growing number of cases and locations of interest.The pause would run for at least four days from 1.59am (NZT) July 16 and be subject to further review on Monday.On Wednesday, Hipkins said Kiwis in Melbourne worried the Victoria travel bubble could be paused should come home as soon as possible.Text by Ally Foster, news.com.au
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?
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?
This week Cal is joined by Dean Cassano from the Burnet Institute and Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria, to talk about Well Beyond 50 — a new website for people living with HIV aged 50 and over. Featuring an array of health topics, personal stories, and opportunities for social connection, Well Beyond 50 offers a wealth of information to people living with HIV as well as carers and supporters. The website officially launched this week and can be found online at: wellbeyond50.livingpositivevictoria.org.au And anyone keen to be a part of the Well Beyond 50 project by sharing their story can reach out via the website at: wellbeyond50.livingpositivevictoria.org.au/ask-a-question/
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
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
On Wednesday 21 April, the Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network held a panel discussion with health professionals from provinces in PNG to talk about the Covid-19 situation and how local officials are contending with the virus. Papua New Guinea is dealing with a widespread outbreak of Covid-19 that has placed already stretched health services across the country under intense strain. While the situation in the capital Port Moresby is difficult, the pandemic’s impact is also being felt in provinces across the country. Panellists included Dr Pamela Toliman, PNG Institute of Medical Research, Goroka; Dr Stella Jimmy, Provincial Coordinator Covid-19, West Sepik Provincial Health Authority, Vanimo; Professor Brendan Crabb, CEO, Burnet Institute, Melbourne; and Shane McLeod, Project Director, Aus-PNG Network (host).
Professor Mike Toole, Epidemiologist, Technical Advisor Know-C19 Hub at the Burnet Institute, joins Michael regarding the recent surge of COVID-19 global cases which threatens Australia’s vaccine exit strategy. ‘Two seemingly incompatible statistics were released last week. The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide reached 878 million and more than 832,000 new infections were reported.’ ‘That is more than double the number reported just two months ago and the second highest on record.' ‘Without simultaneously adopting both widespread vaccination and public health suppression, COVID-19 will not be defeated by anyone.’ ‘The longer we delay doing this, the longer COVID-19 will dominate the world’s health and economic status.’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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
Professor Mike Toole, Epidemiologist and Technical Covid 19 Advisor from the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, talks to Cormac about how mandatory quarantine works in Australia.
As RN Drive went to air, the Facebook page for medical research center the Burnet Institute was still blocked.
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There's a renewed focus on the risks posed by flight crews after a man transporting arrivals tested positive for coronavirus.
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.”
Kate Kenfield, speaker, writer, educator and creator of 'Tea & Empathy' feeling cards, discusses why she designed the cards and how they help people communicate emotions and experiences; and Professor Michael Toole AM, Epidemiologist and Professor of International Health at the Burnet Institute, compares the effectiveness of Victoria's coronavirus response to the rest of the world. With presenters Panel Beater and Dr Neonatal.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_?lang=enInstagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler?igshid=3944brpx7l0g
Professor Michael Toole AM, Epidemiologist from the Burnet Institute, explained more on 3AW Breakfast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Epidemiologist from the Burnet Institute, Professor Michael Toole, says the experience in New Zealand shows just how long the virus can persist undetected in a community. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we talk to Dr Leanne Robinson and Dr Moses Laman and discuss the emergence of drug resistant malaria in PNG, and the work they are involved in through the STRIVE PNG project; a project that builds on decades of close working ties between PNG and Australian scientists, and an initiative that the Indo Pacific Centre for Health Security is proud to have helped establish. Leanne is one of Australia's leading vector borne disease researchers. She is the head of the Vector Borne Disease and Tropical Public Health Group at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. She has spent 10 years living and working in PNG. In parallel to her groundbreaking research, Leanne is committed to developing national capacity to conduct research across the countries of the Indo Pacific. Moses is a principal Research Fellow, and the current head of the Vector Borne Disease Unit at the Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research. He is a young affiliate of the Third World Academy of Science, a general paediatrician and adjunct senior research fellow at the School of Medicine and pharmacology at the University of Western Australia. In the past 10 days, the total number of COVID-19 cases in PNG has risen past 60. As the country works to contain the outbreak. The PNG government is assessing the situation and alongside the WHO, the Australian Government and other development partners, is bolstering emergency response efforts. This interview was recorded before the current increasing COVID-19 cases in PNG. It shows how strong relationships have been built between Australian institutions and the PNG government to anticipate and arrest infectious diseases within the country.
The Deputy Director of Australia's Burnet Medical Research Institute says Pacific countries without COVID-19 have been lucky up to now. Assoc. Professor David Anderson says a WHO strategy to buy and then share vaccines as they become available will be vital for the island nations.
Interviews with David Menadue, Michael Traeger and Creatrix Tiara. Survivor David Menadue discusses HIV/AIDS Activism in the 80s and 90s. Michael Traeger discusses his research about STIs and PrEP. Performer Creatrix Tiara talks Gaymer Activism. Recorded at 3CR with James McKenzie in June, April and May 2019 with special thanks to Nicky Stott.
Part 1 of this panel discussion explores medical and capital raising issues arising out of COVID-19. Hosted by Michael Ziegelaar, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, featuring Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO, Burnet Institute, Dr Ben Coghlan, Co-Program Director, Health Security, Burnet Institute and James Douglas, Chairman, Carbon Revolution.
Part 1 of this panel discussion explores medical and capital raising issues arising out of COVID-19. Hosted by Michael Ziegelaar, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, featuring Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO, Burnet Institute, Dr Ben Coghlan, Co-Program Director, Health Security, Burnet Institute and James Douglas, Chairman, Carbon Revolution.
The second episode of Sheleaders Podcast had invited Lisa Renkin with us to talk about female roles in politics and diplomat area, the importance of taking risks and having a mentor, strategies on identifying opportunities and maintaining work-life balance. About Lisa Renkin Lisa represents the interests of Victoria State of Government, Australia in China, Hongkong, and Taiwan and has worked in strategic and technical leadership roles in China for last 15 years. Prior to her role at the Victorian Government, Lisa was Manager of International Initiatives and the Head of the China program for the Burnet Institute. She also was Vice President of the Victorian branch of the Australia China Business Council, and is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University. With international experience that has spanned an impressive twenty years, taking on roles from healthcare to humanitarian development to commercial projects, Lisa has really been a force for good with regards to effective leadership to strengthen initiatives throughout the developing world. Lisa is also our mentor in SheLeads Empowering Female Mentorship Program. Episode Content Lisa talks about her career path, what does she do, and what makes her jump over the fence to work in China. Discussion about the difference of female roles in leading position between Australia and China, and the culture shock she has been encountered. The importance of taking risks and the methods of identifying opportunities. Lessons have learned across the twenty years work experience. Insights about work-life balance and advices for young female professional to maintain this balance as they build their careers. The importance of having a mentor and how to find a mentor suits you the most. Episode Mentions Book: Becoming by Michelle Obama Book: Madeleine Albright, first female Secretary of the States (US) 996: a work style adapted by many internet companies in China which is 9am-9pm, 6 days a week Find Lisa on LinkedIn Find Anita on LinkedIn Get to know more about SheLeads, follow our Wechat official account: sheleads or Linkedin:Sheleads Professional Females Network About Sheleads Sheleads is an empowing female platform, which is run by women and specially for women. This international network is created to build long-term valuable relationships among professional females at workplace. Sheleads will not only enable women to share their expertise, learn from each other in a safe and comfortable environment where common challenges are shared particularly to females, but also help emphasize the role of female leaders in professional careers.
For this very special 2019 World Hepatitis Day episode, Annie and Carla talk with Australian researchers Dr Tanya Applegate from The Kirby Institute and Professor Margaret Hellard AM from The Burnet Institute about the ‘awesomely massive’ “Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission” and discuss the power of collaboration in the global fight against viral hepatitis. Links Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30270-X
"The Elimination of Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat – Think Global, Start Local." Professor Margaret Hellard AM is a Deputy Director at the Burnet Institute, Head of Hepatitis Services in the Infectious Diseases Unit at The Alfred Hospital and an Adjunct Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at Monash University and the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. Professor Hellard was recently awarded an Order of Australia. Margaret's principal research interests are in preventing the transmission and improving the management of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections, with the ultimate aim to end the AIDS epidemic and eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat. She has considerable experience in undertaking multidisciplinary community based research involving people who inject drugs (PWID), gay and bisexual men (GBM) and other vulnerable populations. Margaret is a member of numerous advisory committees and working groups on viral hepatitis and HIV within Australia and globally, including Co-Chairing the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on HIV and Viral Hepatitis and Chairing the World Innovation Health Summit Viral Hepatitis Forum (20198).. She has over 400 peer reviewed publications and received over $80 million in competitive grants and tenders. Frank Carlus - President Hepatitis Victoria Frank is a former state public servant with over 32 years' experience in the Department of Human Services/Department of Health. In that time he worked in direct care, policy and senior management positions across a range of services. He has served on the Board of Hepatitis Victoria since 2013 in various roles including Treasurer and President. He also sits on, and is current Chair of, the Board of Westgate Community Initiatives Group (a disability services employment provider). Previously he served on the Colac District Hospital for 10 years, including as President for 2 years.
PrEP on Demand Most folks familiar with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) would know it as a daily pill to prevent HIV. Michael chats with some community and clinical experts around a relatively new way to use the power of PrEP around special 'events'. First, we talk with Michael Traeger - PhD student at the Burnet Institute who worked on the Victorian PrEPX study. We discuss the PrEP 101's. Next, Community advocate and early PrEP adopter Jeff Montgomery speaks from a community perspective about what is happening in the PrEP community. Just how much desire is for this event driven way of taking PrEP? Dr. Vincent Cornelisse, a sexual health specialist at Kirkton Road Centre in Kings Cross. Before locating to Sydney, Dr. Cornelisse was a PrEP prescribing doctor in Melbourne and also part of the PrEPX clinical study - as well as undertaking his own research into the ways STIs are spread. Finally, in the lead up to National Volunteers Week - as part of our volunteer spotlight series - I am joined by Thorne Harbour Health volunteer Clayton to talk about his experience volunteering with the organisation. PrEP at Thorne Harbour Health and the On Demand PrEP video PrEP'D for Change and PAN [PrEPaccessNOW] for PrEP doctors and community support This show, Episode #668 originally aired Thursday 2nd May 2019. Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform - or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour's LGBTI health and well-being services Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour | twitter: @ThorneHarbour | instagram: @thorneharbour
James speaks with Michael Traeger of Burnet Institute about a new study released this week (in collaboration with Alfred Health) that found an increase in STIs among almost 3000 gay and bisexual men on PrEP in Victoria. The study found condom use wasn’t a significant predictor of acquiring STIs.More information here.Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains descriptions and discussions about sexual activity and strong language, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this interview raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14) or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527). James speaks with Victorian Greens LGBTI policy spokesperson, Senator Janet Rice. In a wide-ranging political interviewing focusing on LGBTIQ policy, Janet also shared her experiences being a bisexual woman in Australia’s Parliament with a gender diverse partner. Political issues discussed include Brunei’s death penalty and her response to the petition to ban Royal Brunei airlines, discrimination at religious schools and by religious institutions, the Greens proposed Senate Inquiry into all aspects of discrimination against LGBTI people and the creation of a Minister For Equality.* Since our interview with Senator Rice, the ALP has announced its policy that it will amend the Fair Work Act to stop discrimination towards LGBTI teachers at religious schools. James speaks with Roen Meijers from Transforming Tasmania, a gender diversity advocacy and policy reform group, about legislation passed by Tasmania’s Parliament this week that has been hailed amongst the world’s best for Trans, gender diverse and non-binary rights and social policy. Roen outlines those rights and the political dramas involving the state government’s attempts to thwart the legislation, resulting in the Speaker crossing the floor and casting the deciding vote in the Act’s favour.Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains mentions and discussions about sex and sexually transmitted infections, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the segment has raised questions or caused distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14) or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527).
James speaks with Professor Gilda Tachedjian of Melbourne’s Burnet Institute, about what is scientifically behind reports of an HIV cure. We also discuss issues for women living with HIV and studies about injectable monthly HIV treatments and PrEP. James speaks with Dr Denton Callander of the Kirby Institute, University of NSW, and University of New York, about his research focusing on male sex workers in Australia. We also discuss the unplanned component of this study - its inclusion of a sample of trans male and non-binary assigned male at birth sex workers, a world first. James speaks with Jane Green of the VixenCollective, a sex work activist and sex worker peer support advocate, about a Melbourne tabloid newspaper’s inaccurate portrayal of sex work, how peer support for sex workers is unfunded, and the importance to push Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to place sex workers rights on the agenda.
Angus Mitchell Oration: "The Humanitarian Imperative to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons" Tilman Ruff is a public health and infectious diseases physician; Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War since 2012 (Nobel Peace Prize 1985); and co-founder and founding international and Australian Chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), 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". Dr Ruff is Associate Professor in University of Melbourne's Nossal Institute for Global Health, which he helped establish. Tilman was the first civil society representative on Australian nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty delegations, civil society advisor to the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, and a delegate to the landmark Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Norway, Mexico and Austria (2013-4). In 2017, he led the IPPNW delegation in New York throughout the UN General Assembly negotiation and adoption of the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In support of the treaty, he helped build a continuing collaboration between IPPNW and the largest international health federations - the World Medical Association, the World Federation of Public Health Associations and the International Council of Nurses. An IPPNW member since 1982, Dr Ruff has served as International Councillor for Australia, Boston-based consultant on policy and programs, and SE Asia-Pacific Vice-President. He is a past national president of IPPNW's Australian affiliate, the Medical Association for Prevention of War. Dr Ruff has clinical interests in immunisation and travel medicine, with over 22 years as Australian Red Cross international medical advisor. He was first to document links between outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning and nuclear testing in the Pacific. The inaugural head of travel medicine at Fairfield Hospital and then Royal Melbourne Hospital; Dr Ruff worked on hepatitis B control and maternal and child health in Indonesia and Pacific island countries with Burnet Institute, UNICEF and WHO; spent 5 years as regional medical director for an international vaccine manufacturer, and is a foundation member and serving his third term on the WHO Western Pacific Region Hepatitis B Immunisation Expert Resource Panel. Dr Ruff was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 “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”.
Recorded live at the launch of World AIDS Day 2018 at the AMREP Theatre in Melbourne Australia. Featuring a welcome speech from Adam Ehm President of Living Positive Victoria, who highlights this year’s theme “Everybody Counts.” Speakers include: Peter Breadon Executive Director, Community Participation, Health and Wellbeing Division, a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoove from the Burnet Institute and Dr Susan Paxton and Mr Julien Fournier from the Positive Speakers Bureau of Living Positive Victoria
November 25 marked the beginning of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world.December 1 is Worlds AIDS Day, a day to raise awareness about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS, and for people to show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. James speaks with Jarryd Bartle, a policy consultant on 'sex, drugs and crime', law lecturer and candidate for Fiona Patten's Reason Party (Albert Park), about the Victorian state election results from a candidate's perspective. They discussed the ALP and Coalition’s policies, Fiona Patten’s term, the electoral and voting system, drug policy reform, the use of amyl nitrate for MSM, sex worker rights, and the highlights of his campaign in Albert Park. Michele speaks with Dr Clovis Palmer, Head of Palmer Laboratory with the Burnet Institute, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University in the Department of Infectious Diseases, about the science behind HIV Immunometabolism and the link between inflammation, and dysfunctional glucose metabolism in immune cells, the 2018 Melbourne HIV Exchange (mHIVE) World AIDS Day (WAD) symposium, and misconceptions of HIV in mainstream society.More information via livingpositivevictoria.org.au and Facebook. James speaks with Nicole Lee, a survivor of sexual assault, an advocate for disability rights and the prevention of family violence, and committee member with Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC), about the 16 Days of Activism campaign, her personal journey, the intersections of violence against women with disabilities, and her ongoing advocacy work in family violence perpetrated against those who have a disability, or who depend on carers or family members for support.For more information and support, visit Women With Disabilities Australia.Content/ trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains descriptions and discussions of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the segment has raised questions or caused distress to you, contact Lifeline, Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia, or iHeal – Family Violence Recovery Support.
Doing an internship and being amazing is one thing, but it’s only a means to an end. This episode shows you how other people have transitioned to the workplace, from biotech to banking. We give you the skinny on networking, mentors and making the jump.We look at some research about how internships lead to jobs, how degrees help and why internships are not going away and what’s going on in Portugal! We ask some super accomplished mentors what they look for when they choose who to share their wisdom with, and what you can expect from the process.We also get the low-down on LinkedIn, using it post-internship and the three kinds of contacts you need in your network. And the two different types of contacts in your IRL network. This episode is a jazzy kickstop to our series on internships and employability, we wish you the best of luck as you start somewhere!If anything we have said has helped, or hindered, we would love to hear from you, get in touch at: starting-somewhere@unimelb.com.auSome of the companies and websites we mentioned in this episode:Organisations mentioned in this episode:LinkedIn Student guidehttps://students.linkedin.com/The Impact of Unpaid Internships on Career Development - NACE reporthttp://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/the-impact-of-unpaid-internships-on-career-development/University of Melbourne Careershttps://careers.unimelb.edu.au/homeBurnet Institutehttps://www.burnet.edu.au/Masters of Entrepreneurshiphttp://study.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-entrepreneurship/overviewProfessor John Krumboltz, Stanford University - happenstance theoryhttps://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/jdkContributors: This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations.Hamish Taylor, Academic Tutor at Ormond College, The University of Melbournehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mrhamishtaylor/Vivian Gleeson, Business Development Officer, Burnet Institutehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-gleeson-1a2390128/Hayley Smeding of Tandem Partners HRhttps://www.tandempartners.com.au/Kate Mellot, Graduate trainee, ANZ Bank.Dr Josh Healy, Lecturer - Management and Marketing, University of Melbournehttps://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/our-people/staff/management-and-marketing/josh-healy Andrew Crain - doctoral student in the Institute of Higher Education and a talent acquisition specialist for UGA Development & Alumni Relations.http://ihe.uga.edu/people/andrew-crain/Dr Dan Woodman is TR Ashworth Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Social and Political Scienceshttps://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person19920Mary Trumble, Client Solutions Manager, LinkedIn Australiahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marytrumble/Professor Colin McLeod, Master of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbournehttps://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person82179Warren Frehse, Senior Advisor, Experiential Learning, Global Leadership and Employability, UoMhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenfrehse/Rem Tzambasis of NAB, manager, Strategic Partners and Programshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rem-tzambazis-86b47930/Sarah Webster, Maths tutor, Musicianhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-webster-097908146/Anders Furze, writer, critic and journalisthttps://www.andersfurze.com.au/Anna Lemcke - Project Manager - MMVLLENhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lemcke-32260470/Lynne Cazaly - Author, Speaker, Facilitatorwww.lynnecazaly.com.auProfessor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbournehttps://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/vice-chancellor/prof-glyn-davisCredits: Starting Somewhere is produced by the University of MelbourneProducers: Buffy Gorilla, Ben Pawson, Supervising Producer and original concept: Dr Andi Horvath,Buffy Gorrilla is an award-winning audio journalist and a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne Master of Journalism programme. Buffy has been a producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Radio National and ABC Radio Melbourne. Following a successful internship, Buffy is currently working with RN’s Blueprint for Living. She is also the producer for the Masterclass podcast from the University of Melbourne Centre for Advancing Journalism.Ben Pawson is a communications professional that helps organisations and leaders connect to their stories. With experience across the education, arts, disability, science communication and technology sectors he did an internship in fundraising in Scotland after an MBA in France and before that worked on blue chip design and marketing projects before changing careers.
Dan discusses PREPx with three experts: A/Prof Edwina Wright from The Alfred, Monash Uni and The Burnet Institute, Alison Duncan, Lead Pharmacist for HIV at The Alfred and Luxi Lal, Pharmacist and Scientist from the Burnet Institute. We were so fortunate to have Edwina - who ran the pivotal Australian trials and was so kind in sharing her knowledge with us. We learn about: How the key Australian studies were set up and run Novel dosing modalities Information for pharmacists and key counselling points for dispensing PREP Side effects and monitoring with PREP How PREP is changing the paradigm of HIV prevention
Half of Australia’s positive people are over 50 years old – as long-term survivors their experience of living with HIV for 25, 30 even 35 years – means that the effects of the virus and the long-term effects of some medications, are compromising their wellbeing. In August of 2016, 4000 of the worlds top immunologists came to Melbourne for the International Congress of Immunology. Inside HIV was there to capture the key note address delivered by Dr Clovis Palmer from the Burnet Institute and introduced by Professor Sharon Lewin from the Doherty Institute.
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: applying global evidence to priorities beyond 2015 Melbourne, Australia 12 April 2013
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