Innovation for impact: highlights from the Health Horizons Forum mental health roundtable
Image: Roundtable discussions captured by Visual Storytellers at the Health Horizons mental health roundtable. What innovations have had the greatest impact on mental health prevention, treatment, and care in Australia – and what has the greatest potential to make a difference in the future? These were just some of the important discussions that took centre […]
March 2023 newsletter
Welcome to the March 2023 newsletter. In this edition: A message from our President Health Horizons Forum – mental health roundtable AMR report released Sector news and events Congratulations Fellows in the news A message from our President More than three years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while there has […]
Professor Maree Teesson: at the forefront of mental health research
“Psychological research can change people’s lives for the better.” – Professor Maree Teesson AC FASSA FAHMS Tweet Today (8 March) is International Women’s Day and an opportunity to highlight the impact of women in the community, in health and medical sciences, and in society at large. Within AAHMS, we are fortunate to benefit from the […]
Experts deliver evidence in long COVID parliamentary hearing
Defining long COVID, understanding knowledge gaps about the condition and its impacts in Australia, were among the major themes discussed at a recent expert roundtable on long COVID. The Australian Academy of Science, in partnership with the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, organised the roundtable discussion on 17 February at Parliament House to […]
Mental health roundtable kicks off Health Horizons Forum series
Innovation in mental health will be at the forefront of a roundtable discussion bringing together some of the nation’s top mental health experts next month. On 9 March, the Academy will host the roundtable in Sydney, in partnership with Saltire Capital Partners, as part the first meeting of the Health Horizons Forum initiative. The roundtable […]
Experts to contribute to Long COVID and Repeated Infections Inquiry
How can you receive quality healthcare for an illness if there isn’t a clear definition of what that illness is? This is one of many issues the country’s leading experts will address during a roundtable discussion at Parliament House in Canberra on 17 February 2023, to inform the Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID […]