AAHMS Fellows elected to The Royal Society
We are delighted to congratulate our Fellows, Professor John Shine AC FRS FAA FAHMS(Hon) and Professor Jane Visvader FRS FAA FAHMS, who have been elected as Fellows of The Royal Society. A Fellowship of some 1,600 of the world’s most eminent scientists, The Royal Society is the world’s oldest scientific academy at more than 350 […]
Highlights from our COVID-19 webinar
We hosted a webinar on 29 April 2020: ‘Where to from here? Charting a course for resilience and recovery‘. The webinar featured Fellows and other experts from infectious diseases, epidemiology, intensive care, mental health and economics, who discussed what can we expect over the coming weeks and months, and considered how Australia can chart a […]
AAHMS submission to Royal Commission
AAHMS published its submission to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements on 9 April 2020. AAHMS submission to Royal Commission
AAHMS publishes evidence report on the health impacts of bushfires in Australia
Following the devastating bushfire season of 2019/20, the Academy has published an evidence summary on the health impacts of bushfires in Australia. The report addresses a range of health issues associated with the direct impact of bushfires and the exposure to smoke. It was clear from discussions at the roundtable that there remain many unknowns […]
Joint consultation response on the National Health Information Strategy Framework
The Academy has responded to a consultation on the National Health Information Strategy (NHIS) Framework, jointly with the Australian Academy of Science. In our response, we emphasise the importance of nurturing an academic base in the disciplines of biostatistics and epidemiology to help produce scientific evidence from the data that is being collected. Furthermore, the standardisation […]
AAHMS statement on COVID-19
AAHMS published its statement on COVID-19 on 20 March 2020. AAHMS COVID-19 statement