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AAHMS provides evidence to the Senate’s bushfire inquiry

The Academy was delighted to provide evidence at a public hearing of the Senate’s Finance and Public Administration Committee inquiry into the “Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20”. Professor Stephen Duckett FASSA FAHMS appeared on behalf of AAHMS, alongside representatives from the Australian…

ACOLA publishes statement in response to the Higher Education reforms

The Australian Council for Learned Academies (ACOLA) has published a statement in response to the recent announcements on higher education reforms by the Australian Government. The statement highlights the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives to help tackle the challenges Australia is facing today and in the future. ACOLA welcomes the…

Meet our newest Mentees

We are delighted to welcome two talented researchers into our highly respected Mentorship Program. These emerging research leaders were competitively selected and will be mentored by an Academy Fellow while in the three-year program, and will receive additional training, support and networking opportunities. They become Associate Members of the Academy…

Ten Academy Fellows recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

We are delighted that ten of our Fellows have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List for their valuable contributions to Australian health and medical sciences. The Academy warmly congratulates all ten Fellows, who were recognised as follows: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Professor Emeritus Professor…

AAHMS calls for national conversation on AI in health

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already starting to transform healthcare and Australia must act now to set our own path through this new landscape. That is the conclusion of a report, ‘Artificial Intelligence in Health: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges’, published today by the Academy, which calls for a national conversation…

AAHMS Fellows elected to Australian Academy of Science

We are delighted to congratulate our Fellows, Professor Andrew Cuthbertson AO FAA FTSE FAHMS (left), Professor Adele Green AC FAA FAHMS (middle) and Professor Andrew Roberts FAA FAHMS (right), who have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science this week. Professor Cuthbertson is a Director of CSL…

New RRIF briefing: promising therapeutics for COVID-19

The Rapid Research Information Forum has published a new briefing on the most promising therapeutics for COVID-19. The briefing responds to the question: What are the most promising COVID-19 therapeutics in development globally and nationally, and what are their mechanisms of action, their stage of development and their strengths…

AAHMS statement on COVID-19 and the COVIDSafe app

The Academy’s latest statement on COVID-19: The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences supports the introduction and use of the COVIDSafe app as a valuable and important innovation in Australia’s continuing efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 in Australia to date Australia has made important decisions that…

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…

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…

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