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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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Statement on COVID-19
The Academy has published the following statement on COVID-19: The world is facing an extraordinary challenge as the burden of COVID-19 rises. Fellows of the Academy with world-leading expertise in relevant areas are assisting us in monitoring the outbreak and are liaising with the Chief Medical Officer…