Professor Julie Redfern: digital health and preventive cardiology
Professor Julie Redfern FAHMS is a clinician-researcher and leader in preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, digital health and physiotherapy. She was elected to the Academy in 2023 and spoke about her work at our 2023 Annual Meeting.
Professor Jonathan Golledge: Developments in peripheral vascular conditions
Professor Jonathan Golledge FAHMS, Professor of Vascular Surgery, James Cook University, spoke at our 2023 Annual Meeting.
Professor Jian Li: antimicrobial resistance
Professor Jian Li is Head of the Antimicrobial Systems Pharmacology Laboratory at the Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University. Professor Craig was elected to the Academy in 2023 and spoke about his work on antimicrobial resistance at our 2023 Annual Meeting.
Professor Jamie Craig: developments in ophthalmology
Prof Jamie Craig is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in the care of glaucoma patients. He is a clinician-scientist with a strong track record in clinical and genetic research. Professor Craig was elected to the Academy in 2023 and spoke about his work at our 2023 Annual Meeting.
Professor Rachel Neale: The role of vitamin D in human health
Professor Rachel Neale, Group Leader, Deputy Coordinator of the Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, presented at the 2023 AAHMS Annual Meeting.
Dr Sonia Shah: Developments in the clinical application of large-scale genomic data
Dr Sonia Shah, National Heart Foundation Future Leader, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, presented at the 2023 AAHMS Annual Meeting.
Dr Nathalie Bock: Developments in bioengineering bone and tumour models
Dr Nathalie Bock, Group Leader and Deputy Director, Max Planck Queensland Centre and Bone & Tumour Bioengineering Group, Queensland University of Technology/ Translational Research Institute, presented at the 2023 AAHMS Annual Meeting.
Professor Michael Hofman: prostate cancer imaging and treatment
Professor Michael Hofman is a Nuclear Medicine Physician and leads the Prostate Cancer Theranostics and Imaging Centre of Excellence (ProsTIC) at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy in 2023 and presented at our Annual Meeting on his ground-breaking research in PSMA PET and PSMA radioligand therapy which has revolutionised […]
Professor Clara Chow: cardiovascular disease prevention
Professor Clara Chow AM FAHMS, Professor of Medicine and Academic Director Westmead Applied Research Centre, was elected to the Academy in 2023. She presented her work on cardiovascular disease prevention at our 2023 Annual Meeting.
Prof David Lloyd: Developments in musculoskeletal modelling
Professor David Lloyd, Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Griffith University, presented on developments in musculoskeletal modelling and AI computer simulation methods at the AAHMS 2023 Annual Meeting.
Professor Uwe Dulleck: health economics and health inequities
Professor Uwe Dulleck, Professor, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, spoke at the AAHMS 2023 Annual Meeting on the role of health economics and behaviour change in understanding and improving health inequities.
Dr Merrill Turpin: Delivering care and support based on understanding personal experiences
Dr Merrill Turpin, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Queensland, presented at the AAHMS 2023 Annual Meeting.
Driving health equity: Professor James Ward
Professor James Ward of UQ’s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health delivered the keynote at the Academy’s 2023 Annual Meeting.
Panel: Australian health horizons
The outcome of this session was to explore big ideas in health, research and innovation – and ask how they will impact the community in the coming decades. The session reflected on the outcomes of recent Academy policy projects, including the Health Horizons Forum, which looked at topics including mental health and preventative health, with […]
Panel: Accelerating health equity among First Nations communities
This session addressed key issues that are hindering health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which need to be addressed to Close the Gap, including the determinants of health, racism and self-determination. This session was recorded at our 2023 Annual Meeting. Session Chair: Professor David Whiteman Panel discussion: Cleveland Fagan, Chief Executive Officer, […]
Panel: Accelerating health equity
Recorded at our 2023 Annual Meeting, this session identified steps Australia should be taking to improve equity in health, including in relation to prevention and the determinants of health. Session chair: Professor Denise Doolan FAHMS Panel discussion: Professor Fran Baum AO FASSA FAHMS, NHMRC Investigator and Program Director, Stretton Health Equity, The University of Adelaide […]
Sir Michael Marmot in conversation with Professor Fran Baum
Watch the keynote for the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2023 Annual Meeting: Driving health equity. Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UK) – Professor of Epidemiology, University College London; Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity; Past President of the World Medical Association in conversation with Professor Fran Baum AO FAHMS (SA) – Professor of […]
Life as a Clinician-Scientist: Allied Health 2023
This Life as a Clinician-Scientist event focuses on allied health. Chaired by AAHMS Fellow Professor Kathy Refshauge, this event features national experts across a range of allied health fields. Speakers include: Professor Peter Malliaras, Physiotherapist and Tendon Consultant, Monash University Dr Clare Burns, Advanced Speech Pathologist, Research Fellow, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor Susan […]
Life as a Clinician-Scientist: Nursing and Midwifery 2023
Watch talks and discussions from leading nursing and midwifery clinician-scientists, recorded at our 2023 event. The event was chaired by Professor Caroline Homer AO FAHMS(Co-Program Director, Maternal and Child Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn Health, Burnet Institute) and Professor Claire Rickard FAHMS (University of Queensland-Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, Metro North Health; Co-Lead, Alliance for […]
New Fellow presentations – AAHMS 2022 Day 2
Four of our new Fellows from 2022 shared insights about their research at the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2022 Annual Meeting. Day 2 featured presentations from: Professor Sharon Friel FASSA FAHMS, Professor of Health Equity, Australian National University Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC FASSA FAHMS, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne […]