The Vernon Collins Oration, entitled “From Paternalism to Partnership – the Opportunity for Indigenous Health Research” was delivered on November 2nd by Prof Jonathan Carapetis AM, Executive Director of the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, Western Australia. With passion and humility he outlined the problems and the successes of working with Australia’s First Peoples when … Continued
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Pediatrician Vic’s Australian of the Year Frank Oberklaid Senior Australian of the year
Australia mourns the loss of Justin Kelly, perhaps our Rembrandt of Paediatric Urology? Last week, Dr Justin Kelly passed away peacefully in his sleep at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, where 4 generations of his family have worked. Just before turning in he left a voice message on his wife of nearly 59 years Elaine’s phone … Continued
The third Aluminar of 2022. On September 16th we had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by A/Prof Jim Tibballs entitled “Lemons, Limes and bitter outcomes for the French Navy”. This was based on his recent PhD thesis, in French, on the subject, which explored the differing rates of acceptance of a new anti-scurvy … Continued
More remarkable turning points at the Royal Children’s Hospital RCH Aluminations Aug 2022
Updated RCH ALUMNI calendar 2022
