Although Australia receives a disproportionately small share of the world’s refugees, the ‘problem’ of unauthorized boat arrivals has been a highly controversial and political one in recent decades. In this Grand Round for Refugee week, Professor Michelle Foster, from the Melbourne Law School, will discuss the key problems with Australia’s current system of refugee protection, focusing in particular on mandatory indefinite detention.
The most important vectors of the 21st century epidemics are not mosquitoes, ticks or lice. They are the giant supranational tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food and beverage corporations
This presentation will highlight the significant nursing leadership that occurs through research and innovation on our campus and how this leadership reflects the World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses’ Nursing Now campaign.
On the first of February 2017 the office of the Health Complaints Commissioner came into operation under new legislation, the Health Complaints Act 2016. This Act repealed the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987 and thus replaced the previous office of the Health Services Commissioner with the Health Complaints Commissioner.
This Grand Round will present data on the latest clinical trials in Friedreich ataxia, haemochromatosis and inherited skeletal disorders (achondroplasia and Schmid chondrodysplasia).
Television has brought forensic medicine into everyone’s living room, but the reality of the discipline is far removed from these dramas. But what really is clinical forensic medicine and what is this discipline’s role in the investigation of suspected child abuse?
MR PET imaging is a new technology that allows the simultaneous acquisition of Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Images for clinical studies. It has provided invaluable diagnostic information in children with cancer, complex neurological problems and other conditions.
Victoria was the first Australian State to adopt a comprehensive human rights law in the form of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. Human rights can help build stronger and transparent decision making that focuses on the person, and is particularly beneficial in strengthening healthcare decision making.
Individuals who present with physical symptoms for which no disease pathology can be found are common in medical practice. In neurology outpatient clinics, patients with Functional Neurological Disorders (FNDs) are the second most common reason for referral after headaches.
Rotavirus is a major cause of death and disease in children worldwide. Despite clear evidence of the success of rotavirus vaccines, barriers remain to global implementation with over 94 million children still lacking access to a rotavirus vaccine. These barriers include sub-optimal efficacy in low-income settings, lingering safety concerns and cost. Administering a vaccine at birth has the potential to address these challenges.
