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COVID-19’s Collateral Positives – Samuel Cornell (14 September 2021)

It's not all bad...read Sam's piece in Sydney's 'The Beast', a local Eastern Suburbs' publication.

NHMRC Investigator Grant – Tessa Copp (14 September 2021)

Success: Dr Tessa Copp was awarded an NHMRC Investigator Grant of $650,740 to lead a project on reducing the harms of inappropriate medicalisation of women's reproductive health.

NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence – Kirsten McCaffery et al (14 September 2021)

Success: 'Wiser healthcare: better value care for all Australians' has received funding from the NHMRC. CIs include Kirsten McCaffery, Stacy Carter, Alexandra Barratt, Katy Bell, Ray Moynihan, Denise O’Connor, Rachelle Buchbinder, Nehmat Houssami and Paul Glasziou. The CRE will develop "a new solutions-based approach" to overuse of unnecessary, ineffective healthcare.

Time to listen: co-designed strategies urgently needed to support diverse communities – Danielle Muscat et al (25 August 2021)

Read the Croakey Health Media article. Too often, research excludes the voices of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This is true of COVID-19 research both in Australia and internationally. But as the recent outbreak continues to plague Sydney’s most diverse Local Government Areas, the necessity of hearing those voices is [...]

No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex – Danielle Muscat et al (30 July 2021)

Read The Conversation article. As Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, the message has shifted to urgently “get the jab”. And people’s motivation to get vaccinated is increasing. But with ever-changing advice, many people are confused about which vaccine they’re eligible for and where to get an appointment. Our recent review, [...]

Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine – Carissa Bonner & Rachael Dodd (26 April 2021)

Read The Conversation article. Between vaccine supply issues, confusion about the role of GPs, and changed advice for AstraZeneca, the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well behind schedule. How can we make it easier for the majority of Australians who want to be vaccinated? Especially given all Australians over 50 years of age [...]

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Events

Global Health Literacy Virtual Conference

3-5 October 2021 Early bird registration closes 31 July 2021 Further information

Wiser Healthcare presents this powerful livestreamed discussion with globally respected doctors on the perils of too much medicine

Wiser Healthcare's Dr Ray Moynihan, from Bond University, will moderate conversations with Professors Rachelle Buchbinder and Ian Harris, speaking on their explosive new book "Hippocrasy: how doctors are betraying their oath" and with Dr Ranjana Srivastava - author, oncologist and well-known Guardian columnist. Jan Donovan from the Consumers' Health Forum [...]