November 2009

Medical School News

• Drinking age must be raised to 19
• National Skin Cancer Action Week
• Pure water to flow in Hà Nội Hospital
• University celebrates five years in China
• Overdiagnosis of breast cancer
• Senate elections: support for medical alumni
• Grants awarded to School academics for 2010
• Congratulations to Drs Byrne and Redfern - our Tall Poppies

News from the Research Institutes

• Centenary Institute: Head of research group delivers prestigious oration
• The George Institute: Research reveals uncertainty around effectiveness of common treatment used in high-risk kidney patients

Events

Pandemic influenza: what happened last winter? The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology-Public Health (CIDM-PH) is hosting a one day seminar on Pandemic Influenza, which will outline how the pandemic unfolded in Australia and NSW, and its effects on various medical services. Clinical Professor Dominic Dwyer will be one of the speakers. 25 November from 2pm. More

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