Monthly Archives: October 2008

Media Release: New Approach to Genetic Testing could Halve Deaths from Inherited Bowel Cancer (Oct 14th, 2008)

October 14, 2008 – 9:26am

Media Release, Tuesday 14 October 2008
Changing the approach to genetic screening for cancers in Australia could effectively halve deaths caused by an inherited form of bowel cancer, says a University of Melbourne expert.
Professor John Hopper – an Australia Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Melbourne School of Population Health –says [...]

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Launch of Onemda report – We can like Research…In Koori hands (Oct 7th, 2008)

October 7, 2008 – 10:24am

On Tuesday 7th October Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit launched their latest community report, We can like Research…In Koori hands at the Koorie Heritage Trust.  This report builds on our 1999 report We Don’t like research…But in Koori hands it could make a difference. For a copy of the report click here.

By Nicole W | Posted in Centre for Health & Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, Publications | Comments Off

Dr Catherine Bennett wins the 2008 Australian Award for University Teaching (Oct 6th, 2008)

October 6, 2008 – 9:20am

Dr Catherine Bennett (Centre for MEGA Epidemiology) wins the prestigious 2008 Australian Award for University Teaching in the category of Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
The Award will be presented at a formal ceremony to be held in Canberra on Tuesday, 25 November this year.
Dr [...]

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