Beyond the body: Episode 4 - 30 years after Beijing
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New research reveals mental health toll of endometriosis and PMOS
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DEMOS: Virtual cohort modelling to estimate and assess the impact of interventions at a population level in Singapore: A case study of potassium-enriched salt, CKD risk and implementation in Singapore
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New prediction tool could help increase uptake of heart failure medicines
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Dr Alexia Rohde
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Alexia is a Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health where she also the Program Manager of Sepsis Support, a project aiming to revolutionise post-sepsis support across Australia by co-designing and piloting innovative new follow-up models of care. She also is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) within the School of Public Health and Social Work.
Alexia has worked clinically in hospitals and health services across Queensland and the United Kingdom. It is through this frontline clinical experience where Alexia’s interest grew in health services innovation and research directed at improving evidence-based healthcare. Her innovative work led her to create the Brisbane Evidence-Based Language Test (Brisbane EBLT). This post-stroke diagnostic language assessment has been downloaded over 200,000 times and is used daily in hospitals across Australia, the UK and the USA.
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Alice WittResearch and Policy Fellow, The George Institute for Global HealthMore info about Alice WittResaercg and Policy Fellow, The George Institute for Global HealthAlice Witt is a Research and Policy Fellow based in the UK office. She works on the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity) project, a policy initiative to improve how biomedical, health and care research accounts for sex and gender. Through this work, she engages with stakeholders across the UK research sector to co-design key policy documents and support research funders to implement new sex and gender policies. The
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Dr. Cara TannenbaumDistinguished Fellow, The George Institute for Global HealthMore info about Dr. Cara TannenbaumDistinguished Fellow, The George Institute for Global HealthDr Cara Tannenbaum is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montreal. Cara works with researchers, governments, universities and stakeholders interested in gender, sex and health research to set priorities, identify implementation opportunities, build partnerships and translate research evidence to improve the health of all. As well as being a former Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute of Healt
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UNSW SydneyLearn moreMore info about UNSW SydneyUNSW Sydney, located in Sydney, was established in 1949 with a unique focus on the scientific, technological and professional disciplines. UNSW is committed to making a difference by focusing on areas critical to the future. Pioneering research and sustained innovation are addressing some of the most important issues of today – from climate change and renewable energies to lifesaving medical treatments and breakthrough technologies. In the social sciences, UNSW research informs policy and expert commentary in issues facing society, ranging from human rights and constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians to public heal