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- Seminars - UK Research & Development, Professor Sally Davies
- Involving People in Research National Symposium
- Raine Foundation / Department of Health Clinical Research Grant
Seminars - UK Research & Development, Professor Sally Davies
The UK Department of Health’s Director General of Research & Development, Professor Sally Davies, visited Perth in early 2008. Professor Davies has been instrumental in encouraging research within the NHS and obtaining significant government funding for health & medical research in the UK.
Professor Davies met with SHRAC members and other key people associated with health and medical research. She presented seminars at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Thursday 31 January and at Royal Perth Hospital on Friday 1 February which were well attended.
PowerPoint presentations of Professor Davies' seminars are provided here:
- Seminar: ‘Best Research for Best Health’, the UK health research strategy (PDF 1.31MB)
- Seminar: ‘Transforming Clinical Research’, the innovative NHS experience (PDF 1.67MB)
Involving People in Research National Symposium
The UWA School of Population Health and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research will be presenting a national symposium on consumer and community participation in health and medical research at The University Club (University of WA) on March 5th and 6th 2008. The event is also supported by SHRAC, the NHMRC and the Health Consumers’ Council, among others.
This inaugural national meeting aims to bring together researchers, consumers and community members to explore the involvement of people in research.
Raine Foundation / Department of Health Clinical Research Grant
To mark its 50th Anniversary in 2007, the Raine Medical Research Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Health, offered a clinical research grant of $450,000 over three years commencing in 2008.
The guidelines outlined that the Grant could be awarded to an individual clinical researcher or to a clinical research team headed by a Chief Investigator working in a clinical environment. Collaborations with basic biomedical scientists, population health researchers and health service researchers were encouraged, as were interactions between different clinical disciplines working in Western Australian universities, medical schools, hospitals or allied institutions. All applications were required to include a letter of support from the relevant (Department of Health) Health Network Clinical Lead.
A total of 20 applications were received for this grant from clinicians in a wide variety of health areas. The successful applicant was announced at the Raine Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony held at the University of WA on Friday 7 December 2007:
Dr Leon Adams
Senior Lecturer in Hepatology
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
University of Western Australia
and
Consultant Hepatologist,
Liver Transplant Unit,
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Project Title: Impact of iron on insulin resistance and liver histology in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Applications closed at 5.00pm on Friday 25 May 2007. Further information is available from the Executive Officer of the Raine Medical Research Foundation on (08) 9386 9880 or lellis@raine.uwa.edu.au.File Formats
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