Dean's Lecture Series
by Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
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Description
As an Australian leader in biomedicine and public health, our goal to make a significant contribution to enhancing global health is being realised through our wide range of research and innovative teaching programs and our strong connections with our many partners and supporters. This annual program of public lectures, run by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, is designed to enlighten, educate and encourage public discussion.
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Decoding your genes - how much do you want to know? | Genetic advances have revolutionized our understanding of many diseases. In certain areas, genetics is now having a major impact on routine medical care. A private citizen can now commercially obtain a sampling of their genome for about $1,000. Such testi | 10/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The knowledge economy and Aboriginal health development | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently pledged to close the Indigenous health gap by 2030. A fundamental step in the process of addressing health and social disadvantage is the production and exchange of knowledge. The university sector has a key role in deve | 5/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Asbestos-related cancer deaths: the past, present and future | Professor Peto will explain the long-term effects of asbestos exposure in causing lung cancer and mesothelioma. He will explain why, in the early years of research on asbestos, it was believed that exposure below a certain threshold would be safe. | 4/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Understanding the brain changes in schizophrenia: a brain maturational perspective | Schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses account for over a quarter of the total burden of disease, costing the Australian public over $1.4 billion pa. The illness affects adolescents and young adults, often resulting in recurrent illness and cogniti | 4/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Obstetric fistula: 40 years working with the world’s most marginalised women | Obstetric fistula affects an estimated 2 million women, and is a consequence of women not getting access to timely maternal care during delivery. Consequently it affects poor women in resource poor settings. For many, the birth of their child, long antici | 3/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Research ‘for’ policy and research ‘on’ policy: are they divergent or mutually supportive? | Evidence–influenced policy making, requires access to analyses of the impact of health policies (research 'for' policy). Research to improve understanding of how and why health and wider public policy is made and implemented as it (research 'on' policy) | 3/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electroconvulsive therapy: the evolution of a contentious treatment | Despite being a life-saving treatment for many patients, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or ‘shock treatment’ still suffers from a negative reputation and adverse public image. For some people, ECT resulted in substantial impairments and became a focu | 3/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Participating in genetic research: benefits, expectations and unforeseen problems | The revolution in genetic technology and knowledge, exemplified by the Human Genome Project, has allowed unprecedented insights into human disease. Major advances in understanding the causes and mechanisms of disease promise better treatments. Such resear | 10/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Everyone's normal is different': the challenges of detecting and managing depression in general practice | There is a global epidemic of depression, and people experiencing depressive symptoms are mostly cared for in general practice. Depression can be a severely disabling condition with enormous personal and societal consequences. Over the past decade there h | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Community wellbeing in an unwell world: trends, challenges and opportunities | If we measure the health of our communities, our country and our world solely by growth in income, wealth and consumption, then many of us, at least in Australia, are thriving. But if our definition of community wellbeing is broadened to include the full | 7/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holes in teeth and puffy gums: prevention at the community level | Treatment and prevention within dental care are focused on two common oral diseases affecting the community: dental caries and periodontal diseases. Although community attitudes towards care have popularly been defined by pain and tooth repair, oral healt | 6/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The obesity epidemic: can we stop the scourge of the 21st century? | Obesity has become a major health issue in the developed world. The health problems associated with obesity have led to the prediction that, for the first time, life expectancy in developed countries will decline. | 5/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New discoveries on improving mobility and reducing falls in Parkinson disease | Falls and movement disorders are both common and disabling in people with Parkinson disease (PD), which affects more than 80,000 Australians. One-third of elderly Australians who live at home fall every year, but for those with PD, more than half experien | 5/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The rise and surprise of old age psychiatry | The world is growing older. In Australia, the current 13% of people aged 65 years or more will increase to 20% by 2030, and the percentage of over 80 year olds will quadruple by 2050. | 3/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Episodes |
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