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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences News Archive 2008
Monash University feature stories
- Medical alumnus flies high
Dr David Mitchell (MBBS 2000), who served in East Timor, Bali, Cyprus and Lebanon as a GP with the Royal Australian Air Force, has received one of the 2008 Monash Distinguished Alumni Awards.
- Link between poor language skills and problem behaviour
A Monash University researcher has called for early detection of poor language skills in children because of the link to disadvantage and offending.
- Life skills
They deal with the most severe medical emergencies, victims of road, rail and air disasters, house fires and crime. They are elite Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedics, unique to Victoria. They are trained by Monash University.
Media features
Faculty news stories
- 2008-01-17 Young scientist awarded for knowing stem cells, to a T
Description: Young scientist Anne Fletcher has won the inaugural Kay Patterson Award for Research Excellence for her work in identifying cells that could stop donor tissue rejection in transplant patients.
- 2008-02-13 Grand new path for lifesaver cells
Description: A new initiative between Monash and Peking University promises sweeping advances in stem cell research.
- 2008-02-28 The Robots have Landed
Description: The Monoclonal Antibody Technologies Facility unpacks for business.
- 2008-03-27 New Deputy for ARMI
Description: The Director of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Professor Nadia Rosenthal has announced the appointment of Professor Peter Currie as Deputy Director and Head of the Regenerative Biology Unit of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute.
- 2008-03-31 New base for Indonesian medicos
Description: The Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences will host up to 70 Indonesian medical students each year in a pivotal arrangement with one of Australia's closest neighbours.
- 2008-03-31 Social Work student to attend Australia Youth Summit
Description: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) student Naomi Godden, has been been selected to attend the Australia Youth Summit in Canberra, in the lead-up to Australia 2020.
- 2008-04-16 Student prize night
Description: 2008 Student prize night
- 2008-04-16 Student prize night slide show
Description: 2008 Student prize night slide show
- 2008-04-17 Misdiagnosis and treatment leads to unnecessary deaths
Description: One of the world's leading experts in human error in patient treatments has told a Monash University lecture that Australian doctors could be misdiagnosing patient conditions in at least 20 per cent of cases.
- 2008-04-24 Monash researchers recognised with Federation Fellowships
Description: Professor James Whisstock and Associate Professor Trevor Lithgow have been named among the top Australian scientists for the year and awarded a Federation Fellowship.
- 2008-05-16 Identikit for new life
Description: Monash researchers are the first to use DNA fingerprinting to identify viable embryos
- 2008-05-20 Snapshots of Mortality
Description: Showing until recently at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Reveries: photography and mortality presented images inspired by the cycle of life and death.
- 2008-05-21 School of Primary Health Care find new home
Description: Monash University's School of Primary Health Care officially has opened its new premises.
- 2008-05-23 Monash alumnus appointed new Director of MISCL
Description: Professor Richard Boyd has been appointed as the new Director of the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell laboratories, the latest event in a long relationship with the University.
- 2008-05-23 Seeing the world in double vision
Description: Renowned visual neuroscientist Melvyn Goodale says that two different visual systems guide our lives, one of which is largely unconscious.
- 2008-05-23 Seeing the world in double vision - Extended interview
Description: Renowned visual neuroscientist Melvyn Goodale says that two different visual systems guide our lives, one of which is largely unconscious.
- 2008-05-28 Country commitment
Description: A program that trains doctors in rural and regional Victoria has recognised the talent of two students who have shown a commitment to their country communities.
- 2008-06-18 Rocky and Spike make a splash
Description: These Barrier Reef stonefish aren't your typical aquatic specimen. They're venomous: one sting from their spines can cause intense pain, temporary paralysis, and sometimes death - if untreated.
- 2008-07-02 Furry friend or fearsome foe?
Description: Research by PhD candidate Kate Mornement has resulted in the BARK protocol, a tool to help shelters determine the adoption suitability of dogs.
- 2008-07-07 Doctor de Morton measures up
Description: A simple test is revolutionising the way that clinicians measure mobility in older patients.
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