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PhD pathway program ensuring bright future for clinical research in WATwo outstanding Perth Children’s Hospital clinicians will be supported to pursue a career in medical research, paving the way for more clinician-scientists in Western Australia.
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We're looking for a Director, Strategy and Innovation to join our executive teamWe currently have an exciting opportunity for a Director, Strategy and Innovation to join The Kids Research Institute Australia in Perth, WA.
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Intubation study points the way to safer surgery in babiesPerth researchers who were involved in an international study which examined two different techniques used to intubate newborns and young babies during surgery expect the findings to lead to a change in global practice.
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Improving health access for children and families living with intellectual disabilityA project led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s child disability team will seek to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and build health literacy for children and young people with intellectual disability.
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Trailblazing Aboriginal mental health researcher to attend Queen’s funeralPioneering Aboriginal psychiatrist, mental health champion and Western Australia’s 2021 Australian of the Year Professor Helen Milroy is among 10 ‘everyday Australians’ who will accompany Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor General David Hurley to the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Taking part in Sore Throat Study a no-brainer for Perth familyWhen Ballajura mum Filomena saw a callout to families to participate in a simple sore throat study to combat Strep A infections, she didn’t think twice.
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Improving developmental outcomes after hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in late-preterm and term infants with erythropoietin (PAEAN trial, NHMRC-funded, coordinated by Sydney University)Lack of oxygen to the brain around the time of birth is a major cause of disability in term infants. Initial research has demonstrated that cooling
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National Healthy Skin Guideline: For the Prevention, Treatment and Public Health Control of Impetigo, Scabies, Crusted Scabies and Tinea for Indigenous Populations and Communities in AustraliaA clinical guideline that provides a detailed discussion of the evidence for treatment of skin infections in resource poor settings.
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Studies on the immunological mechanisms underlying progression versus resolution of asthma between adolescence and adulthoodThis project seeks new information on asthma disease mechanisms, to help propel development of new and better anti-asthma drugs.
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Epigenetic changes underpinning allergen sensitization: a twin-based studyWe are studying immune cells from identical twins of which one suffers and one does not suffer from allergic disease to identify specific mechanisms that may pl