Western Australian Health Translation Network

Seven steps for statistical success in clinical trials [Good clinical practice guidelines] Webinar Part 1
2020-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
ACTA STInG in collaboration with Cytel, invite you to come on a whirlwind tour of the current and developing statistical guidelines for clinical trials, all distilled into seven steps. This is an opportunity to be introduced, refreshed or updated on the statistical aspects of GCP in two 1 hour seminars. ICH-GCP guidelines are used in clinical trials around the globe with the main aim of protecting and preserving human rights, which is relevant for both investigator-led and industry sponsored trials. They are an international ethical and scientific quality standard; for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses and reporting of clinical trials.
STEPS 1-5: Understanding key statistical principles in ICH E9 (Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials, R1 Estimands & sensitivity analyses), ICH E10 (Choice of Control Group in Clinical Trials), ICH E6 (Good Clinical Practice), E17 (Multi-Regional Clinical Trials).
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Australasian Neuroscience Society: 40th Annual Scientific Meeting
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-11 | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) will be hosting the 40th ANS Meeting on 8 – 11 December 2020 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the ANS is one of the largest annual biomedical conferences held in the Australasian region. The 2020 ASM also marks 40 years of ANS, the future of neuroscience has never been more exciting.
The local organising committee, chaired jointly by Associate Professor Stuart Hodgetts (The University of Western Australia), Dr Ann-Maree Vallence (Murdoch University) and Associate Professor Julian Heng (Curtin University) are working together to ensure that Perth 2020 has a stimulating scientific program, including Nobel Laureate Professor Edvard Moser as well as international and national plenaries, symposia, and satellite meetings.
The theme for the 2020 ASM is, 2020: A Forward Vision. The term 2020 is typically associated with hindsight, and whilst this will be a great opportunity to reflect on the past 40 years, the theme of the ASM highlights Australasia as a progressive, forward-thinking centre for neuroscience.
For further information please visit the ANS website.

Health Services Researchers: partners for COVID-19 response and recovery
2020-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
The Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand are holding a half-day event to showcase how Australia and New Zealand’s health services researchers are at the forefront of the health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health services researchers are working alongside clinicians, managers and policymakers providing evidence to tackle the immediate impact and longer term health, social and economic fallout from the pandemic; and ensuring that the lessons learned will help future proof our health systems.
This virtual event is open to all and registration is free. For full details please see the event flyer.

Digital Health and Telemedicine Annual Summit
2020-12-03 - 2020-12-04
The Indo-Asia Digital Health Centre for Innovation and Commercialisation is holding the Digital Health and Telemedicine workshop in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Medicine. This year new and exciting topics will be discussed including applications relevant to COVID-19. Experts from around the globe will discuss successful telemedicine and digital health solutions, projects and successful business models, with the keynote being delivered by burns specialist and Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Wood.
Topics include:

Telehome care
Age care applications
Remote monitoring
Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning
Medicare reimbursement
State wide EMR implementation
Hands-on workshops on tele-ophthalmology, tele-dermatology and tele-radiology
Regulatory challenges in digital health
Data privacy and cyber security
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for clinicians
Clinical terminology and interoperability
Mobile health

Please see event program for more information or contact Professor Yogesan Kanagasingam.

Webinar: How can we reduce the waste in health care research?
2020-12-01 10:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
The WA Health Translation Network (WAHTN) is delighted to announce that Professor Paul Glasziou will provide a webinar on “How can we reduce the waste in health care research?” on Tuesday 1 December 2020.
Professor Glasziou, Professor of Evidence-Based Practice at Bond University and the Director of the Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare, was the Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford from 2003 – 2010. His key research interests include identifying and removing the barriers to using high quality research in everyday clinical practice.
Prof Glasziou is a leader within the Reward Alliance, investigating research waste and promoting better prioritisation, design, conduct, regulation, management and reporting of health research.
Other research interests include overdiagnosis and overtreatment, general practice, uptake of evidence for non-drug interventions, and automation of systematic review processes.
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ACTA Summit 2020
2020-11-30 - 2020-12-04
The ACTA Summit 2020 will be a ‘virtual’ gathering of Australian and international experts in the design and conduct of clinical trials, embedding research into service delivery, digital health care and data custodianship, healthcare policy and regulation, health economics, and consumer engagement.
The ACTA Summit 2020 will focus on the opportunities and challenges facing the sector from the perspective of ACTA’s vision of better health through best evidence. The underlying themes of the ACTA Summit 2020 are:

Innovations in Trials and Registries in Healthcare
Impact of COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Future Initiatives

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Implementation Science Symposium 2020
2020-11-17 - 2020-11-19
How can implementation research and practice-based learning be transformative during times of great change? And what role does health system resilience play in controlling a pandemic?
Sydney Health Partners (an Australian Health Research Alliance translation centre) are hosting their fourth annual Implementation Science symposium and will debate these questions, mindful of the challenges currently confronting our healthcare services.
Leading the online conversations will be an esteemed line-up of presenters and panellists from Australia and abroad.
This event will run 17-19 November, with one two-hour session per day over the three days. Attend all three days, or just the ones that interest you.
For full event information and to register click here.

2020 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference
2020-11-01 - 2020-11-13
The 2020 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference – Data Linkage: Information to Impact, will be held virtually on 1 – 13 November 2020.
The Conference Organising Committee and Scientific Committee are very pleased to offer a comprehensive package that will include a structured program with invited keynote addresses and presentations from selected papers, as well as workshops covering cutting edge theory and practice critical to successful data linkage and use of linked data.
The conference will bring together a wide range of exciting leading international speakers, researchers, data linkers, data scientists, practitioners, policymakers and consumers to discuss and exchange ideas relating to the full spectrum of data linkage and use of linked data to impact policy and improve health and social outcomes.
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RPH Research Foundation Annual Research Symposium
2020-10-21 09:00 - 14:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Royal Perth Hospital
RPH Research Foundation’s Annual Research Symposium and Awards Day celebrates some of the cutting-edge research that’s currently being produced within the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS). This year, the event has been tailored to support and encourage early career researchers, while also enabling established clinicians and scientists to showcase their work.
This event will be held in person and online with morning tea and lunch being provided at the venue.
Please see the event flyer for full details and to register.

RSEOH Annual Conference 2020
2020-10-14 10:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
The Respiratory, Sleep, Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Academic Group (RSEOH CAG) aims to bring together expertise to progress the results/outcomes of current projects, build collaborations and partnerships for further larger-scale projects and foster improved healthcare delivery and outcomes.
The RSEOH Annual Conference 2020 will provide all stakeholders with the opportunity to:

Learn more about current projects, mainly RSEOH’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative
Share contributions towards progressing the RSEOH CAG
Define future priorities and strategies
Identify potential collaborations and partnerships for further larger-scale projects

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For further information, please contact the RSEOH CAG Project Officer, Mei Yin Lim.

Bettering Aboriginal Heart Health in WA
2020-09-25 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Cardiovascular disease remains a significant contributor to the health inequities experienced by Aboriginal people. It is heartening that the CVD mortality gap has been narrowing and that daily smoking rates have reduced by 12.6% since 2004 in the Aboriginal population. In fact, between 2006 and 2018, the WA Aboriginal mortality rate has improved by 27%, driven by CV improvements.
While much good work has been done in this space, there remains so much more to do.
Bettering Aboriginal Heart Health in WA (BAHHWA) is a group of researchers, clinicians and community stakeholders who are committed to reducing the health and social impact of cardiovascular disease on Aboriginal people, their families and communities. They have been undertaking research and translational work regarding Aboriginal CV health in WA since 2008.
BAHHWA are planning an open networking forum to re-invigorate the BAHHWA community of practice to promote action in this space.
Please come and yarn with BAHHWA to help identify priority activities for BAHWAA over the coming years. Your input will help to shape the new direction and be part of the solution to continued improvement in Aboriginal heart disease and stroke in WA and beyond. Given the current circumstances and the difficulty some may have to get to the meeting, this will be a mixed format meeting with in person and Zoom options available.
The meeting will be held at the new Aboriginal Studies building at UWA, on Hackett Drive, Crawley opposite the Matilda Bay Tea Room. The Room is on the ground floor and entrance is on the right side of the building, rather than the main entrance.
Please RSVP if you would like to attend in person as COVID-19 requirements must be met.
If attending via Zoom, the Zoom details can be found below. If attending in person please note:

The venue needs a swipe card for entry. Rebecca will be waiting at the entrance to the building until 1.10pm. She will let you in and if your name is not on the list, you will be required to register at the desk.
Fruit and coffee will be available as refreshments.
Paid parking should be available on Hackett Drive opposite the building, near the Bayside Kitchen.

RSVP to Judith.katzenellenbogen@uwa.edu.au

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Time: Sep 25, 2020 1:00 PM Perth
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Diversity Dialogues: Quality care from a physical distance
2020-09-03 11:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
The focus of this panel discussion is delivering quality and culturally responsive telehealth services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse populations, through the pandemic and beyond.
COVID-19 quickly thrust us into using telehealth (phone, online and video consultations) which has resulted in a range of great benefits as well as numerous issues, particularly for this hard to reach population.
Our panel will discuss lived experience and use expert knowledge to explore and unpack the issues and provide practical strategies to achieve best practice. There will also be time to answer audience questions.
The Diversity Dialogues seminar series has been developed by the Health Consumers’ Council WA (HCC) for consumers and health service providers to explore ways to develop health services and patient care strategies that respond to cultural diversity.
The HCC has partnered with the Digital Health CRC, Curtin University and La Trobe University to bring you this inaugural online Diversity Dialogues event.
This webinar is free to attend and is aimed at health service providers wishing to improve capacity, capability, and confidence in this area. It may also be of interest to health consumer representatives.
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Workshop: Quantitative Imaging and Precision Medicine in WA
2020-08-31 10:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
This workshop will showcase existing research in medical imaging in WA and provide a forum to discuss opportunities and future direction.
Quantitative imaging is a convergence of medical imaging, computer science, multi-omics and the clinical sciences. It is focused on the extraction of image features, which can be used as actionable biomarkers regarding disease and normal pathology.
Improvements in imaging technology and quantitative harmonisation, computational methods such as machine learning, and the increased availability of high performance computing infrastructure, are leading to a revolution in the way medical imaging is used in precision medicine.
The development of quantitative imaging expertise and capability is aligned with WA Health initiatives in digital health and the implementation of precision medicine techniques, and it will enable opportunities for innovation and commercialisation.
This workshop will showcase existing research in this field in Western Australia, provide some insights from researchers who have worked in this field internationally and help to identify a pathway to enabling broader access to these techniques in WA in a way which integrates with developments in local health strategy and innovation. There will also be opportunity for audience participation.
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Life as a Clinician Scientist: The Prep and the Pivot – responding to a pandemic as a clinician scientist
2020-08-08 10:30 - 12:15 (Australia/Melbourne)
Clinician Scientists have been leading the charge in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether searching for new treatments and vaccines, advising on public health measures or addressing the broader impacts such as mental health, they have been crucial to the response so far.
Join the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for a free webinar to hear from some of Australia’s leading clinician scientists about how we’re going and the opportunities and challenges they have experienced in their lives as clinician scientists during the pandemic.
During this 90 minute webinar and panel discussion you’ll discover how clinician scientists:

prepare and respond to a pandemic;
pivot their activities to hunt for a cure; and
support and drive broader societal recovery.

You will also have the opportunity to put your questions to our panellists.
This online event will inspire and support you as you consider this rewarding career pathway – it is aimed at anyone looking to bridge clinical work and research.
View the event flyer
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Webinar: Accessing Cross Jurisdictional Linked Data in Australia
2020-08-05 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
In this webinar, you will hear from key personnel in the data linkage world on how to access cross-jurisdictional linked data. The keynote speakers will cover topics including the PHRN Online Application System (OAS), what data is currently available in Australia, the role of a state data linkage unit in accessing cross jurisdictional data, what the AIHW has to offer researchers for cross jurisdictional data and explain the need for virtual laboratories and how SURE works. The keynote speakers and topics are as follows:
Natalie Wray, Client Services Officer, PHRN Program Office
The Online Application System (OAS) explained and data currently available in Australia
Katie Irvine, Manager, Centre for Health Record Linkage
The role of a state data linkage unit in accessing cross jurisdictional data
Phil Anderson, Head, Health Linkage Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data Integration Services Centre
What the AIHW has to offer researchers for cross jurisdictional data
Matt Gorringe, Program Manager, SURE Program, ResearchAssets Division, Sax Institute
Explain the need for virtual laboratories and how SURE works.
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Fighting the war against COVID-19
2020-07-29 14:00 - 15:15 (Asia/Shanghai)
This virtual event will discuss the battle against COVID-19 which almost literally put WA’s Health Department in wartime mode. The urgency to save lives, respond to an unprecedented and rapidly changing environment and communicate factually to the public, are some of the factors WA’s Director General of Health, Dr David Russell-Weisz and WA’s State Health Incident Controller and Deputy Chief Health Officer, Dr Robyn Lawrence are managing.
Meanwhile, in Israel, on the other side of the world, the same pandemic is being managed by Public Health officials more accustomed to extreme situations and crisis. Asher Salmon is Head of International Relations, Israel Ministry of Health. His role is to facilitate cooperation between the Israeli health system and foreign partners like the WA Health Department contingent and delegates who visited on the May 2019 AICC(WA) Health & Medical Delegation to Israel. The purpose of Asher’s work is to improve the health and quality of care for both Israeli citizens and the international community and in doing so, they not only learn from their foreign colleagues such as from WA, but also to share Israeli expertise across countless fields of medicine, contributing to better healthcare worldwide and creating stronger relations for the State of Israel.
Currently, both Health systems have been praised for their handling of the pandemic but from different starting points and societal factors. For the first time, direct from the front lines, Dr Russell-Weisz, Dr Robyn Lawrence and Mr Salmon under the expert facilitation of our event moderator Dr Carlo Bellini, will share their lessons and insights on the management of this on-going pandemic.
View event invitation for further details
Please email Koshala Shanmugakumar to register your interest for this event

Hypertension Winter School
2020-07-16 - 2020-07-17
The High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (HBPRCA) is holding a free online event on the pathophysiology, management and treatment of hypertension.
Internationally renowned speakers include President of HBPRCA Prof. Markus Schlaich (University of Western Australia), President of the International Society of Hypertension Prof. Alta Schutte (University of New South Wales) and many more!
See the full program or register for the event.
For more information please contact q.dinh@latrobe.edu.au or hamdi.jama@monash.edu.au.

Fireside Chat with Wendy Casey: Aboriginal Health
2020-06-25 10:00 - 10:45 (Asia/Shanghai)
This Q&A session will explore how the WA health system has prioritised responding rapidly to the risks posed to, and the needs of, Aboriginal communities in Western Australia during COVID-19. The WA Aboriginal Advisory Group was established in March 2020 and has been working through the many challenges posed during this time of a pandemic. You can find some of the work reflected on this webpage.
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Re-imagining the future of e-health
2020-06-25
Join a workshop to help imagine the future of the outpatient e-Health experience.
About this Event
COVID-19 has shown that our health system can pivot to deliver telehealth outpatient services which ensure quality and support patient choice. The success of maintaining connectivity during COVID-19 has been exciting, and is a gain we don’t want to see backslide as we navigate towards our new normal.
Our health system has shown it can work towards a future vision of:

Transforming the patient journey – making it simpler to navigate
Ensuring every appointment achieves patient centred outcomes; and
Improving access for those most in need, including those in rural and remote communities and people with mobility issues.

What could our eHealth future look like?
The opportunities for Western Australia’s health system to advance are endless. Imagine having your own digital e-health portals managing your outpatient clinic appointments from your lounge rooms thanks to in-home health sensors and remote access to clinical experts.
The patient journey of the future is about choice. The choice for consumers and community members to take control of their own health management and only attend physical facilities for required face to face interventions.
Join us for this online workshop
The WA Innovation Hub and South Metropolitan Health Service, in partnership with the Health Consumers’ Council and the Consumer and Community Health Research Network, invite you to an online, interactive workshop, facilitated by EY. This session aims to bring consumers and other health stakeholders to continue developing the thinking of a patient journey map as imagined 30 years into the future.
PLEASE NOTE: Register for the 8:30am session or the 12:30pm session. There is no need to book for both.

ISHR Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Webinar Series: Cancer therapies and the heart
2020-06-17
The International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) is holding an Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Webinar: Cancer therapies and the heart.
A/Prof Nicole Beard, University of Canberra will address cancer treatment, cardiotoxicity and calcium and A/Prof Doan Ngo, University of Newcastle will address cardiovascular toxicities associated with cancer treatments.
Please register for this webinar.
You can view the Asia-Pacific time zones online program or the European/American time zones online program.
Previous webinar recordings can be accessed via youtube.

Fireside Chat with Denise Sullivan: Staying well in a time of pandemic
2020-06-11 10:00 - 10:45 (Asia/Shanghai)
The third in the Health Consumers’ Council’s series of Fireside Chats will be held on Thursday 11 June with Dr Denise Sullivan. It will tackle your questions about how to minimise the risk of infection, how the impact of the pandemic is being tracked and preparation for recovery. It will also explore what it’s been like for Public Health staff during this unprecedented time.
Register for this free virtual event

Summer by Design - International Workshop on Translating and Commercialising Regenerative Medicine
2020-06-06 - 2020-06-21 | University of Toronto St George Campus, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A1, Canada
Organised by Medicine by Design and the Rotman School of Management in Toronto and now in its fourth year, Summer by Design brings together trainees from the University of Toronto and its affiliated hospitals and other Canadian and international universities to learn from experts in clinical translation and commercialisation, explore the city’s dynamic life sciences hub, and make connections with emerging researchers from around the world.
This workshop is for high-performing PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows from around the world to advance their understanding of how to translate and commercialise regenerative medicine research.
Please note Summer by Design is a full-time, intensive, two-week program. Sessions run from roughly 8:30am to 5pm on weekdays with some evening sessions. Participants must commit to attending the entire program. Admission is competitive.

All applicants must send a completed application and supporting documents to Dr Chih Wei Teng by Friday 14 February 2020.

CCRM Australia are also offering travel awards worth up to $2,500.

Transforming Healthcare Systems: Israel Delegation
2020-06-06 - 2020-06-13
In partnership with the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC), RMIT’s Health Transformation Lab and Flinders University Digital Health Design Lab, CISCO is bringing together a unique delegation of Hospital CEO’s, CIO’s and Clinical Executive Directors from across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
The focus of the delegation is to work with the leading hospitals and innovation organisations in Israel to understand how to take cutting edge technology and optimise its use in large operational healthcare systems. The objective is to learn from Israel’s unique experiences so that the delegation can better transform care delivery in their country’s.
Key leaders of the delegation are:

Prof Fiona Murray – William Porter Professor of Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan
Prof Vishaal Kishore – Professor of Innovation and Public Policy at RMIT University
Prof Trish WIlliams – Professor of Digital Health Systems at Flinders University
Dr Brendan Lovelock – Health Practice Lead at CISCO ANZ

For more information or to reserve your place in the delegation (places are strictly limited), please contact Brendan Lovelock or Mark Majzner (Delegation Director)

Fireside Conversation with Dr James Williamson
2020-05-28 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Fireside conversations is a regular series of informal Q&A sessions between the WA community and experts from WA Health. Health Consumers’ Council Executive Director, Pip Brennan puts your COVID-19 research-related questions to Assistant Director General of WA Health’s Clinical Excellence Division, Dr James Williamson.
When you register you can pose your questions about development of vaccinations, COVID research and COVID research trials. Questions will be grouped by theme, and those that are relevant will either be answered live in the session (time permitting) or responses provided by FAQs afterwards. Questions related to other topics may inspire the next topic for these fortnightly sessions.
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Beyond COVID-19: a solution-focussed forum
2020-05-20 13:30 - 14:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA), PRAXIS Australia, ARCS Australia and CT:IQ have come together to create, Beyond COVID-19: a solution-focussed forum, after identifying a need for the clinical trial sector to collaborate and share information.
Beyond COVID-19: a solution-focussed forum, is an exciting new initiative for people working in clinical trials to share their learnings and assist with solutions.
It will be open for anyone to read, and registration to participate is simple. Clinical trialists can instantly share their knowledge, assist with responses and point each other to useful resources or contacts; from ethics to telehealth, pharmaceutical supply to remote monitoring.
Solving problems is at the heart of clinical trials, and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the sector becoming more agile; adapting existing trials, finding new ways to commence planned trials, or moving quickly to help test treatments and solve the riddles of coronavirus.
The pathway out of the pandemic will also see some twists and turns and more problem-solving for the sector, where the Beyond COVID-19: a solution-focussed forum will continue to be a sharing space.
Join us all from 1:30pm – 2:30pm AEST on International Clinical Trials Day, Wednesday 20 May, for the official launch of Beyond COVID-19: a solution-focussed forum.
A guest panel of experts will be live on the forum for the launch to offer their perspectives on your questions about clinical trials and registries through COVID-19 and beyond.
The forum will be hosted at clinicaltrialsalliance.org.au/forums/
#clinicaltrials #COVID19 #BEYONDCOVID19

Coordination of COVID-19 Research in Western Australia Seminar
2020-05-18 12:30 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
This short seminar will discuss current COVID-19 research activities and their coordination in WA, including WAHTN’s role in funding, coordination and prioritisation.
Presenter: Professor Gary Geelhoed MBBS, FRACP, FACEM, MD
Professor Geelhoed is Executive Director of the Western Australian Health Translation Network and was previously WA’s Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Director General of Clinical Services and Research, WA Department of Health. Prof Geelhoed has a keen interest in health reform, particularly in the area of clinical research and innovation and has worked to forge closer ties between our hospitals and the research community.
Register for this free event

Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 & what can we do for the sector NOW!
2020-05-14
The effects of COVID-19 has been far reaching with negative impacts being felt globally. While most industries have suffered greatly, the medical industry is operating at two speeds. Quests for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 are being fast tracked to clinical trials while other innovations have slowed or put on hold.
This webinar focuses on insights into how the regenerative medicine sector is coping with the unprecedented impacts of the pandemic and what can be done now to prepare for a fast start in order to make up for lost time. This webinar brings together thought leaders in this field from around the world to share their experiences and insights.
View the event flyer for more information or register for the event.

Human Genome Meeting 2020 Conference
2020-04-05 - 2020-04-08 | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
The 24th Annual Human Genome Meeting will be held in Perth in April 2020. The Human Genome Meeting is an international meeting with a long history and broad audience of researchers and clinicians applying leading edge genomic technologies to study the human genome and diagnose and treat disease.
The 2020 meeting is broadly spread across three themed days covering genome function, genome variation and clinical application. High profile international and national speakers have been secured across each of these themes.
To register for the event, click here.
To submit an abstract for the event, click here.

Webinar: Managing Multi-center Specimen Collection Studies with OpenSpecimen
2020-03-26
Managing multi-site specimen collections can be challenging without the right LIMS to manage the process.
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND, Geneva) is a global non-profit organisation driving innovation in the development and delivery of diagnostics to combat major diseases affecting the world’s poorest populations.
FIND’s Specimen Biobank has been using OpenSpecimen since 2017 to manage collections across multiple countries in Africa and Asia, and store specimens in a central biorepository in the USA.
From preparing for the collection to utilisation, Audrey Albertini and Anna Mantsoki will talk about how OpenSpecimen helps them to streamline their processes.
To register for the event please visit the OpenSpecimen website.

Webinar: Supporting clinical trials during COVID-19
2020-03-25 12:00 - 13:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
A free webinar is being provided for the Australian clinical trials sector to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Sector experts across the clinical trials eco-system, including, industry, regulators, health departments, HRECS, and sites, will provide information, advice and a chance to discuss the impacts. The webinar is independently conducted by PRAXIS.
Australian biotech companies are at the forefront of the global response to COVID-19, which is continuing to rapidly spread cross the world. This world-class biomedical research is part of a global vaccine development pipeline and is testimony to the substantial contribution the Australian life sciences ecosystem delivers to the world.
Clinical trials are worth around $1 billion to the Australian economy annually, inlcuding around $650 million of foreign investment, with Australia attracting trials from around the world. They are a critical component in the development process of bringing new therapies, devices and diagnostics to patients.
To register for this webinar, please visit PRAXIS Australia.
