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  • Congenital Heart Disease Grant Opportunity

    The Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) grant opportunity forms part of the Accelerated Research Initiative, funded through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

     

    The CHD grant opportunity supports research to provide new diagnoses and treatment options for those suffering from congenital heart disease.

     

    For this grant opportunity $20 million is available over 5 years from 2019-2020 through to 2023-24.

     

    Other points to note:

    • There’s no minimum grant amount
    • The maximum grant amount is $10 million
    • The grant amount will be up for 100% of eligible project costs
    • Project must be completed by 30 June 2024

     

    The CHD grant application closing date is: 3pm, Thursday 12 September 2019

    Read the key documents and apply here

  • WA BioCheers Networking event now open for registrations

    AusBiotech presents the WA BioCheers networking event. Hosted by Griffith Hack it’s a night to share ideas and  build relationships in Western Australia’s vibrant biotechnology community.

     

    You’ll also have the chance to meet your Western Australia-based AusBiotech Committees.

     

    Why not register now?

     

    Event Details 

    Date: Thursday 8 August 2019

    Time: 5pm registration, 5:30pm event start

    Location: Flux Basement, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA

     

  • Using clinical health data for better healthcare free online course

    The University of Sydney and NSW Health have partnered to deliver a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to provide existing and future health workforce with insights into the use of healthcare data. This course is appropriate to all students undertaking health and medical degrees, as well as teaching staff who seek quality curriculum resources.

     

    Using clinical health data for better healthcare addresses foundational capabilities for information seeking, knowledge creation and decision making, utilising health data contained within digital systems.

     

    Led by Prof Tim Shaw, Faculty of Health Sciences and Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre, and Adj Prof Annette Solman, Health Education and Training Institute, the MOOC consists of over 30 videos and associated learning resources, delivered by subject matter experts from across health, education, government and industry.

     

    The MOOC is freely available on the Coursera platform and while it does have a New South Wales focus it is relevant to any Australian health practitioner

  • Cancer Council WA funding

    The Cancer Council WA have two funding opportunities now open for applications.

     

    The opportunities are:

    • Cancer Council WA Postdoctoral Fellowship – applications close Friday 19 August 2019
    • Cancer Council WA Student Vacation Scholarships – applications close Tuesday 13 August 2019

     

    The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to biomedical and health researchers and is worth up to $75,000 each year for 3 years. With funding available from January 1, 2020. This funding will be awarded to an outstanding Early Career Researcher who will contribute to the field of cancer research in Western Australia (WA). Read the guidelines and application forms

     

    The Student Vacation Scholarships aim to encourage promising students to develop and advance their cancer-related research skills during the 2019-2020 summer holiday period. The scholarships are available to students studying disciplines related to cancer control (including biological science, medicine, behavioural science or public health). Up to $3,000 is available for each scholarship. Read the guidelines and application form

     

    For more information contact the Cancer Council WA Education & Research Office

  • Spinnaker Health Research Foundation grants

    The Spinnaker Health Research Foundation 2020 Grants are opening for Expressions of Interest (EOI) on Monday 8 July 2019. 

     

    Spinnaker supports health research which responds to identified needs of the community of the south metropolitan area of Perth, and has potential for translation at a local, national and international level.

     

    Early Career Research and See grants are available up to $15,000. Projects are required to demonstrate the capacity for translation into practice. The projects must also demonstrate the opportunities for sharing of knowledge for the betterment of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of disease or human health conditions.

     

    Why not book a time with the Consumer and Community Health Research Network to review your application?

     

    Read more about how to apply.

     

    Deadline for Expression of Interest – 4pm, 9 August 2019

    Information Session – 8am, 17 July 2019

    Grant Writing Session – 12pm, 19 July 2019

    Contact Dani Ryder to register for any of the above sessions

  • 2019 Premier’s Science Award Finalists Announced

    Congratulations to the 2019 Finalists of the Premier’s Science Awards. Many of our partner organisations and their amazing researchers are represented.

    This year’s awards finalists include a scientist who has discovered new ways to treat and diagnose cancer; a scientist who is improving the ways our marine ecosystems are monitored, and a scientist who has found self-sustaining plant communities that can thrive in previously sterile, mined landscapes.

    Premier’s Science Award categories include:

    • Scientist of the Year ($50,000 prize)
    • Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year ($10,000 prize)

    The Premier’s Science Awards winners and Western Australian Science Hall of Fame inductee will be announced at a ceremony on August 13, 2019. The awards are sponsored by Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Woodside and supported by the State’s five universities.

    Read more about the 2019 Finalists

  • Partnerships for Better Health International Symposium

    The future of healthcare will come together in Darling Harbour at the Partnerships for Better Health International Symposium.

     

    Clinicians, researchers, academics and industry are all welcome from every disciple, industry and country. The Symposium aims to challenge, innovate and share ideas about moving healthcare forward, from where it is to where it could be.

     

    Time: Full Days

    Date: 29 – 30 August 2019

    Location: International Convention Centre, Sydney

     

    Why not register now?

     

  • National Palliative Care Project Grant

    The National Palliative Care Projects aim to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in Australia.

     

    The objectives of the grant are to support nationally focused projects for the target population groups which:

    • Improve the quality of and access to palliative care service skill development for service providers
    • Improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in community and acute care settings
    • Strengthen understanding and increase uptake of advance care planning
    • Improve knowledge and community awareness of palliative care and
    • Improve the collation and dissemination of palliative care information across the sector

     

    Successful projects could receive funding from $300,000. With the total amount available for the grant set at $12 million.

     

    Applications close 12pm, Thursday 8 August 2019

    Read more about the eligibility criteria of the National Palliative Care Project grant

     

    The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) Outcomes and Bench-marking Conference is running in Sydney this November 2019.

  • Bio Connections Australia event

    Bio Connections Australia is an annual, national event designed to foster the growth of early phase clinical research in Australia.

    The 2019 Conference will focus on:

    • Drug discovery
    • Early phase clinical trials
    • Translational research
    • Expediting great science into commercialisation

     

    The Conference is a mix of Australia’s industry executives, researchers and academics. The event is also attended by international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who are looking to conduct clinical trial activity in Australia

     

    Please click here for the brochure for Bio Connections Australia, 19+20 August, 2019 in Melbourne along with a 15% discount code

    For more information and discount code visit 2019 Bio Connections

    Please use the discount code when registering: P19A13SPK15

  • PCOC outcomes and bench-marking conference

    Registration and the call for abstracts for the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) inaugural Outcomes and Bench-marking Conference is now open.

     

    The conference will be held on 20 – 21 November 2019 in Sydney and will bring together national and international delegates to build upon and showcase key initiatives and developments in outcome measurement for patients and families affected by life-limiting illness.

    The theme of the conference is: Using evidence on patient outcomes to improve the future of palliative care. It marks an exciting new direction for outcome measurement in palliative care in Australia and internationally.

     

    Presentations from across the palliative care community are welcomed, including those which feature PCOC approaches, and those which promote systems-level change through a focus on palliative outcomes.

     

    Register your attendance and submit an abstract