Fremantle GP Dr Brett Montgomery has joined the Australian Asthma Handbook Guidelines Committee. Dr Montgomery is also a senior lecturer at the UWA.
Silverchain’s Dr Robyn Rayner, Professor Keryln Carville, Joanna Smith and Cate Maguire’s research article on a skin tear assessment tool has been recognised at the Coloplast Biatain Literary Awards.
Former AMA national president Dr Omar Khorshid and WAPHA CEO Learne Durrington are the WA members on the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.
Over $600,00 of Healthway funding has gone to Curtin University health researchers, with Professor Jonine Jancey being awarded $379,374 to counter marketing of e-cigarettes and other electronic novel products and other amounts to Dr Zenobia Talati (sports stars marketing junk food), Professor Justine Leavy (alcohol advertising) and Dr Jonathan Hallett (young people and gambling marketing).
The Lions Eye Institute has opened a new clinic at the Midland Specialist Centre under the leadership of Dr Hessom Razavi. He is joined by Dr Antony Clark, Dr Geoffrey Chan and Dr Jean-Louis de Sousa.