October 2011

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WAIMR scientist A/Prof Kevin Pfleger has won the 2011 Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science for his work in helping develop better drugs with fewer side-effects.

North Street Medical Centre, Midland, has been awarded the RACGP Western Australia General Practice of the Year Award 2011.

Barry Walker has resigned from the board of biomedical company Bone Medical, although he will continue to offer advice to the board on an ad hoc basis.

Greg Cunnold has been appointed as a Technical Director of biotech PharmAust.

Brad Potter from The Health Linc was recently named the Rookie Business Broker of the Year by the Australian Institute of Business Brokers. WA-based The Health Linc is the only exclusive healthcare business broker in Australia.

For the second year in a row, Bethesda Hospital, Claremont has been named the best private hospital in WA in the Medibank Private patient satisfaction survey (which attracted 22,668 respondents). The hospital scored an overall patient satisfaction rating of 92%, compared to the benchmark of 89%.