Dr Kevin Yuen, while medical director of DonateWest, has been appointed State Director of the new national body for organ donation, the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority.
Mr Edwin Boyd has been appointed as a Director of biotech company Rockeby Biomed.
R&D Neurodiscovery has appointed Mr Harry Karellis as a board member.
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Junior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital are no longer being paid overtime beyond 38 hours/week under new pay conditions that commenced in June. The State government claims an influx of new doctors into WA means junior doctors won't have as great a burden, while AMA (WA) says junior doctors are being forced to work for free. Who do you believe?
The inside story
A contact at a major national healthcare company revealed to Medical Forum the fascinating ups and downs the economic climate has had on corporate health. Our source said, "Medical tends to be somewhat recession proof, however, some of the GP clinics specialising in travel and industrial health have been hit quite hard. Interestingly, the pharmacy side of our business is growing well. It could be argued that this relates to some people choosing to self diagnose and treat; some GP clinics asking patients to fund woundcare options; and the cost associated with GP treatment (it is cheaper and quicker to ask the pharmacist)."
US military backs Avita
Avita Medical (formerly C3) has been awarded US$1.45m from the US Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) to...
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Dr Peter Goldswain, former clinical lead for the Aged Care Health Network, retired from the public health system in January 2009. He, along with co-lead Gail Milner, led the Network through a consultation and development process which resulted in the production of seven models of care for the older person. Dr Hannah Seymour, a consultant geriatrician, has been appointed clinical advisor to the Aged Care Policy Directorate and Clinical Lead for the Aged Care Health Network. Hannah was formerly the Clinical Co-Lead for the Falls Prevention Health Network, which works closely with the Aged Care Network.
Larry Iffla has been appointed Chairman of the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR), taking over from Dick Lester.
GP Dr Giuseppe Panizza OAM has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (for services to Perth's Italian community) in the Queen's Birthday Honours...
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Paul MacLeman has been appointed CEO of DNA testing company Genetic Technologies.
Marcus Chua has stepped down as Company Secretary of medical technology company Medtech.
Biotechnology company Rockeby Biomed has appointed Ivan Chong as Executive Director...
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Dr Roslyn Carbon has taken up the role of acting RACGP WA Faculty State Manager as Malvina Nordstrom is on 12 months maternity leave. Roslyn trained in WA as a GP, but has spent the last two decades in the UK. She was the National Medical Director at the English Institute of Sport and has worked in medical management in both Olympic and professional sport.
Ms Catherine Stoddart RN has been appointed as WA's new Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. Catherine has 25 years experience in nursing and midwifery, and is former a Churchill Scholarship winner.
Michael Soja has resigned as...
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