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1. Diabetes

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3. Media Release | Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women

   A new study has found that Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a short timeframe after pregnancy than non-Indigenous women.

4. Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

   Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.

5. Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world

   Researcher and lead author Dr Matthew Hare said, for these women, poverty stricken and living in some of the most isolated regions of Australia, fresh and healthy food is often not for sale where they live or it is unaffordable.

6. Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

   This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.

7. NT News | Diabetes given centre stage

   Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.

8. Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows

   New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.

9. The Australian | Spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis

   A new study has found Indigenous children in Northern Australia suffer youth-onset type two diabetes at rates at least 10 times higher than previously thought, and possibly above those anywhere else in the world.

10. Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT exceed international figures

    The study uncovered what is arguably the highest reported prevalence in any population of youth internationally within the past 25 years and ten times higher than previously reported in Australia.

11. Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

    Researchers are calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in Indigenous children and young people.

12. NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

    Type 2 Diabetes is a particular concern as there is a global trend of increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed, there is limited data available in Australia but anecdotally numbers are rising rapidly amongst young Indigenous Australians.

13. Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous

    Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.

14. Diabetes project | Cairns Post

    A PROJECT aimed at improving health outcomes, systems of care and services for women with diabetes in pregnancy, has made its way to the Far North.

15. New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes

    New research, at Menzies within the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project led by Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown will be funded by Diabetes Australia. Researches will investigate the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers accessing optimal healthcare during pregnancy and may help to address the intergenerational cycle of diabetes.

16. $6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

    $6.57 million in extensive and exciting programs to tackle chronically high levels of Type 2 diabetes, and boost health and wellbeing through sport among Top End and Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.

17. Specialists calls for greater focus on diabetes in pregnancy this National Diabetes Week

    To mark National Diabetes Week 2014 (13-19 July), one of Australia’s leading diabetes specialists has called for greater awareness about the importance of early screening for high-risk women in order to diagnose type 2 diabetes in pregnancy.

18. Diabetes researcher reminds mums with diabetes to focus on their health

    In conjunction with World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Menzies School of Health Research principal research fellow Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown reminded mothers and health professionals that women’s health is important, especially when complicated by diabetes.

19. NT News | Diabetes concern for mums-to-be

    A new study shows diabetes in pregnant women has grown substantially in the Territory.

20. Media release | Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT

    The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights according to a new study.

21. Diabetes researcher wins 2017 Harry Christian Giese—Research into Action Award

    Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) as the first faculty of the new Northern Territory University. During ...

22. $20m Committed to Launch Leading National Research Centres for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

    Bringing together a team of internationally renowned Australian researchers and institutions, ASHRA is a partnership between Monash University, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, The George Institute for Global Health (Australia), University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne and Australian National University.

23. Making diabetes care more culturally safe

    Menzies School of Health Research has done research that shows our rates of Type 2 Diabetes and Gestation Diabetes are the highest in the world.

24. Jessica Mauboy sings out to end Indigenous diabetes and heart disease epidemic

    Singer Jessica Mauboy is calling for Darwin-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to complete a quick survey as part of the Diabetes and Related Conditions in Urban Indigenous People in the Darwin Region (DRUID) study, a ground-breaking diabetes and heart disease study.

25. ABC Darwin | New research shows northern Australia leads the world for type 2 diabetes in young people

    She's still learning the rules on-court, but off-court six-year-old Kudin Brogan has already mastered complex systems governing her health and fitness.

26. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies takes the stand to address the diabetes epidemic

    Increasing access to healthcare, addressing the social determinants of health and having appropriate research and governance are priority areas for action.

27. MEDIA RELEASE | Global study highlights Menzies’ program as a leading example of diabetes best practice

    A series looking at how structural racism and global inequity affect diabetes has highlighted an Australian diabetes program as an example of best practice to address the issue.

28. ABC Online | Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes

    Transgender celebrity Crystal Love Johnson says she is ready to return to the stage after a long battle with diabetes that has included having one of her legs amputated below the knee.

29. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies’ researchers contribute to global studies on structural racism’s impact on unequal diabetes cases and care

    A new series on diabetes research published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals has found diabetes is pervasive, growing in prevalence and outpacing most diseases globally.

30. Improving diabetes outcomes for mothers and babies

    Improving clinical care for women with diabetes in pregnancy, and improving the future health outcomes of mothers and babies, are key aims of the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project (PANDORA).

31. Type two diabetes epidemic plaguing NT communities

    Type two diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the Northern Territory with children as young as four diagnosed with the condition.

32. Diabetes epidemic hits Central Australia

    The rates of type 2 diabetes in remote communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse, according to new research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.

33. PODCAST | The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

    In conversation with....Angela Titmuss on T2D in First Nations young people in northern Australia.

34. VIDEO: Highest rates of diabetes found in Central Australia

    New research has found the rates of diabetes in Central Australia is some of the highest in the world.

35. Aboriginal people in remote NT 26 times more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

    New research shows that rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote NT are some of the highest in the world, with Central Australia suffering the most.

36. Diabetes rates in Central Australia among highest in the world, new research shows

    New research has found that rates of diabetes in Central Australia are amongst the highest ever seen worldwide – and they are getting worse, with more people diagnosed every year at far younger ages than ever seen before.

37. NT joins global effort to combat diabetes effecting more and more mothers and babies around the world

    One of Australia’s leading diabetes specialists has been awarded a research grant as part of a global effort to combat the growing incidence of type 2 diabetes.

38. Our Say on World Diabetes Day

    Two significant diabetes papers were published recently, coinciding with World Diabetes Day in November. The Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT study found an alarmingly high prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

39. Diabetes and kidney disease

    Diabetes and kidney disease are major contributors to Indigenous Australians shorter life expectancy.

40. Easing diabetes stress for pregnant mothers

    Natasha Paul has diabetes. While pregnant with her son Samuel, she wanted to ensure she made the best choices to avoid harm to her baby.

41. “I don’t really know what diabetes is”: Study finds more support is needed

    Image caption: The team celebrated after the successful first day of the youth diabetes co-design workshop at Menzies.  The Northern Territory has the highest prevalence of youth type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the world.  The heaviest bu...

42. Diabetes and COVID-19

43. Youth diabetes

44. Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT

    The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights according to a new study. The study, Diabetes during...

45. Green light for health plan being developed to defeat diabetes

    Image caption: Diabetes researchers, health professionals and community members gather at the NT Diabetes Summit in Alice Springs.  A roadmap to address the diabetes epidemic in remote Northern Territory communities has been endo...

46. New research | Growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities

    A paper published in May shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse – with the condition affecting more people, year on year. The researc...

47. NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

48. Prevention of diabetes in Aboriginal Children

49. Project Officer - Diabetes in Pregnancy

    6 month full time contract based in Darwin GSL 7 $107,399 - $115,578 salary package (comprising gross salary $84,184 - $91,359 pa, superannuation & salary packaging benefits) Closing date: 1 September 2019 Contact: Martil Zachariah via ema...

50. CKD, Diabetes Mellitus and water quality in remote NT communities

    Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Mellitus and water quality in remote NT communities  

51. Louise Maple-Brown | Diabetes and COVID-19

52. Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy - Cherie Whitbread

53. The Australian| spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis

54. The diabetes in pregnancy story - Sian Graham

55. ABC Radio National | Caring for Indigenous youth with type 2 diabetes

    In this ABC Radio National Health Report, Emily Alum, from the Katherine region talks about her experience of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She’s joined by Dr Renae Kirkham, Menzies Senior Research Officer and Deputy Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Partnership, who shares more about the research in this area.

56. ABC Radio National | Caring for Indigenous youth with type 2 diabetes

    In this ABC Radio National Health Report, Emily Alum, from the Katherine region talks about her experience of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She’s joined by Dr Renae Kirkham, Menzies Senior Research Officer and Deputy Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Partnership, who shares more about the research in this area.

57. Strategies to address the inter-generational nature of type 2 diabetes

    Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown, Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research: Research: Strategies to address the inter-generational nature of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

58. Diabetes in Indigenous young people - Dr Angela Titmuss

59. Indigenous Australians experience diabetes 20 years earlier

60. Tackling heart disease and diabetes in Indigenous Australians

61. Global research highlights impact of racism on people with diabetes & Menzies program as a world-class example of care 

    A new series on diabetes research published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals has found diabetes is pervasive, growing in prevalence and outpacing most diseases globally.

62. Diabetes across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership 2023 Annual Educational Symposium

    Held at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, with satellite sites in Cairns and Alice Springs, this event aims to bring together healthcare professionals, researchers and those interested in diabetes prevention and management to share experienc...

63. DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE Northern Australia Partnership - 2019 Annual Symposium

    "Diabetes in young people and across the generations- rethinking our approach" At Menzies JMB Building (Bldg 58) - Royal Darwin Hospital Campus

64. Diabetes rates in Central Australia among highest in the world, new research shows

    New research has found that rates of diabetes in Central Australia are amongst the highest ever seen worldwide – and they are getting worse, with more people diagnosed every year at far younger ages than ever seen before.

65. 2021 Virtual Annual Educational Symposium - Diabetes across the lifecourse

    Registrations now open | 2021 Virtual Annual Educational Symposium: "Community leading the way: Engaging and guiding research". The symposium will be held online and at Menzies JMB Building, RDH campus, Darwin, NT on 10 September from 8.30am to 1pm (ACST).

66. PANDORA - Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia

67. Optimisation of Rural Clinical & Haematological Indicators in Diabetes in Pregnancy (ORCHID Study)

    Ms Erica Spry, Research Officer, Orchid Study North Coordinator, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services: Optimisation of Rural Clinical & Haematological Indicators in Diabetes in Pregnancy (ORCHID Study) – Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

68. MEDIA RELEASE | New research shows growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities

    New research shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and are getting worse.

69. MEDIA RELEASE | $3.5 million granted to improve diabetes care for First Nations youth

    The Menzies-led Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership (the Partnership) was awarded more than $2.5 million through the Medical Research Future Fund’s Indigenous Health Research Fund. The grant is to enhance T2D management among First Nations youth in remote Northern Australia over the next 4 years.

70. Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter - September 2020

71. Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter for Far North Queensland - September 2020

72. MEDIA RELEASE | Experiences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with type 2 diabetes

    A new study by the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse – Northern Australia Partnership highlights the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

73. MEDIA RELEASE | Experiences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with type 2 diabetes

    A new study by the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse – Northern Australia Partnership (Partnership) highlights the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

74. ABC News | New research shows northern Australia leads the world for type 2 diabetes in young people

75. A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of care and consumer engagement

76. The Northern Australia Partnership: Diabetes Across the Life Course (the Partnership)

77. Q&A with Menzies endocrinologist, Professor Louise Maple-Brown

    Prof Louise Maple-Brown discusses new diabetes guidelines during COVID-19.

78. In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising

    The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.

79. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown

    Menzies’ Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown was recently awarded a Practitioner Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round.

80. TerritoryQ: Dedicated Life, Assoc Prof Louise Maple-Brown

    A/Prof Louise Maple-Brown is dedicating her life to a grim epidemic - diabetes among Indigenous people. She particularly focuses on diabetes in pregnant women.

81. Menzies HealthLAB to visit Bowali Visitor Centre

    The Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017. Using the latest technology to measure participants’ health and inform them about the impacts of smoking, alcohol misuse and diet, which can increase the risk of diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

82. NITV |Remote Healthy Stores trial hailed a success

    The project was developed after community concern about the high rates of type two diabetes and obesity, and involves making changes like moving soft drinks from the fridge to the shelf and taking sugary snacks away from busy sections of stores.

83. Projects

    eGFR study: accurate assessment of renal function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians PANDORA A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of ca...

84. About

    Biography: Cherie Whitbread is a nurse practitioner and diabetes educator who has been working in the Northern Territory for 24 years. She is a diabetes educator at Royal Darwin Hospital and the coordinator of Northern Territory and Far North Que...

85. Current projects

    A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of care and consumer engagement NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership PANDORA Improving pre-conception health eGFR stu...

86. Selected publications

     Kirkham, R., Boyle, J., Whitbread, C., Dowden, M., Connors, C., Corpus, S., et al. on behalf of the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership (2017) Health services changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: persp...

87. Expecting trouble

    The outcomes for pregnant women in the Northern Territory with diabetes were the focus of a presentation at a conference held by the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.

88. About

    Biography: Marylin is working with the youth diabetes team on a co-design project to develop, pilot and evaluate culturally appropriate diabetes management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with type 2 diabetes across North...

89. About

    Biography: Angela Titmuss is a paediatric endocrinologist and paediatrician at Royal Darwin Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, working within the youth type 2 diabetes team of the diabetes across the Lifecourse...

90. Current projects

    Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study Cardiovascular Risk in Indigenous People (CRISP) study The eGFR3 cohort study DRUID follow-up study Australian, Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study...

91. Overview

    Aims: To develop, pilot and evaluate culturally appropriate diabetes management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with type 2 diabetes across Northern Australia (Kimberley, Northern Territory and Far North Queensland) ...

92. Overview

    Aims: To improve the care and outcomes for women with diabetes in pregnancy and their babies.  Summary: Diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) is associated with an increase in short-term and long-term health risks for mothers and their babies....

93. Overview

    A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of care and consumer engagement   Aims: To improve child and maternal health outcomes for women with diabetes in pregnanc...

94. Overview

    Aims: The aim of the partnership is to improve systems of care and services for women in Far North Queensland (FNQ) with diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) and their babies. Summary:  Pregnancies complicated by diabetes carry significa...

95. Resources

    Deadly Strong Mothers brochure Diabetes After Pregnancy Poster - Key 5 Clinical Register Poster Clinical Register Brochure Clarifying Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Statement Videos - Diabetes in Pregnancy series Youth Type 2 D...

96. Current projects

    Improving pre-conception health ME & Kidney Care NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project Youth diabetes Mere Merte Artweye Arey-ka (diabetes and obesity prevention)

97. Publications

    Maple-Brown, L.J., & Hampton, D. (2020). Indigenous cultures with similar colonisation history share the challenge of intergenerational diabetes. Lancet Global Health (Invited Commentary), 8(5), e619-e620. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)20072-3&...

98. Funders and collaborators

    Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health Queensland Health University of Melbourne Danila Dilba Health Service Cairns Hospital The University of Queensland South Au...

99. Latest news

    Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter for Far North Queensland - September 2020 Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter - September 2020 PANDORA, Volume 5, April 2020 Newsle...

100. Directors Message | July 2023

     Menzies's Director, Professor Alan Cass highlights some examples of our work over the past few months.

101. Latest news

     Newsletter June 2017 PANDORA Newsletter - December 2015 NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project Newsletter - December 2015 NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project Newsletter -  September 2014 NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Part...

102. Resources

     Manual Melioidosis Reference Manual Videos Melioidosis animation with diabetes Melioidosis animation with diabetes (with English subtitles) Melioidosis animation without diabetes Melioidosis animat...

103. Current projects

     2017 - current: Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group, Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership 2015 - current: Senior Research Officer, Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partner...

104. Selected publications

     Five most impactful publications:  Maple-Brown LJ, Graham S, McKee J, Wicklow B, Walking the path together: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in diabetes research, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2020; 8(7), 559-560. doi:10.1016/S2...

105. Publications

     Longmore, D.K., Barr, E.L.M., Barzi, F., Lee, I-L., Kirkwood, M., Connors, C., Boyle, J., O’Dea, K., Zimmet, P., Oats, J., Catalano, P., McIntyre, H.D., Brown, A.D.H, Shaw, J.E. & Maple-Brown, L.J., on behalf of the PANDORA study...

106. About

     Biography: Renae Kirkham is a leader in public health with expertise in Implementation Science research and qualitative research methodologies. As Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership, Renae plays a key role in...

107. Resources

     NT Diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people project overview Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people summary

108. Overview

     Aim: To advance our understanding of the impact of diabetes and related metabolic disorders on the development of heart disease and early death in urban Indigenous Australians. Objectives: To follow-up the Darwin Region Urban Indigenou...

109. Selected publications

     Longmore, D. K., Barr, E. L. M., Barzi, F., Lee, I. L., Kirkwood, M., Connors, C., . . . team, P. s. r. (2020). Social and economic factors, maternal behaviours in pregnancy and neonatal adiposity in the PANDORA cohort. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 161,...

110. Overview

     Aims: To assess outcomes of women with and without hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in the NT and their children. Summary: PANDORA is a longitudinal birth cohort study of mothers and their children that will assess outcomes of diabetes in preg...

111. About

     Biography: Danielle is a Paediatric Endocrinologist. She is completing her PhD evaluating the impact of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy on neonatal and infant outcomes in the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes (PANDORA) cohort. She is supported by...

112. Overview

     Aims: This large retrospective study of over 100,000 births (36% with Aboriginal mothers) between 1986 and 2016 will investigate: trends in the rates of diabetes during pregnancy and adverse birthweight over three decades, associations of bi...

113. Overview

     Menzies research has shown very high rates of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Of particular concern is that this epidemic is intergenerational. Our research in the Northern Territory (NT) is showing that there are i...

114. Overview

     Aim: To advance our understanding of the impact of diabetes and related metabolic disorders on the development of heart disease and early death in urban Indigenous Australians. Objectives: To follow-up the Darwin Region Urban Indigenou...

115. Selected Publications

     Hare, M. J. L., Zhao, Y., Guthridge, S., Burgess, P., Barr, E., Ellis, E., et al. (2022). Prevalence and incidence of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective, longitudinal data-lin...

116. Selected Publications

     1.  Noname A LJ, Brimblecombe J, Connelly PW, Harris SB, Mamakeesick M, Zinman B, O'Dea K, Hanley AJ. Similarities and differences in cardiometabolic risk factors among remote Aboriginal Australian and Canadian cohorts. Diabetes Res Clin Pract,...

117. Publications

     Maple-Brown, L.J. & Hampton, D. (2020). Indigenous cultures with similar colonisation history share the challenge of intergenerational diabetes. Lancet Global Health (Invited Commentary), 8(5), e619-e620. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20...

118. Publications

     Cunningham, J., O’Dea, K., Dunbar, T., Weeramanthri, T., Zimmet, P., & Shaw, J. (2006). Study Protocol – Diabetes and related conditions in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin, Australia region: aims, methods and participation...

119. Rain, hail or shine - Landmark study rolls on

     The largest, longest-running and most significant study of the lives of Indigenous babies born in Australia continued its fourth wave of data collection throughout 2014.

120. Overview

     Aims: To develop, in partnership with health services and other sectors, a culturally-safe behavioural diabetes prevention program among 6-11 year old Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth with and without overweight or obesity (...

121. Resources

     Deadly Strong Mothers brochure Diabetes After Pregnancy Poster - Key 5 Clinical Register Poster Clinical Register Brochure Clarifying Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Statement Getting healthy before pregnancy Videos - Diabetes in Pr...

122. Publications

     Maple-Brown, L.J., Graham, S., McKee, J., & Wickow, B. (2020). Walking the path together: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in diabetes research. The Lancet  Diabetes & Endocrinology, 8(7), 559-560. Maple-Brown, L.J., & Hampton, ...

123. Current projects

     NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

124. Current projects

     NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

125. Child malnutrition and pneumonia research wins Harry Christian Giese Award

     The 2019 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award will support a Nutrition Worker to lead an education program for 8 months, to better understand the social and cultural drivers of malnutrition, the experience of hospital care and perceived barriers to recovery.

126. Current projects

     PANDORA - Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia

127. Current projects

     Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia Study (PANDORA)

128. Chronic disease | Research Translation

     Speakers: Dr Anna Ralph | Rheumatic heart disease, Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown | Diabetes in Pregnancy, Associate Professor John Condon | Indigenous Cancer, Professor Alan Cass | Kidney health

129. Current projects

     I-HiNT NT and FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership 

130. Reimagining health education in remote communities

     Pop-up labs have been transformed to encourage healthy lifestyles and teach communities about how to stay healthy during lock-down and beyond. HealthLAB, a Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) initiative, is a pop-up lab where you can hav...

131. About

     Biography: Dr Wood is a physician in Endocrinology and General Medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital. Dr Wood’s PhD Research focused on diabetes in pregnancy and cardiometabolic health in the Northern Territory. She has developed research expertis...

132. About

     Biography: Matt is a clinician-researcher whose work focuses on addressing the intergenerational impacts of diabetes and related conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. He is a Staff Specialist and Clinical Lead for Remote Se...

133. Current projects

     Co-design of youth-friendly, culturally appropriate models of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Youth with type 2 diabetes.

134. Susan Alberti AO

     Patron profile Susan Alberti was born in 1947 in Bairnsdale, Victoria. She is the co-founder and Managing Director of the DANSU Group based in Wheelers Hill. DANSU Group successfully completed substantial commercial, industrial and property devel...

135. Current projects

     Youth type 2 diabetes PANDORA Wave 1 PANDORA Wave 2 Merne Merte Artweye Areye-ke

136. Empowering positive parenting feeding practices

     An early career researcher is looking into ways in which her work in nutrition research can support Indigenous parents and families to make healthy food choices for their children. Her team’s ultimate goal is empowering parents to help prevent...

137. Publications

     Titmuss, A., Davis, E., O’Donnell, V., Wenitong, M., & Maple-Brown, L., on behalf of the Hot North Diabetes in Youth Collaboration group. (2021). Youth-onset type 2 diabetes among First Nations young people in northern Australia: a re...

138. Funders and collaborators

     Diabetes Australia Research Program

139. About

     The Menzies HealthLAB is a face-to-face experience for participants with a clinical coordinator and trained staff who can discuss chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, alcohol literacy and smoking.

140. Current Projects

     NT Diabetes in Pregnancy project [this will link once the web goes live]

141. Researcher Profile | Sian Graham

     Sian Graham – an inspiring journey through research   Sian Graham is an Indigenous woman born and raised in Darwin, her family are from One Arm Point (Bardi/Jawi) in the Kimberley and the Balladong (Noongar) area in the Wheatbelt of West...

142. About

     Vongayi Majoni is a professional registered nurse with more than twenty years nursing experience, and is currently a PhD student with Menzies School of Health Research. Her Research Themes include diabetes and cardiac, kidney disease, prim...

143. Selected publications

     Wicks, M., Hampshire, C., Campbell, J., Maple-Brown, L., & Kirkham, R. (2023). Racial microaggressions and interculturality in remote Central Australian Aboriginal healthcare. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(103). https://doi.org/...

144. Current projects

     Northern Australian Youth Type 2 Diabetes Collaboration

145. Current projects

     Co-design and developmental evaluation of enhanced models of care with Australian First Nations children and youth with type 2 diabetes

146. Selected publications

     Barr, E. L. M., Zimmet, P. Z., Welborn, T. A., Jolley, D., Magliano, D. J., Dunstan, D. W., Cameron, A. J., Dwyer, T., Taylor, H. R., Tonkin, A. M., Wong, T. Y., McNeil, J., & Shaw, J. E. (2007). Risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in...

147. Funders and Collaborators

     Funders: NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant Collaborators:  Project Partners: Wuchopperen Health Service Mamu Health Service Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service  Queensland Health  Apunipima Cape Y...

148. Selected publications

     Wang Z, Peng Y, Dong B. Is body mass index associated with lowest mortality increasing over time? Int J Obes. 2017;41(8):1171-1175. Wang Z, Peng Y, Liu M. Age Variation in the Association Between Obesity and Mortality in Adults. Obesity 2017; 25 (...

149. Key staff

     Key staff: Professor Louise Maple-Brown – Head, Diabetes across the Lifecourse  Norlisha Bartlett – executive assistant to Prof Louise Maple-Brown Associate Professor Jaquelyne Hughes - principal research fellow Dr Eli...

150. Selected publications

     Wood, A., O’Neal, D., Furler, J., Ekinci, E. (2018) Continuous Glucose Monitoring: a review of the evidence, opportunities for future use and ongoing challenges. Internal Medical Journal Weiss, J., Wood, A., Zaj...

151. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health.  

152. Researcher profile | Thank you Dr Jane Davies

     Dr Jane Davies, was instrumental in establishing the Menzies collaborative hepatitis B research program in the Northern Territory. Dr Davies is also the co-Director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), and has been an integral part of...

153. Funders and Collaborators

     Funders: Kidney, Transplant and Diabetes Research Australia  (KTDRA)  Collaborators: A collaboration of South Australian and Northern Territory kidney specialists,

154. Dr Sean Taylor

     Current position: Deputy Director Indigenous Leader and Engagement Executive Director Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Top End Health Services Biography: Sean is from Murray Island (Mer) in the Torres Strait. He was a health worker ...

155. Selected publications

     Maple-Brown, L.J., Graham, S., McKee, J., & Wickow, B. (2020). Walking the path together: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in diabetes research. The Lancet  Diabetes & Endocrinology, 8(7), 559-560. Maple-Brown, L.J., & Hampton, ...

156. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health SAHMRI  QLD Government Apunipima Mulungu MAMU...

157. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health SAHMRI  QLD Government Apunipima Mulung...

158. Overview

     Overview: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Diabetes Mellitus in the NT, 2002 - 2019: Is there an association with water quality in remote communities? Aims: Given concerns about water quality and the burden of CKD and diabetes in the N...

159. Publications

     Titmuss A, Davis E, O’Donnell V, Wenitong M, Barr E, Boffa J, Brown ADH, Connors C, Corpus S, Dowler J, Graham S, Griffiths E, Kirkham R, Lee C, Moore E, Pearson G, Shaw JE, Singleton S, Sinha A, White G, Zimmet P, Maple-Brown LJ*, Haynes A...

160. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: Commonwealth Department of Health. HOT NORTH Central Australian Academic Health Science Centre Collaborators: Telethon Kids Institute Cairns Diabetes Centre Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services South Australian...

161. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health Univers...

162. ABCD National Research Partnership

     ABCD National Research Partnership - Engagement, Evidence, Impact   Info-graphic that describes the engagement and reach of the ABCD National Research Partnership   A brief on the key research findings and messages for action ...

163. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Diabetes Australian Research Trust (DART) Northern Territory Research and Innovation Board Grant  Northern Territory Department of Health Collaborators: Prof Loui...

164. Selected publications

     Bisballe-Müller N, Chang AB, Plumb EJ, Oguoma VM, Halken S, McCallum GB, (2020) Can acute cough characteristics from sound recordings differentiate common respiratory illnesses in children? A comparative prospective study, Chest, doi: https://d...

165. Overview

     Given concerns about water quality and the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes in the Northern Territory (NT), we will bring together and analyse readily available data to quickly, but systematically, deepen understanding of the nature ...

166. Current projects

     A trial of the polypill compared to usual care among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at high CVS risk ACTIVE dialysis: a clinical trial of intensive dialysis Australasian Kidney Trials Network Central Australian Renal Study Techni...

167. Q&A with infectious diseases expert Professor Josh Davis

     Professor Josh Davis is a clinician researcher, and divides his time between clinical work as an infectious diseases physician in Newcastle, and research work as a senior principal research fellow based at Menzies. He is also the President of the Austr...

168. Current projects

     Perioperative Outcomes in First Nations Australians Perioperative Outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus in the Northern Territory Perioperative Outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease in the Northern Territory Perioperative Outc...

169. Cancer

     Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Indigenous people.

170. About

     Our cause: Until now cancer has been a low priority on the Indigenous health agenda, despite the disease accounting for a greater number of deaths each year than diabetes and kidney disease. Little is known about the availability of Indigeno...

171. Deputy Director Indigenous Leadership and Engagement

     Deputy Director Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, Menzies School of Health Research Executive Director Aboriginal Health & Diversity, NT Health Top End   Biography: Dr Sean Taylor is descendent of the Dauareb Tribe, one of the ...

172. Overview

     Aims: The overarching aim of the CRISP study is to improve the capacity of existing high-quality epidemiological data to advance our understanding of the long-term impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including diabetes and kidney...

173. Current projects

     Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA)

174. Closing the Gap 2013: three good news stories

     With the Prime Minister’s Closing the Gap report published in February this year, here are three ways Menzies is helping to improve the lifespan and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.

175. Callum Rowe

     Callum has been a member of, and chaired the Menzies-Ramaciotti Youth Advisory Group, and involved in supporting research projects looking at youth Type 2 Diabetes.

176. About

     Biography: Natasha has worked within the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Northern Australia Partnership as a qualitative researcher and evaluator for several years. She currently works as an evaluator for the Youth Type 2 Diabetes Team, which focuses...

177. Selected publications

     Kirkham, R., Boyle, J., Whitbread, C., Dowden, M., Connors, C., Corpus, S., et al. on behalf of the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership (2017). Health services changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: perspectives of heal...

178. About

     Biography: Damian is a dietitian with a strong interest in research and public health, specifically in  chronic disease self-management and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He has worked as a clinical dietitian and wit...

179. NHMRC fellow shapshot: Dr Paul Lawton

     Menzies research fellow, Dr Paul Lawton was recently awarded an Early Career Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round. Paul’s fellowship provides support f...

180. A bold new vision

     Menzies welcomes its new director, renowned kidney specialist and public health expert, Alan Cass.

181. Selected publications

     Watson JA*, Commons RJ*, et al, The clinical pharmacology of tafenoquine in the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: An individual patient data meta-analysis, eLife 2022, 11: e83433. Mansoor R, Commons RJ, et al, Haematological consequences o...

182. Current projects

     FoodFox Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities (SHOP@RIC) Youth diabetes

183. Current projects

     Youth Type 2 Diabetes Projects - evaluator 

184. Epidemiologist Dr Karen Dempsey - part of the NT COVID-19 response

     When Timor-Leste voted for independence in 1999, violence erupted in the small island nation. Many Timorese were evacuated to Darwin to escape the withdrawing Indonesian troops. The Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control (CDC) managed the dia...

185. About

     Biography: Athira joined Menzies in August 2015 as a research assistant to work on a project investigating the cardiovascular disease risk in Indigenous Australians. In 2016, Athira joined the Nutrition team as a Senior Research Officer, undertak...

186. Publications

     Bailie, R., Si, D., Connors, C., Kwedza, R., O'Donoghue, L., Kennedy, C., et al. (2011). Variation in quality of preventative care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 11(139). Si, ...

187. Publications Follow-up

     Majoni, S. W., Barzi, F., Hoy, W., MacIsaac, R. J., Cass, A., Maple-Brown, L., & Hughes, J. T. (2020). Baseline liver function tests and full blood count indices and their association with progression of chronic kidney disease and renal outcomes...

188. About

     Biography: Marie started at Menzies as a research nurse with the PneuMum project in 2007. She has worked in many locations in the Northern Territory in the area of Indigenous health since 1983. Her current role is the Top End coordinator for th...

189. Current projects

     MECSH: NT Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting program evaluation Adapting a community approach program to improve diabetes risk among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Assessing the diets of mothers and ...

190. Publications Baseline

     Barr EL, Maple-Brown LJ, Barzi F, Hughes JT, Jerums G, Ekinci EI, Ellis AG, Jones GR, Lawton PD, Sajiv C, Majoni SW, Brown AD, Hoy WE, O'Dea K, Cass A, MacIsaac RJ. Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C based eGFR in the estimation of glomerul...

191. Overview

     Aim: To co-design a community-based implementation trial to improve pre-conception health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Objectives:  To co-design with Aboriginal communities a culturally appropriate and c...

192. About

     Biography: Callum has a passion for nursing and health care and has completed a Diploma of Nursing from TAFE NSW. Following this, Callum relocated from Newcastle NSW to Darwin to study a Bachelor of Nursing student at Charles Darwin University....

193. About

     Biography: Mary is a specialist physician based in Alice Springs.  She has been heavily involved in providing specialist care to both urban and remote Aboriginal people in the NT since 2012. Currently, she works with Pintupi Homelands Health S...

194. NHMRC project snapshot: Kylie Dingwall

     Menzies' postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Kylie Dingwall, was recently awarded a competitive grant as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

195. About

     Biography: I-Lynn trained as a specialist endocrinologist in Melbourne.  She moved to Darwin 3 years ago to embark on a PhD at Menzies, supervised by Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Kerin O'Dea, examining the maternal o...

196. About

     Biography:  After spending 2 years working on the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study and the Top End Cohort study as Project Officer, Ally has now taken on the Project Co-Ordinator position on the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote A...

197. Selected publications

     Balasubramanya B, Isaac R, Philip S, et al. Task shifting to frontline community health workers for improved diabetes care in low-resource settings in India: a phase II non-randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2020...

198. Resources

     Information brochures: ABCD National Research Partnership – Research Focus 2010-2014 brochure ABCD National Research Partnership – Improving Practice through Research brochure Data Dictionary Information for researchers - N...

199. NHMRC Investigator Grant success

     Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). Dr Robert Commons - Advancing the radic...

200. About

     About: Zhiqiang Wang is a senior biostatistician at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. He has extensive experience in analysing large and complex observational datasets. As Chief Investigator A, he has completed five NHMRC projects ...

201. About

     Biography: Stef is a medical anthropologist with experience in public health and ethnographic research. She works with First Nations peoples to undertake both applied and critical projects. Her research interests include caregiving in contexts of ch...

202. Funders and collaborators

     Funders:  Heart Foundation Collaborators:  Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University  Dr Elizabeth Barr Prof Louise Maple-Brown Prof Kerin O’Dea Prof Joan Cunningham Prof Zhiqiang Wang Pr...

203. Overview

     Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects many Australians, however Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote areas suffer the heaviest burden of all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people tend to be affected at a youn...

204. Resources

     Public health messaging Vaccine information videos Australia Language Video QR code Burarra   COVID-19 vaccine information with the Chair of th...

205. Menzies School of Health Research appoints new Deputy Directors of Research

     We're delighted to welcome newly appointed Deputy Directors Research at Menzies, Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Anna Ralph.

206. About

     Biography: Dr Balasubramanya is a public health physician with a decade of experience serving remote and rural communities in India. She has been involved in the provision of primary healthcare with a motto of ‘reaching the unreached’. ...

207. Selected publications

     Harvey NC, Lillycrop KA, Garratt E, Sheppard A, McLean C, Burdge G, Slater-Jefferies J, Rodford J, Crozier S, Inskip H, Emerald BS, Gale CR, Hanson M, Gluckman P, Godfrey K, Cooper C. (2012) Evaluation of methylation status of the eNOS promoter at b...

208. About

     Biography: Dr Radwan Rahman Talukder has extensive experience designing and monitoring projects in diverse public health areas including chronic diseases, infectious diseases, Aboriginal health, environmental health, and maternal and child health fr...

209. About

     Biography: Sian Graham is an Bardi-Jawi and Noongar woman from One Arm Point in the Kimberley and the Balladong region of Western Australia. Sian has lived and worked in remote communities throughout the Northern Territory and Western Australia.&nbs...

210. Current projects

     Chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus and water quality in remote NT communities Indigenous Patient Voices eGFR study: accurate assessment of renal function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians Distance and t...

211. About

     Biography: After studying medicine in Zimbabwe, Professor Majoni completed specialist training in Nephrology and Internal Medicine in the UK and Australia and biostatistics training with the University of Newcastle and Biostatistics Collaboration Au...

212. About

     Biography: Samantha Togni is a social researcher and evaluator. For the last 20 years Samantha has worked with, and for, regional and remotely-based Aboriginal organisations in the areas of Aboriginal health, wellbeing, art and culture. Samantha com...

213. Projects

     Current projects: Territory Kidney Care: A care clinical decision support system to facilitate integrated care for people with chronic kidney disease in the Northern Territory RART (Rapid Applied Research Translation) Territory Integrated Car...

214. Staff profile | Boden Tighe

     Born in Nambour and growing up in Rockhampton (Darumbal country), Boden says it was his love of sport and his mother that encouraged him to pursue a career in health. “She always had me involved in sport (NRL, soccer, rugby, athletics) wh...

215. Photo Gallery | Snapshot of 2020 award winners at Menzies

     Ask the Specialist | A cultural education podcast ‘Ask the Specialist’ is a cultural education podcast which answers doctors’ questions about working with Aboriginal patients at Top End hospitals. “The Specialists&rdqu...

216. Nutrition

     Diet is the leading contributor to the burden of disease for all Australians. Dietary improvement is essential to closing the gap in health, education and life expectancy for Indigenous Australians.

217. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2022

     Congratulations to Jessica Hagley, Dr Matthew Roughan, Paula Van Dokkum and Isobel Walker, who have each been awarded the 2022 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence.

218. Projects

     Routine analysis of variation in care:  Analysis of national and jurisdictional data, Menzies School of Health Research Extent of screening for post natal depression in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women, Combined Universities Centr...

219. Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award

     This year’s award, to Dr Josie Povey and her team, is the latest in continuing support for Menzies’ talented researchers.  Harry Christian Giese AM MBE (1913-2000) was a pioneer of health and education in north Australia and a key f...

220. Publications

     Cunningham, F.C., Ferguson-Hill, S., Matthews, V. & Bailie, R. (2016) Leveraging quality improvement through use of the systems assessment tool in Indigenous primary health care services: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 16, ...

221. Overview

     Aim: Identify changes in clinical outcomes and activity related to the management of kidney patients at participating health services between 2004 and 2014.  Objectives: Analyse aggregated de-identified longitudinal clinical data from 200...

222. Fifth wave of research to roll out across the Top End

     Australia’s largest, longest-running and most significant study of the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study (ABC), has begun its fifth wave of data collection. The ABC study, conducted by the...

223. HealthLAB in Kakadu National Park

     As part of National Science Week 2017, the Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitors Centre, Kakadu.

224. Selected publications

     Thompson, S.L., Chenhall, R.D., & Brimblecombe, J.K. (2013). Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia: A qualitative exploration of the socio-cultural link between health, the environment and economics. BMC Public Health,...

225. HealthLAB at Parliament House

     As part of National Science Week 2017, the Menzies HealthLAB will be at Parliament House for the public and sitting members of parliament to experience. Menzies' mobile HealthLAB, uses the latest health technology to measure parti...

226. Selected publications

     1. Condon JR, Zhang X, Dempsey K, Garling L, Guthridge S. (2016) Trends in cancer incidence and survival for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia;205(10):454-458.  2. Coffey P, Con...

227. Publications

     Puszka, S., Dingwall, K., Sweet, M., Nagel, T. (2016) E-Mental Health Innovations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: A Qualitative Study of Implementation Needs in Health Services, JMIR Mental Health, 3(3): e43 Povey, J., Mills...

228. Overview

     Aims: To provide a better understanding of how positive clinical outcomes can be obtained and what components of chronic kidney disease (CKD) management programs influence or enhance acceptability for patients and result in cost-effective care fo...

229. Overview

     Summary:  The Maternal Health Program is dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes for women, families, and communities across the Northern Territory. The current focus of our program is promoting full term pregnancy and safely reducin...

230. Fewer deaths from melioidosis direct result of 30-year study

     The number of deaths in Darwin from melioidosis has decreased from 31 to six per cent in the last 30 years, a new paper published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has found.  Melioidosis is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by ...

231. Overview

     Background:  Territory Kidney Care (TKC) is an integrated clinical decision support system that links primary health data from government and non-government services with hospital data for people with chronic disease that put them at risk...

232. Overview

     Aims: To identify the activities and outcomes of the nurse-led chronic kidney disease (CKD) management program.     Objectives: To determine the degree to which the program improved patient care including slowing progres...

233. Darwin satellite event: 2022 NHMRC Research Translation Symposium, local sessions

     Menzies is proud to host the Darwin satellite event for the 2022 NHMRC Research Translation Symposium, featuring in person presenters and a panel discussion.

234. About

     As a prospective course study, the main aim is to assess the effect of early life factors, birth, childhood and adolescence, on later physical and mental health and to examine which factors influence these across the life course. This study see...

235. Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award

     Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Rese...

236. Outcomes

     Publications: D’Aprano, A., Silburn, S., Johnston, V., Bailie, R., Mensah, F., Oberklaid, F., & Robinson, G. (2016). Challenges in monitoring early childhood development in remote Aboriginal health services: Clinical audit findings and ...

237. Overview

     Aims of eGFR3 What is the long-term change in kidney function since the first kidney health assessment in 2007-2011? Was there any major change in kidney function for people who were healthy, or had diabetes, or had mild-moderate kidney damage ...

238. Publications

     Wave 1: Sayers, S.M., & Powers, J.R. (1992). An evaluation of three methods used to assess the gestational age of Aboriginal neonates. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 28(4), 312-317.  Sayers, S.M., & Powers, J.R. (1993). B...

239. Publications

     Dingwall, K.M., Nagel, T., Hughes, J.T., Kavanagh, D.J., Cass, A., Howard, K., Sweet, M., Brown, S., Sajiv, C. & Majoni, S.W. (2019). Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease (WICKD): a randomised controlled trial study protoc...

240. Enhancing clinical care for kidney disease

     In the NT, escalating rates of severe or end-stage kidney disease are devastating Aboriginal communities. Almost 1000 Aboriginal Territorians now require life-preserving dialysis three times per week.

241. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Professor Joan Cunningham

     Menzies' Senior Principal Research Fellow Professor Joan Cunningham was recently awarded a research fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

242. Current projects

     Territory Kidney Care

243. Renal team staff draw on personal experiences to help kidney disease patients

     Image caption: Henry Craigie and Niamah Walters have been enjoying their work with the Territory Kidney Care (TKC) team.  Menzies is updating information for people living with kidney disease in northern and central Australia and some of the re...