October 2022

Rheumatic heart disease diagnosis a step NEARER with funded training

Image caption: Menzies Associate Professor Joshua Francis and his team teaching clinicians how to use echocardiography equipment. A Menzies-led team has received nearly $1 million to help improve Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) care by working closely with communities in the Northern...
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 renal team’s newest members are...
“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 burden is felt by Central Australian Aboriginal females...
Young people help lead youth mental health project

A new mobile phone app has been shown to support the mental health of First Nations youth after building on the success of previous Menzies programs and work with young people. Key stakeholders helped develop the ‘Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for...
Rising interest in effects of extreme heat on health service delivery

Menzies is examining ways to combat a ‘silent killer’ in remote Australia with $480,000 from the Commonwealth’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). The 2-year project examining the impact of extreme temperature on the delivery of primary healthcare services in...
Photo gallery | Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduation

Image caption: Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduates, Jaylene Friel and Ashanti Berry, with their Certificate III in Business certificates. In August, we were delighted to celebrate the graduates of our Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program for 2022. We were proud to see Ashanti Berry...
Photo gallery | Hep B Colloquium

Our Hepatitis team recently hosted a Hep B Colloquium at Menzies, with more than 100 delegates attending both in-person and online. The day was filled with discussions on the latest in hepatitis B (hep B) research and management, with a focus on hep B in First Nations Australians....
Photo gallery | 2022 Menzies Oration

On Thursday 13 October, we were delighted to host the Menzies Oration, our annual public address, designed to inspire discussions about issues of national and international significance, with direct relevance to northern Australia. This year, the Oration was delivered by Professor...
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