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Home > Events > High Flyers Think Tanks > 2008: Preventative health
THEO MURPHY (AUSTRALIA) HIGH FLYERS THINK TANK
Preventative health: Science and technology in the prevention and early detection of disease
University of Sydney (Eastern Avenue Complex), Thursday 6 November 2008
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> Executive summary
Session 1: Introductory session
Chair: Professor Philip Kuchel FAA
Secretary Science Policy, Australian Academy of Science
Welcome
Professor Kurt Lambeck FAA FRS
President, Australian Academy of Science
Preventative Health Taskforce
Professor Paul Zimmet AO FTSE
An overview of the work of the Taskforce
Genes and the environment
Statistics means never being able to say that you are sure...
Professor Chris Goodnow FAA
ARC Federation Fellow and Chief Scientific Officer, Australian Phenomics Facility
Cancer
Professor Bruce Armstrong FAA
Medical Foundation Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
Mental health
Professor Ian Hickie AM MD RANZCP FASSA
Executive Director, Brain and Mind Research Institute
Metabolic syndrome
Professor Kerin O’Dea AO
Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne and Baker Heart Research Institute
Infectious diseases
Professor Graham Brown
Director, Nossal Institute of Global Health
Session 2: Focus breakout groups
GROUP A: Cancer
Chair: Professor Bruce Armstrong
Rapporteur: Dr Claire Vajdic
GROUP B: Mental health
Chair: Professor Ian Hickie
Rapporteur: Dr Nick Glozier
GROUP C: Metabolic syndrome
Chair: Professor Kerin O’Dea
Rapporteur: Dr Alex Brown
GROUP D: Infectious diseases
Chair: Professor Graham Brown
Rapporteur: Dr Elizabeth Hartland
Session 3: Reporting back and discussion
Chair: Professor Kurt Lambeck
President, Australian Academy of Science
GROUP A: Cancer
Rapporteur: Dr Claire Vajdic
GROUP B: Mental health
Rapporteur: Dr Nick Glozier
GROUP C: Metabolic syndrome
Rapporteur: Dr Alex Brown
GROUP D: Infectious diseases
Rapporteur: Dr Elizabeth Hartland
General discussion
Summing up
Chair: Professor Phil Kuchel
Professor John Chalmers FAA, The George Institute
Professor Mike Daube, Preventative Health Task Force
Outcomes and recommendations
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