29 Jan The George Institute annual report 2019-2020
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28 Jan Affordability and efficiency is the future of healthcare
This post was originally published on LinkedIn by Parisa Glass, Director of Innovation and Enterprise, and Professor Vlado Perkovic and is reproduced here with her kind permission. Healthcare is usually a slow-moving industry, and mostly for good reason. In medicine, patient safety and evidence-based practice are...
28 Jan Could a common treatment preserve brain function after COVID-19 infection?
An innovative study to assess whether a commonly used cholesterol lowering medication can prevent brain complications from COVID-19 has received over $2.3m from the Government’s Medical Research Future Fund. The study, a collaboration between The George Institute for Global Health, the University of New South Wales,...
27 Jan Stories from George Clinical Staff Conducting a Major COVID-19 Trial at the Height of Worldwide Lockdowns
“Extraordinary achievements under unprecedented conditions,” is how Chief Medical Officer Maria Ali describes the reality of a George Clinical team drawing on proven working models, established global relationships and an unflinching dedication to implement a clinical trial in a matter of weeks during a global...
23 Nov Australian medical manufacturer wins global innovation competition
A new Australian product designed to make kidney dialysis more broadly available at low cost has won first prize in a global health innovations competition. The Affordable Dialysis System, developed by Sydney-based Ellen Medical, beat more than 500 entries from 22 countries to score top prize...
20 Nov Grand prize winners of WISH 2020 Award contests announced
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) announced the grand prize winners of its two latest Innovation Award competitions during the closing ceremony on Thursday. WISH CEO Sultana Afdhal presented the awards for the WISH Innovation Spark Competition to SOSO Care and the WISH Innovation Booster...
19 Nov WISH awards grand cash prizes to selected innovators
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) announced the grand prize winners of its two latest Innovation Award competitions during the closing ceremony of WISH 2020 on Thursday. WISH CEO Sultana Afdhal presented the awards for the WISH Innovation Spark Competition to SOSO Care and...
19 Nov WISH Awards Grand cash prizes to this year’s selected innovators
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) announced the grand prize winners of its two latest Innovation Award competitions during the closing ceremony of WISH 2020. WISH CEO Sultana Afdhal presented the awards for the WISH Innovation Spark Competition to SOSO Care and the WISH Innovation...
15 Nov The George Institute newsletter November 2020
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13 Nov Breaking down silos in the workforce is needed to fight diabetes and inequities
463 million people are living with diabetes, which is expected to rise to 578 million by 2030. This year, the focus of World Diabetes Day is raising awareness about the critical need for more nurses to prevent and treat diabetes, a chronic condition that if...