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Powerful new network to ensure Indigenous Australians can benefit from genomic medicine

A national alliance of the brightest minds in genomic science, academia, policy makers, industry and Indigenous leaders will work to break down barriers to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can benefit from advances in genomic medicine if they choose.

National network to significantly improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians

A new national network will be established to advance the benefits from Genomic Medicine for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia.

Data key to policy win

A key tool in the push to achieve mandatory folate fortification came in the form of data provided by the Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies (WARDA) – originally established by Professors Carol Bower and Fiona Stanley.

Starting & staying on track

10 years of work guided by The Kids Research Institute Australia has resulted in huge improvements in the development of Aboriginal children at the start of school.

The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher awarded support funding

A Kids Research Institute Australia researcher has been awarded $10,000 from the New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) award.

$11 million funding boost for child health research

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded more than $11.3 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

2007 Fiona Stanley Award presented to Kerry Stokes

The 2007 Fiona Stanley Award has been presented to Mr Kerry Stokes AO in recognition of his outstanding contribution to child health research.

Capacity building to address antimicrobial resistance in remote Australia: The inaugural HOT NORTH Antimicrobial Academy

Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for some pathogens in Australia are considerably higher in rural and remote compared to urban regions. The inaugural Hot North Antimicrobial Academy was a 9-month educational programme aimed to build workforce knowledge and capacity in antimicrobial use, audit, stewardship, surveillance and drug resistance in remote primary health care. 

A multicentre, retrospective audit of fosfomycin use for urinary tract infections in Australian children and adolescents

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to MDR organisms are increasingly common. The lack of paediatric data on efficacious antibiotics makes UTI treatment particularly challenging. Data on the efficacy of fosfomycin use for UTI in children are variable.