News
- Making the most of mealtimes
- Drugs in pregnancy symposium
- Brain Bee Challenge at UniSA
- Funding to prevent hospitalisation
- Wanted: drug users for ice danger study
- Bosses sent to Army Field
- Dr Ellen Nisbet wins prestigious Wellcome Trust Grant
- Dr Craig Williams on the 7PM Project
- Professor Mary Barton honoured
- UniSA's Rebecca Barrett SA Pharmacy Student of the Year
- Graduates, fresh talent in demand
- Tsunami of health concern underway
Making the most of mealtimes
An international review suggested that up to 85 per cent of residential aged care residents in developed countries, such as Australia, may be under-nourished.
"Food intake is a big problem in this group," said Dr Annet Hoek, UniSA Lecturer in Nutrition in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
"The context of our dining experience definitely influences how much we eat. Our sense of taste has a big impact on what we eat and drink every day which then impacts on our overall health. But a range of other senses can dictate what we actually eat and how we feel about certain foods."
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Dr Hoek also wrote a column on the subject, which was published on 4 August in InDaily. Please click here to read this column (PDF, 272KB).
Drugs in pregnancy symposium
Supporting women to ensure the best health outcomes for themselves and their newborns was the aim of a recent health symposium at UniSA.
Speakers at the symposium included Dr Janna Morrison and Dr Libby Hotham from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. Dr Morrison spoke on maternal nutrition and regulation of fetal growth, while Dr Hotham spoke on the importance of screening for use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs during pregnancy.
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Brain Bee Challenge at UniSA
On Tuesday 28 June, the SA leg of the Brain Bee Challenge was held at UniSA. Sponsored by the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences and coordinated by Dr Gabrielle Todd, the state final was a contest "for the brightest students in the state, who happen to have an interest in studying the brain". More than 40 Year 10 students vied for the title SA Brain Bee Challenge Champion.
The Chief Scientist for South Australia, Professor Don Bursill, kindly presented the prizes; here pictured with the Individual Champion, Adit Chakranarayan.
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Funding to prevent
hospitalisation
Dr Gillian Caughey and Dr Lisa Kalisch, both Research Fellows at UniSA's School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, have been awarded more than $200,000 of funding over two years by the BUPA Health Foundation. This funding has been awarded to develop national clinical indicators of potentially preventable hospitalisations, which are estimated to cost the Australian healthcare system $300 million each year.
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Wanted: drug users for ice danger study
Methamphetamine users, past and present, are being asked to volunteer for brain and blood tests at UniSA. The study, let by Dr Chris Della Vedova from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, aims to find out whether long-term us of the drug known as "ice" or "crystal meth" damages the brain.
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Bosses sent to Army field
Richard Bennett is a Technical Services Supervisor in UniSA's School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences by day but around the clock he's Major Richard Bennett with the Australian Army Reserves.
During his latest deployment to the Solomon Islands, the Reserves ran an annual Boss Lift Program which saw UniSA Head of the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Professor Jason White, visit the Solomon Islands to see first-hand what Bennett was doing.
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Dr Ellen Nisbet wins prestigious Wellcome Trust Grant
University of South Australia evolutionary biologist
Dr Ellen Nisbet has won funding from the United Kingdom's prestigious
Wellcome Trust for research into
new ways to prevent and treat malaria.
In joint research with Professor Christopher Howe from the
University of Cambridge, the project has
received $570,000 (Australian) over three years from the UK's largest
independent funder of medical research.
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the full story.
Dr Craig Williams on the 7PM Project
On Wednesday 20 April, the 7PM Project had a topic on mosquito born disease and who better to contact for some insight than the School's own Dr Craig Williams, leader of the Mosquitoes and Public Health Research Group.
In this item Dr Williams discusses the risks involved in mosquito bites and how to prevent being bitten.
Please click here to watch the video. The item including Craig starts at the 1:10 mark.
Professor Mary Barton honoured
Recently, Professor of Microbiology Mary Barton received an honorary mention in the Australian Senate for her contribution to veterinary science and research in Australia. With 2011 being the year that marks the 250th anniversary of the first veterinary school being established, the senators passed a motion acknowledging the role of veterinarians in Australian society. Please click here to read the Senate's resolution.
Besides this, Professor Barton was named Emeritus Professor at the Graduation Ceremony 31 March. Pro-Vice Chancellor Allan Evans gave a speech about Mary's achievements. Please click here to read the full citation.
UniSA's Rebecca Barrett SA
Pharmacy Student of the Year
A UniSA final year pharmacy student will vie for the title of Australia's Pharmacy Student of the Year after winning the South Australian title.
Twenty-two-year-old Rebecca Barrett (pictured), won South Australian Pharmacy Student of the Year, which was awarded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on March 15. Click here to read the full story.
Graduates, fresh talent in demand
In a recent supplement to the Adelaide Advertiser, CareerOne editor Cara Jenkin wrote that this year's graduates have a brighter outlook to secure work than their predecessors. According to AME Recruitment senior consultant Adam Kennedy, graduate recruitment has picked up this year, "particularly if they have done a bit of postgraduate study." One of the students interviewed for the item is this School's 'own' Vivienne Mak, who is currently undertaking a PhD in Pharmacy. To read the full article, please click here (PDF, 554 kb).
Tsunami of Health Concern Underway
The School's Professor Andrew Gilbert was recently in the news. On 11 March
this year an article was published in the Adelaide Advertiser in which he
speaks about concerns regarding older people swamping the state's health
services, each with four or five major complaints. Professor Gilbert is the
director of the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre. He is
currently conducting a study to develop strategies for managing the health
of older Australians, calling for better co-ordinated and co-located health
services. Click
here for a PDF version of the full article (148.4 kb).
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