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The Opportunity An opportunity for an experienced Research Officer to cover a period of Maternity Leave relief 2-3 days per week from February 2019
The Opportunity The biostatistician provides statistical support and guidance in respiratory disease (primarily cystic fibrosis), including the
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State Government boost for The Kids researchThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded five of eight State Government awards designed to help cover the hidden costs of conducting research.
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The ORVAC Trial - A phase IV, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial to optimise the delivery of RV1 rotavirus vaccine to Northern Territory Aboriginal infantsTom Snelling T BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research 08 6319 1817 tom.snelling@telethonkids.org.au Head,
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The Kids researchers named finalists in 2024 Premier’s Science AwardsFive Telethon Kids Institute researchers and a popular Institute-led science festival for kids have been named as finalists in the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.
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Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studiesPneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children globally and is prevalent in the Papua New Guinea highlands. We investigated clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia to inform local treatment guidelines in this resource-limited setting.
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A systematic review of the evidence that swimming pools improve health and wellbeing in remote Aboriginal communities in AustraliaThe benefits that swimming pools may bring to to ear and eye health in remote Aboriginal communities remains unresolved
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AsthmaOne in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing.
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Immunogenicity of pneumococcal vaccine schedules in high-risk infants in Papua New GuineaDeborah Lea-Ann Peter Peter Ruth Lehmann Kirkham Jacoby Richmond Thornton AO, MBBS, MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD Honorary Emeritus
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Does mum know best? Should we be vaccinating mothers to protect their babies from ear and lung disease?Elke Lea-Ann Ruth Peter Seppanen Kirkham Thornton Richmond ES LK RT PC BSc PhD PhD PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Program Manager, Bacterial Respiratory