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[*] Public Service Association Budget Submission 2013 - Age for a Change
Friday, 3 May 2013
This report was prepared for the Public Service Association of South Australia as their Budget Submission for 2013. It details the global economic outlook and the economic outlook for Australia and South Australia, and also analyses the SA public sector before discussing the implications of an ageing population in the state on service delivery. [ View]
Hawke Talks
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Hawke Talks is a series of online video interviews with acclaimed social scientists and public intellectuals from across the world. [ View]
Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Bone Pain Associated With Childhood Chemotherapy
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Chemotherapy has a high success rate in treating childhood cancer; yet it causes significant bone pain in patients, and increase in burden. Currently, how chemo induces skeletal pain is unclear, and the available analgesics are non-specific, temporary, and can cause adverse effects. Recently we observed an increase in production of pain inducing neuronal growth factors in our chemotherapy rat model. Here, we propose to investigate the cells and molecules involved in chemo-induced bone pain. This study will be valuable for developing specific and safe strategies for managing chemo bone pain. [ View]
Towards a fish oil-based omega-3 therapy for preventing bone loss during chronic methotrexate chemotherapy
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
While chemotherapy of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (the major childhood cancer) has a 75% cure rate, it can cause significant bone loss that lacks protective treatments. Recently in rats treated with methotrexate (the major childhood cancer drug), we observed bone protective effects of dietary fish oil supplementation. Here we will evaluate its efficacy during chronic chemotherapy and define minimal effective intake of omega-3 fatty acids. This work will potentially lead toa safe and cost-effective strategy for ensuring bone health and life quality for children during and after chemotherapy. [ View]
Step up'-a pedometer based physical activity self-management program for adolescents with physical disability
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Physical activity is important for physical and psychological health, as well as for maintenance of physical function and independence in young people with physical disabilities. However, people with physical disabilities have difficulty finding appropriate avenues for physical activity. This project involves the development and evaluation of a novel and feasible pedometer-based physical activity self-management program for young people with physical disability. Given its low-cost, low-touch nature, once developed, this program could be readily incorporated into ongoing clinical services. [ View]
The potential role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the faulty bony repair of injured growth plate
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
In children, the growth plate is responsible for bone growth; yet its injuries can result in unwanted bony repair causing orthopedic problems requiring invasive corrective surgeries. Currently, little is known of underlying mechanisms for the faulty repair. While VEGF-induced angiogenesis is vital in bone fracture repair, its role is unknown in growth plate bony repair. This study will reveal VEGF's role in growth plate repair, positive information will lead to identification of a potential novel therapeutic target for preventing unwanted bony repair and inducing growth plate regeneration. [ View]
The impact of a parent handbook for end-of-life decisions in critically ill children: a pilot qualitative study
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Decisions about life-sustaining treatment are common in paediatric and neonatal intensive care. These decisions are often extremely difficult and stressful for families. Parents are supported in decisions by their child's doctors and nurses, as well as by family and friends. However, there are few, if any independent sources of information for parents. There are no existing written sources that explain in an accessible way the ethics of end-of-life decisions for parents. [ View]
[*] Liberal Arts on the Move
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm
In the last decade liberal arts colleges have sprung up across Asia. What accounts for this sudden interest in the liberal arts? What aspirations do they serve? What models are being drawn upon? And what do these new initiatives say about the nature of higher education in Asia and the future of the liberal arts more generally? These questions will be examined by Professor Jane M.Jacobs, a distinguished Australian academic who has worked in a range of university settings, in a number of national contexts, and who has been linked to various internationalization ventures in higher education. [ View]
[*] Forum: Butt out! Whose business is it anyway?
Friday, 31 May 2013, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
To coincide with World No Tobacco Day SACOSS, ASU and Quit SA invite managers, and workers from the non-government health and community sector to attend this free, practical forum about smoke free work environments. [ View]
Family friendly occupations and the US gender wage gap
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This lecture is one of the fortnightly seminars organised by the National Institute of Labour Studies on a range of topics such as skills formation, industrial relations, sociology, psychology, work & health. [ View]
The dynamics of low pay employment in Australia
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This lecture is one of the fortnightly seminars organised by the National Institute of Labour Studies on a range of topics such as skills formation, industrial relations, sociology, psychology, work & health. [ View]
News & Opinion Search Results
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Stroke rates decline but many still preventable
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The rate of strokes suffered by Australians has dropped over the past 20 years, while strokes caused by an irregular heartbeat now account for one third of all strokes, according to new research led by the University of Adelaide. [ View]
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