brainWAVES The Newsletter of the Brain Foundation
Summer 2015-2016
2015 Research Gift Edition The years seem to roll around quickly and once again we are delighted to send you our Research Gift Recipient edition. We are immensely proud of the winners and all our supporters should be assured that the quality of research in Australia is second to none. The only disappointment for the Brain Foundation is that we cannot fund more of the applications we receive. It was pleasing to hear that the Federal Government is starting to make a commitment to funding for research in Dementia. Currently it is just under 5% of all priority funds allocated by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) annually. This urgently needs to increase because the incidence of neuro-degenerative diseases amongst the community is rising rapidly.
2015 Award Winners pictured with Brain Foundation Directors, Guest of Honour Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, centre front, and Professor Jim Lance AO CBE, founding Director of the Brain Foundation at the inaugural meeting in 1970, to her left.
We thank all our supporters for your continuing contributions. Without you, these wonderful research projects would not be possible. We wish you all the very best for Christmas and the holiday season.
2015 Headache Week Success This week was an outstanding success for our chronic headache and migraine sufferers. Members of our Headache Register were invited to come along to seminars on Migraine Management by top Headache and Migraine specialists. Seminars were held in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and due to their overwhelming success and the interest shown by Register members in Adelaide and Perth, we are planning to hold them again in 2016 in all 5 cities. Dates will be advised.
talk to our members. Thanks also to Allergan for their support of these events. We were also thrilled with the number of visitors we received at our stands in Sydney QVB and Melbourne Federation Square. Chatting with people and creating awareness for headache sufferers is important so that you realise you are not alone. If you are not a member of the Headache Register, or you know someone who would benefit, visit our website: headacheaustralia.org.au
Our sincere thanks go to Dr Bronwyn Jenkins, Associate Professor David Williams and Dr Nicole Limberg for donating their time to
Headache Awareness Week gets a lot of support from pharmacies around the country and if you would like to support this very important event, please contact our office for the 2016 dates and to go on a list for a support pack.
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