Beneaththe Drapes u Prof Fiona Stanley is to retire from the Board of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research at the end of this year. She will continue as Chief Investigator on a number of research projects that have funding into 2014.
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u UWA has appointed Dr Wendy Erber as Winthrop Professor, Chair and Head of the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She was recruited from Cambridge where she was the Director of Haematology and Head of the East of England Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service. Her expertise is around haematological malignancies.
As Prof Alan Wright mentions in his guest column, Andrology Australia has steered away from the usual car metaphors and delved into fishing for inspiration with their ‘Talk about your tackle’ campaign. The campaign aims to hook men into being more open with their GP about reproductive health. The fishy resources include an eight-page magazine-style flyer and an A2 poster, which both feature cricket legend Merv Hughes. The campaign is serious in its reach: Andrology Australia supplied more than 1000 organisations and individuals with resources in 2010. This tongue-in-cheek approach to the campaign is a smart move, backed up by research that shows men are often most comfortable with a thoughtful use of humour (rather than awkward attempts to crack a ribald joke). The logic follows that creating a friendly and laid back environment for blokes during a consultation will help them speak more openly about their health concerns.
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u Prof Jack Goldblatt was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to medicine in the area of human genetics as a clinician and researcher, and to professional associations.
Other qualities men value from their doctor when communicating include: • A frank approach.
• Professional competence. • Empathy.
• Quick resolution of health issues.
These and other useful, well-researched approaches to interacting with men during a consultation can be found in Andrology Australia’s Clinical Summary Guides (available for free from Andrology Australia: 1300 303 878 or www.andrologyaustralia.org).
u Dr Mary Theophilus (surgeon and Research Fellow at the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia & New Zealand) has been named as the inaugural recipient of the $20,000 Jean and John Tonkinson Research Foundation research grant. Her PhD (under the supervision of Prof Cameron Platell) explores new techniques for laparoscopic surgery for bowel cancer, in the hopes it could be a more effective surgical treatment.
u Amy Cuthbert will be replacing RACGP WA Faculty Marketing & Event Officer, Abby Roberts, who after three years of working for the College is relocating to Melbourne.
u Caroline Kirkby has been appointed Marketing and Communications Manager at Silver Chain, to replace Nick Harvey.
u Ear Science Institute Director Prof Marcus Atlas has received the AMA (WA) Award for his pioneering work in the field of otolaryngology.
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