August 2012

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Dr Piers Yates, the Head of Orthopaedics at Fremantle Hospital, has been on a six-week ABC fellowship visiting 15 orthopaedic units across the USA and Canada. The fellowship (America, Britain, Canada) was set up in 1948 to promote ideas and knowledge in orthopaedics between America and Commonwealth countries.

Gio Terni has been appointed as acting Executive Director of the Consumers Council of WA until October. He has a back ground in law and disability.

Sarah McGarry, a senior occupational therapist on the Burns Ward (post-surgical services) at Princess Margaret Hospital has been awarded the Gordon Baron-Hay scholarship for 2012-13.

Dr Marcus Tan has been appointed chairman of the Perth Central and East Metro Medicare Local

Dr Thomas Rex Henderson, has been awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for service to rural and remote medicine in WA as a paediatrician and neonatologist, to indigenous health and welfare, and as a mentor.

The National Drug Research Institute, based at Curtin University, will share a Federal Government grant of $24 million over three years with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction. The three-year funding will enable a particular focus on areas such as reducing harm from alcohol, Indigenous substance misuse and workforce development.

Alzheimer’s Australia WA’s long-serving CEO Mr Frank Schaper will retire from his role on September 28. Mr Schaper has held the position for 15 years has been instrumental to the sustainability and growth of the company and the awareness of dementia in the WA community.

The list of 2012 Churchill Fellows has been released. Celebrating are: Dr Alan Kop,who will undertake research in Singapore, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Italy to establish a tissue engineering service at Royal Perth Hospital. Ms Tanya Dupagne, for the WA Department for Child Protection to research US programs aimed at stopping the generational cycle of domestic violence. Ms Katherine Rundus will investigate new strategies and innovative treatment for patients with hand injuries.