The Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases aims to provide a healthier start to life for all children through elimination of infectious diseases.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined October 2017
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The Wesfarmers Centre 10 Year Report represents the Centre's decade-long journey which has seen world-class researchers make important advances in #infectiousdisease #research.
Read the individual and team stories here:🔗tinyurl.com/37ryuw3v
We have a winner at @CurtinUni Faculty of Health Sciences Research Awards - congratulations @HannahMooreWA!
Hannah received the Mid-Career Researcher of the Year Award in recognition of her impressive #research contributions aiming to reduce the burden of #RSV for young children
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We are thrilled to announce that our president, @AshaBowen, has been recognized as a national leader in #PedsID #research by being elected as a Fellow of the prestigious @AAHMS_health.
➡️Learn more about the impactful #research she was honored for 👉tinyurl.com/yha89p4r
Special honours at the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences Annual Meeting!
Prof Blyth & Prof Bowen were inducted as new Academy Fellows, while A/Prof Kirkham & Professor Downs became Associate Members in the prestigious mentorship program. aahms.org/news/medical-pione…
Congratulations to @AshaBowen @TheKids_AU who has been appointed to a new expert committee developed by @RogerCookMLA @WAGovernment to keep WA at the forefront of medical #research & #Innovation
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Congrats to @_charliemcleod, Deputy Head of @WCVID @TheKids_AU, who recently shared results of The Platform Trial In #COVID Vaccine BOOsting (PICOBOO) Study at @IDSAInfo #IDWeek2024
Held in #LA, IDWeek is a premier opportunity to share research with international experts 🌎 👏
It's a beautiful day in Broome for the Northen Australia Regional Paediatric Meeting @RuralHealthWes1
Our Head of Healthy Skin & ARF Prevention, Prof Asha Bowen, was invited to present the latest edition of the
National Healthy Skin Guideline (thekids.org.au)
Our latest piece in the @ConversationEDU shares the successful outcome of the @SToP_Trial - a 50% reduction in #skininfections for kids living in remote #Aboriginal communities!
@AshaBowen @hannahthomas007 @TheKids_AU @Steph_Enkel @TheLancet @eClinicalMed
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Fantastic to see our @SToP_Trial results published in the @TheLancet profiled by @abcnews today!
@TheKids_AU @AshaBowen @hannahthomas007 @NirrumbukEHS @Steph_Enkel @jcarapetis
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Published TODAY in @TheLancet @eClinicalMed - A landmark Australian skin study led by @WCVID @TheKids_AU has halved the rate of #skininfections experienced by #Aboriginal kids living in remote communities
@AshaBowen @hannahthomas007 @SToP_Trial
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"In the year to date we've seen 22,000 cases." Listen to #MCRI's Prof Margie Danchin and Dr @JessicaJKaufman talk to @abcnews about a rise in #whoopingcough cases and the importance of #vaccination. | #MCRI #MedicalResearch @DanchinMargie
More ➡️ ab.co/3XhMyKE
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Speaker Spotlight: A/Prof Lea-Ann Kirkham & Dr Ruth Thornton
Amazing researchers from Telethon Kids Institute & University of Western Australia shared their pioneering research on new therapies for Otitis Media (OM) which significantly impacts children’s ear health. 🧵 #OMOZ2024
Fantastic to see our Ear Health, BRIDG and VTG teams representing @WCVID @TheKids_AU at #omoz2024 in Newcastle!
The conference brings together researchers, clinical practitioners & health workers investigating & treating chronic #eardisease in Australia
New day, new name! We are now based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, also known as 'The Kids' - check out the new logo and branding 👇🔗
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Congratulations Lea-Ann!
Associate Professor Lea-Ann Kirkham will be mentored by #AAHMSFellow Professor Bronwyn Kingwell. @DrKirkham is an internationally renowned infectious disease microbiologist and Research Team Leader at the @telethonkids. aahms.org/news/academy-welco…
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A nice podcast intro, of our president @AshaBowen who provided expert insight abt #StaphylococcusAureus Bloodstream #Infections or #sepsis in #Children👂to the🎙️👉tinyurl.com/5b2yzarj
Visit education.wspid.org for👍resources such🎙️🧑🏻💻+courses all for the🌍#PedsID community
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The @snap_trial #SNAPPY team at #ISSSI24 in Perth this week @Anita_JCampbell @KeerthiAnpalag1 @syctong @CaitlinSymons Rachel and Gillian @telethonkids @WCVID @PCHFWA @PerthChildrens @UWAresearch
1/10 kids with a bloodstream #infection are infected with a multi-drug resistant organism according to Australia's first-ever surveillance study investigating the prevalence of #paediatric antimicrobial resistance #AMR @telethonkids @ChrisBlyth74 @catanita
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Tonight is the night! Best of luck @tveselinovic1 @Steph_Enkel who are both finalists for Student Scientist of the Year at the Premier’s Science Awards!
Steph & Tamara work closely with #Aboriginal communities as part of their #StrepA #EarHealth #research
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Privileged to present #PacificRHD Program at DCS15 in Nadi. Thank you @dfat @AmbGlobalHealth for responding to Pacific leaders' call to address rheumatic heart disease in the region, by establishing a Pacific RHD Hub & targeted support to Vanuatu & Solomon Islands.
🤝 @spc_cps
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Moving to a 2+1 infant pneumococcal vaccine schedule is making a difference in Australia: lower rates of breakthrough infections for all serotypes except ST3; overall fewer cases than expected for 13vPCV types @NCIRS @MCRI_for_kids @telethonkids @WCVID
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