The Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling group informs development and implementation of drugs, medical treatments and non-medical interventions to effectively tackle disease. They build mathematical models of diseases, designed to take into account the complex constellation of interactions between pathogens, humans, diseases, the environment and entire healthcare systems. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Early Environment
• Infection and Vaccines

For Aboriginal Community Researchers Minitja Marawili and Yunutju Gondarra, the work of the END RHD CRE is deeply personal. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2018
• June

After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2018
• December

When Liana complained of a sore foot and showed signs of a fever, her mum Margie rushed her to hospital. An X-ray of her foot revealed no obvious injury, so she was sent home and advised to take painkillers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2018
• December

On 11 May 2017, over 60 attendees from throughout Australia convened in Darwin for a one-day Annual Meeting to discuss the progress of the END RHD CRE research projects, national RHD advocacy and the development of the final Endgame output. ...

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• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2017
• May

Community Connection Perth mother-of-four and Tiny Sparks WA co-founder Amber Bates is on the PELICAN Scientific Steering Committee with Dr Simpson. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• Collaboration

Pat Turner, CEO of NACCHO and Co-Chair of END RHD, addresses peak Aboriginal medical services about the work of END RHD and its link to closing the ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• Collaboration

In its research so far, the collaboration has mapped and compared how public thinking compares to expert understanding of early childhood – allowing ...

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• 2020
• In the pipeline

Research into the potential health impacts of vaping is starting to back up concerns that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not as benign as ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• In the pipeline

The report, How Australia can invest in children and return more, found an increasing number of Australian children and young people were requiring ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Research Impact
• 2020
• Collaboration