Photo of the week: 2017 Central Clinical School Honours students

Meet 2017's CCS Immunology and Human Pathology Honours students! Please make them feel welcome.
L-R front row (seated):  Ms An Le, Ms Jennie Bui, Ms Cindy Wong, Ms Vanesa Swann, Ms Taylah Bennett, Ms Anisha Ansari, Mr Max Garwood, Ms Farha Inam, Ms Senuri Bandara.
L-R back row: A/Prof Margaret Hibbs (Honours co-Coordinator), Mr Theo Beharis, Mr Jake Valentine, Mr Adrian Tran, Mr Christian Stolz, Ms Anna Milne, Mr Brooke Wanrooy, Mr Christopher Velardo, Mr Joshua Chan, Mr Thomas Bedford, Mr Aleksandar Karovich-Wynne, Mr Samuel Thomson, Ms Rachel Cheong, Mr Anand Jayapadman, Ms Julie Tran, Ms Li Chin Chow, Ms Tina Vu, Ms Ameena Fahma, Dr Justin Hamilton (Honours co-Coordinator).
See more about:

• CCS Honours: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/education/honours.html
• Student photo gallery (Monash authcate access only): CCS Intranet photo gallery index

What's on at CCS for 13-17 March 2017

Nik Kocovski, PhD student
in David Tarlinton's lab

Central Clinical School (CCS) has regular seminar series and postgraduate presentations. Event notices are posted on the CCS Events calendar.

CCS staff & students can see details of both public and local events (including professional development courses, trade fairs and Graduate Research Student calendars) and deadlines, at the CCS intranet's Announcements page. Various departments have their own calendars.

See CCS seminar index:www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

What's on for 13-17 March 2017

Wed	15/03/2017	►	09:00	Immunology Seminar: Dr Ann Ager
Thur	16/03/2017	►	11:30	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Nik Kocovski
		►	12:00	The Alfred Grand Round: Drs Papandony & Wluka
Fri	17/03/2017	►	16:00	Coursework Component: Statistics course

CCS Publications update 3 - 10 Mar 2017

Prof Paul Myles and Ms Sophie Wallace are co-authors with
ANZCA CTN and ANZICS CTG investigating fluid therapy
in major abdominal surgery

Recent publications for Central Clinical School affiliated authors in the departments of Anaesthesia, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases(ACBD), Gastroenterology, Haematology, Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre (MAPrc), Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC), Peninsula Clinical School and Surgery.

ACBD

Kwaan H, Lisman T, Medcalf RL. Fibrinolysis: Biochemistry, Clinical Aspects, and Therapeutic Potential. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2017 Mar;43(2):113-114. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1598000. Epub 2017 Mar 2.

Common infections may increase cardiovascular risk in HIV patients

L-R: Dr James McMahon, Dr Janine Trevillyan, Prof Jenny Hoy
and Dr Norm Roth (GP at Prahran Market Clinic) conferring. Jenny
and Janine are co-authors together with Victoria Berquist, a former
CCS BMedSc(Hons) student, on the paper on CV risk in HIV patients

by Anne Crawford

When human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) erupted more than 30 years ago, the lifespan of people with fully-blown AIDS was short. Management of the disease often meant palliative care.

Now, with effective drugs, the longevity of a person living with AIDS in Australia is approaching that of the general population. But there’s still a gap of some eight to 10 years lost over a lifetime, mostly due to heart attack and cancers. Monash University researchers at the Alfred Hospital are investigating the factors behind increased cardiovascular risk in HIV-positive individuals and what can be done to about them. 

Welcome to A/Prof David Brewster, new Clinical Dean at Cabrini

A/Prof David Brewster

Welcome to A/Prof David Brewster to the Central Clinical School (CCS) Medical Student Education team as the new Clinical Dean at Cabrini Health.

David is a dual trained clinician in both Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.  David is well known at Cabrini as he is the current Deputy Director of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Supervisor of Medical Education in Intensive Care as well as a practising anaesthetist.  He is engaged in research in medical education having completed a graduate certificate in health professional education and is currently completing a PhD in the field of medical education with Professor Charlotte Rees.

2017 Faculty internal funding scheme winners for Central Clinical School

Congratulations to CCS winners of 2017's Faculty internal Strategic Grants Scheme! See full Honour roll.

Strategic Program Grant (Non-Lab)

Dr Joseph Doyle (Department of Infectious Diseases): Rapid point-of-care tests to increase hepatitis C diagnosis, treatment uptake and cure in community settings - $44,000

Platform Access Grants (PAG)

1) Professor Harshal Nandurkar (Australian Centre for Blood Diseases): Novel endothelial-targeted therapy to improve stoke outcomes - $9,000

2) Dr Jane Muir (Department of Gastroenterology): Manipulating the gut microbiota via natural dietary prebiotics: a way forward to optimise gut health - $8,000

Joint Medicine-Pharmacy Grant (JMP)

Professor Magdalena Plebanski CCS (Department of Immunology & Pathology) and John Quinn  (Department of Pharmaceutics): High capacity nanocapsules to treat ovarian cancer - $50,000