People with HIV face higher risk of fracture

ART is a contributing factor to loss of bone density in people with HIV,
but the reasons for it are not yet understood. Image: aidsinfo.nih.gov

by Anne Crawford

Contemporary antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed the lives of people living with HIV (PLWH) dramatically, with life expectancy near normal and their quality of life improved.

However, it has been known for some time that people with HIV are at greater risk of loss of bone density and fractures, with ART a contributing factor. Professor Jenny Hoy, Professor Director of HIV Medicine at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University, recently conducted a review of all available randomised trial data in which fractures were measured to evaluate the problem.

CCS student profile: Victoria Berquist

Victoria Berquist 

By Eliza Watson

Victoria Berquist has just begun her first year as an intern at Alfred Health. She studied undergraduate medicine at Monash University and in 2015, Victoria undertook a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) research year at the Central Clinical School for which she was awarded the Hatem Salem Award for Medical Research Student Excellence.

$10,000 grant opportunity, due 28 April: Single Cell Genomics Grant Program

MHTP Medical Genomics Facility, in partnership with Fluidigm and Millennium science, are pleased to offer a $10,000 AUD Single Cell Genomics Grant Program.

This grant program will provide all the Fluidigm reagents and consumables to capture single cells using the Fluidigm C1 Single cell Autoprep system and perform targeted gene expression analysis of 96 gene targets in 96 samples using the Biomark HD system.

Leukaemia Foundation fundraiser - your support wanted!

"Blood on the Road" fundraising cycling team:
L-R Huyen Tran, Jacqui Milne and Stephen Opat

“BLOOD ON THE ROAD”….. is riding again for the Leukaemia Foundation. Donate here

22 – 27 April 2017 in JAPAN (Stephen Opat, Huyen Tran, Jacqui Milnes)

Perspective: Is duct tape any good for treating warts?

On the evidence, duct tape is no better than placebo for
treating warts. Image: Thinkstock

Medical advice should be based on best evidence, the sifting of which is not simple.

Dr Michael Tam makes a critical appraisal of the evidence on whether duct tape is effective for treating warts. While duct tape is good for many sorts of tasks, Dr Tam concludes that it is no better than placebo for removing warts.
http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/medical-news/dermatology/is-there-any-decent-evidence-for-using-duct-tape-to-treat-warts?

Photo of the week: Peninsula Clinical School academic unit

Welcome to our new Academic Unit in Medicine at Peninsula Clinical School! L-R: Professor Velandai Srikanth (Group head), Dr Chris Karayiannis (geriatrician and PhD student), Dr Chris Moran (Geriatrician, NHMRC & ARC Dementia Early Career Research Fellow, and senior lecturer), Associate Professor Richard Beare (Bioinformatics and Imaging), Ms Afton Nido (the group's Executive Assistant), Dr Wei Wang (Biostatistician and senior lecturer. Absent: Dr Nadine Andrew (NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Health Services Research and senior lecturer).

What's on at CCS 3-7 April 2017

Steven Ngo is a PhD student in
ACBD, presenting on 4 April

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 3-7 April 2017

Mon	03/04/2017	►	12:30	Alfred Psychiatry Grand Round: Adrian Whitehead
Tue	04/04/2017	►	11:00	PhD Confirmation of candidature seminar: Mr Steven Ngo
Wed	05/04/2017	►	11:30	PhD Confirmation of candidature: Ms Amy Wilson
Thur	06/04/2017	► ►	12:00 13:15	Alfred Grand Round AMREP EMCR seminar on "How to Develop a Research Strategy"
		►	17:30	Day of Immunology photography exhibition opening - all welcome

Forthcoming events

Save the date: 31 July 2017 Translational Research symposium