Speaker: Prof Robert Parton, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland

The ‘BALANCE’ education program is a four week group program that will provide you with the knowledge and ability to self manage your diabetes. This program is facilitated by our education team and involves a series of 2.5 hour workshops.

Achieving and maintaining good diabetes control, will help reduce your risk of developing diabetes complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and blindness.  It will also give you the knowledge and confidence to live well with diabetes.

The Prime Minister has launched a National Consultation process to hear your views and ideas about the health system.
 
You are invited to

  A forum with the Minister for Health the Hon Nicola Roxon MP on the challenges of health reform for Australia’s future.
 
This forum is one of a number of health reform consultations to be held around the country.
 
We want to hear your views, experiences and ideas, this is yourHealth.
 
This forum follows the release of the National Health & Hospital Commission’s Report into future directions for long term health reform.  For more information on the Report and the consultation process, visit www.yourhealth.gov.au

Seating is being allocated as responses are received.  Accordingly, to gain entry to the Seminar Room your name will need to be confirmed on our attendance list.


Date:                Wednesday 11 November 2009

Time:                    11.45am for 12.00 noon (till 1.00pm)

Address:           AMREP Seminar Room
                        Ground Floor
                        AMREP Precinct
                        Commerical Road, Prahran
                        Parking available @ the Alfred Centre - cnr Commercial and Punt Rds Prahran
                        (enter from Commercial Rd).
                               
RSVP:             To attend, please RSVP by Friday 6 November 2009 to:
                         The_Alfred_HospitalyourHealth@health.gov.au
                        Phone: (03) 9665 8875 (during business hours)
                        Fax: (03) 9629 5647

Getting ready to pump - This interactive session will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to commence insulin pump therapy.

Our FlexIT program is an advanced education program provided for people with type 1 diabetes. This program is designed for those on intensive insulin therapy and covers matching insulin requirements to lifestyle.

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes.

RSVP: cera-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au

Ph:  03 9929 8426

Title: 'Manipulating cyclic GMP signalling for the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension'. 

Date:  Friday, Dec 4th          

Time: 12-1 pm

Location:  AMREP Seminar Room 

Speaker:  Dr. Adrian Hobbs,  University College London, UK