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News Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Barwon Health Physio team awarded research grant to develop clinical educators
Congratulations to Dr Paula Harding MACP, allied health director at Barwon Health (pictured), who has received a $30,000 grant from the Pat Cosh Trust for her research project, titled ‘Development of a career pathway for physiotherapy clinical educators’
The research project stemmed...
News Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Geelong study celebrates 30 years of knowledge gains in healthy ageing
A Geelong based study looking at bone health in the broader population has reached a significant scientific milestone, notching up 30 years of data collection that is helping build a better understanding of how our bodies age.
The Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS), a partnership between...
News Monday, 29 July 2024
New Barwon Health study offers hope for Buruli ulcer patients
The Barwon Health Infectious Diseases Unit is undertaking a world-first clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new specific antibiotic called Telacebec in the treatment of Buruli Ulcer.
Buruli Ulcer is a skin disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. The toxins made by the...