Category Archives: NHMRC

More news on the NHMRC

September 8, 2009 – 7:35 pm

Croakey recently wondered why the primary health care sector was so absent from the appointments to the new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
The omission has been somewhat rectified by today’s announcement of the Council’s committees, particularly with the newly established prevention and community health committee, and the newly established health care committee.
But primary [...]

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Why doesn’t primary health care matter to the NHMRC?

September 3, 2009 – 1:12 pm

In the week that two major reports have stressed the importance of primary health care, it is more than a touch ironic that the new members of the National Health and Medical Research Council were also announced – without a single member there to wave the flag for primary health care.
You can see the new [...]

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Podger’s book is HOT – just wait for Halton’s

August 26, 2009 – 7:44 pm

Having now had a quick read of Podger’s book (following on from the previous post), I recommend it strongly as an eminently readable and quite fascinating insight into the workings of the upper echelons of the public service and government.
It also includes many revealing anecdotes and observations about key events in the health portfolio – [...]

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The Baker Institute supports push for better management of conflicts of interest

July 20, 2009 – 9:15 am

Professor Garry Jennings, Director of the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, has responded to recent Croakey posts raising concerns about his organisation’s close ties with industry. It seems there will be no more Baker staff appearing in pharmaceutical advertorials. He writes:
“The Croakey posting on Conflict of Interest points to both the diversity of views [...]

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The Baker, the NHMRC and conflicts of interest

July 17, 2009 – 10:07 am

Following the recent post about the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute’s latest foray into pharmaceutical marketing, Croakey asked both the Baker and the NHMRC for comment.
No word yet from the Baker, but Professor Warwick Anderson, ceo of the NHMRC, sent this comment:
“The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (issued jointly by NHMRC, [...]

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Public health brigade urged to stand up and be counted

June 30, 2009 – 1:51 pm

After keeping us waiting for some time, the NHMRC has finally delivered a swag of reviews and reports for public comment, including the much-anticipated Nutbeam Review of Public Health Research Funding (which has been the subject of some interest previously at Crikey and Croakey).
The NHMRC is seeking comment on its strategic plan,  and has also [...]

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NHMRC chief puts his hand up: delay our fault

June 3, 2009 – 6:13 pm

Last week, Crikey published this story about the delayed release of a major review of public health research, which was completed last October, and promised for release early this year but still under wraps.
(Ironically enough, one of the review’s recommendations was the establishment of a national public health research register to improve transparency around research [...]

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