Asbestos & Silica Awareness Session to TAFE Newborough Campus Oct 2024

By Vicki Hamilton | October 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Asbestos & Silica Awareness Session to TAFE Newborough Campus Oct 2024

#asbestos #silica #tafegippsland – 23rd Oct #ACVGARDS conducted an asbestos and silica awareness session to TAFE Newborough campus where some 30 young apprentices from varying trades attended the tute – we were lucky enough to have with us #JoannaMcNeill who came and spoke to the room about silica and Joanna’s journey and Matt Erbs from…

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Monash University Community Placement-1st Year Medical Students

By Vicki Hamilton | October 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Monash University Community Placement-1st Year Medical Students

#asbestos #silica #monashuniversity #acvgards #education – 9th Oct 2024 saw our final set of 1st year medical students for the year finish their community placement with us here at ACV/GARDS – they finished a 38 hour placement over a few months – we had a terrific last day with a session on line with Maurice…

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Monash University School of Rural Health Asbestos & Silica Awareness

By Vicki Hamilton | October 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Monash University School of Rural Health Asbestos & Silica Awareness

#asbestos #silica #monashuniversity – Monday 7th Oct saw the #acvgards team delivering an asbestos and silica awareness session to 100 1st year medical students – it was great to have #joannamcneill with us & Prof Jane Bourke Head, Respiratory Pharmacology Lab Monash University to talk all things asbestos and silica – the health, the science,…

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National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) Public Lecture for 2024

By Nicola Tweed | October 9, 2024 | Comments Off on National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) Public Lecture for 2024

The 2024 NCARD Annual Scientific Meeting was held on September 18th and 19th at the Harry Perkins Building in QEII Medical Centre. The event included a Public Lecture on the opening day. The Public Lecture by The National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases is available to watch online. Watch the public lecture here > 

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Non-occupational asbestos exposure on the rise in Australia

By Nicola Tweed | October 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Non-occupational asbestos exposure on the rise in Australia

A recent article on Sky News Australia reads: Asbestos has been banned for over 20 years, but many Australians still suffer from its effects. Industry experts are calling for a shift in the way asbestos-related diseases are handled. The leading cause of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, is exposure to asbestos. Despite all forms…

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