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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…
Read MoreMonash 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…
Read MoreMonash 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,…
Read MoreNational 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 >Â
Read MoreNow available – Asbestos Product Guide
We are excited to share this comprehensive and practical guide, recently released by the Asbestos & Silica Safety Eradication Agency. It is designed to be a valuable resource that you can refer to for years to come. This guide provides extensive information about asbestos, from its historical use to where it may still be present…
Read MoreACV/GARDS Reps Meet with Professor Dean Fennell UK & Other Aussie Respiratory Leaders in Melbourne
Monday 19th August business dinner in Melbourne with some really good company talking about all things asbestos and silica – we met Prof Dean A. Fennell FMedSci from the UK. This invaluable opportunity was made possible by the recently launched Commonwealth Mesothelioma Research Network (CMRN) – a partnership between ADDRI and Mesothelioma UK, supported by…
Read MoreNational Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases – NCARD Public Lecture
Announcing a Public Lecture by NCARD on Asbestos: New Frontiers In Management, Science ,and Care. You will hear from experts about hazard management, machine learning in mesothelioma research, and the latest advances in the understanding of asbestos-related disease. This is a chance to hear the latest news, ask questions and network with researchers and people…
Read MoreDust Diseases Diaries Vicki Hamilton OAM Pod Cast
The latest episode of Dust Disease Diaries is out now! In this episode, James O’Loghlin sits down with Vicki Hamilton OAM, the CEO/Secretary of the Asbestos Council of Victoria and Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support (GARDS). With over 20 years’ experience of dedicated service, Vicki has been a beacon of support for those suffering from…
Read MoreParramatta Eels overlook asbestos victims’ by signing James Hardie sponsorship deal
Media Release 1st August by ACTU – The ACTU and the Asbestos Support Group Network have hit out at the NRL’s Paramatta Eels for their recently announced sponsorship deal with James Hardie Industries that ignores the pain of asbestos victims and communities impacted by legacy asbestos. In a letter to the Parramatta Eels CEO, Jim…
Read MoreNew consensus based Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma
#asbestos #mesothelioma #collaboration #addri – Vicki was privileged & honoured to be invited onto this wonderful team & looking forward to the result of all of us working together to produce the next guidelines going forward – ADDRI has assembled a national team of the world’s leading mesothelioma experts to write the New consensus based…
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