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Telethon Kids Institute
Headed by Professor @jcarapetis, the Telethon Kids Institute is committed to improving the health and development of all children.
Anthony Kicic
Head, Airway Epithelial Research @walyanCentre @telethonkids | Associate Professor @CurtinUni | Advocate for NexGen scientists. Views are my own. He/ him.
Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre is a global epicentre for paediatric respiratory research, with a goal to prevent childhood respiratory illness.
Tim Barnett
Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and lab head at Telethon Kids Institute. We study Strep A-host interactions and AMR. Views are my own.
Dr Kelly Martinovich
Infectious disease post-doc researcher from Perth, Australia. nontypeable H. influenzae | Novel treatments | Vaccines | Maternal antibody transfer.
An important article here co-authored by Professor Chris Blyth about how to tackle #vaccine #inequity , with peak #virus season soon upon us. Check out The Conversation article below ⬇️
Telethon Kids Institute Christopher Blyth
Access to oximetry is a priority in PNG and globally. Work led by Kate Britton. Thanks to participating families, all contributors, @PNGIMR collaborators, Fiona Russell Deborah Lehmann Hannah Moore Lea-Ann Kirkham Peter Richmond Telethon Kids Institute WCVID Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) & funders.
Highlighting the importance of oximetry in paediatric pneumonia care in PNG. Of >2000 cases, 36% were hypoxic. Existing & derived clinical predictive algorithms lacked sensitivity/specificity to detect hypoxia. Telethon Kids Institute PNGIMR WCVID Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…
A collab with Telethon Kids Institute & the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research highlighted the importance of measuring #oxygen levels in children with severe #pneumonia , rather than relying on symptoms and signs Christopher Blyth Telethon Kids Institute
🔗tinyurl.com/y4kz9998
Study finds friendly #bacteria delivered intranasally in mice reduces flu symptoms and flu-driven #earinfections , paving the way for researchers to transfer findings to humans.
Telethon Kids Institute Read the full story here🔗tinyurl.com/5n8f6xm3
WA announced a state government-funded immunisation program against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
As Christopher Blyth (@uwanews) + Allen Cheng (@MonashUni) explains, this immunisation differs from other routine childhood vaccines. theconversation.com/babies-in-wa-w…
Lots of fun today showcasing the World Health Organization's #WorldHearingDay today at Perth Children's Hospital - so many kids came along and enjoyed ear-related activities!
Find out more about our ear health research here:🔗tinyurl.com/8tdsxx77
Medical Exemptions to Mandatory #Vaccinations : The State of Play in Australia and a Pressure Point to Watch | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3wDS3JJ
A/Prof Katie Attwell VaxPolLab UWA Research WCVID