Congrats to Prof. Mandy Thrift & Rajshree Thapa, PhD - extremely proud of your achievement! Well done 👏🏼🥳 Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

🙏share exciting new job opp for senior research position to coordinate a newly funded MRFF project Relighting the Firesticks – to improve care and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the first 2000 days.👇 jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/916…

The incidence of cardiovascular events in rural India was greater than expected. Both traditional & non-traditional risk factors contribute to CV events, targeted interventions on these factors could lower event rates. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tm… Monash University Monash University School of Clinical Sciences Dr Ayse Zengin

Addressing #musculoskeletal conditions: an opportunity for health systems globally Join the second World Health Organization (WHO) webinar on #MSK conditions on Wednesday 28 Feb (12:00 to 13:00 CET). Register here > who.int/news-room/even…

Yay! We’re back 🤩

Want to learn more about MSK imaging in collaborative, collegial environment? Abstracts due April 12!

Good news! We received numerous requests for an extension and are happy to announce there will be two extra weeks to submit an abstract for #QMSKI2024! The new (and final) deadline is April 26 qmski.org/abstracts

What a fun afternoon at St Joseph’s primary school in Malvern! As part of the CSIRO STEM Professionals in Schools Program, I ran hand grip strength experiments with Years 4, 5 & 6! Nice to see the next gen were all so excited about musculoskeletal health 💪🏽☺️

Appalling: research funding will be $57.3m in 2024/25 vs $108m in 2022/23 in Victoria. We’re one of the most research-intensive states yet our state govt decides to halve the funding 🤯

Meet Sam. She just received an MRFF grant but it doesn't cover the full cost of her research. Don't worry Sam, this Federal Budget we have a plan to fix this 👉 aamri.org.au/we-have-a-plan/

Our scientists' grants don't cover the full cost of research and this is running Australian medical research institutes into deficit. This Federal Budget, we have a plan to fix this 👉 aamri.org.au/we-have-a-plan

Institution-led imposter syndrome is a major reason for the lack of women in medical leadership, according to one expert, and new approaches are needed to place the burden of change on institutions. ow.ly/1T0150RCXgP

Melbourne Bone Group next meeting is July 24th! Come join us to hear what other researchers around Melbourne are doing. All welcome to come, meet others, discuss, network, collaborate! ANZBMS ANZBMS ECIC ANZORS Register here: qrco.de/bfBPcQ

Reminder that the Early-bird registration & Abstract/Award Submissions deadline for the ESA-SRB-ANZBMS 2024 conference is THIS Friday 9th August. Details available at esa-srb-anzbms.org.au

The survey is still open - if you have #MultipleSclerosis we'd love to hear from you. Please RT

The majority of older people living in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not receive timely operative treatment for fall-related hip fracture. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

MRFF funded PhD position with Lisa Grech: STRONG-MS. We are looking for a PhD student for an exercise intervention (HiRIT) in people with #MultipleSclerosis specifically targeting #bone and #muscle strength. Please RT & click for further details: rb.gy/12g2vy

Our new paper summarises current data in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 6 MSK conditions: 1⃣rheumatoid arthritis 2⃣osteoarthritis 3⃣osteoporosis 4⃣systemic lupus erythematosus 5⃣gout and 6⃣MSK pain onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/im…

🦴🔬A breakthrough study by Dr Ayse Zengin & Spartan First Imaging is addressing critical gaps in First Nations bone health research. Dr Zengin's SIMBA study combines cutting-edge technology with culturally sensitive approaches - including a DXA scanner beautifully decorated with