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Celebrating excellence at the Wiser Healthcare 2025 Meeting
Congratulations to Gemma Altinger (PhD Candidate), Dr Sweekriti Sharma and Dr Priti Kharel who won presentation awards at this year’s Wiser Healthcare 2025 Meeting. Gemma was winner of the inaugural Prof Alexandra Barratt Persistence for the Most Difficult Publication Award for a recently published PhD paper in JAMA Network Open . Sweekriti was winner of the Best ECR Publication Award (Quantitative category) for her pitch on an RCT paper published in JAMA Network Open . Priti
Nov 14, 20251 min read


Transforming falls prevention in NSW
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalisations among older Australians, yet New South Wales has no coordinated prevention strategy. The 2023 NSW Falls Prevention White Paper, supported by the Clinical Excellence Commission, highlighted this gap and called for a systems-level response to address the fragmentation of falls prevention efforts. Dr Marina Pinheiro and team have been awarded an Australian Public Policy Institute (APPI) Policy Challenge Grant to tra
Nov 12, 20252 min read


Researchers awarded over $2 million to boost physical activity and improve chronic pain care
Institute for Musculoskeletal Health researchers secure over $2 million in MRFF funding to boost physical activity in people with intellectual disability and improve chronic pain management in people with chronic low back pain and opioid-managed chronic pain.
Oct 15, 20252 min read


Empowering older adults in Brazil through movement
Ana Helena Salles Dos Reis, PhD Candidate, presenting on the GACD grant, September 2025 An exciting new international research...
Sep 23, 20252 min read


Leading the way
Congratulations to A/Prof Gustavo Machado who has been selected for the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS)...
Aug 26, 20251 min read
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