Tuesday 10 September 2013

New treatment for ectopic pregnancy

Scientists at The Ritchie Centre and at Centre for Cancer Research at Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) have published two papers in the October issue of the leading journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

The work has shown that combination medical treatment - tablets taken by mouth - is as effective as surgery for ectopic pregnancy. This breakthrough promises a safer treatment for ectopic pregnancy and a treatment that will preserve fertility.

The work was funded by a MIMR Flagship Grant.

Congratulations to the research teams.


Euan Wallace
Director

Monday 9 September 2013

Best talk at ANZLAA Annual conference

At the ANZLAA conference last week, Dr Hayley Dickinson was awarded Best Scientific Talk Prize.

Well done Hayley - another for the trophy cabinet!

The Ritchie Centre - world class research by world's best scientists. Saving tomorrow's lives with today's research.

Saturday 7 September 2013

Ritchie centre student success at Fetal and neonatal Physiological Society Conference

Ritchie centre PhD student Stacey Ellery was received the student award for her oral presentation "Creatine Supplementation Protects the Neonatal Spiny Mouse Following Birth Asphyxia, but does it affect the Mother" at the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS) in Santiago in Chile last week.
James Aridas, another Ritchie Centre PhD student, was awarded the Tania Gunn Memorial Prize for his oral "A Comparison of Melatonin and Hyperthermia for the Treatment of the acutely Asphyxiated Newborn Lamb".

FNPS is the premier International meeting for Fetal Physiologists.

Congratulations to Stacey and James for their exceptionally good work.


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Wednesday 4 September 2013

Prizes, Prizes

What a HUGE week for the Centre and, more importantly, for two of our medical students.

First, BMedSci student Katherine Allnutt won Best Allied Health presentation and a Travel Award at the Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) for her work on early pregnancy testing for gestational diabetes. This is an "evidence-free zone". We hope that Katherine's work will provide the data to guide future pregnancy care. Katherine has been working with Associate Professor Carolyn Allan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologist, Monash University and Head of Pregnancy Diabetes Service at Monash Health.

Next, Natasha Pritchard won Best Clinical Paper at the Fertility Society of Australia for her work in the use of anti-oxidants in women undergoing IVF after multiple failed IVF attempts. Natasha is a final year medical student working with Associate Professor Beverley Vollenhoven, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University and Director of Gynaecology Services at Monash Health. This work paves the way for future clinical trials of melatonin in women undergoing IVF. Natasha wins a funded trip to the British Fertility Society to present her work there next year.

Well done to both Katherine and Natasha. Defining tomorrow's healthcare. That's what it is all about!

Enjoy your Awards.

Euan Wallace
Director