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| Please give generously and help save lives today – click here to how some have discovered hope through a talented team of researchers and clinicians at the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation. |
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| Breakthrough liver test will save lives! |
A new test, developed and trialled by the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation in Brisbane, is being hailed as a major breakthrough by the medical profession and has the potential to save hundreds of lives.. To read more click
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| True Blue Gala Dinner |
The GMRF 5th Birthday Gala Dinner on Saturday 8th of May at the Stamford Plaza was a great success raising over $85,000 to fund cancer and liver disease research. A big thank you to Platinum Sponsor MATRIX, Gold Sponsor Greenslopes Private Hospital & of course MC Pat Welsh. For more details about the night please click
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| What
Aussie's do... |
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It's
that special time of year when we pause to remember the brave
men and women who sacrificed their lives in all theatres of
war since that first momentous battle at Gallipoli on 25 April
1915. To read more click
here. |
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| A
first for Queensland |
| FibroScan,
a technique for measuring the degree of liver fibrosis has
arrived in Queensland and is available at Greenslopes Private
Hospital. The acquisition of the first FibroScan in Queensland
provides outstanding opportunities for research studies in
the Liver Research Unit. |
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| The works of
highly acclaimed local and interstate artists will be showcased
in the main foyer of Greenslopes Private Hospital. |
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| Friday 30 May 2008 is True
Blue Day, the launch of the Foundation's third annual True Blue
Appeal. |
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Fromelles is a peaceful little village near
Lille in rural France. In 1916, 5533 Australians died or were
injured in our first major battle on the Western Front. To
read more click
here.
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| Greenslopes Private Hospital has enrolled the
very first patient in the world in a major new international
study examining the appropriate dose and treatment duration
of a new therapy for hepatitis B. |
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Cyril Gilbert OAM was captured at the fall
of Singapore in 1942 and imprisoned in Changi. He was 21 years
old. As he puts it: “If you didn’t have mates,
you didn’t survive as a prisoner of war. Simple as that!”
To read Cyril’s message click
here.
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Director
appointed |
| The Foundation announces the appointment of
haemato-oncologist Assoc Prof Andrew Nicol to the honorary position
of Director of the Gallipoli Research Centre (GRC) which is
the Gallipoli Research Foundation’s newly redeveloped
research facilities including laboratories and a clinical trial
centre on campus at Greenslopes Private Hospital – see
Tribute
news. |
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| As Christmas Day approaches and the year comes
to a close, will you remark to others that you “don’t
know where the time goes”? Are you so busy that your life
seems to be a series of hurdles to be faced, and jumped, one
after the other? |
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| Greenslopes Private Hospital
, along with a number of RSL Clubs and others are celebrating
True Blue Day as part of the Foundation’s True Blue Appeal
to raise awareness and dollars for vital medical research on
the Hospital site. |
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| The Gallipoli Research Foundation has received
a $5Million grant as part of the Federal Government’s
increased commitment to medical research as outlined in the
Budget 2006-07 released in May. |
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| The Gallipoli Research Foundation has received
a $70,000 grant from the Queensland Government, Department of
State Development, Trade and Innovation to further research
activities onsite at Greenslopes Private Hospital. |
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| It was a Million Dollar Day on 21 February
for the Hospital’s Gallipoli Research Foundation, when
it officially acknowledged the financial assistance of its key
supporters at a special cheque presentation ceremony. |
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