Opposite page from left : The famil group visit SAHMRI before enjoying a tour of the Adelaide Oval .
chronic illnesses ,” says Steve Wesselingh , executive director at SAHMRI .
“ Through collaboration , the Precinct will encourage seamless interaction between students , researchers , teachers , doctors and patients to give state-of-the-art health care while supporting top quality teaching and world class research .”
Wesselingh also adds that having the three universities , CSIRO , SAHMRI researchers and clinicians working in such close proximity , with cutting edge equipment including South Australia ' s first cyclotron to manufacture radioisotopes for clinical use and medical research , will support clinical trials and help turn research into cures .
“ It will accelerate the transformation of medical research ideas from the bench to bedside ,” he says .
Having recently signed a commercial agreement with Dr Jones and Partners , South Australia ’ s diagnostic leading imaging specialists , Wesselingh says that the partnership will move SAHMRI into a new direction of commercialisation with industry partners to create a facility that will benefit our researchers .
“ But equally as important , it will ultimately improve the treatment and diagnosis of patients , meaning better health outcomes for the community .”
SAHMRI is also currently collaborating with a number of international projects , ranging from a cardiology trial with Brazil to a mental health project in Dresden .
“ We are also continuing to attract research stars from overseas , which is very encouraging considering we have only been fully operational for only two and a half years ,” says Wesselingh .
Chelsea Prangnell , manager at The Human Proteome Organization ( HUPO ) and senior association manager at International Conference Services , was one of the international visitors who attended a BioMed famil in June .
Following the trip , Prangnell says that they are considering using the Adelaide Convention Centre for a future annual congress , which ranges from 1200-1600 people depending on location .
Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts , deputy chair of Wounds Australia , has recently confirmed that the Wounds Australia Conference 2018 will be held in Adelaide ; the decision was made following the Bio-Med famil .
“ I was impressed to see how close the world class facilities are such as the SAHMRI , Convention Centre and the Universities , all within walking distance of each other as well as hotel accommodation if you are from out of town ,” says Sandy-Hodgetts .
In addition , Adelaide ’ s unique setting proved to be “ highly conducive for networking with colleagues , particularly from a conference delegate perspective and provides state of the art conferencing facilities ”.
Wounds Australia , an organisation that has a diverse membership from differing health care professions , is expected to welcome close to 1000 local and international delegates to the conference .
Some of the factors that influenced the decision to appoint Adelaide as their host city were the “ outstanding features of the new Biomed precinct and the ease of access for delegates to the conference facilities and accommodation , all in walking distance ”.
“ Adelaide has so much to offer conference delegates ; first class conference facilities and accommodation right in the centre of town as well as local cuisine and world famous wines only a 20 minute drive from the city ,” she says .
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