Some will be beating old times, others doing it for the first time and some might just be hoping to make the distance in any time! Participating in this massive annual event is great fun and a [...]]]> On August 14th Sydney Med students will be running 14 km from Sydney City to Bondi’s beautiful surf!

Some will be beating old times, others doing it for the first time and some might just be hoping to make the distance in any time! Participating in this massive annual event is great fun and a great opportunity to raise money for a good cause.

This year, the Sydney Med team will be sponsoring GlobalHOME’s Birth Kit Project (see the projects page for more info). Each year we fundraise for the purchase of materials to construct Birthing Kits (http://www.birthingkitfoundation.org.au/), which we put together and send to developing countries so that women can give birth under safer and more hygeinic conditions.

So please sponsor Sydney Med’s runners and support GlobalHOME’s Birthing Kit Project! Click here to donate to this worthy cause via ChipIn (supports PayPal).

Dr Benjamin Ticehurst is a Sydney GP and a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia. He [...]]]> This tuesday is the last of our lecture series. It has been great having you along. We will be finishing our series with a talk from Dr Ben Ticehurst, who will be speaking on Health and Climate Change.

Dr Benjamin Ticehurst is a Sydney GP and a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia. He has worked in the Torres Strait where he saw the direct impact that climate change is having on patterns of disease and health.

We are back in New Law 101, 5.30pm for refreshments and 6pm for the lecture. Hope to see you there!

We have a really interesting morning planned, with world expert paediatricians providing a completely interactive, clinically-based session. Paediatric medicine is hard to come by in the med [...]]]> Since you will all be experts on maternal health after the birthing kit workshop, the time will have arrived to focus your attention on the miniature people themselves!

We have a really interesting morning planned, with world expert paediatricians providing a completely interactive, clinically-based session. Paediatric medicine is hard to come by in the med curriculum, and would be incredibly useful for anyone planning an ILA/ elective/ future in global health.

Breakfast will be provided and registration will open at 8:30am.

Dr Ben Marais will be discussing TB and how the disease affects children in endemic countries.

Professor Kathryn Currow will be discussing the impact of education in clinical paediatric healthcare, with a focus on case studies.

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at https://sydneymedsoc.org.au/events/

See you there!

This fast growing awareness and fundraising campaign aims to increase our understanding of the challenges faced by those trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty. Funds raised go to the Oaktree Foundation’s advocacy work and [...]]]> The GlobalHOME Live Below the Line Team are living on just $2 a day from May 16th – May 20th!

This fast growing awareness and fundraising campaign aims to increase our understanding of the challenges faced by those trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty. Funds raised go to the Oaktree Foundation’s advocacy work and development work in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Cambodia.

So please support our team to help make our week of poverty count for those who face a lifetime of it. Any donation, great or small, would be greatly appreciated!

To sponsor the team please visit www.livebelowtheline.org.au/globalhome

Thank you!

This year’s workshop includes an interactive SCORPIO with Professor Heather Jeffery and Dr Jane Hirst, followed by an afternoon of assembling birthing kits.

Spaces for the assembling are limited to 60 people, so you MUST register at: https://sydneymedsoc.org.au/events/7

Date: Saturday 14th May 2011
Time: 9am [...]]]> GlobalHOME Birthing Kit Workshop is here again!

This year’s workshop includes an interactive SCORPIO with Professor Heather Jeffery and Dr Jane Hirst, followed by an afternoon of assembling birthing kits.

Spaces for the assembling are limited to 60 people, so you MUST register at: https://sydneymedsoc.org.au/events/7

Date: Saturday 14th May 2011
Time: 9am -4pm
Location: New Law School 107
Cost: $5 (includes lunch!)
Please buy your tickets online here: https://sydneymedsoc.org.au/events/7

For more information on what a birthing kit is: http://www.birthingkitfoundation.org.au/