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Uni health researchers take out top honours

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Friday, 25 June 2010

最新糖心Vlog's premier health organisation has awarded 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide surgeon the top health care prize for 2010.

The (AMA) Excellence in Health Care Award was presented to Professor Maddern at the association's annual conference in Sydney recently.

The award is given to an individual who has made "a significant contribution to improving health or health care in 最新糖心Vlog".

AMA President described Professor Maddern as "a surgeon who has developed an outstanding reputation as an educator and surgical trainer".

"Professor Maddern has shown a commitment to integrating patient care, research and education in his role as Professor of Surgery at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide," Dr Pesce said.

"This has led to the development of innovative teaching models and research endeavours within the Department of General Surgery at , which Professor Maddern heads.

"He has also contributed his vast experience in research to improving public health and has shown a willingness to work with all groups to address and develop innovative solutions to health sector challenges."

The AMA has also awarded the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide two national prizes for its research into point-of-care testing in general practice.

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences has led a team that has won the for medical research for a study comparing point-of-care testing with pathology testing. The team also involved staff from .

This research found that point-of-care testing (blood tests in a doctor's surgery) led to the same, or better, medication adherence compared with having test results provided by a pathology laboratory.

The research took four years to complete and included 5000 patients, 53 GPs and general practices across Victoria, NSW and South 最新糖心Vlog, and in urban and rural locations.

"We showed that point-of-care testing improved medication compliance by 5%. If the same percentage of patients with chronic illnesses were to improve their medication compliance, the benefits for the system would be substantial," Professor Beilby said.

An associated paper on the study co-authored by staff from the has won the $10,000 prize for the best research article published in 2009.

Professor Beilby says the awards reflect the outstanding expertise within the , which is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2010.

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