Research leaders are available to discuss the future of medicine over the weekend, then they’re participating in a free public forum ‘Future Medicine’ online on Wednesday 1 September.
· COVID vaccines were developed at supersonic speed. So why are most medical ‘breakthroughs’ so slow to reach patients?
· What new treatments are coming?
· How will personalised precision medicine change our health?
· How can we prevent disease, promote equity, and protect our planet?
Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic can speak about what new treatments are coming, and how the experience of the rapid COVID-19 vaccine development will contribute to faster development of new treatments in the future.
Professor Perkovic is the Dean of Medicine & Health at UNSW Sydney and a specialist in kidney disease at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
Scientia Professor Anushka Patel can discuss the potential for precision medicine in the context of common chronic conditions such as heart disease, which is still a global killer.
As the complexity and cost of some medical technology rises, she is also working to consider the development and implementation of innovations in medical technology and care in the framework of three “Ps” – not only about PREVENTING disease, but also PROMOTING equity and PROTECTING the planet.
She can talk about developments like poly-pills, which will one day make it simple for a patient with many conditions to take their multiple medications in one pill.
Professor Patel, UNSW Medicine & Health, is the Vice-Principal Director & Chief Scientist of the George Institute for Global Health.
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