Today’s guest on Word for Word is Teresa Ma. Teresa is of Chinese descent and emigrated to Australia with her parents and younger sister when she was 9. Teresa realised she didn’t fit the heterosexual label at around age 7, but pushed that aspect of her life aside until well into adulthood due to her strong Catholic beliefs and the fear of upsetting her strict Catholic family. For a while Teresa engaged with a Catholic organisation called Courage which sought to promote celibacy for same sex attracted people, but eventually discovered Acceptance Melbourne which is an organisation committed to supporting LGBTIQ+ Catholics across Victoria. She is the current President of Acceptance Melbourne and works in the drug and alcohol addiction space. 

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY Media, produced by Ellen Spalding, and podcasted by Jacqueline Shields and Thomas Olejniczak.  This podcast originally aired on April 22nd, 2023.

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Loretta has worn many hats over the years despite being born with the challenging genetic condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta: secondary school teacher, adult teacher/trainer, youth arts worker, research consultant, case manager and team leader in disability, mental health and aged care.

She holds a Bachelor of Education (Creative Arts), Graduate Certificate in Education, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and Certificate IV in Frontline Management.

She first read of Alice Anderson in The Unusual Life of Edna Walling (Allen & Unwin 2005) . Then one of her aged clients, who had Alzheimer’s, dropped a bombshell when she mentioned her mother worked as a driver and mechanic for Alice Anderson. So began her amazing journey researching, studying, writing and promoting Alice Anderson’s exceptional legacy via her book A Spanner in the Works.

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY Media, produced by Ellen Spalding, and podcasted by Jacqueline Shields and Thomas Olejniczak.  This show originally aired January 21, 2023.

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Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Dr. Judy Tang who is a practicing Clinical Neuropsychologist with

Dr Tang is currently a Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission. She also is a Board Director at the Victorian Pride Centre, a strong advocate for multiculturalism and LGBTIQA+ communities and in 2019, she won GLOBE 2019 LGBTIQ  Person of the Year. 

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, produced by Ellen Spalding, podcasted by Jacqueline Shields & Thomas Olejniczak.  This show originally aired January 14th, 2023.

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Lisa Daniel’s guest on Word for Word is Greg Axtens. Greg is a well-known and much loved member of Melbourne’s LGBTIQA+ community. Diagnosed at 3 months old with cerebral palsy, Greg’s family were told he would never speak. Greg is here over 50 years later to prove that advice wrong.

A transcript of this podcast can be found here: Greg Axtens Transcript

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, produced by Ellen Spalding, podcasted by Jacqueline Shields. & Thomas Olejniczak. This podcast originally aired on July 2nd, 2022. For further information head to JOY 94.9 webpage, Word for Word podcast page or on Facebook or email Lisa Daniel and the team at Word for Word.

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Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Mike Toole.

Working for eight years in Thailand, two years in Somalia, and ten years at the CDC in Atlanta, Mike also undertook short projects in more than 30 countries in five continents and now speaks a variety of languages. A founding member of Medecins sans Frontieres Australia, Mike is a member of the Global Fund Technical Review Panel, the Board of the Three Diseases Fund for Burma, and the Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Mike is an AM – The Council for the Order of Australia for his work in public health. 

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, produced by Ellen Spalding, podcasted by Jacqueline Shields. & Thomas Olejniczak. This podcast originally aired on May 7th, 2022. For further information head to JOY 94.9  webpage or email Lisa Daniel and the team at Word for Word.

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Lisa Daniel hosts Word for Word on JOY94.9. Lisa’s guest is Peter Quarry. Peter is a multi-award-winning psychologist whose videos and training programs are used by Fortune 500 companies, Universities and organisations in over 20 countries. 

He was resident psychologist on Good Morning Australia for 7 years and a sought-after seminar leader and public speaker. His recent book If I Were You charts his complicated family relationships, struggle with his sexuality and sex and drug addictions – just to name a few themes. It explores his diverse career, and is a kind of therapy session with himself. Peter lives in Melbourne with his husband Paul and dog Pixel. 

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Sally is also a founding member of FIMAC – Funeral Industry Ministerial Advisory Council. Prior to that Sally was President of the Natural Death Advocacy Network, University lecturer, an award winning artist and also involved in a number of boards. A mother of three and married to wife Di, they are building a house on the Bellarine peninsula.

Sally shares her story with Lisa Daniel in this podcast from JOY 94.9

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, and produced by Ellen Spalding and this podcast originally aired on February 12, 2022.

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Joining Lisa Daniel today on Word for Word on @JOY94.9 is guest Yvonne Sillett. Yvonne grew up in Victoria and followed in her parents’ footsteps by enlisting in the Australian Army directly after high school. Her decade long career was cut short in 1989 when she 

Word for Word is hosted by Lisa Daniel on JOY 94.9, and produced by Ellen Spalding and this podcast originally aired on August 14th, 2021

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Join Lisa Daniel on Word for Word. Lisa’s guest this week is Grace Lee. Grace was born in the UK and emigrated to Australia in 1990. With a career that has spanned academia and the IT industry as a project manager, Grace is now a psychotherapist and counsellor who has extensive experience working with trans, gender diverse and non-binary people. With her second wife Sheila, Grace co-founded 

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Today’s guest with Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is Linzi Kurileff.  Linzi 

This podcast originally aired on May 8th, 2021.

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Ruth Katerelos

Today’s guest with Lisa Daniel on Word for Word is Ruth Katerelos. Ruth is a registered psychologist with over 20 years experience working in the area of mental health. Combining private practice with her role at Queerspace, my guest also manages to find time to be a regular contributor to Melbourne’s arts scene as a performer and producer. On top of that she is also mum to two teenagers. Over the journey Ruth has dealt with a challenging upbringing and the grief of losing a partner. Despite the challenges Ruth has made it her life work to both entertain, but help others via her performance work and as a respected mental health professional.

This podcast originally aired on April 3, 2021.
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Jude Munro AO

Todays guest on Word for Word with host Lisa Daniel is Jude Munro. Jude Munro grew up in Melbourne – the daughter of Salvation Army parents. Her leadership skills were honed early and then developed through her university years and into her career which has spanned unions, Public Service, Public Policy and as CEO of various local governments in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In 2010 she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to local government and Brisbane and was given the keys to the City of Brisbane for her service to the people of Brisbane. After a move into consultancy, Jude Munro has worked in crisis management, lead major reviews of local governments in NSW and Tasmania and has been Director of Uniting Care Queensland. She is currently Chair of the Victorian Pride Centre and joins Lisa Daniel in this episode of Word for Word.

This podcast originally aired on March 27, 2021

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Belinda Zipper

Lisa Daniels speaks with Belle Zipper. For many of us being diagnosed with a significant degenerative and incurable medical condition at age 44 would challenge us in ways we’ve never before been challenged. But Belle (Belinda) Zipper had a different experience to most – it became a huge turning point in her life, which saw her finally live true to herself and let free the feelings she had suppressed for her whole life.  

As she journeyed through the stages of visits to GPs and neurologists and various medical tests, Belle (who was then known as Ben) had a dream where she was living as a female and the diagnosis became the impetus she needed to start to live life as her true self. 

This podcast originally aired on March 6th 2021 on JOY94.9

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Dennis Altman

My guest has also published 14 books; worked as an academic both in Australia and internationally since the 1960s (including as Visiting Chair of Australian Studies at  Harvard University in 2005); has been involved with government and community responses to HIV/AIDS here in Australia and the Asia Pacific over many decades; and spoken at conferences all over the world on a variety of topics.  

In 2006 he was listed by The Bulletin as one of the 100 most influential Australians ever. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008, and has been an activist most of his adult life – dedicating himself to the betterment of life for queer communities. 

This podcast originally aired on February 27, 2021 on JOY94.9

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Today’s guest is Michelle McNamara. Besides being involved in a wide variety of transgender and inclusion focused groups, Michelle is also 

This podcast originally aired on February 20, 2021 on JOY94.9

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Madeleine Swain

Madeleine Swain was born in the UK and moved here to Australia for love around 28 years ago. She’s had a long career working and volunteering in various areas of the arts including acting and journalism. She was a Board member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival in the early days, has been involved in Bent TV and the queer press, and has recently returned to Board life as an interim Board member of Joy. She has described herself as the world’s worst lesbian – but let us be the judge of that.

Join Host Lisa “Dano” Daniel, as she speaks to Madeleine Swain.

This interview aired on JOY 23rd May 2020.

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Jamie Gardiner

Jamie Gardiner has led an incredibly rich life and has been at the forefront of almost every major legal reform for the LGBTIQ+ community for several decades. His can list titles such as human rights activist, political lobbyist, community lawyer, researcher, teacher and consultant on his resume and has served on a variety of Boards and committees such as the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission. He is the vice-president of Liberty Victoria and in 2019 received the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to the community through LGBTIQ and human rights organisations.

Join Host Lisa “Dano” Daniel, as she speaks to Jamie Gardiner

This interview aired on JOY94.9 on 18th July 2020.

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Author of Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea… , Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’: Challenging homophobia in Australian schools and the Pride & Prejudice educational package, Daniel has spent much of the past two decades in schools, rural communities and developing countries to challenge homophobia and transphobia. In 2013 he founded the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education (NICHE), which focuses on the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Join Lisa “Dano” Daniel as she discusses with Daniel the life and experiences that led him to look beyond his own backyard to supporting our diverse communities.

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David Stuart, Manager of London’s ChemSex Clinic at 56 Dean Street returns to Word For Word.

So what has changed in the last three years?

• The ChemSex Moive was released globally, shocking the world.
• The ChemSex Clinic coordinates community activities discussing drugs and sex.
• New HIV diagnoses are down 50% across London’s STI Clinics
• ChemSex in London continues to be the major health issue for gay men.
• Australia’s ChemSex culture has more gay men injecting Meth than ever before.

What hasn’t changed is David Stuart’s dedicated, compassionate approach to dealing with individuals addicted to sex and drugs, while ensuring an involved, supportive and caring community remains fully engaged.  Resources:  LifeLine 13  11  14      Touch Base     Turning Tina

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Molly Carlile has extensive academic qualifications in health, end of life care, counselling, education, and healthcare management and over 20 years of experience in the field. Known as the Deathtalker®, she supports people to become informed about death and grief in order to live life to the full.

Molly is National Ambassador for Dying to Know Day and she talks about death in plain English, without all the medical jargon, with the aim of returning ownership and control to ordinary people.

Molly’s latest book “The Death Talker – What We Need To Talk About When Confronting Death” and web site.

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The Fabulous Adam Richard moderates as a mix of media personalities, politicians, community leaders, and medical specialists tackle a range of social issues through an entertaining fictional narrative.

The 2016 panel includes:

• Comedians Denise Scott and Tom Ballard
• Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson
• Victoria’s First Gender and Sexuality Commissioner, Rowena Allen
• Writer and Co-founder of The Institute of Many (TIM), Nic Holas
• Labor Candidate for Melbourne, Sophie Ismail
• Trans Advocate and VAC Board Member, Aram Hosie
• Assoc Professor Edwina Wright
• Northern Territory AIDS & Hepatitis C Council Executive Director Kim Gates
• JOY 94.9 journalist and broadcaster, Dean Beck

WATCH the event in its entirety below:

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Walkley Award winning journalist and author Jo Chandler

Walkley award winning journalist and author Jo Chandler has filed reports from some of the most challenging places on the planet including sub-Saharan Africa, Antarctica and Afghanistan, yet it was closer to home that her life was most threatened.

In 2011, while on assignment for The Age newspaper, Jo travelled to Daru Island in the Torres Strait.  Located just off the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, Daru is home to approximately 20,000 people and a short ride in a tinny from Australia’s most northern tip of Cape York Peninsula.

Daru is also home to the world’s worst outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis – the silent terrorist on Australia’s doorstep and the killing machine that kidnapped Jo Chandler’s health for two years.

In her radio debut, Jo Chandler returned to Daru for ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing.  Her report “Ebola with Wings: the TB crisis on our doorstep” has just been nominated as a finalist for the Australian Museum’s Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.  Congratulations Jo!

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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

His accolades range from the Ig Nobel Prize from Harvard University for his ground-breaking research into belly button fluff and why it is almost always blue, to being one of the first Australian AppleMasters, of which there are only 100 worldwide.

A lifetime student, Karl has earned degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery.  He now serves as the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, where his ‘mission’ is to spread the good word about science and its benefits.

Dr Karl caught up with Dean Beck ahead of his Secular Sermon on misinformation at The School Of Life in Melbourne recently. 

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Australia pioneered much of the successes of the IVF process, however, IVF is not an exact science. With so many variables, even if all goes well in the laboratory, much can go wrong in the womb. Often people engaging in IVF have multiple attempts before a successful birth.

But regardless of scientific breakthroughs, no birth occurs without two things – an egg and sperm. It’s the latter essential element that Monash IVF is in desperate need of. Same-sex couples have placed greater demands on this limited resource and there is a shortage of sperm in the sperm bank.

If you are a man between 25 and 45yo you can help bring life into this world and happiness to those who otherwise may be unable to have children. It is hard to think of any gift greater than that.  Click here to find out how easy it is.

Lauren and Stacey are a young lesbian couple who have tried to fall pregnant through IVF a number of times. Now just months before the birth of their son, they join us to share their story and joy. They are currently undergoing treatment at Monash IVF and are also producing a documentary of their journey, to help other couples in the future.

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The future of our planet and its people motivates the work of today’s inspirational guest on Word For Word.  At just 30 years of age, Dr Alessandro Demaio trained at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.  He now works for the World Health Organisation as a Medical Officer focusing on the global rise of non-communicable diseases.  He is also the genius behind festival21.

festival21 is an unprecedented, all-day celebration of community, food and future. Taking over The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 11 December, this free event will serve and digest our biggest social challenges through something we love and celebrate – food.

Coinciding with the final day of the United Nations climate talks in Paris, festival21 is not about ‘doom and gloom’. It will be a forward-looking and inspiring event exploring how food and the way we eat can be the key to a sustainable, healthy, future for us – and our planet.

From 12pm to 5pm, a youth-focused day program, f21y, will act as a bootcamp for change makers aged 16-30. With an allstar cast of international and local speakers, entrepreneurs and leaders, it will provide 1000+ young people with the skills, knowledge, connections and confidence to rethink a fairer, healthier and more sustainable future.

From 7pm – 10pm, festival21’s evening flagship will be a massive, open, celebration for 4000+ Victorians. Packed with music, comedy, short-films, keynotes, panel discussions and live social enterprise pitching, we will not just talk and listen – but act and change.

A live exhibition space including indoor vegetable gardens, pop-ups and free masterclasses will run throughout the day.

festival21 supporters include patrons David Prior, Simon McKeon AO, Professor Rob Moodie AM, Professor Kerin O’Dea AO, and media partners The Huffington Post, National Geographic, Broadsheet and The Saturday Paper.

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On Word For Word today we put the spotlight on two of Australia’s greatest Scientists and focus on the work conducted at the Doherty Institute which will be hosting the World AIDS Day 2015 activities and events in Melbourne on December 1. 

University of Melbourne Laureate Professor Peter Doherty has been involved in research on infection and immunity for 50 years.

He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 and remains the first person with a veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize.

In 1997 he was named Australian of the Year and has been called a National Living Treasure.

Still active in science and involved in large, grant-funded programs at both institutions, he commutes between St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and the Doherty Institute (named after him) where he now spends most of his time.  His current focus is increasingly on the public communication of science and on defending an evidence-based view of the world.

Professor Sharon Lewin is the inaugural Director of the Doherty Institute. She leads a large multi-disciplinary research team that focuses on understanding why HIV persists on treatment and developing clinical trials aimed at ultimately finding a cure for HIV infection and understanding how HIV interacts with other common co-infections, including hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Sharon was previously Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, the Alfred Hospital and Monash University (2003 – 2014) and Co-head, Centre for Biomedical Research, Burnet Institute (2010-2014).

Sharon was the local co-chair of the XX International AIDS Conference (AIDS2014) held in Melbourne in July 2014, which was the largest health and development conference ever hosted in Australia.

In 2014, she was named Melburnian of the Year – an annual award from the City of Melbourne to an inspirational role model who has made an outstanding contribution to the city in their chosen field.

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Over the last 32 years, HIV has challenged the ethics of scientific and medical research extensively.  Much has been learned along the way and its thanks to the tens of thousands of participants, many of whom are no longer alive, that HIV is now manageable.

Jeremy Sugarman MD is a Professor of Bioethics and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and has worked for a number of US Presidents assisting the Whitehouse in forming ethical guidelines for research.  He walks us through the challenges faced by researchers and community activists alike as we navigate the rapidly evolving scientific developments towards an HIV cure

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Sam was previously employed by Fitzroy Legal Service and has a background in education, social work and Criminology. His principal work has involved social research, the production of educational materials and advocacy work.

He has a keen interest in social justice, open and transparent systems of institutional accountability and has been involved on a number of community sector Boards, reference committees, and NGO associations.

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He speaks to audiences across the globe about his personal story, his research, LGBT issues, and his ideas for STEM education reform.

In Australia doing the Writers Festival circuit, Jack Andraka’s book Breakthrough is a must-read for any LGBTI kid struggling to come to terms with being gay….or being a geek!

Jack has met the Obamas, the Clintons, Pope Francis and now Dean Beck.

Need Help?  Call Lifeline:  13 11 14  lifeline.org.au or Q Life on 1800 184 527  qlife.org.au

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Australia, like the UK and USA is witnessing exponential growth in trans children “coming out” and parents are recognising the signs of gender dysphoria within their children and seeking medical help.

Victoria’s Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic is pretty unique and does some extraordinary work for the lives of young people who are struggling in the body they were born in.

Demand for the Gender Clinic’s services is in such demand that the Victorian Government recently announced an injection of $6 million over four years to provide improved care to transgender children.

In this fourth and final episode of Modern Families and The Law we hear from Jane, the mother of Christian, a 15yo Trans guy.

JOY 94.9’s Megan Smith speaks with Dr Michelle Telfer, Clinical Lead at the RCH Centre for Adolescent Health following the multi million announcement by Victoria’s Minister Equality and Minister for Mental Health, Martin Foley.

And Sally Nicholes from Nicholes Family Lawyers joins Dean Beck to explain some of the legal necessities for young people transitioning.

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Surrogacy is increasingly being used by Gay men to have their children however with altruistic surrogacy as the only legal option in Australia, going off shore for a commercial arrangement is increasingly occurring.

Moral and ethical issues aside, overseas surrogacy presents a vast array of legal issues, including but not limited to adoption laws and immigration upon return to Australia.

For Australian lesbian couples wishing to have children, IVF is the most sort-after option.

Surrogacy and IVF is the subject of this episode of Modern Families and the Law and our expert panel consists of:

• Louise Johnson, CEO of VARTA
• Marianne Tome, head of the Counselling Management team at Melbourne IVF
• Keturah Sageman, Senior Associate at Nicholes Family Lawyers
• David Bongiorno, Immigration Lawyer
• Kim Berman, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Owner of US Surrogacy Agency Growing Generations
• Sam Everingham, founder of Families Thru Surrogacy and Surrogacy Australia. 
• The Honourable Chief Judge John Pascoe AO CVO, Federal Circuit Court of Australia

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In this episode we explore issues regarding co-parenting, adoption and foster care with an expert panel consisting of Psychologist Vincent Papaleo, Jacqui Tomlins, Sally Nicholes and her team of specialist LGBTI legal consultants.

Special forum guests reveal the horrors of what happens when things go wrong and the beauty and love that stems from the miracle of life itself. 

Download your copy of Jacqui Tomlin’s Resource Kit For Rainbow Families and be sure to check out her website. 

Recorded live at the John Udorovic QC Rooms and with the assistance Nicholes Family Lawyers, this episode first aired Word for Word on JOY 94.9, Sunday 14 June, 2015.

Laws differ in each State and Territory of Australia. This series should be considered a guide only and should not replace personal advice from a qualified legal professional.

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Steve is heading a world first trial to which hopes to further the treatment options for the most common form of dementia.

Unlike current medications, Anavex is unique because it is designed to both relieve sufferers’ symptoms and slow the progression of the disease. Results of the trial could be known within a year and, if positive, will pave the way for a larger clinical trial.

To be eligible for the study, patients should have early-stage Alzheimer’s and be on the cognitive enhancer, Aricept. Questions about trial participation can be directed to Michael Kornhauser, Caulfield Hospital Age Psychiatry clinical trials coordinator, on (03) 9076 6110 or via email adclinicaltrials@cgmc.org.au

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With that comes an expectation that they know what they are doing and do it competently.   Ever increasing bureaucratic demands coupled with increasing caseloads and the threat of litigation if something goes wrong, means many Doctors have or are experiencing depression and burnout.

It is no surprise then to discover that rates of suicide and poor mental health is far greater among Doctors than in the general population.

Internationally bestselling author of “Remedy For Burnout”, Starla Fitch MD is passionate about helping those in the medical field who are suffering from physician burnout. What started as an online community to help physicians remember why they went into medicine in the first place is now a place for physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients to connect and return some humanity to the healthcare system.

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