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KEMH Alumni Presents

Tour of Art Gallery of Western Australia

JOIN AGWA GALLERY GUIDES

as they bring the AGWA Collection & Exhibitions

to life with their insights into the works, era & artists.

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Thursday 19 May 1130 – 1230

(Meet front desk AGWA at 1115)

See Social Events page for full details.

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Professor John Newnham AM 2020 Senior Australian of the Year on Thur 18th March at 6pm

Thursday, 18th  of March 2021

Clinical Staff Lounge – Level 2, A Block, KEMH(take front entrance lift to 2nd floor

The scientific arm of The Women and Infants Research Foundation is headed by one of the leading authorities in the prevention of preterm birth, Professor John Newnham AM. He was appointed as WIRF’s Executive Director in 1996 and since then has spearheaded the Foundation’s diverse research portfolio.

Professor Newnham spoke to us of his work and passion to learn more and do more to prevent preterm birth. He emphasised the fact that being born too early is the single greatest cause of death and disability in children up to five years of age in the developed world. Worldwide, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm each year.

He firmly believes that discovering how to prevent this complication of pregnancy needs to be one of our highest priorities.