December 2017

News • 4 Dec 2017

Confusion around treatment of digestive disorders

A new article published in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber highlights the common clinical confusion that surrounds distinguishing functional dyspepsia from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

News • 4 Dec 2017

Nicotine replacement in pregnancy: Safer than smoking

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is safer than smoking and Australian doctors can be confident about prescribing it for their pregnant patients, according to the authors of a Narrative Review published online by the Medical Journal of Australia.

News • 4 Dec 2017

Regional cities at the heart of achieving sustainable development goals

The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary General, Mr Nikhil Seth, will visit Newcastle this week to discuss how technology can help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) at a local and global level.

News • 3 Dec 2017

Mustafa Prize recognises work of UON and imperial engineer

Pioneering computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician Professor Erol Gelenbe has been honoured with one the world’s most prestigious science and engineering awards.

News • 1 Dec 2017

ODP update - the Student Journey

As the year draws to close I am conscious that many of you are wondering how we will be taking forward the learnings that have emerged from the discussions and feedback of the last few months of the second phase of the organisational design project, which has focused on the student experience.

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