Author: Amanda Stonestreet

2019 Annual General Meeting

Members are invited to attend the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Research Australia Limited on Thursday 28 November at 09.30am to be  held at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Level 7 Boardroom, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW.

As you are no doubt aware, the AGM is a statutory requirement to receive and consider the financial statements and reports of directors, and election of directors.  It is anticipated that the AGM will run for a short time and will be followed by a light morning tea.

The following business will be transacted during the AGM:

ORDINARY BUSINESS
Annual overview.

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
To consider the annual report, financial statements and report of the Directors and Auditor for the year ended 30 June 2019.

RESULTS OF DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT/S
To note the Directors who return and the appointment of new Director/s in accordance with the Company’s Constitution.

OTHER BUSINESS
Any other business that may be brought forward at a general meeting in accordance with the Constitution.

Note: A Member who is entitled to vote at the meeting has a right to appoint a proxy and should use the proxy form available here.  One vote is entitled per member organisation.

The proxy form must be signed and dated by the Member and must be received via email no later than 5:00 pm Monday 25 November 2019.

CALL FOR DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
Research Australia is seeking nominations for consideration for it’s Board of Directors. Eligibility and responsibilities applicable for this role can be found here.  This process opens today 6 November 2019 and will close no later than 5.00pm Monday 25 November 2019.

If you have any questions regarding the election process and/or the AGM please do not hesitate to contact Nadia Levin, CEO & Managing Director on (02) 9295 8547 or nadia.levin@researchaustralia.org.

By Order of the Board
Sent by Research Australia, 384 Victoria Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
UNSUBSCRIBE

 

“Rising to the challenge of medication harm requires communication and care”

One of Research Australia’s Health Services Research Award nominees, Professor Libby Roughead, wrote an article for the not-for-profit journalism organisation Croakey.

“In 2017 the World Health Organization launched a global challenge to reduce severe, avoidable harm related to medications, by fifty percent within the next five years.

Each participating country will bring its own set of circumstances to the challenge. In Australia, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released a discussion paper earlier this year, seeking submissions on how we can use our existing systems to achieve the goal, and where we need to bridge the gaps.

Professor Libby Roughead is Director of the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre at the University of South Australia.

In the post below, she outlines the challenge ahead, reminding us that, at its heart, medication harm is a problem that centres on people.” – Croakey

Please click here to view the article

 

Research Matters July 2019

Welcome to Research Matters. With the Federal election quickly receding in the rearview mirror, we take a look at the implications for health and medical research and in particular, what might be coming up.

To contribute to or discuss any of the items in this edition, please email Greg Mullins, Head of Policy, at greg.mullins@researchaustralia.org, or on (03) 9662 9420.

This communication features important information on:

  1. Research Funding – MRFF & NHMRC
  2. Personal Health Information 
  3. Prevention
  4. R&D

Please click here to view Research Matters July 2019