Videos

Professor Helen Christensen AO (Director and Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute) explains how the Medical Research Future Fund enables a national response to mental health issues.

Meningococcal disease changed Seb’s life forever – but it doesn’t have to change yours.

Meningococcal disease is rare, but very serious, and you can protect yourself from it. The Meningococcal ACWY vaccine is provided free in schools for young people in year 10.

Starting the conversation about palliative care and end-of-life care.

Professor Ian Frazer AC (Chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board) talks about the Medical Research Future Fund and how it is contributing to Australia's health.

Professor Michelle Haber AM (Executive Director, Children’s Cancer Institute) outlines how the Medical Research Future Fund helps push toward the goal of zero childhood cancer.

Margarette Fisher, a Nudendri woman, encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have a breast screen.

Cheryl Flanders shares her story about surviving breast cancer. Breast screening saved her life and she encourages other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have the screening mammogram.

This 30 second video outlines the inclusions for each of the Gold/Silver/Bronze/Basic product tiers as part of the government’s reform to private health insurance.

Fiona Millard encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have a breast screen. She talks about the van that is used to provide screening services in remote areas.

Aunty Margaret Lawton speaks about her experiences with breast cancer and the BreastScreen Australia program.

Trish Springsteen speaks about her experiences with breast cancer and the BreastScreen Australia program.

Dawn Ross, an Arrernte woman from Alice Springs, shares her story of participating in the BreastScreen Australia Program.

David is the CEO at Pangula Mannanurna, an Aboriginal Health Service in South Australia. David shares his experience of being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Ernest, an Aboriginal man from the Tjapukai tribe, is an advocate of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

John talks about his experience with using the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit. Receiving a reminder letter prompted him to do the test. Listen to his story.

Stephen and Mary Ann talk about their experience with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the importance of encouraging loved ones to do the test.

Vaccination is a simple and clever way to protect you from serious diseases now and later in your life.

Vaccination is a simple and clever way to protect you from serious diseases now and later in your life.

At this webinar the speakers talked about the emerging Government priorities in Aged Care, as well as an update on our progress with the Government Provider Management System (GPMS) and our work in the care funding space.

Transcript of the webinar on 31 August 2022, covering updates on reforms to in-home aged care, the new Aged Care Act and regulatory arrangements.

Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer answers some of the common questions around dementia.

This webinar recording gives advice on recovering from outbreaks after winter, and where you can find support.

In this video, the Health and Medical Research Office provides research administration officers with an overview of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant process. This includes the different phases of the MRFF grant lifecycle – from grant opportunity development to post-award management.

This video provides an overview of the National Cervical Screening Program with an Auslan translator. It outlines what a cervical screening test is and the test options available to participants.