Healthy Development oration

Health Science

Healthy Development Adelaide's annual oration will be presented by the University of Adelaide's Professor Alastair MacLennan from the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

HDA is a University of Adelaide-based research cluster focusing on physical, psychological and social health of Australian infants, children and adolescents. The cluster fosters research from across the University's five faculties, and is the only research centre in South Australia to focus on multidisciplinary research relating to the healthy development and wellbeing of Australia's future generations.

Professor MacLennan's oration - "Who will deliver the next generation? Cerebral palsy causation and litigation" - will take place on Thursday, May 25 at the State Library of South Australia's Institute Building.

Professor MacLennan specialises in reproductive endocrinology and feto-maternal medicine, and is an international expert on the menopause with a special interest in the causation of cerebral palsy.

His excellence in research contributing to healthy development will be recognised with the presentation of the Healthy Development Adelaide Award by University Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha.

Healthy Development Adelaide will also hold its annual Research Day the day following the oration (Friday, May 26), focusing on four priority health areas relevant to healthy development on a global level: cerebral palsy, chronic diseases - asthma and diabetes, mental health, and families, work and health: key issues.

There will be a special Highlight Lecture in the afternoon to be presented by HDA Co-Convenor Professor Caroline McMillen on "Women in Research - A level playing field?"

Further details on both events can be found at the HDA website.