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12 July, 2016
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Reminiscences of the Great War: A Flanders Fields Poppy Trail 2016 Exhibition
Date/Time: Friday, 17 June 2016 - Friday, 26 August 2016
Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1
Cost: Free: All Welcome
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A selection of memorabilia from Michael Milburn and other South Australian collectors.
From the destruction of Belgium to the victory in 1918, this exhibition will take the viewer through an intimate understanding of the suffering and day to day life of the ordinary soldiers, the modernisation of guns, transports and the nursing stations, and the heart breaking messages of soldiers and their families.
Curated by Christine Rothauser
Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224
Research Tuesdays: Pregnancy protection
Date/Time: Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: The Braggs lecture theatre
Cost: Free event. All welcome. Registration essential.
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Pregnancy can be a confusing time for soon-to-be parents, raising many questions about how to ensure their baby's health.
While the benefits of infant immunisations are generally well accepted, they don't commence until the child reaches six weeks, making their lives up until then a genuine 'danger zone'.
Immunisation during pregnancy offers another way to protect newborns during this period of vulnerability. Proven safe and effective--and offering the dual benefit of preventing disease in both expectant mothers and their infants--vaccines to protect against influenza and whooping cough are now widely recommended, including in Australia. Yet many pregnant women miss out on being protected, often due to lack of awareness, information or opportunity.
This timely presentation will explore the evidence for vaccination during pregnancy, and how its access and uptake might be improved.
The presenter
Associate Professor Helen Marshall is a NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in vaccinology at the University of Adelaide, Deputy Director of the Robinson Research Institute and Medical Director of the Women's and Children's Hospital Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit. Helen is also a member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and a member of the WHO taskforce on maternal influenza vaccination.
Contact: Jessica Douglas, Email: jessica.douglas@adelaide.edu.au, Research Marketing Coordinator, Business: 08 8313 0884
