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AMSA Celebrates 50th Medical Student Conference In Brisbane

The 2009 Australian Medical Students" Association (AMSA) Convention begins on Monday with 850 future doctors joining leaders in health and politics to debate the hot issues in healthcare. This marks the 50th AMSA National Convention, which is the largest medical student conference in the Southern Hemisphere. The event runs from Sunday July 5 to Sunday July 12 and includes an array of lectures, workshops, debating, an emergency challenge and social events. AMSA President Tiffany Fulde said, "This event allows a diverse and talented group of individuals to share their thoughts and ideas across a wide range of issues, with the common interest of improving health in Australia." These students will also have the opportunity to hear from leaders in health and politics including Dr Charlie Teo, Professor Ian Frazer, Professor Vinay Kumar, Dr John Taske, Dr Dzung Vu, Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AO, Nick Earls and Tania Major. To provide personal encounters of survival against all odds will be Lincoln Hall and Perry Cross. Key events and sessions include; Monday July 6 9:45am Life After Death: Surviving Everest. Lincoln Hall 11:30am Indigenous health: Intervention for Health"s Sake. Tania Major 2:00pm Wellbeing Workshops: Beyond Blue, AMSA Tuesday July 7 9:00am Stem Cell Biology: The Holy Grail. Professor Vinay Kumar 11:15am To Walk Again: A Patient"s Prospective. Perry Cross 12:00pm Stem Cells: The Future. Professor Perry Bartlett, Professor Vinay Kumar, Perry Cross, Dr Megan Munsie Thursday July 9 12:15pm Getting Real with Charlie Teo: an Up, Close and Personal Q & A. Dr Charlie Teo Friday July 10 9:55am Medical Research: Bedside to Bench & Back Again! Professor Ian Frazer 11:00am The Future of Sex: Procreation VS Recreation. Professor Caroline de Costa, Dr Sally Cockburn, Professor Anthony Smith Australian Medical Students Association


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