CAMRA – the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research Australia – was created in 2001, to advocate for the advancement of breakthrough research in medical research in order to cure disease and alleviate suffering.
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November 2011: Stem cell tourism – how far would you go?
If faced with an incurable disease or disability, would you travel overseas for an experimental treatment? Many Australians already go abroad for dental work, cosmetic surgery and IVF services which can be more expensive or unavailable here.
Now, stem cell therapy is increasingly on offer in many countries, including China, Germany and India. Is Australia lagging behind international medical advances—or is this technology too new and unproven to be trusted? What motivates someone to travel abroad to try therapies that haven’t yet been fully tested in the lab? What lessons might be learned from people who travel abroad for reproductive therapies?
This talk will explore the reality and potential for stem cell science, and look at how long Australians may have to wait.
Join ABC Radio National’s Norman Swan and a panel of experts—Stephen Couche, Simon Koblar, Megan Munsie, and Robert Norman—as we weigh up the pros and cons of travelling abroad for experimental treatments.
In Association with ABC Radio National
Where: The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide SA 5000
When: Wednesday 23 November 2011, 6pm to 7.30pm
Free, but booking required, visit RiAus for more details
December 2011: Stem cell science – hope, hype and reality.
Public Forum in Association with the ALP National Conference
Many Australian’s already travel abroad for proven medical treatments such as cosmetic surgery and fertility treatments usually for reasons of cost or availability. However if faced with an incurable disease or disability, would you travel overseas for an experimental treatment?
Type stem cells and any condition into your favourite search engine and in a matter of seconds you will be presented with a long list of tantalising options for cures and treatments. The majority of these treatments have not been medically proven to be either safe or effective and yet increasing numbers of Australians are choosing to participate in these experimental stem cell therapies with unknown consequences.
This panel will explore the reality and potential for stem cell science, the state of Australian stem cell research, and what Governments and policy makers can do to ensure this valuable field of research maintains the momentum.
Don’t Miss it!
Join leading Australian stem cell researchers, patient advocates and special guests in a lively discussion about the choices facing people with devastating disease and injury and how we can bolster our local research towards finding treatments for currently incurable conditions.
Invited speakers include: Professor Martin Pera, Director of Stem Cells Australia; The Hon Kate Lundy, MP; and patient advocates for spinal cord injury Alan ‘Hammer’ Bloore and multiple sclerosis Jackie Kay AM.
Where: Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Tasman Light room, Sydney
When: 7.15pm, Saturday 3 December 2011
Hosted by MS Australia and CAMRA
Download the Flyer: ALP Fringe Forum CAMRA.
