Victoria Branch Ajmf

Ajmf Australasian Jewish Medical Federation

Upcoming Events



Monday 2nd May 2011
Medical discoveries in the Ghettos of WWII
Medical Issues during the Holocaust.
Medical fraud as a pretext for Kristallnacht


AJMF is pleased to announce a fascinating presentation by Dr George Weisz on

"Medical discoveries in the Ghettos of WWII, Medical Issues during the Holocaust &
Medical fraud as a pretext for Kristallnacht",
on Monday 2nd May 2011, at 7 pm

Jewish Holocaust Centre
13 -15 Selwyn Street
Elsternwick Melbourne Australia

For more details follow this link Medical discoveries ghettos

Dr Weisz says of this presentation "My topic is very disturbing and proven by documents that I received from the German Archives".


Past Events

11th - 14th March 2011
AJMF Mini Conference


Silverwater Resort,
San Remo overlooking Phillip Island
Victoria Australia

For more details follow this link Ajmf Mini Conference 2011

3rd March 2011
Hereditary Ovarian & Breast Cancer, The SZMC Experience


AJMF and Friends of Shaare Zedek are delighted to announce the arrangement of a special seminar by Prof. Uzi Beller of Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on

" Hereditary Ovarian & Breast Cancer, The SZMC Experience"

this coming Thursday March 3rd, at 7 pm at Masada Hospital, 26 Balaclava Road, St Kilda East Melbourne Australia

Professors Agnes Bankier, Martin Delatycki, and Michael Quinn will be in attendance and can contribute and share our own Australian experience.
Prof. Beller is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Gynaecology at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He has served as President of European Society of Gynaec. Surgery, and of the Israel Society of Gynaec. Oncology. He is in Australia to address the International Society Meeting in Queensland and will be coming to Melb. as the guest of Prof. Michael Quinn.

Sunday 14 November 2010
Annual General Meeting
at 7:30pm

The Guest Speakers at the AJMF(VIC) have been
Prof Yehuda Shavit from the Hebrew University who gave us a talk on his research into involvement of the immune system and glial cells in chronic pain

and

The photographer Rodney Dekker who is embarking on a photographic project to document climate change globally to highlight the consequences on human and natural environments

Venue
Obscura Gallery
Suite 11
285 Carlisle Street
St Kilda East Melbourne Australia

COST $10 to cover catering
RSVP for catering to

by Friday November 12



Saturday 24 July 2010
AJMF ANNUAL COCKTAIL RECEPTION


Kosher catered and entertainment included.
The evening is at no charge to our financial members, spouses and medical students

More Details are being forwarded to our financial members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Sunday 6 June 2010
Prof Mark Spigelmen
Surgeon and Archeologist
Professor of Paeloepidemiology
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel

Speaking on his twin passions both ancient and modern

Location Caulfield Melbourne Australia at 7.00pm
Kosher supper provided

More Details are being forwarded to our financial members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Never a dull moment - challenges faced by a Jerusalem paediatrician


Presenter Dr Gary Zentner
District Paediatrician for the Jerusalem District of the Ministry of Health
and a practising primary care paediatrician in Kupat Cholim in Jerusalem

Join us at Masada Private Hospital
26 Balaclava Rd
St Kilda East VIC
Melbourne Australia

at 7.00pm
Lecture to commence at 7.30pm
Kosher Supper Provided


Sunday 21st March 2010
Special Activity for Medical Students, Residents and Registrars
Young AJMF welcomes you to a comic debate on the topic–
‘That iPhones Will Destroy Medicine As We Know It’

Location Caulfield Melbourne Australia at 7.30pm

More Details Young Ajmf link

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link

Wednesday 25 November 2009
Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Mr. Yuval Rotem & AGM

7:00pm
Malvern
Melbourne Australia

More Details are being forwarded to our members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Wednesday 14 October 2009
Paediatric Coeliac Disease

7:00pm

Masada Private Hospital,
26 Balaclava Rd
St Kilda East
Melbourne Australia

Guest speaker Dr Barry Lipschitz will be presenting on Paediatric Coeliac Disease


Tuesday 1st September 2009
Trivia Night for Jewish Medical Students & Residents

7:15pm

For more information follow this Jewish Medical Students & Residents link

More Details are being e-mailed to our student members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Sunday 16 August 2009
Seminar on Diabetes Management
to be followed by a Wine Tasting


7:30pm

Guest Speaker Dr. Leon Chapman

Details have been e-mailed to Members of the Victorian Division of Ajmf

Location Caulfield Melbourne Australia

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link



Saturday 20 June 2009
Special Social Activity for Members

Details have been forwarded to Members of the Victorian Division of Ajmf
Free admission to Financial Members & Medical Students
Location Malvern Melbourne Australia

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Thursday 21 May 2009
Methylphenidate and other cognitive enhancers: What does Judaism say?

Form more information follow this cognitive enhancer link


Sunday 8 March 2009
Special Activity for Medical Students

For more information follow this Jewish Medical Students link

More Details are being e-mailed to our student members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Nazi Medicine Forum
Sunday 23 November 2008


Jewish Holocaust Centre
15 Selwyn Street Elsternwick
Melbourne Australia

Bookings are essential. Enquiries: T 03 9528 1985 E admin@jhc.org.au

For more information follow this Nazi Medicine Forum link

"Nazi Medicine” Public Lecture:

“Medical Discoveries by Jewish Doctors in the Ghettos” by Dr. George Weisz including exhibition walkabout.
Tuesday 11 November, 7.30pm.
Jewish Holocaust Centre, Marejn Auditorium,
13-15 Selwyn Street, Elsternwick.
Melbourne Australia

Enquiries & Bookings: 03 9528 1985 or admin@jhc.org.au.

"The Stories our parents found too painful to tell"
Book launch of Dr. Henry Lew with Arnold Zable and Dr. Paul Valent
Sunday 30 November 2008 3.30pm
Jewish Holocaust Centre
15 Selwyn Street Elsternwick
Melbourne Australia

For more information follow this The Stories our parents found too painful to tell link


Nazi Medicine Exhibition
9 November 2008 - 31 January 2009
For more information follow this Nazi Medicine Exhibition link


Tuesday 25 November 2008
Meeting with the President of the British Jewish Medical Students Association
Special Activity for Medical Students

Details are being e-mailed to our student members

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Sunday November 9 2008
AGM

7.30pm
First Floor, 285 Carlisle St,
St Kilda East Melbourne Australia

The guest speaker at our Annual General Meeting this year will be the renowned photographer Emmanuel Santos who for more than 20 years has been photographing Israeli society and the Jewish Diaspora around the world.

He has photographs in a number of museums and will give a fascinating talk on his current exhibition.

For more information follow this Ajmf Vic Agm 08 link


Tuesday 26 August 2008
Presentation with Magen David Adom
with Professor George Braitberg and Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld
7:30pm 572 Inkerman Road Caulfield
for more information follow this Magen David Adom link



Sunday 17 August 2008

Avraham Steinberg Conference for the Medical Profession
Professor Steinberg is an Israel Prize Laureate and Jewish Medical Ethics expert
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Brunch style symposium for the Medical profession
Kimberley Gardens Function Centre 441 Inkerman St St Kilda East
for more information follow this Avraham Steinberg Conference link

Saturday 16 August 2008
Avraham Steinberg forum for the Community
Israel @ 60 The cutting edge
8 p.m.
Beth Weizmann Community Centre
306 Hawthorn Rd Caulfield South
for more information follow this Avraham Steinberg Forum link


Tuesday 5 August 2008

Bioengineering aspects of Human Reproduction
with Professor David Elad
for more information follow this Bioengineering aspects of Human Reproduction link


Sunday 3 August 2008

Germany and the Rise of the Modern Jewish Doctor
with Professor John Efron
for more information follow this Germany and the Rise of the Modern Jewish Doctor link



Tuesday 29 July 2008

7.30pm
Lincoln of Toorak
445 Toorak Road Toorak Melbourne Australia

AusImed Launch
Meeting with
Dr Yair Birnbaum
Head Medical Services Hadassah University Medical Centre
&
The Hon Nicola Roxon
Federal Minister of Health and Ageing

For more information follow this AusIMed Launch Link

Contact Details and Bookings for this event
Phone (03) 9500 2681
Email sbarak@hadassah.org
Web www.hadassahaustralia.org


Wednesday 27 February 2008

"Meeting with Dr David Shashar"

Dr David Shashar was a training obstetrician. In August 2006 he was severely injured in Lebanon.

Come and hear his courageous story of survival and of his determination to return to a productive medical career

Time: 8pm

Venue:- Beth Weizmann
Hawthorn Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia

RSVP: Ossi Montag ossimontag@hotmail.com
Ph: 0417 088542

For more information follow this link Ajmf meeting with Dr David Shashar


Wednesday 28 November 2007

"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from Scepticism to Scientific Fact”

Present an address by Dr. Nicole Phillips, medical advisor to the

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS) Association of Australia

Time: 8pm

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Sunday 21st October 2007
Evening

Film Night and meeting with an Emmy Award winning Film Producer in person

Free admission and free supper

Details will be e-mailed to members of the Victorian Division of Ajmf

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Saturday 1 September 2007
Evening

"Social Function"

It will be free to our financial members,
A great chance to socialise,
Catered,
Details of entertainment will follow to financial members of the Victorian Division of Ajmf

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Wednesday 29 August 2007

"Menopause Management 2007”

Present an address by Prof Henry Burger from the Jean Hailes Centre and Prince Henry Institute of Research.

Time: 8pm

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Wednesday 25 July 2007

"Genetic screening for Reproductive Risk”

Present an address by
Assoc Prof Martin Delatycki who is Director of the Bruce Lefroy Centre at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Time: 8pm

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Wednesday 27 June 2007
Evening

"Global Opportunities"

Details of this seminar have been e-mailed to financial members of the Victorian Division of Ajmf

For details about joining follow this Membership Application to AJMF (Victorian Division) link


Wednesday 30 May 2007

"Diabesity: The fastest and biggest epidemic in human history. A global epidemic"

Present an address by
Professor Paul Zimmet
Director, International Diabetes Institute
and Head, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology of Diabetes

Time: 8pm

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Tuesday 13 February 2007

"Medicine on the battlefront: Treating terror victims - The Hadassah experience"

Present an address by
Professor Shmuel Shapira, MD, MPH
Deputy Director General Hadassah Medical Organization,
Director of Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health

Time: 8pm

Beth Weizmann Community Centre
306 Hawthorn Road,
Caulfield South
Melbourne Australia

For more information follow this talk by Professor Shapira Link


Wednesday 29 November 2006

Wednesday Nov 29 will be the Annual General Meeting to commence at 7.30pm with guest speaker Dr. Paul Nisselle to speak at 8pm

The topic of his the talk will be "The 10 Commandments of Risk Management"

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium

Coffee and supper provided.

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Tuesday 19 September 2006

Our Guest Speaker for this meeting will be Dr Rodney Zenter
Dr Zenter is a gynaecologist from Bikur Cholim Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium, at 8pm

Coffee and light supper provided.

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Wednesday 26 July 2006
Our Guest Speaker for this meeting will be Dr. Hannah Blau.
Dr. Blau is the Director of the Pulmonary Unit and The Kathy and Lee Graub Cystic Fibrosis Center, at Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium, at 8pm

Coffee and light supper provided.

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Wednesday 24 May 2006
Dr Jacob Urkin, a paediatrician from Israel hosted by Professor Frank Oberklaid at the RCH.

Dr Urkin will present on the state of childhood mental health in the face of the longstanding terrorist reality that exists in Israel.

Venue:- The Cabrini Hospital Auditorium, at 8pm

Coffee and light supper provided.

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


Tuesday 13 June 2006 Gala Night of Fiddler on the Roof

Wednesday 26 April 2006
Wednesday 26th April at the Cabrini Auditorium at 8.30pm preceded by coffee/cakes.

Prof Sam Berkovic presenting “Jewish Genes and the Genome revolution”
The talk will have two themes related to the genome revolution.

First, Genetic research that sheds light on Jewish origins in far flung corners of the Diaspora.

Second, Sam's own research on the genetics of epilepsy in Israel - that is the Sacred Disease in the Holy land - from medical, scientific and social perspectives.

Admission free for members

Location Malvern Melbourne Australia


WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND OUR HADASSAH INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE!!!       

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL    APRIL 27 - MAY 1, 2006                       

Celebrate Israel's Independence Day on our Post-Conference Mission!    MAY 1-4, 2006

Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to announce that this year the HIMRA Annual Conference will be held in Jerusalem!

HIMRA Australia is keen to support a delegation from Australia – this will be a great opportunity to meet and learn from the many experts at the Hadassah Medical Organization, as well as experience the workings of this world class medical centre; already associated with The Alfred Hospital and developing ties with The Royal Children’s in Melbourne.

Click here to read a document regarding the work of the HIMRA

Click here for conference details and registration forms

We look forward to hearing from you.

Marcia Pinskier

HADASSAH  INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 03 9500 2681
www.hadassah-international.org

ajmf hadassah


Saturday 1st April 2006
Time: 8.30 pm
For Jewish doctors young & old,
We have a wondrous evening to behold.
With cocktails, cuisine, comedy & fun,
The AJMF invites you & your partner to come along.

Admission free

This is a catered function (kosher).

The night will include special guest “Rabbi Mordy Katz”

Location Caulfield Melbourne Australia

RSVP
Judy: 03 9576 0800 or Annette: 03 9528 4815

more information


AJMF Victoria are hosting a meeting with Prof Eli Schwartz, titled “Traveling around the World with Eli Schwartz, Medically Speaking”

At The Jewish Museum 26 Alma Rd. St Kilda

Sunday 26 February 2006 at 7pm

Eli Schwartz is professor of Infectious Diseases at the Sheba Medical Centre and is world renowned for his knowledge and experience in travel medicine.

His visit to Australia is sponsored by Travel Clinics Australia and this meeting is supported by Smith Kline Beecham vaccines.

Admission is $10 and includes a visit to the museum exhibits and a light supper.

I would urge you and your friends to attend what promises to be an interesting talk by an accomplished speaker.


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