Hadassah Australia Medical Research and Collaboration Board

Dr Errol Katz MD, LLB, MPP, GAICD – Chair

Dr Russell Basser MD, FRACP - Chair of Medical Advisory Committee

Dug Pomeroy - Chair of Development Committee

Ron Finkel AM – Secretary

Dr Phillip Brenner - Director

Lynda Brest BSocSci, HDip, MBA - Director

Prof Sharon Lewin MD, FRACP, FAHMS - Director

Alan Liddle B.A. (Hons), MBA., F.A.I.C.D - Director

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A personal reflection on the coming new year

5790 and 2019 might appear to be random numbers, but both tell powerful stories about us as individuals and as a community. Hadassah Australia Executive Director, Ruth Ramone Rosen, reflects on the meaning behind the numbers.
Hadassah Hospital: An Oasis of Peace

JERUSALEM — To many, the term “Middle East peace” represents the impossible dream, if not the ultimate contradiction in terms. But there is a place in the region where Jews, Muslims, and Christians meet peacefully every day on the basis of shared concerns and a sense of humanity. It’s not a country, though it is older than many of the nations in the vicinity. Nor is it a mirage, though the desert is within view. It’s the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Medical clowning proven beneficial for kids with autism

A breakthrough Israeli study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics shows that group therapy delivered by a medical clown to young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) led to significant improvement over time in word production, play reciprocity and amount of social smiles as compared with other interventions.
Unique Supportive Care at Hadassah for Kids with Chronic Diseases

Sima Levy gave birth unexpectedly at home during the 26th week of a troubled pregnancy. The baby, weighing just 1.9 pounds (861 grams), was rushed to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus. It took six months before the newborn, whom she named Rivky, was finally able to leave the hospital. “I came to understand that...she was a baby with chronic and complex medical challenges.” Mrs. Levy says.