Health
Australian ingenuity has given the world many medical miracles.
Australia’s medical prowess has been displayed on the world stage with a number of innovations that are used by practitioners across the globe. These include the electronic pacemaker (1926); ultrasound (1961); multi-channel cochlear implants (1970s) a globally important cancer vaccine (1991).
As of September 2021, more than 460 million doses of the preventative vaccine for HPV developed by Australian researchers had been administered worldwide.
Australia’s key health destinations
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Health Events
Australia has hosted a number of international conferences of relevance to the health sector and will continue to do so over the coming years, these include:
May 2025 - Sydney/Warrane
World Congress on Endometriosis
June 2025 - Hobart/nipaluna
Meeting of the Society of Natural Immunity - NK Cells 2025
June 2025 - Melbourne/Narrm
CINP World Congress 2025
June 2025 - Brisbane/Meanjin
Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health
June 2025 - Perth/Boorloo
17th International Family Nursing Conference
June 2025 - Brisbane/Meanjin
Conference of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting 2025
July 2025 - Brisbane/Meanjin
9th International Positive Psychology Association World Congress 2025
September 2025 - Sydney/Warrane
World Conference of Women's Shelters 2025
September 2025 - Melbourne/Narrm
World Congress of Gastroenterology 2025
November 2025 - Adelaide
Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS) 2025
November 2025 - Canberra
International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare (Asia Pacific)
April 2026 - Melbourne/Narrm
Women Deliver Conference
May 2026 - Brisbane/Meanjin
International Federation of Nurse Anethetists World Congress 2026
May 2026 - Sydney/Warrane
Congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society 2026
June 2026 - Sydney/Warrane
International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
June 2026 - Melbourne/Narrm
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/ International Society of Oranl Oncology (ISOO) Annual Meeting 2026
