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:
June 2024 - Sydney/Warrane
International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress (ISPRM) 2024
July 2024 - Cairns /Gimuy
Viruses of Microbes (VoM) 2024
October 2024 - Perth/Boorloo
International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases (ICNMD) 2024
June 2026 - Sydney/Warrane
International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
September 2026 - Sydney/Warrane
International Congress of the Transplantation Society