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COVERAGE: A/Prof Julian Elliott on Trump treatment

7 October, 2020

Our Executive Director, A/Prof Julian Elliott spoke with Liam Mannix from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald about President Trump's treatment for COVID-19.      

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COVERAGE: COVID ‘long-haulers’, A/Prof Elliott on Saturday AM

26 September, 2020

Our Executive Director, A/Prof Julian Elliott joined Linda Mottram on ABC Radio's Saturday AM program to discuss the importance of recognising prolonged symptoms after the acute phase of...

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Navigating COVID-19 ‘tiger country’

22 September, 2020

In the first of a new series profiling Taskforce members, we catch up with Professor Josh Davis. An Infectious Diseases physician at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and researcher...

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What happens if I get COVID-19?

15 September, 2020

Finding trusted answers amid the widespread coverage of questionable claims and dubious data on unproven treatments is not easy. The good news is there are clear guidelines and...

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New palliative care flowchart

10 September, 2020

The Care of Older People and Palliative Care Panel has published a clinical flowchart for the Management of people with COVID-19 who are receiving palliative care. Co-Chair of the...

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Commonwealth announces new ICEG/Taskforce partnership

9 September, 2020

Commonwealth Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, this week announced the establishment of a new partnership between the Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) and the Taskforce as...

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New evidence of life-saving benefit of corticosteroids in critically ill people with COVID-19

3 September, 2020

A landmark meta-analysis conducted for the World Health Organisation was published in JAMA this week, reporting that corticosteroid use improves survival in critically ill patients with COVID-19. The analysis pooled...

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Landmark publication of COVID-19 Core Outcomes Set

26 August, 2020

Our congratulations to Taskforce colleagues Professor Allison Tong and the COVID-19-Core Outcomes Set (COS) Workshop Investigators on publication of their landmark work in Critical Care Medicine. The paper reports...

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Coverage of Taskforce hydroxychloroquine recommendation

5 August, 2020

Science reporter for the The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Liam Mannix spoke to Taskforce Executive Director, A/Prof Julian Elliott regarding the 'Do Not Use' recommendation for the...

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