NICM Health Research Institute

There's nothing better than seeing your product on the shelf! (And that's our aim for the complementary medicine solutions we're working on) ... Today we were excited to host a research and development delegation from Kirin Holdings in Japan, alongside our long-term collaborators Blackmores Group and Blackmores Institute. If you didn't know, Blackmores sits within the health and science division of Kirin. Yep, they make beer, but their foray into R&D in the health space is new and fast growing. As Lesley Braun, Director of Blackmores Institute and NICM/Western Sydney University Adjunct Associate Professor, said to the delegation: "I’m hoping this is going to be the start of a new relationship going forward. The purpose of science is to challenge ourselves and create innovative technologies which advance our knowledge and create shared value. Others focus on shelf to bench but we’re exploring the concept of bench to shelf. "It’s about putting patients and consumers first. In medicine we are patient centred and person centred, so we need to be that in the research space as well. It’s something that’s very exciting and we’re really looking forward to developing that more." Blackmores have a longstanding history with our Institiute, and Lesley first connected with our former director Alan Bensoussan more than a decade ago. We're looking forward to continuing that relationship and working with our Japanese networks. Watch this space! Pics:  Denise Jackman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, at #BlackmoresGroup, Alastair Symington, Dennis Chang, Dr Guoyan Yang, Mitchell Low, Claire Briggs, Kate Mirow. #ComplementaryMedicine #IntegrativeHealthcare #ClinicalPractice #HealthcareInnovation #industryengagement

We know there's a huge gap in the way conditions effecting women and those presumed female at birth are treated vs how common these issues are ...     A/Prof Mike Armour and our health researchers are on a mission to change that.     Mike and his team are conducting various clinical trials tackling health issues effecting women and those presumed female at birth.  To find out more go to our comments 👇  #womenshealth #healthequity #reproductivehealth #genderdiverse 

Unstoppable. Impactful. Our PhD students crushing it in the research space 👊🏻 #studentsuccess #researchimpact Western Sydney University

Student voices being heard 🤍

The moment our Vice-Chancellor George Williams entered our world-class complementary medicine dispensary - always gets a great reaction from visitors! Plus a tour of our building for the first time which George said was “a remarkable space”. “I want us to change the world here at Western Sydney University,” he shared at a fantastic turn out for the Westmead campus town hall in our Judy Jacka Conference Centre Jacka Foundation for Natural Therapies. “I want us to do things that are better for this planet, like you do here at the institute. More people should know how good our facilities are and the large community impact we have. We’re in the business of solving problems and we have pockets of brilliance right here.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Featuring Dr Guoyan Yang, Carolyn Ee, Alan Bensoussan, Chun Guang Li, Mitchell Low, Dinakaran Vadassery and many more hard at work in our labs, clinics and research facilities today. #complementarymedicine #evidencebasedresearch #researchimpact

Wrapping up this year’s successful seminar series here at our Institute with Associate Professor Lei Si.   Dr Si is from Western Sydney University’s Translational Health Research Institute and is an expert in health economics.    His research explores methods to promote efficient and equitable distribution of healthcare sources. He has extensive experience in cost-of-illness analysis, quality-of-life research, and health economic evaluation alongside clinical trials and model-based health economic evaluation.    Our public seminars provide a platform for students and researchers to present their work and findings, allowing for further collaboration, networking and enlightening discussions.    We’ll be kicking them off again in February. Get in touch with us if you'd like to present or be involved! Image featuring Dennis Chang and Chun Guang Li.  

Fabulous event at NICM, advancing discussions and opportunities for the development of Australian Indigenous medicines.

🌿🩸🌿 SEEKING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICINAL CANNABIS RESEARCH - YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!🌿🩸🌿 Cannim, in partnership with NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University and Natura Clinic are seeking women who experience painful periods (Primary Dysmenorrhea) to participate in a national research study to assess whether medicinal cannabis is effective in treating the symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea. If you get period pain, are aged over 20 and don’t have a diagnosis for what’s causing it (e.g. endometriosis) then you may be eligible to participate. 🌿🩸🌿CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE, & ENROL: https://lnkd.in/e8YYgBBV #research #australianresearch #womenshealthresearch #periodpain #prinarydysmenorrhea #cannabisresearch #medicinalcannabis #cannabis #womenshealth #researchparticipants #researchopportunities NICM Health Research Institute Western Sydney University Cannim A/Prof Mike Armour Toobah Farooqi Prof Kylie O'Brien Christopher Elliott Monique Diaz Michael Zikaras Stuart Marsh John Worton

Two days in two minutes ... Impactful, inspiring and innovative. We've paving the way for the future of Australian traditional medicine at Western Sydney University. Watch this space.

What a privilege to speak at the inaugural NICM Health Research Institute National Symposium on Australian Traditional Medicine to acknowledge the importance and power of partnership in coming together to drive forward the Australian Complementary Medicines sector. Special thanks to our incredible donors Jacka Foundation for Natural Therapies for sponsoring the Sympsium and congratulations to Stephanie Bedo, Dennis Chang, and Alan Bensoussan for delivering a great opportunity for partners and collaborators to come together and focus on this important and emerging area of integrative medicine in Australia.