Research Fellowship

在北领地，大约20%的土著儿童耳膜穿孔。Menzies的研究已经表明，在高风险的土著环境中，医疗治疗的效果不如在非土著环境中有效。我将领导一个跨学科团队，开发、试点、设计和评估一项综合干预规划的效果，包括最佳利用疫苗、减少风险因素和最大限度地提高卫生水平，以预防早期首次感染。

In the Northern Territory, about twenty per cent of Indigenous children have perforated ear drums. Menzies research already shows medical treatments in high-risk Indigenous settings to be less effective than in non-Indigenous settings. I will lead an interdisciplinary team to develop, pilot, design and evaluate the effect of a comprehensive intervention program including best use of vaccines, reducing risk factors and maximising hygiene to prevent early age of first infection.