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Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Physician; Founder, fungalAi; Co-Founder, Healthcare Workers Australia
Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah is a physician in infectious diseases and general medicine at a major Melbourne hospital. She has research interests in artificial intelligence, health services research and the occupational safety of health care workers. Michelle is the founder of fungalAi, a platform technology that aims to facilitate faster surveillance and diagnosis of fungal infections in patients with blood cancers. In 2019, she was awarded a prestigious TRIP (Translating Research Into Practice) fellowship by the Medical Research Future Fund and appointed to JAMA Network Open as a statistical and methods reviewer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Michelle has advocated for Australian healthcare workers and brought her critical thinking skills to the vaccine debate noting that she is not a vaccinologist. She is the co-founder of Healthcare Workers Australia, a grass-roots advocacy group supporting better work, health and safety standards for Australia’s frontline.

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POTS – What You Need to Know

Tuesday 17th February, 7pm - 9pm AEDT

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Prof Dennis Lau

Cardiac Electrophysiologist; The Royal Adelaide Hospital; Clinical Professor, The University of Adelaide

Hear the latest evidence-based management options for POTS - a common, yet poorly recognised and misunderstood autonomic dysfunction condition in our community. Join Prof Dennis Lau for an update on POTS, who is at risk, presenting symptoms and how it can be diagnosed in the primary care setting.