Event details:
UNSW Health Translation Hub, 55 Botany Street, Randwick
Thursday 27 November from 11:30am to 3:30pm
Media invited to a first-of-its-kind facility aimed at fast-tracking health innovation
- $600 million flagship Hub brings clinicians, researchers, educators and industry under one roof
- Free open day: Thursday 27 November from 11:30am
- Experience interactive exhibits including virtual reality simulations, robots & data visualisation
The UNSW Health Translation Hub is opening its doors to the public tomorrow, giving a behind-the-scenes look at a world-class facility designed to reshape how healthcare is taught, delivered and discovered.
The 35,600 square metre facility was developed in partnership by UNSW Sydney and leading infrastructure developer Plenary. The UNSW Health Translation Hub enables seamless integration between local hospitals and the University, ensuring the rapid translation of research directly into improved patient care.
Filming opportunities include:
- A prescription for the pharmacist crisis: Pharmacy students get hands-on experience in a full-sized simulated environment, learning the critical skills needed to tackle the nation’s pharmacist crisis.
- A new pulse in teaching with high-tech mannequins: The simulation emergency room that’s revolutionising how future doctors learn to respond under pressure. With cutting-edge lifelike mannequins that bleed and breathe in real-world scenarios, the facility immerses students in realistic medical emergencies.
- Breaking down silos: Students are learning side-by-side with clinicians from day one - breaking down silos between medicine, pharmacy and allied health.
- Generations in motion: At the new state-of-the-art Lifestyle Clinic, students are helping seniors stay fit for the long haul, lifting dumbbells and spirits.
Additional video: https://we.tl/t-iCUtXwncd6
Stills: UNSWHTH-Media-Images
Contact details:
For media passes and to arrange interviews contact:
Ashleigh Steele, 0421 308 805, [email protected]
