Paediatrician | Epidemiologist | Sydney Horizon Fellow @Sydney_Uni | Senior Research Fellow @MenziesResearch
Joined April 2009
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
May 16
Will you be at #ISPPD2026 in Copenhagen on 17 May? Don't miss the #Pneumonia Control in LMICs Workshop 👉isppd.kenes.com
With @MCRI_for_kids @gatesfoundation @neumoai
@LurieChildrens @IVACtweets @IHME_UW @UW @EdinburghUni @uommedia @gavi @qure_ai @idibaps
@Sydney_Uni much more!
#ISPPD #ChildSurvivalAction @DebbyBogaert
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
28 Feb 2024
40 of the best and brightest early mid-career academics join @sydney_uni as our first cohort of Sydney Horizon Fellows!
Learn more: sydneyuni.co/49wrvJd
#LeadershipForGood #USYD
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
1 Aug 2023
NHMRC FUNDING | Congratulations to A/Prof Kamala Thriemer @KThriemer & Dr Nicholas Fancourt @Fantwit on receiving competitive @nhmrc grants to improve treatment for vivax malaria and reduce severity of pneumonia in malnourished children. Read more: bit.ly/43KR8lD
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
31 Jan 2023
LASTING LEGACY | New viewpoint paper published in @LancetRH_SEAsia highlights how the rapid expansion of Timor-Leste’s laboratory abilities during the #COVID19 pandemic has better prepared the country for future infectious disease outbreaks.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZYMmQV
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
NEW: The Taskforce has published a summary flowchart for all disease-modifying treatment recommendations for children and adolescents with #COVID19.
➡️bit.ly/3p4EEnI
@Cochrane@NPSMedicineWise @anzpid
#IDtwitter #PaediatricID #paedsID #pedsID
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5 Oct 2021
12 Oct - online event:
The Law and You Forum – Age of innocence? Revisiting the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria. victorialawfoundation.org.au…
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
RACP members are encouraged to attend this #RaiseTheAge event webinar. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
29 Aug 2021
Specialist Training Programme. Learning to be a specialist, differently and adding value. @TheRACP @dcam31 @Fantwit
Watch video #1 on living and working in #AliceSprings featuring Dr Simon Quilty, Dr Kirsty Neal, Dr Anna Holwell, Dr James Dowler, Dr Stephen Brady and Dr Angela Wilson. racp.edu.au/fellows/speciali…
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
11 May 2021
The NT Attorney General is correctly identifying the root causes of youth crime - disability, domestic violence, lack of housing, trauma - so why pass legislation that doesn't address these things but instead pushes children into prison?! #ntpol
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
11 May 2021
"We need effective interventions that recognise the developmental stage of adolescence and respond to individual needs." Read more by one of our patrons Olga Havnen @DanilaDilba and @fantwit on why the NT's current approach is flawed 👇 #ntpol justicereforminitiative.org.…
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
10 May 2021
Individuals with FASD face lifelong challenges across education, health, and justice. Research is urgently needed to inform our action on FASD in NZ prisons. @AlcHealthwatch @JessMackABA @DrChrisBullen @NgatiBird @AndrewLittleMP
nzma.org.nz/journal-articles…
#FASD #FASDAwareness
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
11 May 2021
"Evidence-based solutions recognise youth crime is not solely a justice issue: it’s also health and disability issue."
Important article from Nick Fancourt @Fantwit and Olga Havnen as the NT debate changes to youth justice.
theconversation.com/the-nts-… via @ConversationEDU
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
The NT government has proposed legislative changes to youth justice, including tightening access to bail and diversion, particularly for re-offenders.
@Fantwit explains why these changes could do more harm than good:
theconversation.com/the-nts-… @MenziesResearch
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10 May 2021
The NT's tough-on-crime approach won't reduce youth offending. This is what we know works theconversation.com/the-nts-… via @ConversationEDU
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2 Nov 2020
An important topic for the times: What impact does malnutrition have on the effectiveness of vaccination? gavi.org/vaccineswork/what-i… via @gavi
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29 Oct 2020
Sweet as comment Hilary.
29 Oct 2020
Dear Laura,
You're an egg.
Love from New Zealand.
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Nick Fancourt retweeted
We continue working around the clock to track global COVID-19 research and inform weekly updates to national clinical guidelines and flowcharts for #healthprofessionals treating people with COVID-19. Access them here: covid19evidence.net.au #COVID19Aus
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