Rise and Rise of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Date: 18th Sept 2017 Speaker: Loretta Marron, CEO of Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) Slides: click here Summary: During September's GC Skeptics in the Pub, we heard Loretta Marron talk on the "rise and rise of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (TCM) in Australia. TCM is an ancient practice that aims to prevent or cure disease through maintenance or restoration of "yingyang" balance. A TCM practitioner attempts to achieve this by adjusting the flow of "qi" (a so-called energy
Talk: Overcoming Adolescent Vaccine Hesitancy
Date: 17th July 2017 Speaker: Prof Paul Van Buynder Slides: click here Summary: Vaccine hesitancy is unfortunately common in Australia, and has lead to a decline in vaccination rates. Our local area has one of the worst vaccination rates in Australia. Prof Van Buynder and his team have implemented a number of tactics, including: Mass media campaigns. These include the #VaxMe campaign, "crunchy" parents campaign and stories from parents whose children have suffered because tho