Rotary Club of Roseville Chase Organ and Tissue Donation Meeting 23 October 2018 

 

On 23 October 2018, our Club is very fortunate to have Professor Philip O’Connell as our Guest Speaker. Professor O'Connell is an international expert on organ transplant research and on the critical need for registration of organ and tissue donations. More than 1,500 Australians are at this moment awaiting transplant treatment.

 

This is an ideal opportunity for Rotarians, their families and friends to hear what they need to know about making a decision that may help save more lives.

 

Professor O’Connell is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Director of Transplantation at Westmead Hospital and a founding Director of the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research at the Westmead Institute of Medical Research.

 

Professor O’Connell is a Past President of the international professional body, The Transplantation Society, and was a guest speaker at the Rotary International Convention in Seoul in May 2016.

 

He was a member of the Australian Government Organ Donor Task Force that recommended the establishment of the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority to oversee organ donation in Australia. He is committed to the establishment of ethical solutions to the world wide organ shortage.

 

 

To assist with catering arrangements could Rotarians please advise the number of attending to AVIS MANOUKIAN (our Attendance Officer) on

Dinner cost is $32.00 per head.

 

We meet at Roseville Golf Club, Links Avenue, Roseville, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm.