World Brain Day 2024: Brain Health & Prevention - Tissa Wijeratne, University of Melbourne, Australia
For the 11th World Brain Day, hear from co-chair and lead neurologist Tissa Wijeratne, who explains how so many of the brain disorders in nearly 4 billion people can be prevented, and how you can help this happen! Links to the free World Brain Day webinar, and more, are below.
World Brain Day: 2024 World Brain Day Dedicated to Brain Health and Prevention
World Brain Day webinar: register here
Reported by Torie Robinson | Edited and produced by Carrot Cruncher Media.
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Tissa Wijeratne is a "world recognised senior Neurologist and clinician scientist interested in promoting brain health and preventing neurological disorders globally." and a "Senior Neurologist/Clinician-Scientist/Advocate/Global Health Expert/Educator"
He is the Director and Chair, Department of Neurology and Stroke Services at Western Health, St Albans, 3021, Victoria, Australia.
He holds honorary academic roles at University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, Victoria University in Australia, and the University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka.
Tissa has supervised over 450 basic physician trainees in Australia since 2006 and continue to facilitate train the trainer workshops on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Australia since the inception of this program ( well over 100 workshops with where over a 1,000 Australian physicians were trained with skills in supervision) .
Tissa became the first Sri Lankan neurologist to be awarded with the prestigous Order of Australia Award( Order of Australia Medal) on 26th January 2023. This is in recognition of his services to Medicine as a neurologist.
He is the first Sri Lankan/Australian Neurologist to be appointed as the President, Asian Regional Consortium of Headache (www.archhub.org) .
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LinkedIn: proftissa4brainhealth
Website: tissawijeratne.net
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ResearchGate: Tissa-Wijeratne-2
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World Brain Day: 2024 World Brain Day Dedicated to Brain Health and Prevention
World Brain Day webinar: register here