Category: Health
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This was my first time going to Chengdu. I was born in Guangzhou, grew up in Shanghai and spent the last forty plus years in Sydney. And so, having spent more of my life in Australia than China, the chance to go back to China to study Traditional Chinese Medicine was a dream come true…
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January 2015 saw a team of 26 from the University of Technology, Sydney, head over to Bali to develop their understanding of midwifery from an international perspective. We spent twelve days across a variety of locations including urban Denpasar, rural Ubud, and tourist centres such as Sanur and Kuta. Over the twelve days we visited…
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Firstly I’d like to congratulate and thank those responsible for organising the program for midwifery students in Bali! It was so well organised and provided such a comprehensive look at Public Health in Bali, and I learnt, not only about the amazing work being done in the various organisations to better the lives and health…
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This week our group attended Dr Pisal’s clinic twice on Tuesday and Friday. During this time he lectured us on the basics of Ayurveda – the Doshas, Malas and Dhatus – and their specific components. We also observed Dr Pisal treating a patient for a migraine using two leeches. He explained to us how he…
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Arriving into Mumbai to meet ISAC and the rest of the group on the 11th January was slightly confusing due to a café changing name to something else and we didn’t know where to go. We eventually spotted several fellow students and we grouped together and hoped for the best – which was great because…
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11/1/15-24/1/15 During the first week of being in a new and foreign country for the first time I would have never expected to be in such a busy and where times will always delay in a place like India. It’s not a surprise that being unpunctual is a big issue including the train times, waking…
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Eleven Sport and Exercise Science students and one lecturer had an incredible three weeks in the Maldives teaching a range of sports and running health clinics. Below is an excerpt from Josh Dipple on his trip of a lifetime in the Maldives; “With our trip underway, the 11 representatives from UTS were in full swing…
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Nathan Renwick was the lucky lecturer tasked with the responsibility of accompanying a group of UTS Sport and Exercise Science students on a three week project in the Maldives. Here he reflects on the first two weeks of the program; “It’s hard to believe we have been in this beautiful country for just over 2…
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A group of ten UTS Sport and Exercise students accompanied by lecturer, Nathan Renwick, have just completed a three week trip to the Maldives where they taught soccer and netball clinics and ran swimming classes and sports injury workshops. A wonderful time was had by all and below is an earlier update from the trip…
