Howard Florey Institute: Maintain Your Brain

Maintain Your Brain

: Prof Frederick Mendelsohn delivers a Maintain Your Brain presentation.

The Program

The Howard Florey Institute introduced its Maintain Your Brain community education program at the beginning of 2004 and has delivered it to more than 3,000 people from community groups, including University of the Third Age, Probus branches and community health organisations throughout greater Melbourne and regional Victoria.

The free program is presented by some of Melbourne's leading neuroscientists and aims to raise awareness of debilitating brain and mind disorders, as well as giving the audience an insight into the neuroscience revolution and the latest research being undertaken at the Howard Florey Institute.

Speakers

The speakers available to deliver Maintain Your Brain presentations are:

Professor Frederick Mendelsohn

Director of the Howard Florey Institute

'The neuroscience revolution: an overview of recent discoveries'

Professor Malcolm Horne

Deputy Director of the Howard Florey Institute

'Parkinson's disease'

Professor Bevyn Jarrott

'Stroke'

Professor Trevor Kilpatrick

'Multiple Sclerosis'

Dr Andrew Lawrence

'Drug and alcohol addiction'

Dr Tony Hannan

'Huntington's disease and schizophrenia'

Dr Steven Petrou

'Epilepsy'

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Program Format

The Maintain Your Brain presentation commences with a PowerPoint slide show that lasts between 25 and 45 minutes; questions are then invited. This is quite engaging for the audience, as almost everyone has had, or knows someone with, a brain disorder. Question time usually lasts for 30 minutes but can be shortened or lengthened to suit your function.

At the end of the presentation, a Florey representative will provide information on the Institute's public relations and fundraising activities.

Program Requirements

The Maintain Your Brain program can be delivered to any community or business group in Victoria. However, minimum audience numbers are required and are dependant on the location of the presentation (further information will be provided when making a booking).

In addition, equipment required at the venue includes:

Screen (to project PowerPoint slides onto)
Table to hold projector
Table to place our brochures and newsletters on
PA system for large audiences
Extension leads and a double adaptor.

How to Book

To book a Maintain Your Brain presentation or for more information, please phone the Development Manager, Irene Crebbin on (03) 8344 1657 or email irene.crebbin@florey.edu.au