AUSiMED is delighted to welcome Dr Naama Pines-Shwartz, an outstanding Israeli senior paediatric emergency medicine physician, to Australia to undertake a critically needed Fellowship in Medical Toxicology.
During her 12-month AUSiMED Fellowship, Naama will participate in the International Medical Toxicology Fellowship at the Austin Hospital, gaining hands-on experience in the care of poisoned patients under the guidance of leading medical toxicologists and specialist pharmacists from the Victorian Poisons Information Centre.
With the potential for mass-casualty incidents involving chemical exposure and a rise in deliberate self-poisoning linked to mental-health distress, medical toxicology has become an increasingly vital area of medicine for Israel. Yet with only a handful of toxicology specialists and no local training pathways, there is an urgent need to strengthen national capacity in this field.
Upon returning Hadassah Medical Center, Naama will establish and develop a much-needed toxicology service, helping to address this critical workforce gap in Israel.
This Fellowship, made possible through the generous support of the Lowy Foundation and Hadassah Australia, represents a meaningful investment in Israel’s medical resilience and future safety.
We wish Naama a rewarding and productive year in Australia and look forward to the positive impact her expertise will bring to patients and communities across Israel.