Anton Breinl Centre
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The Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine (Anton Breinl Centre or the ABC) is a constituent discipline of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University
, and specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The Anton Breinl Centre is one of only eight internationally recognised centres of excellence in tropical medicine
worldwide and one of two in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Anton Breinl Centre incorporates a World Health Organization
(WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis
and Soil Transmitted Helminthiases (WHO CC Number AUS 68). It also incorporates a World Safety Organization
Collaborating Centre, which has several designations, including Disaster Health and Emergency Response, Injury Prevention and Occupational Health and Travel Safety and Health.
The Anton Breinl Centre is a renowned research-led postgraduate centre, which presents unique opportunities for postgraduate study of the major disciplines related to public health and tropical medicine. Anton Breinl Centre also has one of the largest Master of Public Health
programs in Australasia
and is one of only a small number of Schools in Australia to receive funding from the Commonwealth Public Health Education and Research Program.
Following the release of the Kerr White Report into public health in 1986, a centre for Tropical Health and Medicine was established in 1987 as a Tropical Health Surveillance Unit in Townsville, Australia. The new institute was reestablished in the original AITM Building, which was named the Anton Breinl Centre for Tropical Health and Medicine in 1990, in recognition of the Inaugural Director of the AITM. Apart from its academic pursuits, the Anton Breinl Centre was also the founding site of a new professional organisation, The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
, on 29 May 1991.
The Anton Breinl Centre for Tropical Health and Medicine was renamed the Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1997 in recognition of the growing importance of public health training at the Centre. The Anton Breinl Centre started moving its operations from the original AITM Building in 2004 to the main campus of James Cook University
to a new building in the Medical School precinct. A new teaching annex of the Anton Breinl Centre was completed in 2005, as was the move to the main campus.
James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
, and specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The Anton Breinl Centre is one of only eight internationally recognised centres of excellence in tropical medicine
Tropical medicine
Tropical medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with health problems that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or prove more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions....
worldwide and one of two in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Anton Breinl Centre incorporates a World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis
Filariasis
Filariasis is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like nematodes belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae"....
and Soil Transmitted Helminthiases (WHO CC Number AUS 68). It also incorporates a World Safety Organization
World Safety Organization
The World Safety Organization is an international professional association in safety. The WSO was founded in 1975 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, as a result of a gathering of over 1,000 safety professionals from all continents...
Collaborating Centre, which has several designations, including Disaster Health and Emergency Response, Injury Prevention and Occupational Health and Travel Safety and Health.
The Anton Breinl Centre is a renowned research-led postgraduate centre, which presents unique opportunities for postgraduate study of the major disciplines related to public health and tropical medicine. Anton Breinl Centre also has one of the largest Master of Public Health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
programs in Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
and is one of only a small number of Schools in Australia to receive funding from the Commonwealth Public Health Education and Research Program.
History
The Anton Breinl Centre can trace its history back to the establishment of Australia's first medical research institute, the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine (AITM), in 1910. Dr Anton Breinl, formerly Head of the Runcorn Laboratories of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, was appointed the first Director of the AITM, which was based in Townsville, and commenced work on 1 January 1910. The original AITM building was opened in 1912 and still stands today. The AITM was moved to Sydney in 1930 and became incorporated into the Sydney School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.Following the release of the Kerr White Report into public health in 1986, a centre for Tropical Health and Medicine was established in 1987 as a Tropical Health Surveillance Unit in Townsville, Australia. The new institute was reestablished in the original AITM Building, which was named the Anton Breinl Centre for Tropical Health and Medicine in 1990, in recognition of the Inaugural Director of the AITM. Apart from its academic pursuits, the Anton Breinl Centre was also the founding site of a new professional organisation, The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine is an Australasian medical association.It was founded on 29 May 1991 at a meeting of 10 interested clinicians, scientists and researchers at the Anton Breinl Centre in Townsville, Australia. Professor Peter A...
, on 29 May 1991.
The Anton Breinl Centre for Tropical Health and Medicine was renamed the Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1997 in recognition of the growing importance of public health training at the Centre. The Anton Breinl Centre started moving its operations from the original AITM Building in 2004 to the main campus of James Cook University
James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
to a new building in the Medical School precinct. A new teaching annex of the Anton Breinl Centre was completed in 2005, as was the move to the main campus.
Courses offered
The following courses are offered by the Anton Breinl Centre:- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Doctor of Public Health Studies (DrPHSt)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (MPH&TM)
- Master of Public Health (MPH), including generic and specialist streams
- Master of Science in Tropical Medical Science (MSc)
- Postgraduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H)
- Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (DipPH&TM)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval (PGCAeMedRetrieval)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Disaster and Refugee Health (PGCDisastRefugHlth)
- Postgradute Certificate of Health Promotion (PGCHlthProm)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Infection Control (PGCInfCont)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Public Health (PGCPubHlth)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Travel Medicine (PGCTravelMed)
External links
- School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Anton Breinl Centre
- Email. phtmrsATjcu.edu.au Anton Breinl Centre (please note that @ has been replaced by AT to help inhibit email trawling programs)
- The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
- The World Safety Organization