If faced with an incurable disease or disability, would you travel overseas for an experimental treatment? Many Australians already go abroad for dental work, cosmetic surgery and IVF services which can be more expensive or unavailable here.
This is a free event
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2011
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Stem cell therapy is increasingly on offer in many countries, including China, Germany and India. Is Australia lagging behind international medical advances—or is this technology too new and unproven to be trusted?
Join ABC Radio National’s Norman Swan and a panel of experts—Stephen Couche, Simon Koblar, Megan Munsie, and Robert Norman—as we weigh up the pros and cons of travelling abroad for experimental treatments.
For more details please visit the
Royal Institution of Australia website.