Impact summary
Report from Senate Inquiry into veterans suicide in Australia undertaken between 2016-2017. Evidence included from Dr Quinn on behalf of the Australian Quinoline Veterans and Families Association of relationship of exposure to quinoline antimalarials to veterans suicide.Impact date | 31 Jan 2016 → 06 Jun 2017 |
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Category of impact | Public policy Impact |
Impact level | Adoption |
Keywords
- veterans
- suicide
- mental health
- military
- australia
Countries where impact occurred
- Australia
Documents & Links
Related content
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Activities
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The Quinism Foundation (External organisation)
Activity: Engagement and professional development › Expert/advisor › Academic
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Australian Quinoline Veterans and Families Association (QVFA) (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Advisory position/panel/policy group/board › Community
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Press/Media
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Impacts
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Senate Inquiry Report - Use of the Quinoline antimalarial drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force
Impact: Quality of life Impact, Social Impact
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Research Outputs
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Complex membrane channel blockade: A unifying hypothesis for the prodromal and acute neuropsychiatric sequelae resulting from exposure to the antimalarial drug Mefloquine
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Better approach needed to detect and treat military personnel with adverse effects from mefloquine
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review