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Professor, General Practice Leon.piterman@monash.edu
Leon led Monash University’s China GP Programs in recent years, with more than 240 Chinese doctors graduating from the program. He is also a past member of the Board of Examiners of the Australian Medical Council. Leon has extensive expertise in medical education, medical research and clinical audit.
Without a vaccine, isolation remains the most effective means of controlling epidemics or pandemics, but there are better ways to implement it.
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