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Displaying from Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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March 2011
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Tuesday 15 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Tuesday Seminar - Sandra Louise (SPH, Centre for Genetic Epidemiology) : Investigating genetic mechanisms that may explain the co-occurrence of cardiovascular disease risk factors & depression in childhood
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Tuesday Seminars at the School of Population health are held every week. Students and staff are given the opportunity to showcase current research activities and hear from visiting speakers.
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - SHRAC Projects 2011 - 'Evidence for a Sustainable Health System : Dr Neil Lynch - Principal Policy Officer, WA Department of Health Research Development Unit
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Dr Lynch is visiting the School of Population Health to discuss the 2011 State Health Research Advisory Council (SHRAC) grant round.
All are welcome to attend.
Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.
Informed by Mike's human ethics and regulatory experience at the Mayo Clinic and with the NIH. Professor Mike Joyner received his MD from the University of Arizona
and completed his Residency in Anesthesiology at the Mayo Graduate
School of Medicine. Mike is one of North America's foremost human
int (...)
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Wednesday 16 |
16:00 - PUBLIC TALK - **CANCELLED** Hype-omics and the Limits of Biological Reductionism
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Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.
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Thursday 17 |
Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.
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Friday 25 |
The University of Western Australia provides a range of geographic resources from analog paper maps to state-of-the-art digital Geographic Information System (GIS) data. Recently the Science library has provided a new home for the University's map collection and has been instrumental in negotiating (...)
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April 2011
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Wednesday 06 |
Systemic psychotherapy considers families and couples as systems, which are much more than each member composing them. The efficacy of this type of psychotherapy has been demonstrated around the world since the seventies.
The fundaments are focused in relationships, circularity and (...)
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Getting Healthy Eating and Active Play Right from the Start : Public Lecture by Dr Karen Campbell
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Karen Campbell is a Senior Researcher in the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. With a background in dietetics and health promotion, Dr Campbell undertook her Masters in Public Health and then a PhD which focused on
home (...)
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Friday 15 |
15:30 - PUBLIC TALK - To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar : Speaker: Dr Rob James
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To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar
Date: 15th April; Speaker: Dr Rob James; Time & Location: 3:30 - 5:00pm @ SymbioticA
Molecular solutions to ethical obstacles precluding human enhancement through genetic engineering.
Emerging biotechnologies promise (...)
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Monday 18 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Medical Research Seminar Series : Use of the Churchill Fellowship to investigate physiotherapy for people with CF and non-CF bronchiectasis
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Mr Jamie Wood is a respiratory physiotherapist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, working with people with cystic
fi brosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis.
Mr Wood was recently awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to study physiotherapy for people with CF and bronchiectasis in the (...)
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Tuesday 19 |
12:30 - VISITING SPEAKER - FREE SEMINAR: Stimulants and Alcohol : What are the effects of using LSD and/or ecstasy with alcohol?
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This presentation will explore the signs of intoxication, harm reduction strategies and what to do if someone becomes acutely intoxicated.
16:00 - SEMINAR - Flood Recovery in the UK : NCCARF Flood Recovery Seminar
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In June 2007, the English city of Hull was devastated by flooding which displaced over 8000 families from their homes. A real-time longitudinal study was undertaken to document the long term experiences of flood recovery. The study used an action research model to document and understand the (...)
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May 2011
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Monday 02 |
8:30 - SYMPOSIUM - Cell Signalling and Translational Medicine : Satellite Meeting of the 3rd Australia-China Biomedical Research Conference (ACBRC)
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Join researchers from across Australia and China for this fascinating insight into the importance of cell signalling and translational medicine. The four sessions, Novel Therapies and Genomic Information; Tissue Engineering and Bio-therapeutics; Molecular Targets for Metabolic and Degenerative (...)
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Tuesday 10 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Tuesday Seminar - Anne McKenzie & Hayley Haines : What's new in consumer & community participation at SPH and Launch of the Consumer & Community Participation in Health & Medical Research Fact Sheet Series
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The seminar will start with Anne McKenzie’s take on what is new in consumer and community participation in research at the School of Population Health and her perspectives on moving forward with the results of the consumer and community participation audit.
Hayley Haines has recently joined us (...)
18:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - THE VALUE OF EDUCATION - Part 1 : is to build and strengthen one’s inner personality
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The word educate is derived from educare (Latin), meaning to draw out, to bring out potential. Educational systems, the world over, are based on thrusting knowledge onto students, instead of drawing it out of them. As a result, students become well informed on one or more subjects. Such education (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
When hearing the term ‘mental health’, most people think of mental illness.
A growing body of research demonstrates the ability of individuals to improve their mental health through a range of simple behaviours, but it is difficult to get people to engage with mental health as a topic and (...)
18:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - THE VALUE OF EDUCATION - Part 2 : This is the second seminar in a two-part seminar series
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Intelligence is acquired knowledge of a particular subject or subjects. But being knowledgeable in no way renders your intellect clear to think, reason and decide on matters pertaining to life. A person could be highly intelligent, yet impractical in day to day living. For example, a scientist may (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
11:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Tuesday Seminar - Prof Gareth Stratton : 2011 Healthway Visiting Fellow: How can we effectively promote physical activity to children?
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Professor Stratton’s is the 2011 Healthway Visiting Fellow and his areas of health promotion expertise are centred around physical activity, fitness and overweight/obesity in children and young people. His work on physical activity during school recess time is recognised as one of the most (...)
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Wednesday 18 |
2011 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
REGISTRATION STILL OPEN
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