25
Oct
Self-harm and suicide in young people: Associated risk factors and evidence based interventions
Professor Ella Arensman's presentation will discuss the growing evidence for positive mental health promotion programmes in reducing risk factors for self-harm and strengthening protective factors. A number of specific interventions, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, have demonstrated positive effects in reducing risk of repeated self-harm among young people.
24
Oct
Optimising care for surgical patients
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Seminar with Dr Anne EskesOver 70% of the time spent on care in the hospital is delivered by nurses, and, as a result, the quality of nursing care has a large influence on patient outcomes. Nurses are in the ideal position to play a key role in caring for surgical patients to guarantee high-quality of care. Dr Eskes' research focuses on wound care, and more recently on family centred care.
19
Oct
Data sciences research showcase
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Seminar with Dr Josh Brynes, Associate Professor Sama Low-Choy, Dr Ping Zhang and Professor Rob WareAn informal meeting hosted at the Nathan Campus for researchers interested in learning more about the breadth of data science research taking place within Menzies Health Institute Queensland. We will hear short presentations on topics of broad interest to data scientists
05
Oct
Bedside to bench and back again: facilitating translational research in Australia
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Lecture with Professor Ian Frazer AC FRSâWhile Australia is widely recognised for output in the basic biomedical sciences, the country's contribution to the global translation of biomedical research output into practical outcomes has been less spectacular with regulatory system favouring early stage translation. Solutions must cross the state/federal health system divide and harness competitiveness.
28
Sep
A new method for assessing thermoregulatory impairments during exercise in clinical populations and Thermoregulatory responses to exercise in people with heart failure
Dr Jay's presentation will discuss new methods for assessing impairments during exercise in clinical populations and examine a recently developed new experimental approach to identify the influence of various factors. Bryce Balmain's presentation will examine the thermoregulatory responses to exercise in the heat in people with heart failure, discuss findings of key studies focussing on thermoregulation in heart failure and describe some of the ongoing work in this area.
26
Sep
Brain and Behaviour HDR Conference presentations
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Optimising Health Outcomes ProgramDementia Awareness Month Events Schedule Tuesday 26 September