Health Sciences

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Bouverie Centre

The Bouverie Centre, Victoria's Family Institute, is a statewide, integrated academic, clinical and community consultation agency, specialising in family approaches within mental health service provision. Clinical and community consultation services are targeted to deal with relevant adult, youth and child related family difficulties as well as providing some more specialised teams working with the impact of sexual abuse and acquired brain injury. The Centre has a long history of providing training to professionals working with families, offering award courses at the graduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, master, PhD and professional doctorate levels as well as a comprehensive Continuing Education program.

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Centre for Development and Innovation in Health

The Centre for Development and Innovation in Health (CDIH) operates as a research, consultancy and policy analysis agency with a broad scope across the health system nationally. The centre's specialisations are in primary health care, community development, public health, women's health and health promotion.

CDIH has been publishing resource material, innovative research and critical commentary since 1987. Much of this material is available for download through the Centre for Development and Innovation in Health (CDIH) Publications website.

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Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group

The Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group, based at the Bundoora campus, coordinates the preparation and production of Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions which affect consumers' interactions with health care professionals, services and researchers. The interventions may relate, for example, to individual use of health care services, or to consumer participation in health planning, policy and research. The reviews are published on the Cochrane Library.

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Lincoln Gerontology Centre

The Lincoln Gerontology Centre, established in 1987, was the first of its kind in Australia. Its aim is to contribute to, and disseminate knowledge that assists in improving, the quality of life, health and care of older people. The Centre is situated with the Australian Institute for Primary Care. The Centre undertakes research and consultancies in the areas of aged care services, the physical and psychological health of older people, health behaviours of older people, employment and older workers, retirement and care giving.

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Palliative Care Unit

Established in 1998, the Palliative Care Unit is a practice unit that provides education and training, direct service provision, and social research. Undergraduate subjects in the sociology of death and dying, and in health promoting palliative care are offered, as is a postgraduate diploma in health promoting palliative care. Staff also supervise doctoral research. Direct services consist of educational and support groups for people living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. These groups run for eight weeks at a time and are held regularly throughout the year. Research interests and staff publications cover: pastoral care, social experiences of living with cancer, social aspects of death, dying and mystical experiences, service delivery models in palliative care, non-compliance in medical treatments, palliative care policy, and the meaning of animal companions in chronic illness. The Unit premises are located on the second floor of the City campus. Further information can be obtained from the Unit office.

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Unit

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Unit undertakes research and consultancies in the areas of injury management and control, vocational rehabilitation, rural health and rehabilitation, and rehabilitation counselling and conducts training for rehabilitation professionals. The Unit organises and conducts short courses in occupational rehabilitation, rehabilitation counselling and vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation case management.

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