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Seminar Program

Wednesday Seminar Program

Wednesday seminars are held weekly during semester time from 1-2 pm (see program below). They are held in Room 206/207 on the second floor of Health Sciences 1 Science Drive, Bundoora. Sandwiches and juice are served.

2008 Program

Date Presenter Topic
12 March

Prof Pranee Liamputtong

La Trobe University

Motherhood, Isolation and Social Cohesion and Southeast Asian women in Melbourne.
9 April

Dr Brian McCoy

ARCSHS

Apologies, Denials and Child Separations: the dormitory system and Aboriginal health.
16 April Dr Julie White, School of Education, La Trobe University The Keeping Connected Project 2007-09: A multidisciplinary investigation of how trauma and chronic illness impact on schooling, identity and social connectivity.
23 April

Dr Erminia Colucci, Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne

"Focus Groups can be fun" : Use of Activity Oriented Questions

30 April

Ms Diana Cheng

La Trobe University

The Importance of Clinical Coding Auditing in a Casemix Based Hospital Funding Environment: A Case Study.
7 May Dr Michelle Kealy, Mothers and Child Health Research Centre, La Trobe University Caesarian Section: A Response to Risk and fear: an Australian study of Women's Experiences.
14 May

Prof Sandra Leggat, School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Inspiring Innovation in the Victorian Health Care Sector.

21 May

Dr Sriyani Dissanayake,
Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne

Biography

Public Health System in Sri Lanka

 

SEMESTER BREAK    
23 July

Dr Paul Ramcharan, Disability Studies, RMIT (Bundoora campus)

Biography

Research Ethics:
A New Paternalism

 

30 July

Dr Mammad Aldani

Victoria University

Displaced Narratives: Constructions of Self and the Struggle for Presentation.
6 August

Ms Anne-Marie Scully

PhD candidate, School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Biography

To 2020 and Beyond: A reflection of the findings and resolutions of the 2020 Summit.
13 August

Prof Margot Schofield

Professor of Counselling & Psychotherapy, School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Biography

Managing the Supervisory Relationship: Supervisee experiences

20 August

Dr Christine Knauss

Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Biography

Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Boys and Girls:how Can the Gender Differences be Explained?
27 August

Ms Joanne Rayner

Mother & Child Health Research Centre, La Trobe University

Tall Girls' Project
3 September

Ms Nikki Clelland

Project Manager, Menzies School of Health Research

Biography

Health Promotion in Indigenous Primary Health Care Services:
Preliminary Results of a Quality Improvement Process

10 September

Mr Raghu Iyer and Mr Peter Chomley

R&D Park

Research in Motion

 

17 September

Dr Mark Furlong

School of Social Work & Social Policy, La Trobe University

Biography

Do counsellors and therapists inadvertently generate self-centeredness and anomie?:  How mental health case managersand private psychotherapists construct the selfhood, sociality and psycho-social well-being of their consumers.
Abstract

 

24 September

CANCELLED.

PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR IS POSTPONED TO 2009

Dr Celia McMichael, Centre for Refugee Health, La Trobe University

Biography

Promoting Sexual Health Among Refugee Youth: key findings from a research project
8 October

Dr Bardo Fraunholz, Deakin University

Biography

Is it Effective to deploy process models to plan projects?

 

15 October

Prof Pranee Liamputtong

School of Public Health,La Trobe University

Biography

Stigma, discrimination & AIDS support group: Narratives of women living with HIV/AIDS in central Thailand.
22 October

Liz Hannah

School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Paving Pathways in Public Health Education in Australia-Shaping Future Public Health Professionals Through Education
29 October Students from this year's class for Community Health Promotion (PHE2CHP) will present on their projects for 2008.

Further information

TUESDAY 11 November

Tim Tenbensel

University of Auckland

 

Does New Zealand's policy shift towards population health provide a beacon of hope or a salutory lesson?

 

 

The Wednesday Seminar Program is designed for relatively formal presentations of ideas or research. The format usually involves a 35-40 minute presentation followed by general discussion. Suggestions for different styles of presentation are welcome.

People considering presenting a seminar are invited to select a date, formulate a topic and email your proposed date to Pranee Liamputtong pranee@latrobe.edu.au or Chandana Unnithan C.Unnithan@latrobe.edu.au. Please provide a short note about yourself and a topic blurb as well as a date and title.

Please advise Rita Anderson (03 9479 1750) at least a week in advance regarding your audio visual equipment requirements

Visitors are very welcome; see below for further information about the venues and about car-parking.

Information for attendees

The Venues and Car Parking

Except where otherwise notified Wednesday seminars are held in Room 206/207 in Health Sciences 1 (HS1). HS1 (see campus map) is the most southerly building on the west side of Science Drive. It is located close to Car park 2.

Vending machine locations for car parking are shown in the map above.

Information for presenters

Audio visual equipment

Speakers are requested to advise Rita Anderson phone 9479 1750 of their AV requirements at least one week before their presentation date, particularly if you have unusual requirements. Our default provision is OHP, laptop and data projector.

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Last Updated: 20 October, 2008