Upcoming Events
EMCR Workshop #4: Strategic Planning and End of Year Function, 10am Mon 9 December 2024, Deakin Downtown
Join us for a valuable day of strategic planning, skill-building, and celebration with fellow Early- and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs) on 9th of December from 10:00am to 3:30pm at Deakin Downtown. This event includes a co-design workshop, a practical professional development session, and an end-of-year celebration to cap off the day.
This event is ideal for EMCRs looking to enhance their strategic and networking skills, contribute to future planning, and connect with colleagues.
This is an in-person catered event. Please RSVP using the Eventbrite link here – EMCR Workshop #4. Indicate any dietary requirements via the Eventbrite link.
Research Development Academy Workshops and Webinars
The Research Development Academy (RDA) have curated several workshops and webinars that run across the campus network. They are available to all graduate researchers, graduate research supervisors and EMCRs.
- Fellowship Support Program, 2.30pm Wed 11 December 2024
Find out more https://deakin365.sharepoint.com/sites/ResearchandInnovation/SitePages/Workshops-and-webinar-programs.aspx
2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards & End of Year Staff Party, 2pm Thurs 12 December 2024
Come along and celebrate the achievements of your colleagues who have made outstanding contributions in three categories: Education and Employability, Research and Innovation and People and Impact. The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards represent an exciting opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate our team members who are striving towards the delivery of the University’s Strategic Plan – Deakin 2030: Ideas to Impact.
Deakin’s success is built on the dedicated and passionate people who work here. The End of Year Staff Party is my opportunity to thank you for all you have done throughout the year.
2pm – 5pm Thurs 12 December 2024
Building HF Rusden Lecture Theatre 13 & Central Precinct, Burwood Campus
Join us for an afternoon of food and festivities. We look forward to this day of celebration!
Logistic Regression 5 Day Masterclass tickets, 24-28 Feb 2025
Deakin Epidemiology is pleased to offer a summer Masterclass focused on Logistic regression to be delivered by arguably the world’s most famous teacher of this statistical technique – Prof. Stanley Lemeshow.
In years past, Lemeshow together with Ken Rothman offered back-to-back masterclasses in Biostats and Epi in Tasmania which were a bit of an institution, with many epidemiologists and biostatisticians building their knowledge and networks by heading south for a healthy dose of upskilling or as a refresher. Stan has agreed to offer this program onshore once again in Australia, this time at Deakin University’s Melbourne CBD campus 727 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008.
This 5-day course, 24-28 Feb 2025, will provide theoretical and hands-on practical knowledge and skills in statistical modelling with an in-depth focus on logistic regression analysis – the standard method for regression analysis of binary, multinomial and ordinal response data in health research.
Each day comprises a 4-hr class in the morning and a 2-hr practical session in the afternoon. And opportunities to network with fellow health and medical practitioners and researchers.
Save the Date – IHT All Members Day, Tues 11 March 2025, Deakin Downtown
We hope to see you at the first All Members Day event for 2025, Tues 11 March 2025 at Deakin Downtown. More details on the agenda will be released closer to the date. Please save the date in your calendars.
Past Events
Faculty of Health Cross-Institute Showcase 2024
The 2024 Cross-Institute Showcase held on 11 November, at Deakin Downtown, brought together the Faculty of Health’s three institutes: IHT, IMPACT and IPAN to showcase groundbreaking and cutting-edge research. The goals of the event were to communicate priorities, foster collaboration and inspire research and translation.
The event opened with a welcome from Associate Dean for Research, Prof Mathew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, followed by Plenary talks by the Institutes, Prof Michael Berk (IMPACT), Prof Anna Timperio (IPAN) and Prof Jane Speight (IHT).
Following an ice-breaker activity and morning tea, the first session for the day Digital technologies to optimise health in the 21st century covered a broad range of inspiring research – from the use of AI tools to inform regulatory measures for harmful digital marketing to leveraging technology for people with bipolar disorder. The IHT’s Dr Natalie Winter, Dr Navoda Pathirana and Dr Marcus Sellars were invited to give 10-minute TED-style talks on their novel research programs, which were well-received by attendees.
The afternoon session kicked off with the theme of Innovative approaches to improving human health with a focus on equity and inclusion. Prof Angela Dew (IHT) presented on co-designing resources with people with disability from refugee backgrounds. Dr Christina Zorbas and Khalid Muse (IHT) spoke about equity in food policy; while the session wrapped up with a presentation from Katherine Burnard (IHT) on embracing the coproduction counterculture.
We were delighted that four of the six awards for presentation categories went to IHT researchers: a huge congratulations to Navoda Pathirana, Angela Dew, Khalid Muse and Christina Zorbas and Katherine Burnard – and to all of the presenters on the day.
Overall, the 2024 Cross-Institute Showcase was highly successful in meeting its objectives and encouraging meaningful engagement across the different faculties. The event allowed ample opportunities for networking, research sharing, and collaboration, all of which contributed to a positive atmosphere and great discussions.
The overwhelmingly positive feedback and strong participation highlight the event’s potential to serve as a solid foundation for future Cross-institutional initiatives.
IHT Partnerships Showcase
Thanks to everyone who attended the IHT Partnerships showcase and Q&A last week! It was great to hear about the partnership supports available across IHT and the university more broadly, and to hear fantastic insights from our panel of experts: Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof. Jane Speight, Prof. Bodil Rasmussen and Lisa Sandrk.
If you missed the session, you can watch the recording and access the slides from the session, which include some really handy links, here:
Partnership Showcase_November_2024
Also, I would like to highlight some recent presentations that you might find useful:
- Deakin Costing Tool_September_2024
- Navigating Research Support_October_2024
- Lunch&Learn_GenAI_Nov 19_2024
These resources offer an overview of the support available across the University, along with practical, hands-on examples of some of the tools in action. Take a moment to explore them, and if there’s anything you need or would like to discuss further, don’t hesitate to get in touch!
IHT All Members Day
It was great to see so many people attending the final Institute All Members Day for 2024. We hope you found our keynote speaker, Dr Helena Teede from the Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation inciteful and inspiring. Her fantastic presentation as well as all presentations for the day are available for download from the Members Portal.
Staff Photos
Staff headshot photos that were taken on the day can be found on the Member’s Portal ready for download: IHT 2024 All Members Day photography November Team or group photos can also be found on same link.
Noticeboard
Faculty of Health Indigenous Compact | Working Party Expression of Interest
The Deakin Indigenous Strategy 2023 – 2028 sets goals for Indigenous outcomes under the Deakin University Strategic Plan. To guide and enable the Faculty of Health to progress the important work we are doing in this area and expand upon it, the Health Indigenous Compact working party is being established, and we welcome expression of interest submissions for positions of chair and working party members.
Please submit your EOI to j.murray@deakin.edu.au by 5pm Friday 6th December, and please get in touch if you have any questions.
Call for articles: February 2025 issues of AHHA’s The Health Advocate magazine
We are now sourcing articles for our February 2025 issue of The Health Advocate, for our annual ‘Close the Gap’ issue.
The latest issue of The Health Advocate on ‘Building a sustainable system’ can be viewed here. https://ahha.asn.au/resource/the-health-advocate-november-2024/
If you’re interested in submitting an article, please contact Ellen Davies, Communications Manager, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association on communications@ahha.asn.au.
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