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ISSUE 4 HEALTH CHECK PAGE 4 Group News ACCREDITATION Public Health: Full accreditation of the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MND) Program on the Gold Coast awarded for the next 5 years by the Dietitians Association of Australia. This a significant step for the Masters program (having been only provisionally accredited since the program began in 1998). The decision was made following an extensive review process by the Dietetic Standards and Accreditation Committee which included a site visit in early August. Ben Desbrow would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the program, especially Dr Roger Hughes (the original program convenor) for the energy and support they bring to the program. With the expanding demand for places, the calibre of our graduates and this new accreditation announcement, Ben believes the MND program is well positioned for a prosperous future. Psychology: Full accreditation for Undergraduate, Fourth Year, and Clinical Postgraduate degrees programs on Gold Coast campus awarded for the next 5 years by the Australian Psychological Society. Staff News RECENT APPOINTMENTS Public Health: Dr Glen Shaw, Senior Lecturer (Environmental Health). Nursing and Midwifery: Dr Melanie Jessup commenced as an associate lecturer. Medical Science: Dr Alfreda Stadlin has recently joined the School of Medical Science. Her research interests are on the genes involved in substance abuse and she already has an NHMRC and a NIH grant submitted this year for funding. Visiting Academic Dr Kristin Natalier is on study leave from the School of Sociology, Social Work and Tourism at the University of Tasmania and is working in the School of Public Health during September on research looking at the question of private health insurance choices, and how these are affected through people's risk perceptions. ACTIVITIES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS Psychology: Dr Debra Bath was awarded Griffith Teaching Fellowship, Semester 2, 2005 for project “First-year learning environment”. Human Services: Dr Karen Noble and Dr Stephen Larmar were both awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, from the Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University respectively. Public Health: Mark Quinn (Work and Health graduate 2004) has been awarded the Safety Institute of Australia Medal Award. This is a prestigious award and is recognised by industry as a very high achievement in occupational health and safety practice. Student News PRIZES AND AWARDS Prizes and Awards Ceremonies were held on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane on 19 August and 13 September respectively. In total 36 awards were presented to Griffith Health Students. PHYSIOTHERAPY OVERSEAS PLACEMENT Master of Physiotherapy students Adam Daniels and Shane Tompson spent their supervised hospital placement working as team physiotherapists for the MRF Cricket Academy in India during July with financial assistance from Griffith International and Griffith Sports College. HONOURS OPTION IN HEALTH Honours programs are available across a wide range of Griffith’s undergraduate health (bachelor) degrees. An information page for prospective honours students is available on the Griffith Health website. Conferences / Events ANZAME : The Association for Health Professional Eduction “Fill the Gap” Conference 29 June-2 July 2006. Abstract closing date 10 February 2006. Further information: www.anzame.unsw.edu.au. Denise Polit Seminars : Internationally acclaimed researcher and author of “Nursing Research” and “Essentials of Nursing Research” who is the 2005 Griffith University Sir Allan Sewell Visiting Scholar will be presenting the following seminars during October. “Developing composite scales”; “Establishing Content validity”; “Conducting a critical review of the literature”; “Developing and testing effective clinical interventions”; “External validity; The importance of generalizability in an EBP environment”; “Tips for successful grantsmanship”. RSVP essential by email to p.kennedy@griffith.edu.au.
ISSUE 4 HEALTH CHECK PAGE 5 Dean Teaching and Learning Report I wish to congratulate Dr Debra Bath (Psychology, Gold Coast) who was awarded a Griffith Teaching Fellowship and acknowledge Dr Alf Lizzio’s appointment as chair of the University’s Student Orientation and Engagement Committee. Also, on 13 September, 2005 I was delighted to present prizes and awards to 9 students from the Health Group enrolled in the Schools of Human Services, Nursing and Midwifery and Public Health. Congratulations to all recipients. The Discipline Review of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry will occur on 24-28 October, 2005. Professor Peter Dunkley from Newcastle University has accepted the role of chair. Professor Simon Manley, formerly of QIMR, and Dr Ron Swann from the University of Western Australia have accepted panel membership. The following academics will lead the Discipline Teams to provide information and lead the consultation processes leading up to meetings with the Discipline Review Panel: Dr Jay Browning – Physiology; Dr Helen Massa – Anatomy; and Dr Dean Pountney – Biochemistry. The inaugural Griffith University Learning and Teaching Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor T&L Professor John Dewar, was held 5 September. The Health Group is represented by myself, Dr Heather Alexander and Dr Alf Lizzio. Professor Stephanie Short Conference Presentations Ansariardi, Howard, PF. The epidemiology and burden of disease of typhoid in Makassar City, Indonesia. The 13 th World Congress of Epidemiology Bangkok, Indonesia, 22-25 August 2005. Brammer J, Carmosino. H. Patient understanding, knowledge and use of PCA for pain management. IASP 11 th International Congress, 21-26 August 2005. Carmosino H, Brammer J. Patient controlled analgesia – Misleading misnomer. IASP 11 th International Congress 21-26 August 2005. Chan KW, Lee PY, Lam AKY, Law S, Wong J. Fas expression in a favourable prognostic factor in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Fourth Asia-Pacific IAP Beijing, China 23-26 August 2005. PT112, p296-297. Clarke J, Foxwell R, Kyd J, Cripps A. Cytokine and Chemokine regulation during nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae lung infection. ASM 2005, Canberra, 25-29 September 2005. Cook M. Research in the clinical field: the joys and pitfalls. Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, 18 August 2005. Coyne E, Rogers Clark, C. Breast cancer in young women: Psychological challenges. Annual Oncology Nurses Group 7–10 August 2005. Cripps AW. Infections of the Middle Ear in Childhood and Their Sequelae. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Conference, Canberra, September 2005. Easton DM, Foxwell R, Cripps A, Kyd J. Characterisation of M35, a Porin Protein from Moraxella catarrhalis, and Identification of an Immunodominant Surface Loop. ASM 2005, Canberra, 25-29 September, 2005. Jessup M. ‘All at Sea': staying afloat when the diagnosis is cystic fibrosis. 6 th Australian & New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis Conference 21-23 August, 2005. Krishnamurthy A, Ellett R, Cripps A, Kyd J. Cytokine Otitis media: A polymicrobial approach and protein expression. ASM 2005, Canberra, 25-29 September, 2005. Lam A. Pathology and molecular biology of thyroid carcinomas: updates on clinicopathological correlations. Fourth Asia-Pacific IAP Beijing, China 23-26 August 2005. OP27, p90-91. Lam A. Pathology of thyroid cancer. Department of Pathology, Beijing Miliary Hospital. 25 August 2005. Lam A. Update on thyroid carcinomas in children and adolescents. 2005 Concurrent meetings of the Australasian Association of paediatric surgeons, society of paediatric anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia and Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Pathology Group Townsville 18-21 August 2005. p26. Mitchell ML, Valks K, Inglis-Simons. The current status of family bereavement programs in Australian intensive care units. 9 th World Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Buenos Aires, 27 th – 31 st August, 2005. Mitchell ML. Improving transfer from intensive care for families and nurses by using a structured individualised format. 9 th World Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Buenos Aires, 27–31 August 2005. Moyle W. Australian Aged Care. Japanese Study Tour Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University. 7 July 2005. Moyle W & Allen G. An Australian University’s response to ethics education of researchers and students. Second International Conference on Teaching Applied and Professional Ethics in Higher Education. Real World. Real People: Ethics in a Virtual World Roehampton University, London, UK. 30 August-1 September 2005. Moyle W, McAllister M, Venturato L, Goopy S, Adams T, Iselin G, Hingst M. Determining QOL in people institutionalised with dementia. International Psychogeriatric Conference Stockholm, Sweden, 20–25 September 2005. Patterson E & Forrester K. Clinical Risk Management: The role of the medical receptionist and triaging. Ipswich and West Moreton Division of General Practice 10 August 2005. Patterson E & Fenwick C. Developing current & future practice nurses. Gold Coast Division of General Practice 24 August 2005. St John W. Invited presentation. Daily-living self-management of persistent urinary incontinence: Strategies for older women, younger women and men who live in the community. Pelvic Health Interest Group Gold Coast 23 August 2005.
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