School Seminar Program

2
May

For people who experience the need for cognitive support within community living, assistive and mainstream technologies hold the potential to change the way this support is delivered. Whilst these technologies are becoming increasingly important in everyday life – especially during the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions experienced internationally – there is a range of factors relating to technology assessment, intervention planning, and evaluation that should be closely considered with people with executive functioning difficulties and their key supporters. In this session, these factors – informed by the program of research Libby is leading at Monash – will be detailed, with examples of practice resources also provided.

11
Apr

From the Division of Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies led by Prof Michael Abramson and Prof Carol Hodgson, we have two presentations:

• Dr Tyler Lane: Collider bias in research using administrative data: an under recognised but serious problem
• Dr Allison Mo: Red Cell Transfusion Schedule in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Study 2 (REDDS-2): a randomised feasibility n-of-1 clinical trial

6
Apr

Special time: WEDNESDAY, 12pm–1pm via Zoom and in person at 553 St Kilda Road Conference Rooms

Tor Ingebrigtsen is Professor of Neurosurgery at the UiT Arctic University of Norway, a visiting Professor to the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University, and the former CEO of the University Hospital of North Norway. He is one of the co-founders of the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery (NORspine). His research focuses on clinical quality registries in cerebrovascular, brain tumour and spine surgery; guideline development and implementation; and health IT.

4
Apr

In 2021 the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences introduced a new framework (Professional standards, Ethical behaviour and Student Support - ProFESS) across all of its courses. The focus of the framework is to foster a greater understanding of professionalism, aid students in their professional identity formation development, address professional behaviour lapses early and encourage behaviour change or modification if needed. The framework underpins the revised Fitness for Practice approach within the Faculty and marries student support with the need for students to meet course expectations and professional standards. This presentation explores why the framework is needed and how it works.

21
Mar

One-punch assaults, also known as 'coward punches', are characterised by a single severe blow to the head causing the victim to lose consciousness, resulting in a secondary impact between the head and surrounding environment. Such impacts may result in brain injury leading to death or permanent neurological impairment. We previously published 90 one-punch deaths around Australia between 2000 and 2012, mostly involving young men drinking alcohol at a licensed venue at the weekend. This prompted a surge of public education and awareness campaigns around Australia, in addition to regulatory and legislative changes aimed at curbing social violence. But what has happened since then? This presentation will examine what we now know about one punch fatalities in Australia, as well as the perpetrators and survivors of these tragic events.

7
Mar

Karen will present data from her Health And Employment After Fifty cohort study of 8,000 adults aged 50-64 years in the UK. She will show data about frailty and its relevance and importance to workability. This will be an easily accessible topic with no specialist knowledge required – we will hopefully all get to be older workers one day!