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Issue #81 July 2009The DEPM eNews is issued monthly, in pdf format with images. Each month's feature article on research can be accessed either through the pdf or its own link below. Please send any comments and/or items for inclusion in future issues to: depmnews@med.monash.edu.au Contents
SPHPM eNews 8 July 2009This is the local SPHPM eNews, featuring staff and local news, published to the DEPM website as usual. Download this issue (456kb), file attached below. A SPHPM eNews for the wider world, featuring publications, conference reports, awards, prizes, media mentions, etc. is due out 31 July. This enews will initially be hosted on the DEPM website, but is expected to finally reside on the SPHPM website.Attached Files: 090708 SPHPM local enews.pdf 535 KiloBytes | Contents | Marketing & Communications update: Photos, Video, Webi. Staff photos ii. Group (Unit, Section, etc) photos iii Arranging photos & photo documentation iv. Monash photo banks v. Photos to go subscription for three months vi. Promotional video clip vii. Web page updating viii. Event notification checklist (Regularly updated) | Contents | Staff news from 5 June 2009Peter Lee, Data entry with VSTORM)Angela Jones, Research Assistant, Cancer Clinical indicators, CREPS Joan McPhee, Research Fellow, Cabrini Loretta Williams, Admin Officer, working with Rob Hall, administering the Victorian Public Health trainee scheme (VPHTS) Conor Deasy 30/6/09 Doctoral student. Fresh from Dublin, Ireland, Conor will be working with Peter Cameron on a treatment with hypothermia induction for cardiac arrest, post ventricular fibrillation and some behavioural science work with Shelly Jeffcott) Susan Heyward 4/7/09 Doctorate in Public Health student 4 months placement with DEPM as part of the VPHTS. Supervisor Brian Oldenburg) Megan Brooks 29/6/09 Senior Research Fellow - Research GovernanceSee background below, under ‘Research Governance’ heading See photos of new staff in pdf download from item 1 of this issue. Departing staff Honorary staff | Contents | Research governanceDr Megan Brooks has picked up from Brad Crammond, in undertaking the Research Governance Coordinator role for the School. She has joined SPHPM after a short stint as Ethics Coordinator at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Prior to Peter Mac, Megan worked with Prof Graham Brown to establish the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases at the University of Melbourne/ Royal Melbourne Hospital and managed the Centre for almost 5 years.Megan completed her PhD in virology in 2003 and prior to this worked with Prof Greg Tannock in influenza vaccine and drug development at the NATA-accredited Vaccine Evaluation Section at RMIT. Megan has lectured in basic virology and clinical research, taught animal cell culture at TAFE, tutored in microbiology and immunology and will be coordinating the MPH2083 subject "Good Research Practice". Appointed as Senior Research Fellow, Megan is the Research Governance Officer and is available to provide guidance to researchers on adhering to the legislation and guidelines governing research. Megan will also facilitate the auditing of projects to ensure compliance and to see where DEPM can improve support to researchers to allow them to meet their obligations. Megan is currently enrolled in a post-graduate law degree at Monash University. She will usually work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Megan reports: The 3 July 09 Monash Research Office Bulletin contains an alert to recent changes made to the HREC application forms as well as a name change for the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans (SCERH). The Committee will now be known as the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC). All researchers completing new applications to MUHREC are asked to download and use the latest forms (which is good prac-tice anyway!). See link for more information: www.monash.edu.au/researchoffice/bulletin/article.php?ed=2009-07-03&article=11 Anyone wishing to subscribe to the Bulletin can do so via the Monash Research Office bulletin web page (follow the link above and click on 'Return to Bulletin'). | Contents | VPHTS - DPH studentsPlease welcome the new Doctor of Public Health students, in the Victorian Public Health Trainee Scheme. The list order is Name of student, supervised by, year of progress. Please see download for pictures of the students.
Attached Files: Student VPHTS.doc 296 KiloBytes | Contents | PHAA Vic branch update - Helen Keleher and Penny RobinsonForthcoming events, held in the AMREP Seminar Room:
| Contents | Cycling update from PennyRide to Work (RTW) Day Breakfast 14 October 2009Please download the pdf from Item 1 of this issue to read the large amount of news about cycling, including . RTW registrations . Coordinating the RTW breakfast . Penny's latest race report | Contents | Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics) - SPHPM will be thereThe Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics) are held every 4 years in Israel. This year, the games will be held from 13-23 July. Hendrik Zimmet (PhD student) has been selected to compete in the Australian team in both the Cycling - Individual Time Trial (30-40 km), and Triathlon = Olympic Distance (1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run).To watch the live webcast: | Contents | SPHPM short courses 2009Forthcoming coursesJul 29 Drug Epidemiology and post-marketing surveillance Dr K Ronaldson Aug 13-14 Introduction to systematic reviews of interventions Miranda Cumpston 12-23 October Spring School The Aviation Medicine course is currently taking place with 15 participants, many international. You may have seen them around the corridors at DEPM. The new Perioperative Medicine course is also proving of interest to practitioners, with enrolment capped at 40 and a wait list. Download flier for details or; Bookmark & browse our web page www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/shortcrs/ or contact short-courses.depm@med.monash.edu.au for further information. Discounts apply. | Contents | DEPM Seminars forthcomingDEPM seminars are held in the DEPM seminar room on Wednesdays from 12-1 pm unless otherwise noted. A reminder will go out about DEPM seminars on the morning of the day they are to be given. The seminar program is at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/events/. The weekly AMREP seminar listings are emailed by Liana Friedman to all Alfred based staff. Various other seminars which involve DEPM people are also listed.Date Speakers
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