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Franklin Women Series: The story behind Franklin WomenIt is hard to believe, given its success, that only four years ago, Franklin Women was just an idea in one researcher’s mind. That researcher was Melina Georgousakis and the idea was to create a social networking platform for female health and medical researchers.
Partnerships for Better Health 2019 International SymposiumRegistrations are NOW OPEN for the Partnerships for Better Health 2019 International Symposium, hosted by Maridulu Budyari Gumal - Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research & Enterprise (SPHERE) in partnership with Sydney Health Partners (SHP) and NSW Regional Health Partners (NSWRHP), and in conjunction with the Association of Academic Health Centres International (AAHCI).
When: 29-30 August 2019 Read about CONCERT's Team of the month here. REGIS & Research training seminars/webinarsThe Research Directorate will be holding REGIS + Research Information Webinars every Wednesday from 2:00pm to 3pm via Pexip. From a NSW Health video conference unit: Dial 4407046 Ingham Institute Clinical Academic Research Series: CRC P – Co-operative Research Centres (Projects)CRC P is an alternate funding source for near commercial medical research. It will support the development of devices, clinical trials, new processes and practices. Medical oriented grants have dominated this scheme in the last 4 years. Speaker: James Walsh, Senior Strategic Development Manager UNSW Research Strategy Office, If you are unable to attend in person, the seminar can also be accessed via a Webinar: • From a PC/Mac/iPad/Android device join the webinar at: https://swsydunsw.zoom.us/j/761947750 FREE WEBINAR: Systematically review the literatureThis free webinar by Prof. Amanda Salis is designed to help registrants to bring systematic searching techniques to their literature reviews, and thereby avoid the common mistake of forming or presenting a biased view of extant literature. When: 26 August, 2019 Webinar series: Master the essentials of meta-analysisThe webinar series is for any researcher from any institution who wishes to conduct (or supervise the conduct of) meta-analyses (with or without meta-regression) to advance their research. This includes honours students, higher degree research students (e.g. Masters and PhD students), postdoctoral fellows and senior researchers. Electron Microscopy, Correlative Microscopy (CLEM) and 3D Imaging in the Life SciencesThis free workshop will bring together leaders and researchers in Electron Microscopy (EM) for life science in the Sydney region and beyond to introduce new users to EM techniques, demonstrate different correlation techniques and present recent studies. When: 4-5 September 2019, 9am - 5pm Specialist Knowledge Translation Training SKTTThe SKTT workshop was developed on the premise that researchers are agents of change in creating research impact, promoting research utilisation and ensuring that research findings reach the appropriate knowledge use audiences. This workshop was designed to teach the unique skillset that surrounds KT strategies. Introduction to program evaluationThe workshop will be valuable for policy makers and program managers / implementers with limited evaluation expertise who want to get a general understanding about contemporary approaches to program evaluation. When: 16 October 2019, 9am - 5pm
SPHERE Implementation Science WorkshopThis interactive workshop will guide clinicians through the processes of introducing and embedding best practice or evidence-based initiatives into their workplace in a sustainable way. When: 5th December 9am-4pm. Further information and registration coming soon on the SPHERE website Hospital in the Home Society Australasia - Dr Nicholas Collins FellowshipHospital in the Home Society Australasia - Dr Nicholas Collins fellowship Applications close: 31 August 2019 Genomics Health Futures Mission - Flagships - Pathogen GenomicsThe objectives of this grant opportunity are to:fund large scale pilot research studies into pathogen genomics late in the research and development pipeline aiming to: demonstrate clinical and/or public health utility, cost-effectiveness, and capacity for translation of genomics in the clinic, in recognition that such evidence is critical to the adoption of genomics in mainstream healthcare. Applications close: 12 September 2019 Translational Health Research ScholarshipsTwo scholarships are available for applicants from a range of disciplines to undertake translational health research that has real-world impacts on population health in the Western Sydney region and beyond. Western Sydney University PhD ScholarshipsWSU is offering PhD scholarships for 15 projects. The scholarships are awarded to applicants not projects (so if an applicant does not take up their offer, the offer will be made to the next highest ranked applicant). Research Assistant: TBI Training and eHealth, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research GroupBIRRG is seeking a Research Assistant to support the Project Manager on all aspects of the TBI training project and the eHealth projects. The TBI training project will delivery and evaluate a workshop to upskill psychologists in providing therapy to individuals with a TBI. The eHealth project which will deliver and evaluate psychological therapy via teleconferencing to people with a TBI across NSW. CORRECTION:Last week we published a link to the incorrect version of: South West Sydney: Our Health document To see the latest version of the document, click here. About South West Sydney Research South West Sydney Research is one of eight NSW Health Research Hubs established with a vision of making NSW a world leader in health and medical research. The Hubs are funded by the Office of Health and Medical Research (OHMR). We coordinate the efforts of local medical research institutes, hospitals, universities and community-orientated research to support researchers across the district. If you are employed by or affiliated with one of our member organisations, we are here to support you. Register for full access to the resources and opportunities we can provide. |