Past events

Explore the past events at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Review previous seminars, workshops, and conferences that have contributed to advancements in medical and psychological sciences and learn from the shared knowledge and experiences of experts and practitioners.

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4 Oct 2017 | 10am - 2:45pm

Driving is important to all Canberra, young and not so young. Come and learn about the latest research on our health and driving. We have brought together eminent researchers and practical health professionals to help us continue to drive safely.

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12 Sep 2017 | 9:15am - 5:15pm

Mental Health Community Coalition (MHCC) ACT is hosting a Mental Health Symposium ACT: 'Translating research into new practice'.

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Mental health
9 Aug 2017 | 9am - 11 Aug 2017 | 1:30pm

This inaugural CMHR Seminar Series are designed to provide participants with knowledge and skills in a systems thinking approach to mental health planning.

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2 Aug 2017 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

In this presentation, the content, frequency, and intensity of vivid intrusive suicidal imagery will be discussed, as well as the use of EMDR to reduce these aspects of suicidal thoughts.

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25 Jul 2017 | 12am - 1pm

Taxonomies are playing an increasing role in health systems research. This presentation will describe the methods for taxonomy development, the implementation, and impact of taxonomies based on the example of case management in brain injury.

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26 Jun 2017 | 12 - 1pm

This talk is a sampler—a personal, incomplete and undoubtedly idiosyncratic one—of issues that are germane to the current conduct of trials, with particular focus on those conducted outside the realm of pharmaceutical regulation agencies, i.e., psychotherapeutic, behavioural and public health interventions.

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22 May 2017 | 12 - 1pm

Professor Maree Teesson is Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and most recently an Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow.

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7 Apr 2017 | 3 - 4pm

Henrique Barros was born in Porto, in 1957, and graduated in Medicine in 1981. During 1988-89 was research fellow at the Internal Medicine department of Lund´s University Hospital. In 1991 became Gastroenterology specialist and defended his PhD, with a research on the epidemiology of viral hepatitis.

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27 Mar 2017 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Professor Anne Kelso is the CEO of the National Health and Medical Researh Council (NHMRC). Before joining NHMRC in April 2015, Professor Kelso spent many years as a biomedical researcher in immunology alongside other roles, most recently as Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza at the Doherty Institute in Melbourne.

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