Research & innovation Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice News & events Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice « About the Centre Research groups People Projects News & events Resources Find out about our latest news and events. News Monday, 02 Nov 2020 Remembering Dr Michael Lane Epidemiologist who helped conquer smallpox, and educate the next generation of ‘disease detectives’ Read the article Monday, 19 Oct 2020 The talking cure: how contact tracers use 'great conversations' to stop the spread of coronavirus Sometimes something can be both mundane, and very important. Read the article Thursday, 15 Oct 2020 Hand Hygiene for All Increasing awareness and preventing disease on this Global Handwashing Day Read the article Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020 E-cigarettes 'gateway' to smoking for non-smokers Using e-cigarettes triples the chance of a non-smoker taking up cigarettes and there is "insufficient" evidence that they help smokers quit. Read the article Thursday, 24 Sep 2020 Supporting our Pacific neighbours reduce burden of vaccine-preventable diseases Dr Meru Sheel collaborates with the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance which has been funded $3M to support immunisation activities in the region Read the article Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020 #Isolife: Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on social connectedness and mental health Professor Banwell and team awarded $199K to investigate the impact of COVID-19 social connectedness and mental health Read the article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Next page Next › Last page Last » Events 19 Nov 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm Identifying the psychosocial conditions of ‘work at home’ caring for an infant – what are the potential links with postnatal mental health? Exploring the conditions of ‘work at home’ caring for an infant & potential risk factors for postnatal psychological distress. Read the article 29 Oct 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm Mentor future field epidemiology leaders: a call for supervisors for the MAE Program The MAE Program Team are looking at innovative ways to provide supervision to the increasing number of scholars. Read the article 15 Oct 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm Mental Health Month 2020: ‘Conversations and Connection’ October is Mental Health Month which provides us with a targeted opportunity to think about and talk about our mental health and wellbeing. Read the article 1 Oct 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm Living with cardiovascular disease in Australia Using large-scale linkage data for comparative investigation on workforce participation and social interaction of people with versus without CVD Read the article 1 Oct 2020 | 12:30 - 12:45pm COVID-19 Outbreak at a Residential Aged Care Facility A discussion of COVID-19 outbreak management in an aged care facility in May 2020 Read the article 23 Jul 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm Lessons learnt from the recent retraction of Lancet and NEJM articles Panel discussion on the lessons learned following the retraction of Lancet and NEMJ articles and the implication for research practices. Read the article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »