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  • Behavioural Perspectives on Implementation Research: A Tale of Two Approaches

    Professor Jill Francis delivered a special seminar: Behavioural perspectives on implementation research: A tale of two approaches.

    10 Dec 2019 News
  • Unravelling Men's Depression and Suicide

    The John Oliffe Public Lecture: Unravelling Men's Depression and Suicide was held on the 25th of November 2019.

    09 Dec 2019 News
  • Student Profile: PhD Candidate and Asia-Pacific 3MT® Finalist Ceecee Zhang

    We caught up with 3MT Asia-Pacific finalist Ceecee Zhang about her experiences in the competition, her studies and career aspirations, and her thoughts about public speaking.

    20 Nov 2019 News
  • Staying safety aware during daylight savings

    The days are getting longer and the weather warmer. This change in season, means many staff and students choose to use the University facilities late into the evening, particularly as exams approach.

    24 Oct 2019 News
  • Excellence in Learning and Teaching

    Dr Snezana Kusljic is the recipient of 2019 MDHS Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and Teaching for: ‘Rising to the challenge of teaching bioscience subjects to current and future health professionals'

    17 Oct 2019 News
  • Health Sciences at the Professional Staff Conference

    The Melbourne School of Health Sciences were active participants at the 2019 Professional Staff Conference in September.

    05 Oct 2019 News
  • CPN's Consumer Academic Program wins top Australasian award in mental health

    CPN's Consumer Academic Program has won a TheMHS award at the 2019 Mental Health Service Awards of Australia and New Zealand program for service to mental health.

    03 Oct 2019 News
  • Congratulations to our 3MT Grand Final Winner!

    Congratulations to Alexis Ceecee Zhang.

    30 Sep 2019 News
  • 20th Anniversary for The Collab!

    The Victorian Collaborative Mental Health Nursing Conference (The Collab) celebrated its 20th anniversary on 15 and 16 August.

    25 Sep 2019 News
  • All School Trivia Night

    An all school Trivia Night was held in August.

    25 Sep 2019 News
  • Optometry Students Making A Difference In Thailand And Cambodia

    20 Sep 2019 News
  • International Conference on Practice Research 2020

    Welcome To Melbourne 2020

    20 Sep 2019 News
  • Winners of inaugural Dean’s Innovation Grants announced

    Seven early to mid-career researchers from the Faculty were invited to pitch their innovative projects to the Dean Professor Shitij Kapur and a panel of judges as part of the inaugural Dean’s Innovation Grants on Tuesday 31 July.

    06 Aug 2018 News
  • Jess Boyce awarded the Arnold Huddart Medal

    Jessica Boyce has been awarded the Arnold Huddart Medal at the recent Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Conference

    26 Jun 2018 News
  • Recipients: 2018 Dean's Honours Celebration

    MDHS Dean Shitij Kapur announces the Faculty's top-performing students in 2017 at the Dean's Honours Celebration.Six top 2017 graduates named from the University of Melbourne's School of Health Sciences.Now in its second year, the Dean’s Honours Celebration recognises recent graduates who have achieved the highest academic results in several of the Faculty’s flagship courses. As noted by the Dean, Professor Shitij Kapur, the awardees have in common a commitment to deeply engaged, active and self-directed learning.“Their studies have taken them to hospitals and health centres and immersed them in a wide range of communities across Victoria. They’ve undertaken research with our institute partners and studied overseas.”“Not surprisingly, their achievements extend well beyond the classroom,” he said. “Perhaps most importantly, these graduates have pursued their studies with the capabilities and values that we as a Faculty see as so important: collaboration and teamwork, compassion, respect, integrity and accountability.“These are graduates that we expect to be leading, indeed likely transforming, healthcare and research. We look forward to maintaining a long relationship with them as some of them continue their studies with us or move on to new careers in health and research.”

    26 Jun 2018 News
  • Dr. Catherine Granger | Top 5 Scientists

    Dr. Catherine Granger - Royal Melbourne Hospital and a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne named one of ABC's the "Top 5 scientists for 2018"

    18 Jun 2018 Top 5 scientists
  • New 5-year collaboration between the University of Melbourne and University of Oslo

    Dr Elaina Kefalianos, Lead of Teaching for the Master of Speech Pathology, is a chief investigator on a $2.4 million project funded for 5-years by the Norwegian Research Council’s Better Health and Quality of Life program. The Effective Stuttering Treatment project is an international collaboration between experts from Norway, Australia, the UK and USA that will identify the most efficacious stuttering treatment for preschool children worldwide.

    12 Jun 2018 News
  • Science in Our Hands, a history of physiotherapy at the University

    The Faculty launches Science in Our Hands: Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne, 1895–2010 by former Head of the School of Physiotherapy, Professor Joan McMeeken.

    29 Mar 2018 News
  • PhD opportunity focussing on cancer survivorship

    An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified applicant to undertake a PhD focussing on cancer survivorship.

    14 Feb 2018 News
  • New Nursing study: Improving resident positioning to prevent pressure injuries

    Pressure injuries are prevalent among aged care residents and a new study aims to improve pressure area care to reduce the incidence of this adverse event.

    07 Feb 2018 News
  • Recent Physiotherapy ARC success

    Congratulations to A/Prof Adam Bryant, Prof Rana Hinman, Prof Kim Bennell, Dr Kate Patterson and Dr Jessica Kasza on receiving a highly competitive ARC Grant in partnership with ASICS for over $200,000.

    05 Feb 2018 News
  • Congratulations to Professor Linda Denehy and Physiotherapy PhD candidate Ianthe Boden

    The Department of Physiotherapy is delighted to share with you a new publication led by PhD student Ianthe Boden, with Professor Linda Denehy as senior author, in collaboration with Lizzie Skinner, Laura Browning, Julie Reeve, Lesley Anderson, Cat Hill, Iain Robertson and David Story.

    30 Jan 2018 News
  • 2017 Nursing Professional Experience Placement in Nepal

    In October 2017, Nursing Professional Experience Placement Coordinator Kerrie Arthur had the absolute pleasure of taking 8 Master of Nursing Science students into the Chepang and Chitwan areas of Nepal for their final Professional Experience Placement.

    30 Jan 2018 News
  • Safewards Victoria at 10th Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry

    Contingent of Victorian Safewards trainers & researchers attend EVIPRG Congress; A/Prof Bridget Hamilton to Chair international Safewards Community of Practice

    19 Dec 2017 News
  • Joan Kirner Young and Emerging Women Leaders Program

    Rachel Toovey, PhD Student and casual staff member in Department of Physiotherapy, is one of 21 young Victorian women selected in the inaugural Joan Kirner Young and Emerging Women Leaders Program.

    04 Dec 2017 News
  • Positioning Australian stem cell research for the future

    Dr Bryony Nayagam, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology, is an Associate Investigator at Stem Cells Australia.

    22 Nov 2017 News
  • 2017 APA Annual Meeting

    Department of Physiotherapy staff and RhD students were well represented at the 2017 Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Annual Meeting,  presenting across many speciality streams, including education, neurology, cardiorespiratory, paediatrics, gerontology, musculoskeletal, aquatic and women's, men's and pelvic health.

    30 Oct 2017 News
  • 2017 Victoria Fellow (VESKI) in Life Sciences

    Congratulations to the Department of Physiotherapy's Dr Kim Allison who was awarded 1 of 6 prestigious Life sciences VESKI fellowships. The Victoria Fellowships are valued at up to $18,000 each to assist  with an international study mission.

    30 Oct 2017 News
  • Best podium presentation at 2017 BASEM scientific conference

    A huge congratulations to Physiotherapy PhD student Pip Nicolson from the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) for winning the prize for the best podium presentation at the 2017 British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) scientific conference.

    26 Oct 2017 News
  • School of Health Sciences leading early career Allied Health clinician research

    Congratulations to Dr Catherine Granger (Physiotherapy) on winning the Early Career Clinician Researcher Award (Allied Health category) 2017 from Biomedical Research Victoria and to Dr Bao Nguyen (DOVS) for a commendation award in the same category.

    16 Oct 2017 News
  • MDHS Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and Teaching

    Congratulations to Ms Anthea Cochrane (Preclinic to Practice – developing work ready Optometry students in a postgraduate course) from Optometry & Vision Sciences for winning the MDHS Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

    09 Oct 2017 News
  • A Smart Phone App for Cerebral Palsy Screening

    Early diagnosis appears key for physiotherapy interventions for cerebral palsy, so researchers have developed an app for parents to video their child for remote screening.

    11 Sep 2017 News
  • Kyung-Nam University (Korea) visit Department of Physiotherapy

    The Department of Physiotherapy along with Ms Kyung-Hee Kim (UOM alumni) and Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) recently hosted a delegation of 22 Physiotherapy students and the head of the department (Professor Kim) from Kyung-Nam University (Korea) for a two day professional development program.

    16 Aug 2017 News
  • Patricia Eileen Hyams Scholarships in Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing 2017

    Congratulations to Aliesha-Jane Fejgl and Jessica Costello, the 2017 recipients of the Patricia Eileen Hyams Scholarships in Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing.

    15 Aug 2017 News
  • Hong Kong Universities General Research fund success

    Congratulations to A/Prof Larry Abel and collaborators in Optometry at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) for their recent success in the Hong Kong Universities General Research fund.

    07 Aug 2017 News
  • NHMRC dementia research fellowship

    Congratulations to Associate Professor Adam Vogel from the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology on his latest grant success.

    07 Aug 2017 News
  • Gayle G. Arnold Best Free Paper Recipient 2017 Award

    A/Prof Alicia Spittle was announced as the winner of the Gayle G. Arnold Best Free Paper Recipient 2017 Award for the forthcoming American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Development Medicine Conference.

    31 Jul 2017 News
  • Physiotherapy PhD student Jennifer Jones recognised by APA

    Ms Jennifer Jones received a Victorian Branch Physiotherapy Achievement Award (recent graduate) in recognition of her Contribution to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) at the annual winter APA breakfast.

    31 Jul 2017 News
  • APA Breakfast keynote invited speaker

    Professor Linda Denehy was the keynote invited speaker at the recent Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Breakfast and presented on “Cancer: Is Exercise Medicine”.

    31 Jul 2017 News
  • Augmented reality to teach anatomy on Channel 10

    Physiotherapy senior lecturer David Kelly starred on Channel 10 presenting on augmented reality to teach anatomy.

    31 Jul 2017 News
  • Ms Shawana Andrews appointed as the Faculty’s Associate Dean (Indigenous)

    Shawana is currently a Lecturer in Indigenous Health in the School of Health Sciences and leads the Indigenous curriculum development for the School.

    20 Jul 2017 News
  • Egyptian Women Abroad conference

    Dr Doa El-Ansary (Department of Physiotherapy, MDHS) was selected as one of the Australian delegation (with Dr Anne Aly MP and Captain Mona Shendy) to attend the Inaugural Egyptian Women Abroad conference “EGYPT CAN 2” in Cairo, Egypt to mark the International Year of Women.

    18 Jul 2017 News
  • 'Resisting the medicalisation of mental health': Public Lecture by Dr Daniel Fisher

    The Centre for Psychiatric Nursing is pleased to announce a public lecture by US-based psychiatrist & mental health advocate Dr Daniel Fisher (MD PhD), entitled Resisting the medicalisation of mental health: the Empowerment Model of Recovery.

    06 Jul 2017 News
  • Green Paper: Strategic Plan Towards 2027

    Have your say on the Faculty's Green Paper Towards 2027, which marks the final stage before we present our new Strategic Plan.

    22 Jun 2017 News
  • BioMedVic "Research in Residence" Scheme

    Congratulation to Dr Michelle Hall on being selected through a competitive process to take part in the 2017 round of the “Researcher in Residence” Scheme, run by BioMedVic. This is a credit to her excellence as an early career researcher and to her mentors and colleagues in CHESM.

    30 May 2017 News
  • UoM Department of Nursing and Karolinska collaborative pressure injury prevention project

    The Department of Nursing and Karolinska University Hospital have commenced a collaborative research project to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired pressure injuries in Stockholm.

    16 May 2017 News
  • Specialist Cancer Nurses: Why they matter

    International Nursing Day falls each year on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Although technology may have changed the role of nurses, what they do for cancer care is more important than ever.

    12 May 2017 News
  • Teddy Bear Hospital

    The Teddy Bear Hospital is an initiative of the University of Melbourne and Royal Children’s Hospital that aims to reduce anxiety for children when interacting with healthcare professionals by empowering kids, improving health literacy, and providing MDHS students with the opportunity to engage with children.

    09 May 2017 News
  • Optometry students provide eye care to 3000 Sri Lankans

    Lecturer Dr Kwang Cham and students Anjalee Athukoralage, Victor Liu, Tom Morton and Noni Rupasinghe from the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences conducted eye checks and dispensed glasses to 3000 low income earners in Sri Lanka this January.

    08 May 2017 News
  • Award for Excellence and Innovation in Indigenous Education

    School of Health Sciences lecturer Ms Shawana Andrews has won the Award for Excellence and Innovation in Indigenous Education in 2017.

    03 May 2017 News
  • Award for Outstanding RHD Supervision

    Professor Kim Bennell, Professor Rana Hinman and Mr Tim Wrigley from the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) in the Department of Physiotherapy won the Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree (RHD) Supervision in 2017.

    26 Apr 2017 News
  • Augmented Reality: Getting Under the Skin

    From Pokémon Go to the classroom – how a collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Microsoft in AR is taking students under the skin of their patients.

    19 Apr 2017 News
  • APTA Combined Sections Meeting Award

    Dr Doa El-Ansary and team were awarded a CV & P section platform research award for a presentation at the recent American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting.

    09 Mar 2017 News
  • Invitation to the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholars Forum

    Nursing PhD student Suzanne Kapp has been invited to present on her research topic “Self-treatment of wounds study” at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholars Forum which will be held on May 8–9, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.

    23 Feb 2017 News
  • CHESM publish in the Annals of Internal Medicine

    On Monday, the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine published a key paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the highest impact journal (IFI of 16.59) of any specialty journal in the General and Internal Medicine category.

    22 Feb 2017 News
  • VCA Clinical Research Fellowship

    Physiotherapy clinician researcher Dr Catherine Granger was awarded a Victorian Cancer Agency Allied Health and Nursing Clinical Research Fellowship worth $712,721 for her project titled 'Cancer and Physical ACtivITY (CAPACITY) Trial: Implementation of a self-management program in the lung cancer model of care'.

    20 Feb 2017 News
  • Recent Nursing grant success

    Prof Mei Krishnasamy and A/Prof Marie Gerdtz were recently awarded grants from Cancer Australia and the Nurse’s Board of Victoria Legacy Limited, respectively.

    15 Feb 2017 News
  • Invited PodCast for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

    Department of Optometry and Vision Science's Dr Laura Downie was interviewed by ophthalmologist Dr Joshua Young in an invited PodCast for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

    14 Feb 2017 News
  • Clinical Education in the Rural Setting at Beechworth Health Service

    In collaboration with the Department of Rural Heath at the University of Melbourne, two academics from the Department of Nursing, Amanda Connors and Kerrie Arthur, recently travelled to Beechworth and delivered a one day workshop to a multi-disciplinary audience.

    06 Feb 2017 News
  • Department of Nursing welcomes Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

    The Department of Nursing recently hosted 24 Registered Nurses from Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. Established in 1922, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital is one of the leading private hospitals in Hong Kong and is known for its high quality of patient care based on advanced knowledge, expertise and technology in the health care field.

    06 Feb 2017 News
  • Upcoming presentation: Professor Mark Batt

    Professor Mark Batt from The Centre for Sports Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals, England will be giving a one hour presentation titled “Sport and Osteoarthritis: Is there a link?” on Tuesday 7th February from 11am – 12pm in Theatre 2, Alan Gilbert Building.

    30 Jan 2017 News
  • Department of Physiotherapy NHMRC grant success

    Congratulations to Department of Physiotherapy staff who were successful in leading grants to obtain funding in the most recent NHMRC funding round.

    19 Jan 2017 News
  • 2017 Pat Cosh Grant

    Department of Physiotherapy researchers Dr Doa El-Ansary, Dr Catherine Granger and A/Prof Adam Bryant were awarded a Pat Cosh grant for a project titled 'eLearning Focused UltraSound Education (eFUSE) for Physiotherapists'.

    19 Jan 2017 News
  • Advanced Training in Clinical Nursing Education

    Department of Nursing lecturers Ms Amanda Connors and Dr Rochelle Wynne visited the School of Nursing at the University of Hong Kong throughout 2016 to deliver well-planned, tailored-made and evidence-based nursing clinical education for practicing nurses, clinical mentors and preceptors as well as nurse educators of both public and private sectors in Hong Kong and ShenZhen.

    19 Jan 2017 News
  • ANMF Student of the Year Award

    Master of Nursing Science student Georgia Borrack was awarded the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation's Student of the Year Award for 2016.

    21 Dec 2016 News
  • Optometry end of year thank you event

    Thank you to all those who attended the function to recognise and celebrate the clinical teaching staff associated with the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences.

    15 Dec 2016 News
  • MDHS Learning and Teaching Initiative Seed Funding success

    Congratulations to Optometry, Nursing and Physiotherapy staff involved in successful MDHS Learning and Teaching Initiative Seed Funding grants.

    14 Dec 2016 News
  • Recent Nursing PhD scholarship successes

    Nursing PhD students Sacha Petersen and Rachel Tindall were successful with Windermere Foundation Scholarships while Justine Fletcher was awarded an NHMRC scholarship for 2017.

    12 Dec 2016 News
  • Sir Randal Heymanson Fellowship

    Dr Michelle Hall was awarded a Sir Randal Heymanson Fellowship to commence in 2017.

    12 Dec 2016 News
  • Optometry ARC success

    Prof Trichur Vigyasagar was awarded an ARC Discovery Project worth $470,500 over 3 years entitled 'Neuronal Origin of functional maps on the mammalian visual cortex'.

    08 Dec 2016 News
  • Optometry NHMRC success

    Dr Holly Chinnery was awarded a project grant worth $436,178 over 3 years entitled 'Making sense of novel ocular neuroimmune interactions'.

    08 Dec 2016 News
  • VicHealth Awards 2016

    The Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine in the Department of Physiotherapy was awarded a VicHealth Award 2016 in the 'Research to Action' category for their IMPACT Project.

    05 Dec 2016 News
  • School glasses program a ‘spec in time’ for kids’ learning

    A new program offering free eye tests and glasses at Victorian schools is set to transform the learning environment of children in prep to year three — up to a third of whom may have unidentified vision problems.

    25 Nov 2016 News
  • Social Work Anniversary Celebrations

    The year commenced with a celebration to mark the 75th year of social work education at the University of Melbourne, with a Reception hosted by the Governor of Victoria ­ Her Excellency the Hon Linda Dessau AM, at Government House on Monday 8th February.

    11 Nov 2016 News
  • 2016 Hyslop Medal

    On Thursday 22nd September Jean Downing (BAGDipSocStud 1946) was awarded the Hyslop Medal for distinguished service to the field of social work at an intimate ceremony attended by close family and friends, Faculty staff and members of the University of Melbourne Social Work Alumni Association Committee.

    11 Nov 2016 News
  • 2016 UMSWAA Dinner

    The University of Melbourne Social Work Alumni Association (UMSWAA) held its annual dinner on Thursday 22 September, at the Woodward Centre.

    11 Nov 2016 News
  • Social Work Alumni: Class of ‘76

    A 40 year reunion of graduates from our first student cohort within the Bachelor of Social Work, organized by Flora Pearce, was held on Thursday 21 July at the Gryphon Gallery. It was a wonderful event with recollections of lively student days and the sharing of stories of careers in many different fields of practice.

    11 Nov 2016 News
  • International Visitors to Department of Social Work

    We have been delighted to welcome a number of international visitors who generously shared their work with us this year.

    11 Nov 2016 News
  • EACTS Inaugural Allied Health Award 2017

    Dr Doa El-Ansary was recently awarded the Inaugural Allied Health Award 2017 at the recent European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (EACTS) meeting in Barcelona this month. The award and project also received media coverage with a feature article in the Daily Times at the meeting.

    31 Oct 2016 News
  • Welcome to the Faculty

    Video welcome from Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

    31 Oct 2016 News
  • Introducing myUniApps

    myUniApps is a new service for students that provides online access to software packages: anywhere, any time and to any device. These include general productivity software and software that may be relevant to your particular subjects.

    31 Oct 2016 News
  • VCCC Research and Education Lead in Cancer Nursing

    Department of Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy has been appointed Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Research and Education Lead in Cancer Nursing.

    24 Oct 2016 News
  • VMIAC Lifetime Achievement Award

    On Friday night at the Inaugural Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) Awards which marked the 20th anniversary of the beginnings of the consumer workforce, Dr Cath Roper was awarded the highest honour, “Lifetime Achievement Award”, for her contribution to mental health.

    18 Oct 2016 News
  • Upcoming Physiotherapy presentation: Søren Thorgaard Skou

    The Centre for Health Exercise and Sport Medicine (CHESM) in the Department of Physiotherapy is hotsing an upcoming presentation from an international guest speaker – Assistant Professor Søren Thorgaard Skou from the University of Southern Denmark, who will be visiting in November.

    17 Oct 2016 News
  • Launch of the University of Melbourne Speech Pathology Alumni Association

    On July 14th 2016, the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology formally launched The University of Melbourne Speech Pathology Alumni (UMSPA). The UMSPA vision is to create a lifelong and worldwide community of alumni through meaningful engagement, in order to increase awareness, pride, participation and involvement in the Speech Pathology program at The University of Melbourne.

    10 Oct 2016 News
  • Recent Optometry RHD student completions

    Congratulations to Dr Yu Man (Janet) Chan, Joseph Paul and Selwyn Prea.

    06 Oct 2016 News
  • Physiotherapy Vampire Cup

    Doctor of Physiotherapy students organised an inter-University Blood Donation Drive in 2016 with some keen supporters for continuing the initiative next year.

    05 Oct 2016 News
  • 2016 Optometry Alumnus Award

    Congratulations to John Farmer on being this year’s recipient of the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences Alumnus Award.

    05 Oct 2016 News
  • Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award for Optometry PhD student

    Congratulations to DOVS PhD student, Jeremiah Lim, who has been awarded the prestigious Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award, for the outstanding young presenter at the 54th International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) Annual Symposium held in Singapore.

    05 Oct 2016 News
  • International E_Learning Award to Nursing

    Nursing lecturers Bronwyn Tarrant, Thomas Mathew & Dr Snezana Kusjlic have been awarded Runner Up (silver medal) in the highly competitive International E-Learning Awards (academic) in the mobile learning category for iiNurse.

    05 Oct 2016 News
  • Speech Pathology Collaboration with the University of Oslo

    In April, Dr Elaina Kefalianos was invited to visit the University of Oslo in Norway by two speech pathologists, Associate Professor Kari-Anne B. Naess and Ms Linn Stokke Guttormsen.

    05 Oct 2016 News
  • 2016 Interprofessional Leadership Development Symposium

    On Saturday 30 July, the Interprofessional Education and Practice Health Students’ Network (IPEP HSN) hosted the 2016 Interprofessional Leadership Development Symposium (ILDS).

    05 Sep 2016 News
  • The Sexism Games

    The Olympic ideal is about a competition of equals, but no one told a media for whom gender makes some athletes more equal than others.

    26 Aug 2016 News
  • Best Research Presentation at the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation (ACRA) Nationa...

    Dr Doa El-Ansary won the Best Research Presentation in Adelaide last week at the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation (ACRA) National Congress for her project 'Driving after cardiac surgery: mechanical and neurocognitive considerations' (El-Ansary, D; Royse,C; Royse, A; Jackson, M; Heiberg, J; Bryant, A; Howard, M and Denehy, L).

    15 Aug 2016 News
  • 42nd International Mental Health Nursing Conference

    The ACMHN International Mental Health Nursing conference is happening in Adelaide on 25 – 27 October 2016.

    11 Aug 2016 News
  • Seeing Beyond Lecture Series

    Please join us for our upcoming Seeing Beyond lecture on Wednesday the 5th of October.

    09 Aug 2016 News
  • Recent Optometry RHD student completions

    Congratulations to Shajan Velaedan and Flora Hui.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • Optometry student contribution to the Teddy Bear Hospital Good Friday Appeal

    The OD students made an amazing contribution to the Teddy Bear Hospital, Good Friday Appeal, which raised over $23,000.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences Learning and Teaching innovations

    Two of our teaching specialists, Dr Kwang Cham and Anthea Cochrane, were invited to present the Department's Learning and Teaching innovations at the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Annual Learning and Teaching Symposium.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • A history of Australian Optometry

    Together, DOVS and the University of Melbourne Optometry Student Society hosted an engaging evening to hear Emeritus Professor Barry Cole’s personal take on “A History of Australian Optometry”.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • ARC Linkage Grant success

    Dr Christine Nguyen, A/Prof Bang Bui and Prof Algis Vingrys from the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences and their collaborators (Dr Cebers and Dr Haeberlein) were successful in the most recent Australian Research Council Linkage Grant round.The successful project aims to develop a multi-modal imaging technology platform to simultaneously measure amyloid beta and its neurovascular sequelae to identify novel early biomarkers of ageing in the eye and brain.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • Professor Kim Bennell awarded title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor

    Professor Kim Bennell from the Department of Physiotherapy has been awarded the title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor.

    01 Aug 2016 News
  • Recent Optometry RHD student completions

    Congratulations to Shajan Velaedan and Flora Hui.

    27 Jul 2016 News
  • Visiting academic from the Elite School of Optometry in Chennai India

    A big thanks and fond farewell to Rizwana Hussaindeen from the Elite School of Optometry in Chennai India.

    26 Jul 2016 News
  • Optometry student contribution to the Teddy Bear Hospital Good Friday Appeal

    The OD students made an amazing contribution to the Teddy Bear Hospital, Good Friday Appeal, which raised over $23,000.

    26 Jul 2016 News
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual conference

    In May, a large contingent of DOVS staff and students attended the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual conference in Seattle, Washington.

    26 Jul 2016 News
  • Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences Learning and Teaching innovations

    Two of our teaching specialists, Dr Kwang Cham and Anthea Cochrane, were invited to present the Department's Learning and Teaching innovations at the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Annual Learning and Teaching Symposium.

    26 Jul 2016 News
  • NHMRC Large Equipment Grant success

    Congratulations to Associate Professors Bang Bui and Alicia Spittle for their NHMRC Large Equipment Grant success.

    25 Jul 2016 News
  • Invited speaker at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA

    Director of Speech Pathology, Associate Professor Angela Morgan, is an invited speaker at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the US next week as part of a week long teaching course on the neurobiology of language.

    21 Jul 2016 News
  • Prestigious award for Peter Mac dietician

    Department of Nursing PHD graduate and honorary staff member Nicole Kiss was recently awarded the prestigious Steven Grunberg Memorial award at the MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Cancer Care) conference.

    20 Jul 2016 News
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association Award for Professional Excellence

    At the 2016 Australian Physiotherapy Association Annual Winter Breakfast (VIC), Dr Margaret Sherburn received an Award for Professional Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession.

    18 Jul 2016 News
  • Epworth Research Institute Achievement Award for “2016 Researcher of the Year”

    At the Annual Epworth Research Institute Dinner, Associate Professor Gavin Williams was awarded the Epworth Research Institute Achievement Award for “2016 Researcher of the Year”.

    18 Jul 2016 News
  • Footwear and osteoarthritis clinical trials

    Researchers at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the Department of Physiotherapy have published further research about footwear options for the 1.9 million Australians affected by osteoarthritis.

    12 Jul 2016 News
  • Reaching out to young kinship carers

    We need young kinship carers to interview and complete a survey about their experiences.

    05 Jul 2016 News
  • Optometry and Vision Sciences alumni 40 year reunion

    The Class of 1976 back together for their 40 year reunion. Thank you for a great evening!

    28 Jun 2016 News
  • Optometry and Vision Sciences alumni 30 year reunion

    The Class of 1986 returning for their 30 year reunion. Thank you for a lovely evening!

    28 Jun 2016 News
  • Changing Lives Through Nursing

    It's not often that nursing students go overseas, where they set up makeshift clinics with a multidisciplinary Nepalese health team and triage 250 patients in a day.But eight intrepid final year Master of Nursing Science students from the University of Melbourne did just that. Over a two week period, they worked in remote villages in Nepal and provided training and basic health care to poor and vulnerable communities.

    14 Jun 2016 News
  • 25th Anniversary of Physiotherapy Education at the University of Melbourne celebratory dinner

    This year the Department of Physiotherapy celebrates 25 years of excellence in physiotherapy education at the University of Melbourne.

    10 Jun 2016 News
  • Conversation article on animal research

    Prof Trichur Vidyasagar was invited to write on animal (especially non-human primate) research in The Conversation.

    26 May 2016 News
  • Evaluate sensory and motor pathways

    A new online postgraduate course will enable optometrists to extend their abilities to assess and manage patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders.

    25 May 2016 News
  • HESTA graduate Nurse of the Year

    Ms Shelly Cooke, Graduate of the University of Melbourne's Master of Nursing Science Course (2012- 2014), recently won the HESTA nursing graduate of the year for 2016.

    23 May 2016 News
  • Supporting nurses in the workplace

    Why hospital workplace design is important to nurses

    12 May 2016 News
  • ARC Linkage Grant success

    Dr Christine Nguyen (pictured), A/Prof Bang Bui and Prof Algis Vingrys from the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences and their collaborators (Dr Cebers and Dr Haeberlein) were successful in the most recent Australian Research Council Linkage Grant round.

    06 May 2016 News
  • Melbourne nursing ranked top 1% in world

    Quacquarelli Symonds’ prestigious Rankings by Subject highlight the world’s top universities by study areas, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. This year marks the first time that nursing has been ranked by QS, with the University of Melbourne coming in at number 19 in the world.

    04 May 2016 News
  • Putting women and children first

    Victoria honours Professor Cathy Humphreys for her work in ensuring the safety of women and children through her research into child and family welfare, domestic violence and child abuse, stability and quality for out of home care, developments arising from Victorian legislation on children, youth and families, and the impact of research on policy and practice.

    04 May 2016 News
  • Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence interview

    Dr Kristin Diemer, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Social Work, was interviewed by Amanda Vanstone on Radio National Counterpoint program in the wake of the release of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence.

    04 May 2016 News
  • Top nursing students graduate

    Inaugural graduation and award ceremony for nursing students completing Graduate and Specialist Certificates at the School of Health Sciences

    02 May 2016 News
  • PhD confirmation seminar - Living with Vestibular Migraine

    Vestibular Migraine (VM) is a variation of migraine and one of the most common patient presentations to ENT surgeons, Neurologists, and Neuro-Otologists. Recent research, as well as anecdotal findings suggest that migraine is categorized by physicians as a challenging pathology due to psychological impacts, low level or variable response to medication, and the significant level of impairment experienced by patients. Neuro-biological attributes of migraine are considered to be another reason behind this challenge at least for migraine only, however, there is no study that has looked into the VM. VM could be as challenging as migraine but for other reasons.

    02 May 2016 News
  • Optometry Alumnus Award

    Nominate a colleague for their contributions to the community and the profession.

    28 Apr 2016 News
  • OA Travel Grant Recipient 2016

    Congratulations to Jeremiah Lim on winning the Postgraduate travel grant. Good luck at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference in Seattle, USA next week!

    27 Apr 2016 News
  • Ever thought of being an optometrist?

    One of the Department of Optometry's graduates, Jessica Chi, describes a diverse and challenging career in patient care in an article for The Age.

    27 Apr 2016 News
  • 10-, 20-, 30- & 40-year Reunion Tour Invitation

    Optometry at The University of Melbourne is holding evening reunion tours in June of its new teaching, research and clinical facilities for the classes (final year) of 2006 (14th June), 1996 (16th June), and 1986 (21st June) and 1976 (23rd June).

    26 Apr 2016 News
  • NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship

    Associate Professor Angela Morgan, Director of Speech Pathology, has been awarded an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship to advance the diagnosis, prognosis and management of childhood speech and language disorders.

    19 Apr 2016 News
  • PhD Completion Seminar - Corticomotor and biomechanical adaptations following anterior cruciate liga...

    19 Apr 2016 News
  • PhD confirmation seminar - Adherence to exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis

    19 Apr 2016 News
  • A history of Australian Optometry

    Together, DOVS and the University of Melbourne Optometry Student Society hosted an engaging evening to hear Emeritus Professor Barry Cole’s personal take on “A History of Australian Optometry”.

    11 Apr 2016 News
  • Seeing Beyond Lecture Series

    A big thank you to all those who attended our "Seeing Beyond Lecture Series” on the 20th of April. Our speakers were Professor Allison McKendrick and Associate Professor Bang Bui, who focussed on the latest research advances in glaucoma assessment and pathogenesis. Allison discussed new developments in macular assessment for glaucoma while Bang covered new insights into non-IOP risk factors in glaucoma.

    10 Mar 2016 News
  • Dousing the flames: the new normal

    Professor Lou Harms and Associate Professor Lisa Gibbs from the University of Melbourne, chief investigators on the Beyond Bushfires project, have identified which social determinants help people bounce back after a traumatic event.

    02 Feb 2016 News
  • Optometry NHMRC success

    A number of Optometry staff were awarded grants in the most recent NHMRC round.

    01 Feb 2016 News
  • Raising our voice against domestic violence

    A few years ago no one wanted to know about domestic violence. This deafening silence was something Professor Cathy Humphreys was determined to change.

    27 Jan 2016 News
  • Catherine Wotton Ovarian Cancer Scholarship

    The scholarship will provide registered nurses the opportunity to be specifically trained in the area of gynaecological and ovarian cancers.

    17 Dec 2015 News
  • Graduate Year Success for Master of Nursing Science Students

    The University of Melbourne entry-to-practice nursing students have again achieved high rates of graduate year program offers for 2016.

    17 Dec 2015 News
  • Master of Nursing Science Student Recognised for Outstanding Achievement by ANMF

    Each year the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Vic Branch) awards students who show distinction in the "attributes which are intrinsic to nursing practice".

    10 Dec 2015 News
  • Physiotherapy NHMRC success

    A number of Physiotherapy staff were awarded grants and fellowships in the most recent NHMRC round.

    10 Nov 2015 News
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration with Melbourne Neuroscience Insitute

    The department has had some success in the Melbourne Neuroscience Institute Interdisciplinary Seed Funding Grant scheme for 2016.

    10 Nov 2015 News
  • Investigating blood vessel control in the retina

    Dr Bang Bui and Prof Erica Fletcher (Anatomy & Neuroscience) have been awarded an ARC Discovery grant with funding of $359,800 over 3 years.

    10 Nov 2015 News
  • Dr Laura Downie awarded Blackmores Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) Grant

    The Department's Dr Laura Downie, leading a team of researchers comprising of Dr Lauren Ayton, Professor Robyn Guymer, A/Prof Peter Keller and Professor Algis Vingrys, was awarded a Blackmores Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) Grant for $100,000 over three years.

    10 Nov 2015 News
  • Two cochlear implants give hearing impaired kids a better advantage

    Dr Julia Sarant's research into the academic benefits of double cochlear implants for children was reported on Channel 9 News and in the Herald Sun.

    28 Oct 2015 News
  • Dr Peter Morris International Invited Keynote Presentation

    The Physiotherapy department are proud to present an upcoming keynote presentation by  Dr Peter Morris.

    28 Oct 2015 News
  • Dr Margaret Sherburn named the 2015 recipient of the Woodward Family Medal of Excellence

    This is the highest honour awarded at the Women's Staff Awards at the Royal Women's Hospital.

    28 Oct 2015 News
  • APA conference success and awards

    Our Department was very well represented at the Australian Physiotherapy Conference in early October, as both presenters and attendees.

    28 Oct 2015 News
  • MSHS RHD colloquium

    A comprehensive overview of MSHS graduate research, featuring over 60 oral and poster presentations in physiotherapy, social work, nursing, audiology, speech pathology, optometry and vision science.

    28 Oct 2015 News
  • 2015 ARC Linkage grant success

    A/Prof Erica Fletcher, and Dr Bang Bui (Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Health Sciences) have been awarded $351,953 for a project that aims to detail the precise effects that lasers have on eye cells, cell populations and the body as a whole. Laser treatments for sight problems are increasing but the effects of these laser applications on the unique immune systems of the eye and brain are unknown.

    19 Aug 2015 News
  • Professor Sanchia Aranda - new Cancer Council Australia CEO

    Our congratulations to Professor Sanchia Aranda, whose extensive contributions to the care of cancer patients over a long career included 14 years as Head of Nursing in the Faculty, has been announced as the new CEO of Cancer Council Australia. She is also currently President-elect of the Union for International Cancer Control in Geneva.

    19 Aug 2015 News

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