News & Events
MDHS Careers @ Melbourne
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Trailblazing “teleaudiology” from Cambodia to the clinic
After developing a remote service in Cambodia to accurately perform diagnostic assessments using virtual platforms, the Audiology department has adapted their techniques to offer similar non-contact services to hearing aid clients in Melbourne in the age of COVID-19.
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The world needs nurses now more than ever
International Nurses Day is a chance to look back at the changing role of nursing and acknowledge the integral part they play on the frontline of COVID-19
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Recently published: Applied Anatomy and Physiology: an interdisciplinary approach
We’d like to congratulate Dr Zerina Tomkins on her recently published book, Applied Anatomy & Physiology: an interdisciplinary approach.
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Quarantine guide for adults by children
Sourced from the Dulwich Centre, 'What to do at home during times of quarantine, a guidebook for adults by children' was created by a number of narrative practitioners who consulted children to create thus guide for parents during Covid19, including the Department of Social Work’s David Denborough.
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Centre for Psychiatric Nursing launches well-being hub
The Centre for Psychiatric Nursing would like to support our community of Mental Health Nurses and people with Lived Experiences during these uncertain times. Their fantastic new website is a community well-being resource that’s great for all. You’ll find regularly updated links to other websites, articles, stories and hopefully some light-hearted messages and practical ways to manage your mental health when you need it most.
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Physiotherapist-designed website helps older people stay active at home
Leading physiotherapists concerned ‘stay at home’ restrictions could exacerbate falls and poor physical function in older people have developed a new website to support older Australians to stay active – safely – at home.
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Webinar - Nursing in the New Era of Infection and Communicable Disease: 2020 and Beyond
The Department of Nursing is delighted to present Nursing in the New Era of Infection and Communicable Disease: 2020 and Beyond, a webinar which we are hosting in collaboration with Universitas 21, featuring keynote speaker Ann Kurth, Dean of Nursing at Yale University. The webinar will be held on 12 May, International Day of the Nurse and the Midwife, in part a tribute to the vital contribution nurses have made on the front line in the fight against COVID 19.
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Helping health professionals communicate in the era of COVID-19
The University of Melbourne has launched a new online course to help healthcare workers be informed, confident and agile when it comes to communicating with patients.
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Indigenous women face particularly high risks in this crisis
The Australian government has promised a $1.1 billion health and domestic violence package to help protect vulnerable Australians during the COVID-19 crisis. But one of the most vulnerable groups of all, Aboriginal women and their children, may see little benefit at all.
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Applications for the Student Engagement Grants (SEG) Program now open
Do you have an idea for making an impact in the community? Does it address a social, economic, environmental or cultural issue? You can project manage that idea into reality with a Student Engagement Grant of up to $10,000.
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International Nurses Day 2020
I am delighted to announce that we can confirm Ann Kurth, Dean of Nursing at Yale will be hosting our webinar on 12 May for the International Day of the Nurse in conjunction with Universitas 21. Her chosen topic, “Nursing in the new era of infection and communicable diseases 2020 and beyond” couldn’t be any more relevant in the context of the issues we are facing.
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Turning a predicament into a positive: A story from Narrative Therapy and Community Work
It’s only a matter of weeks since David Denborough, the Coordinator of the Master of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, met with Lou Harms to decide whether a two week intensive, with 35 people due to fly internationally in mid-March, should go ahead. They are both relieved to have decided to transform the planned face-to-face experience into an online adventure and develop a revolutionary mode of delivery, turning the Dulwich Centre into a film studio and even factoring in morale boosting online dance clips.