Western Australian Health Translation Network

Research Skills Seminar Series: Media and Communication in Research, How to refine and pitch your message for maximum impact
2018-08-24 12:30 - 13:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Perth Children’s Hospital, PCH Auditorium, Level 5, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Elizabeth Chester
Director of Communications & Development at the Telethon Kids Institute
This seminar will go through how to maximise the impact of your research and ensure your bottom line is delivered in an engaging, accurate, and responsible way.
With an impressive media experience, Elizabeth Chester will provide practical techniques on working with the media and pitching your message. This facet of knowledge translation is critical for researchers to understand and master.
The seminar schedule may be subject to change. Notification of any changes regarding topics, locations, presenters, and times, will be via email, website, and through EventBrite.
Register here

Perkins seminar series: Why WA is the next great destination for clinical trials
2018-08-23 12:00 - 13:00 | McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, North Building, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Jayden Rogers
VP Global Partnering, Linear Clinical Research
Please see the attached flyer for more information

WAHTN Clinical Trials Forum
2018-08-20 16:30 - 18:00
Speakers: Dr Paul Cohen and Prof Tom Corcoran
If you are attending this forum, please RSVP to Helen Atkinson
For more information about Research Week, please follow this link

Invitation to St John of God Research Week
2018-08-20 07:00 - 2018-08-24 17:00 | St John of God Subiaco Hospital
St John of God Health Care’s annual Research Week showcases the significant and varied research undertaken at St John of God Subiaco and Murdoch Hospitals.
This year’s program provides opportunities to further develop research skills and broaden your understanding of new technologies, models of patient care and evaluation of clinical outcomes.
Due to limited seating registrations are required for each event held during Research Week. View the full program of events and register online at sjog.org.au/researchweek

Prototyping for Medtech
2018-08-16 17:30 - 19:30
The speakers will be talking about the prototyping process and how prototypes can be used to evolve concepts and de-risk your technical development. They will cover both early stage prototyping for ideation and concept evolution, and later stage prototypes for design verification.
Speakers will include:

Megan Gobey: Founding director of The Inventor’s Hub
Matt Oldakowski: Founder and CTO of REX Ortho and director of Cervical Chinup Pty Ltd; research associate at Curtin University and course director of Perth Biodesign
Cosimo Santella: Technical project manager at Fastbrick Robotics

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Research Skills Seminar Series: Conducting Systematic Reviews
2018-08-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Perth Children’s Hospital, PCH Auditorium, Level 5, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Prof Sonya Girdler
Systematic reviews play a very important role in health research. They provide a high level summary of studies and can inform policy and practice relevant to a particular area of inquiry.
Understanding review methodologies is useful for those who wish to undertake a systematic review or just read one. This seminar will provide an overview of several types of reviews, along with simple strategies to focus a review and support review methodology.
The seminar schedule may be subject to change. Notification of any changes regarding topics, locations, presenters, and times, will be via email, website, and through EventBrite.

Perkins Seminar Series: “Bioscaffolds and the Extracellular Matrix Direct Cell Differentiation”
2018-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Professor Deirdre Coombe
School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Curtin University
Please see the attached flyer for more information

Advances in Osseointegration & Implant Symposium
2018-08-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Ken Sutherland Lecture Theatre
In this symposium experts in dental implantology and maxillofacial surgery will present
recent advances in computation modelling and
scaffold technology in dental implants.
This is an excellent complimentary continuing education event. Certificates can be issued on request.
Please see the attached flyer for more information

WAHTN Clinical Trials Platform - Research Advice
2018-08-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Need assistance or advice on your research?
Expert research advice is available at Perkins (north) through the WAHTN Clinical Trials Platform on Tuesday, Aug 7th from 09:00-17:00.
(Other locations will be available on other dates).
Advice on the following is available on the following:

General Clinical Trial Advice
Support for new investigators
Data Management and REDCap advice

*Please BOOK ahead via email to:
christine.robins@curtin.edu.au OR helen.atkinson@curtin.edu.au

MRFF priorities consultation event in Perth
2018-08-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
You can now register to attend the upcoming public forums which will help inform the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2018-2020. Further information on the consultation process, including the discussion paper and online submission process, is available on the MRFF website.
Please click here to register for the Perth public forum

Research Skills Seminar Series 2018: Ethics Processes within Health Research
2018-08-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Perth Children’s Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Associate Professor Sue Skull
Deputy Director Dept of Child Health Research & Head of the Research Education Program
Click here to register
Please see the attached flyer for more information

Perkins Seminar series: Drug Resistance in Cancer: From Detectors to Differentiation
2018-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Dr Andrew Redfern
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Clinical Head of the Cancer Division, Harry Perkins Institute
Medical Director, Linear Clinical Research
Please see the attached flyer for more information

Bioengineered skeletal muscle tissues to study regeneration and drug response
2018-07-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 1.81, School of Human Sciences, Anatomy Building, UWA, off Hackett Entrance No. 2
Speaker: Professor Nenad Bursac
Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology, Duke University, USA

Perkins Seminar Series: Immune Dysregulation During Aging and the Impact on Age-Related Diseases”
2018-07-26 12:00 - 13:00
Professor Connie Jackaman
Early- Mid Career Researcher
Curtin University

Please see the attached flyer for more information

"Don't miss out" - AICC ECU Networking Event - WA Health & Medical Star Companies
2018-07-25 17:30 - 20:30
The AICC(WA)’s ECU futureNOW Series Sundowner Event featuring Dr Charlie Day, CEO, Innovation & Science Australia speaking on “Western Australia’s role in contributing to the National Innovation and Science Agenda”
TICKETS:
AICC(WA) Members & Sponsors – Single Seat – incl gst : $98
Non AICC(WA) Members & Sponsors – Single Seat – incl gst : $128
*BOOK MULTIPLE SEATS AND QUALIFY FOR A 10% DISCOUNT*
This will be reflected on your invoice when we e-mail it to you
Click here to register
Flyer attached

Seminar Series 2018: RPH MEDICAL RESEARCH FORUM- Opioid use in the UK: mortality, offending and the effectiveness of treatment
2018-07-25 16:00 - 18:00 | MRF Building, Rear, 50 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Matthias Pierce is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, working in the Centre for Women’s Mental Health on the CAPRI project: investigating the health and social wellbeing of Children and Adolescents with Parental mental Illness. He completed his MSc in Medical Statistics in 2008 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, initially working in perinatal epidemiology, first at City University and then at the University of Oxford. He joined the University of Manchester in 2011 to work at the National Drug Evidence Centre on a large linked dataset, investigating the epidemiology and offending of opioid users and completed a PhD on this subject in 2016. He then worked within the Centre for Biostatistics, investigating methods for combining multiple biomarkers to predict treatment response.

Research Skills Seminar Series 2018 : Knowledge Translation - Planning for impact and implementation of research outcomes
2018-07-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Perth Children’s Hospital, PCH Auditorium, Level 5, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, 6009, Australia
Presenters: Dr Fenella Gill
Knowledge translation is a vital part of every research project requiring planning from the outset.
This seminar explains why knowledge translation is so important and how to get started. It provides an overview of knowledge translation considerations for research design, implementation, dissemination and, measuring impact.
The seminar schedule may be subject to change. Notification of any changes regarding topics, locations, presenters, and times, will be via email, website, and through EventBrite.

Australian Psychological Society: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Australia's hidden epidemic
2018-07-19 18:30 - 19:30 | The University Club of Western Australia,, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Join clinical neuropsychologist Associate Professor Carmela Pestell as she
sheds light on the hidden epidemic of FASD, why an accurate diagnosis of
this complex condition is vital and how sufferers – both children and adults –
can be helped to have a better future.

ACRF Pre-Clinical Cancer Imaging Facility Information Session
2018-07-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Learn how the ACRF Cancer Imaging Facility can improve the quality of your research, (both cancer and non-cancer related):
• Presentation showcasing the facility capabilities including
state-of-the-art pre-clinical MRI, PET/CT and SPECT/CT machines
• Presentations from current users of the facility
• Tours of the facility (Flat closed-in shoes required)
• Drinks and nibbles provided
Please RSVP to reception@perkins.uwa.edu.au by Wednesday 11 July 2018

Human milk oligosaccharides and bioactives for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates – perspectives from a preterm pig model
2018-07-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 1.81 Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Building, North, UWA
Title 1 : Human milk oligosaccharides and bioactives for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates– perspectives from a preterm pig model.
Presenter: Stine Brandt Bering, Associate Professor, Comparative Pediatrics and Nutrition, University of Copenhagen

Title 2 : Preterm pig models of perinatal inflammation
Presenter: Duc Ninh Nguyen, Assistant Professor Comparative Pediatrics and Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

The Metastasis Suppressor, NDRG1: A Signaling Guru in Inhibiting Cancer Migration and Growth
2018-07-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 1.81 Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Building, North, UWA
Presenter: Professor Des Richardson
Chair of Cancel Cell, Biology NHMRC Senior
Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Please see the attached flyer for more information

GE Healthcare: Interested in Deconvolution and Super Resolution microscopy?
2018-07-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Join our applications scientist, Peter Franklin, for a seminar on Deconvolution and Super
Resolution microscopy, hosted by CMCA at the Perkins Building.
Please see the attached flyer for more information

The Bayliss Seminar Series: Programming Developmental Disease Risk: Effects of Lifestyle and Transgenerational Influences
2018-07-13 12:00 - 13:00 | G33 Lecture Theatre, Bayliss Building, UWA School of Molecular Sciences
Presenter: Professor Mary Wlodek
University of Melbourne
Please visit Raine Medical Research Foundation for more information

Perkins Seminar Series: Work and Cancer
2018-07-12 12:00 - 13:00 | McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, North Building, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Professor Lin Fritschi
John Curtin Distinguished Fellow
Curtin University
Please see the attached flyer for more information

2019 Spinnaker Grants - Drop in session
2018-07-06 09:00 - 13:00, 2018-06-27 11:30 - 16:30 | Fiona Stanley Hospital
The 2019 Spinnaker Grants aim to foster a culture of research where ECRs are encouraged and nurtured to excel. Capacity building and research collaborations as well as research translation underpin the ethos of Spinnaker.
Consumer and Community Health Research Network available to assist researchers with their application drop-in sessions at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Education Centre, Room 1.8
Booking essential!
Click here to book your 30 minute appointment
For enquiries email:
ipir@telethonkids.org.au and cc Ann Lawless, Consumer Advocate ann.lawless@uwa.edu.au
For online resources go to: www.involvingpeopleinresearch.org.au
Spinnaker Grant Conditions and EOI Form
Visit website for more details including conditions, criteria and EOI form.
Expressions of Interest close Thursday 12 July COB.

Re-Educating the Tumor Microenvironment to Overcome Resistence
2018-07-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Professor Ruth Ganss
Woodside Cancer Fellow
Scientific Head of the Cancer Division
Head of the Vascular Biology and Stromal Targeting Laboratory Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Please see the attached flyer for more information

A Tale of Two Diseases: regulating immune responses in the retina
2018-07-03 18:00 - 19:00 | The University Club of Western Australia,, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Professor Andrew Dick
The 2018 Ian Constable Lecture by Professor Andrew Dick, Director of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
Click here for more information and registration

Consumer & Community Involvement in Research: One- Day Interactive Workshop
2018-07-02 08:30 - 16:30 | School of Population and Global Health, UWA
Developed in direct response to researcher enquiries about practical ways to involve consumers and community members in their research this workshop was designed to help researchers:
• Increase awareness of the value of involvement
• Develop understanding and skills on the ‘how and why’ of implementing involvement
• Identify and address the barriers to consumer and community involvement
You will learn from researchers and community members with first-hand experience of consumer and community involvement in research.
Please see the attached flyer for information.
RSVP: online by 27/6/18 http://bit.ly/RT020718

Perkins Seminar Series: “Manufacturing of clinical grade human iPS cells”
2018-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research NORTH, 6 Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Presenter: Dr Micha Drukker
Group Leader, Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation Lab
Head, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Unit
Helmholtz Centre Munich
For more information please see the attached flyer or contact Rod Dilley on rodney.dilley@earscience.org.au
OR A/Prof Juliana Hamzah on juliana.hamzah@perkins.uwa.edu.au
