News and Updates
Australia Day honour for Professor Watts
Congratulations go to Professor Robin Watts, who has become a Member (AM) in the General Division in the recent Australia Day Honours. Professor Watts was recognised for her service to nursing through the development of nurse education, promotion of evidence-based health care and the establishment of ethical research standards. She was instrumental in the establishment of teaching Australian nurses at university level and subsequently became Curtin’s first Professor of Nursing. Professor Watts also served as Executive Director of University Planning for many years. This honour is fitting recognition for Professor Watt’s many achievements.
[Posted 01/03/10]
Student training ward provides authentic learning experience
Through an initiative between the Faculty of Health Sciences and Royal Perth Hospital, an interprofessional training ward is being developed for students.
Interprofessional Practice Director Margo Brewer travelled late last year to the highly successful student wards at Linkoping University and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden with Royal Perth Hospital Acting Director of Clinical Service Ted Stewart-Wynne to review these best practice models.
Students from Curtin University and other universities in Western Australia will be placed in the ward where they will be responsible for planning and delivering patient-centred care under the supervision of an interprofessional health care team.
The placement will provide students from a range of health professions with an authentic learning experience designed to develop their interprofessional practice knowledge, skills and attitudes. Student learning experiences will include those specific to their profession, along with those that enable efficient and effective team function.
[Posted 01/03/10]
Short course on health financing attracts participants from all over the world
A short course on the Economics of Health Financing organised by the Centre for International Health has helped build the health economics knowledge of participants representing 13 different countries.
The course was facilitated by Professor Sandra Hopkins, Ian Anderson, Delia Hendrie and Dr Judy Katzenellenbogen, and was very well received by the participants who gave excellent feedback.
The short course enabled attendees to develop and build skills to describe and critically analyse health systems in high, middle and low income countries in terms of financing, structure, functions and performance, and to examine how this performance can be influenced by alternative financing policies and reform strategies.
Due to the success of the short course, CIH plans to offer the course again in 2011. To register interest in this course, please email cih@curtin.edu.au
Curtin program empowers community to fight obesity
Australia’s only community-based program targeting middle-aged men — The Waist Disposal Challenge (WDC ) — has helped participants adopt healthier lifestyles and as a result lose weight and reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Professor Samar Aoun said the program had proved extremely successful. “We successfully trialled the WDC with about 750 men from 23 Rotary Clubs across WA,” she said. “Most clubs had 50 per cent or more of their members lose weight and reduce their body mass index (BMI). It was also pleasing to see that at three clubs 70 per cent of their members lost weight.”
Professor Aoun said there were three key aspects of program that helped with weight loss. “All participants were advised on nutrition, exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits through educational presentations at club meetings,” she said. “Clubs also competed against each other to see which had the largest reduction in BMI to win the Waist Disposal Trophy. This ongoing competition was recorded on a leader board which helped spur on participants. “Two volunteers from each club, called ‘champions,’ were also trained to encourage their peers to adopt a healthier lifestyle and take charge of the competition. “Lifestyle coaching by telephone was another part of the program that proved crucial to its success.”
A Federal Government research grant has now helped to expand the program to 51 additional clubs across WA involving about 1,500 members, with benefits of the program flowing on to members’ partners, families and work associates as well.
Professor Aoun said the study showed the power of social networks in motivating change. “The role and influence of champions as lay leaders in the program was also particularly effective,” she said. “We are now training champions to be able to implement the WDC in their own clubs without health professionals having to deliver the education component. “By training the champions this will decrease reliance on health professionals and reduce the burden on the health system as more and more people live with chronic diseases and live longer. “To date there are already 93 Rotary champions from 51 WA clubs participating in the training program.“We want to empower communities so that they can lead the fight against obesity.”
A number of organisations have been supportive of the earlier stages of this program including Australian Rotary Health, Edith Cowan University, Telstra, Rotary Clubs of Melville and South Bunbury, WA Country Health Services, Glaxo Smith Kline and NovoNordisk. Professor Aoun is currently seeking funding to expand the WDC program to a national level.
Excellence honoured at Health Sciences morning tea
Excellence in the areas of teaching and research in the Faculty of Health Sciences was recognised recently at a morning tea celebration.
Those recognised included:
TEACHING
Excellence in Teaching Awards (Individual)
Dr Paul Murray (School of Pharmacy) for his outstanding individual teaching, coordination of a large number of undergraduate units and his leadership of the pharmaceutical chemistry program within the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Dr David Stanley (School of Nursing and Midwifery) for his work in developing, leading and teaching in clinical leadership in nursing postgraduate nursing programs.
Early Career Academic Awards
Ms Kerryn Butler-Henderson (School of Public Health) for her scholarly teaching and learning in the area of health information management and informatics and her strong linkages with industry.
Ms Kate Fischer (School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work) for her exemplary student-centred learning approach in foundation units in the Bachelor and Master of Occupational Therapy and the use of positive learning experiences with an emphasis on the triple-i curriculum.
Highly Commended - Dr Kevin Runions (School of Psychology and Speech Pathology) for his capacity to motivate students through the use of popular culture and scaffold their understanding of new concepts to integrate new perspectives on their understandings.
Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching Award
Professor Robin Watts, Mr Alan Tulloch, Ms Maria Chilvers and Ms Margie Lane (School of Nursing and Midwifery) for a scholarly approach to the use and implementation of high fidelity simulation in teaching clinical skills.
Honours, Postgraduate or HDR Supervision Award
Associate Professor Kathy Briffa (School of Physiotherapy) for her sustained support and development of honours, masters and PhD students to achieve research success through publications, prizes, winning grants and employment.
Programs that Enhance Learning - Educational Partnerships Award
Associate Professor Vicky Solah and Dr Hannah Williams (School of Public Health) for facilitating transition through developing a high school food science and technology course and building teacher capacity.
Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Ms Karen Glaister (School of Nursing and Midwifery) for sustained commitment to the development of quality, innovative and engaging curriculum for multidisciplinary postgraduate students to enhance collaborative, client-centred diabetes-related practice.
RESEARCH
Researcher of the Year Award
Professor Samar Aoun, Director of the WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof Colin Binns Professor, School of Public Health
Early Career Fellows
Dr Danielle Dye (Biomedical Sciences) - The maintenance and regeneration of ageing and damaged skeletal muscle: the critical role of extracellular matrix components in bioscaffold composition.
Dr Anne Smith (Physiotherapy) - A longitudinal and multi-dimensional approach to the prevention and management of low back pain from childhood to adulthood.
Dr Georgia Halkett (CHIRI, WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care) - Effective mechanisms for delivering radiotherapy: a focus on patient-health professionals interactions.
Senior Research Fellows
Dr Lynn Meuleners (CHIRI, Centre for Population Health Research) - Does cataract surgery reduce crash risk and improve quality of life and driving performance for older drivers? A prospective cohort study.
Dr Jonathan Foster (Psychology and Speech Pathology) - The Relationship Between Head Injury and Changes in Cognition, Brain and Biomarkers Associated with Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease.
[Posted 14/12/09]
CESSH Director Associate Professor Alexandra McManus with Fisheries Minister
Norman Moore at the launch of the centre
Launch of the Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood and Health (CESSH)
A new research centre to help shape the future of Australia’s seafood industry, enhance its economic benefits and promote the benefits of seafood to human health, was launched this month by Fisheries Minister Norman Moore.
The Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood and Health (CESSH) will provide an opportunity for scientists and researchers to conduct research that will directly service the research needs of the seafood industry.
“The Australian seafood industry is one of the leading contributors to the country’s economy, and through our research we want to enhance not only the industry’s short-term economic benefits, but also its long-term sustainability,” CESSH Director Associate Professor Alexandra McManus said.
“To this end, an industry advisory group has been established to help to identify current research priorities of the seafood industry.
“One of the centre’s main objectives is to improve the performance of seafood supply chains through science and innovation techniques. Current supply chain projects being developed at the CESSH cover a range of sectors, including Western rock lobster, barramundi, prawns, and fin fish.”
Beside benefits for industry, Associate Professor McManus said the centre would also investigate the relationship between science, nutrition and seafood.
“We want to establish the CESSH as an independent source of scientific advice around the benefits of seafood to human health,” she said.
“Our flagship project is exploring a community approach to increasing the consumption of seafood. We have already completed a review of the evidence and resources around the health benefits of consuming seafood and are currently developing information resources that can be made available to consumers through a variety of means like supermarkets, GPs and allied health professionals.
“A comprehensive electronic and paper-based resource for school-aged children is currently being developed in collaboration with DiscoveryWest. This resource will provide information on seafood and health, marine ecosystems, sustainable consumer behaviour, and basic marine science.
“The resource will be incorporated into the DiscoveryWest Centre in Hillarys, which is visited by more than 100,000 school children annually.”
The CESSH was established under the State Government’s Centre of Excellence program and is part of the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute.
The major funding supporters of the CESSH are the Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (Seafood CRC), Curtin University and the Western Australian Government Department of Commerce. Funding will also be sought from various sources, including industry, government and nationally competitive grant schemes.
[Posted 11/11/09]
A walk to remember for those who can't
Staff and students of Curtin University of Technology are urged to pick up their shoes and walk in memory of a loved one or a friend diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia at the inaugural Memory Walk WA on 20 September at the university's Edinburgh Oval.
The Walk, organised by Alzheimer's Australia WA and supported by the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), will mark World Alzheimer's Day and aims to raise public awareness and funds to support the 22,000 people in WA diagnosed with dementia.
Participants are encouraged to walk, jog or run as many laps of honour as they can around the oval. At the end of each lap, they will be handed a 'flag' that they can plant in the middle of the oval to represent the number of people in this state who have been affected by dementia.
Alzheimer's Australia WA Chief Executive Officer Frank Schaper said the Memory Walk seeks to highlight the predicted dementia epidemic that the country is about to face as our population ages. "Dementia is now the fourth leading cause of death in Australia and will become the number one cause of disability burden in the country by 2016," Mr Schaper said.
"Every week there are more than 1000 new cases of dementia in Australia and without a cure, the number of people with dementia will rise by 327 percent while the population is projected to increase by less than 40 percent."
Mr Schaper said the organisation was excited to have the support of CHIRI and encouraged university staff and students to support the walk either by taking part or sponsoring those who will be walking.
Alzheimer's Australia Memory Walk website
[Posted: 04/09/09]
Curtin Pharmacy Students Reach National Final
Two Curtin University of Technology pharmacy students reached the grand final of this year’s National Student Business Plan Competition.
Joanna Pynt, of Como, and Katherine Reid, of Padbury, were honoured at the National Pharmacy Women’s Congress on the Gold Coast for their Women’s Pharmacy business concept, judged among the top three in the nation.
The prestigious competition, held by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, invited all Australian universities with a school of pharmacy to submit a team. The competition asked students to create a business plan, simulating the set-up of their own community pharmacy.
Ms Pynt and Ms Reid researched women’s health in Western Australia and discovered a considerable need for more professional advice. “Two out of three non-prescription pharmacy customers in WA are women; the State’s birth rate reached more than 30,000 last year; and just 51 per cent of WA women viewed their health as excellent. We wanted to improve that figure,” Ms Reid said. Their Women’s Pharmacy plan outlined how they would purchase and establish a pharmacy specialising in women’s health.
Curtin School of Pharmacy Lecturer, Nikki Di Costa, incorporated the national competition into a final-year pharmacy unit. “I wanted to give all students the opportunity to create their own business plans, and I selected Curtin’s best business plan to enter into the competition,” she said.
Ms Pynt and Ms Reid’s submission placed third nationally, narrowly trailing first place University of Sydney and second, James Cook University, Queensland. “To be recognised in the top three is a tremendous achievement, particularly given each university was only allowed to submit one team. We were competing with the very best,” Ms Di Costa said.
“The competition provided a wonderful opportunity for our students to apply the skills they have learned at Curtin in a real-life case study. It is certainly something they can build on once they graduate and consider starting their own small business.”
Ms Pynt and Ms Reid shared a $1500 cash prize and won Curtin a further $1000.
[Posted: 01/09/09]
From Left to Right
Sue Jones (Dean T&L Health Sciences),
A/Prof Glennda Scully (Head, School of Accounting),
Dr Georgina Fyfe (School of Biomedical Sciences)
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation
Congratulations on behalf of the Faculty of Health Sciences to Dr Georgina Fyfe from Biomedical Sciences who won an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning "For sustained peer and student-recognised achievement in improving student learning through innovation, advocacy, reflective practice and effective feedback". The award was presented at a ceremony on Friday 14th August.
[Posted 24/08/09]
Curtin Proposes Medical School
Curtin University of Technology has announced a proposal to establish a medical school to help address local and international health and workforce needs.
According to a 2006 World Health Organisation report, there is a global shortage of 4.3 million health care professionals. A 70 per cent increase in healthcare professionals is required to rectify this shortage.
Despite efforts of governments and universities in Australia, there remains a shortage in the medical workforce which will be made worse by the retirement of baby boomers over the next 20 years.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeanette Hacket said the medical school proposal would build on Curtin’s innovative approach to health education and be an excellent resource for the State.
“A school of medicine at Curtin would not duplicate existing programs in WA, but would address specific areas of health care such as primary care, chronic disease, ageing, Indigenous and regional health, in line with the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) concept,” she said.
“There would be a strong focus on inter-professional education to meet the need for a new type of graduate to address the health challenges of the twenty-first century.”
Professor Hacket said Curtin had a strong history in health education and was well placed to expand its offerings in this area. The University currently educates the majority of nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, dieticians, social workers and speech pathologists in the State and the Faculty was already pioneering inter-professional education among such allied health professionals.
“Curtin has also established strong partnerships with health bodies such as the Alzheimers’ Association, Silver Chain and the Autism Association, and has integrated health clinics already operational on its Bentley Campus,” Professor Hacket said.
“We are also already collaborating with the University of Notre Dame in the education of its medical students, teaching the majority of the first two years of the course.
“Developing our own medical school will be the natural extension of these roles, although further collaboration with other universities is also a possibility.”
Former Director General of Health, Professor Mike Daube, said Curtin was very well placed to establish a medical school for WA given its excellent record in public health, particularly its strong focus on Indigenous health and preventative health.
“Curtin’s presence in regional WA also makes it an obvious university to address the regional health needs of the State,” he said.
Professor Daube is Director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Curtin and President of the Public Health Association of Australia.
The University has contracted the services of another former Director General of Health, Dr Neale Fong, to undertake a study over the next three months to fully explore the proposal.
Contact: Julia Nicol, Director Public Relations and Corporate Publications, 08 9266 7711 or 0409 202134.
[Posted 19/08/09]
Anthony Collier winner of the Anglicare - Head, Heart and
Hands Award &John Berger, representing Anglicare.
Curtin Graduate Secures W.A. Social Work Award
Curtin University of Technology graduate Anthony Collier has won a prestigious social work award.
The Chidlow resident won the Head, Heart and Hands Award as part of the 2009 Social Worker of the Year Awards. He was nominated for his work with Youth Reach South which provides outreach mental health services for young people who are homeless or have other barriers in accessing mainstream mental health services.
Mr Collier was surprised to win the award. “It was a great honour to win the award and to have my work recognised,” he said.
Mr Collier graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work in 1982 and says the course allowed him to specialise in social work at every level. “My social work course involved lectures in areas such as psychology, anthropology and sociology which gave me a sound theoretical background to build on,” he said. “Social work is an extremely varied profession that has allowed opportunities to open up for me to work directly with people and families as well as policy and management.” The 2009 Social Worker of the Year Awards were sponsored by Curtin University of Technology.
[Posted: 07/08/09]
Pro Vice Chancellor Health Sciences, Professor Jill Downie, with Hockeyroos players Kate
Hollywood and Casey Eastham, modeling the Hockeyroo Pink Ladies Day Uniform.
Hockeyroos at Samsung Hocky Champions Trophy
See also the Campus News article.
The Hockeyroos will be pretty in pink at the Samsung Hockey Champions Trophy – Women 2009 Sydney tournament, thanks to a partnership with the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
With the Champions Trophy running from 11-19 July, the Hockeyroos will celebrate ‘Pink Ladies Day’ on Sunday 12th July during their match against Argentina by wearing full pink bodysuits. This will be the first time any Australian national team has completely altered their official Australian team colours for charity.
Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Professor Jill Downie, said she was very pleased to be able to support the Hockeyroos and the National Breast Cancer Foundation in Pink Ladies Day.
“Research into cancer treatments and prevention is a key portfolio of the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI). Chronic diseases such as cancer pose the greatest challenge to the wellbeing of Australians and we are delighted to be able to join with the Hockeyroos and NBCF to promote awareness,” Professor Downie said.
In addition to the Hockeyroos wearing pink uniforms, Pink Ladies Day will also provide the NBCF with fundraising opportunities via NBCF merchandise being available for purchase during the tournament and a signed pink body suit will be auctioned by the NBCF. The International Hockey Federation will also be providing pink shirts for the umpires to wear in support of the day.
The purpose of Pink Ladies Day is to create awareness of the tireless work undertaken by the NBCF, with Hockey Australia Chief Executive Mark Anderson saying he is proud to be aligned with such a worthy organisation.
“This is the first time that the Hockeyroos have worn an outfit that is not the official Australian team colours. As such, it’s a very important decision that we have not taken lightly as an organisation and as a team. We spoke to the Hockeyroos to ensure that they were comfortable with this decision. The Hockeyroos have supported the position fully as they are aware of the importance of breast cancer as a health issue for all Australian women. We are delighted to partner NBCF and hope that our association assists in some way to raise awareness and fight this disease,” Mr Anderson said.
“More often than not, the Hockeyroos are associated with winning and success due to our remarkable history. On this occasion we are pleased to be associated with something beyond the hockey pitch. Breast cancer can affect women and families at all levels of the community, including elite athletes,” said Anderson.
The Champions Trophy is the most prestigious annual hockey event on the 2009 international calendar.
Australia finds itself in the unique position of hosting both the Samsung Hockey Champions Trophy Women 2009 in Sydney (July 11-19) and the ABN AMRO Hockey Champions Trophy Men 2009 in Melbourne (November 28 – December 6) within six months of each other.
Curtin OT graduate is the master of Masters
Curtin University of Technology graduate, Sean Ashton, was awarded the Dux Prize for the Master of Occupational Therapy course at the School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work’s Prize Giving ceremony last week.
View full media release on Curtin OT graduate is the master of Masters [.pdf - 29Kb]
[Posted: 27/02/09]
Suzanne's knowledge of nutrition pays off
Curtin University of Technology dietetic graduate Suzanne White has won the Western Australian Branch of the Dietitians Association of Australia’s Underwood Award for the most outstanding student.
View full media release on Suzanne's knowledge of nutrition pays off [.pdf - 27Kb]
[Posted: 27/02/09]
Curtin researchers to focus on indigenous health
View full media release on Indigenous health as a PDF.
[Posted: 15/02/09]
$5 Million to study role of exercise in spinal cord repair
View full media statement on exercise in spinal cord repair as a PDF.
[Posted: 15/02/09]
Curtin Professor awarded international fellowship
Curtin University of Technology academic, Professor Peter Howat, has been awarded an American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB) Fellowship.
View full article on Prof Howat as PDF
[Posted: 16/12/08]
Curtin Biomed student wins top science award
Curtin University of Technology Biomedical Sciences PhD student Melissa Corbett has won a top science award for her work on a strain of bacteria that is used to solubilise mineral deposits. The second year PhD student, of Como, has won the WA competition of the 2008 AusBiotech-GSK Student Excellence Award.
She received a trip to Melbourne to attend the Australian Biotechnology Conference where she presented her research.
Ms Corbett was excited about winning the award and the networking opportunities offered by the conference. "Biomining, the area of biotechnology I am studying, is in its infancy so making contacts with others who are studying and working in this area is very important," she said. "There is a large scope for research in the biomining area, so hopefully I will be able to meet some people that I may work collaboratively with in the future. I am really looking forward to learning more about where my research can take me in the future after attending the conference."
The AusBiotech-GSK Student Excellence Award are open to first and second year PhD students at Australian universities who are working on projects that potentially have a commercial application. Winners are chosen from each of the states in Australia and then invited to present at the Australian Biotechnology Conference.
Ms Corbett's research focuses on the metabolic functions of a particular strain of bacteria and how this information can be used to advance biomining technologies, having implications for the way in which minerals will be extracted in the future. This research is especially important for WA with its wealth of mineral deposits in the north of the State to allow easier methods of mining in the future.
After completing her Bachelor of Science (Molecular Genetics) with honours at Curtin University in 2001, Ms Corbett worked in Sydney for two years before working at Kings College, London doing research for two years. She returned to WA in 2007 to start her PhD which she hopes to complete in 2010. Ms Corbett is also undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation through the Australian Technology Network, of which Curtin is a member.
[Posted: 6/11/08]
Gold medal recognition for Assoc Prof Paola Ferroni
Congratulations to Associate Professor Paola Ferroni, who has been awarded the Gold Medal for outstanding services by the Tuscan Chamber of Commerce and the Lucchese nel Mondo (World Association of Lucchese).
Dr Ferroni was born in Lucca, Tuscany and has been recognised by the Lucca association for her contribution to the development of health care in developing communities and for her contribution to graduate education in international health.
She was invited to set up the Centre for International Health (CIH) at Curtin nine years ago and initially worked on her own to establish the feasibility of such a Centre and how funding might be generated. Through her hard work and leadership, the CIH is currently thriving with 300 graduate students and extensive research and consulting activities.
The Gold Medal was presented at an award ceremony held in Lucca, Tuscany, on 13 September. Also recognised were 14 other Lucca-born recipients, all of whom had made a major and significant contribution within their respective professions in various countries including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Belgium, South Africa, North America and Switzerland.
[Posted: 6/11/08]
Image of nurses is changing on the big screen
A study by Dr David Stanley, from Curtin's School of Nursing and Midwifery, has found that fictional nurses on the big screen are going through an image change.
Studying more than 280 English or subtitled films made between 1900 and 2007 and reviewing 36,000 film synopses, his research was published in the latest issue of the UK based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
According to the report, earlier portrayals of nurses were inaccurate and negative, often depicting them as sex objects or self-sacrificing caregivers who were extremely dependent and submissive.
In recent years, however, Dr Stanley observed that these stereotypical and misconceived images of the past have faded away.
'Movie nurses today are very different from the nurses seen in the early black and white silent movies. They are now portrayed as intelligent, independent and self assertive characters. Nurses are shown in a wide range of roles from murderer, investigator, and lover to heroine. In later years nurses are also seen in darker roles exploiting others or caring but in more detached and less sacrificial ways,' he said.
The media plays a pivotal role in how our society views the nursing profession, and its projection of a more accurate image of nurses has been the concern for some time.
'There is a need for a positive media portrayal of nurses in films as negative images could stall the development of nursing as a profession,' he added.
'I felt that potential nurses should be made aware of what the nursing profession actually entails; it is important that they are prepared for the realities of thispractice.'
[Posted: 5/11/08]
Excellence in Teaching Awards 2008 announced
The Faculty of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2008 were recently announced. Sue Jones, Dean of Teaching and Learning said that she was delighted with the quality of the nominations. "We had some excellent nominations representing the cross-section of the Faculty. I extend my congratulations to all of the winners on their achievements and for their wonderful contributions to student learning. It is clear that across the Faculty we have exceptional staff who are highly committed to facilitating student learning and this is something that we all can be very proud of," Ms Jones said.
Faculty of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2008:
Early Career Academic Award
Winner - Dr Lynne Roberts - School of Psychology (for her teaching in research methods with excellent student feedback)
Highly Commended - Ms Nikki DiCosta - School of Pharmacy (for her work in improving assessment and feedback in final year units)
Interprofessional Education Award
Ms Leanne Stafford and Dr Victor Chuang (School of Pharmacy)
Dr Ravani Chetty (School of Nursing and Midwifery)
Ms Beatrice Tucker (Office of Teaching and Learning)
Dr Luke Torre (School of Medicine - University of Notre Dame) and
Mr Peter Gardner (School of Physiotherapy). The team have led an innovative pilot interprofessional education program with excellent student feedback and which has proceeded to shape interprofessional case based learning within the Faculty.
Programs that Enhance Learning
Dr Will Gibson (School of Physiotherapy) for the Virtual Anatomy Laboratory. The Virtual Anatomy Laboratory is an online anatomy laboratory resource which enables students to access the anatomy laboratory anytime and anywhere for both learning and assessment purposes.
[Posted: 4/11/08]