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| Time slot |
8.30am – 10.00am |
| Theme |
Plenary: Clinical Research- Past, Present and Future |
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| Speaker |
Topic |
| Professor Richard Larkins |
Clinical research: why we need it, what obstacles it faces, and how we can overcome them |
| Professor Jim Bishop |
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| Time slot |
10.00am – 10.30am |
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Morning Tea |
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| Time slot |
10.30am – 12.30pm (Concurrent sessions) |
| Theme |
| Paediatric and Transitional Medicine |
New Technologies and Translational Research |
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| Speaker 1 |
Rob Weintraub (Paediatric cardiomyopathy
and other clinical registries) |
Declan Murphy (Robotics in surgery) |
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| Speaker 2 |
| Dr Andrew Wilson (Clinical research in adult cardiovascular disease) |
Professor Malcolm McConville (Proteomics) |
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| Speaker 3 |
Assoc Professor Lis Northam (Paediatric
Mental Health) |
Justin Zobel (Life Science Computing Initiative @ UniMelb) |
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| Speaker 4 |
| Professor Jane Gunn (Adult Mental Health) |
Professor Loane Skene (Ethics of New Technologies) |
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| Time slot |
12.30pm – 1.30pm |
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Lunch |
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| Time slot |
1.30pm – 3.30pm (Concurrent sessions) |
| Theme |
| Paediatric and Transitional Medicine |
Clinician Researchers |
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| Speaker 1 |
Assoc Professor Phil Robinson (Paediatric
Cystic Fibrosis) |
Dr Andrew Wilson (Pitfalls and Challenges in Clinical Research) |
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| Speaker 2 |
| Professor John Wilson (Adult Cystic Fibrosis) |
Dr Stella Clark (Opportunities and solutions to issues in clinical research) |
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| Speaker 3 |
| Assoc Professor David Thomas (Clinical research in adult and adolescent cancer)
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Dr Harriet Hiscock (Case study- early clinician researcher) |
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| Speaker 4 |
| Ms Priscilla Gates (Clinical cancer nursing)
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Dr Jaycen Cruickshank (Case study- early clinician researcher) |
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| Time slot |
3.30pm – 4.00pm |
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Afternoon Tea |
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| Time slot |
4.00pm – 5.30pm |
| Theme |
New Technologies and Translational Research |
| Speaker 1 |
Marienne Hibbert (BioGrid) |
| Time slot |
5.30pm - 6.00pm |
| Vernon Collins Oration |
New Evidence-based reality and our children's future |
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The Royal Children's Hospital, together with our Medical Alumni, Medical Staff Association and The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics is pleased to invite you to the Vernon Collins Oration.
Refreshments will be served at the completion of the oration. |
| Venue |
Ella Latham Theatre 1st floor, The Royal Children's Hospital 50 Flemington Road, Parkville |
| Guest speaker |
Professor Peter Doherty AC FAA FRS Laureate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne |
| RSVP |
Friday 30 July 2010 to Lina Costanzo
Email: lina.costanzo@rch.org.au
Telephone: 9345 4497 |
| Time slot |
8.30am – 10.00am |
| Theme |
Plenary: Clinical Research- Past, Present and Future |
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| Speaker |
Topic |
| Professor Patrick McGorry |
Building the Youth Mental Health Field with Clinical Research |
| Professor Warwick Anderson |
Clinical Research in Australia: Past, present and future |
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| Time slot |
10.00am – 10.30am |
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Morning Tea |
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| Time slot |
10.30am – 12.30pm (Concurrent sessions) |
| Theme |
| Paediatric and Transitional Medicine |
New Technologies and Translational Research |
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| Speaker 1 |
Dr Matthew Sabin (Obesity and lifestyle in
paediatric cohorts) |
Professor Terry O'Brien(e-health: Precision Medicine) |
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| Speaker 2 |
Professor Kim Bennell (Exercise and
osteoarthritis) |
Professor Richard Boyd (Application of stem cells to clinical research) |
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| Speaker 3 |
| Assoc Professor Fergus Cameron (Paediatric diabetes) |
Professor Stuart Hooper (Synchrotron technology and clinical research) |
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| Speaker 4 |
| Dr David O'Neal (Adult diabetes) |
Dr Anne Thompson (Digital Microscopy in Translation Research)
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| Time slot |
12.30pm – 1.30pm |
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Lunch |
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| Time slot |
1.30pm – 3.30pm (Concurrent sessions) |
| Theme |
| Paediatric and Transitional Medicine |
Clinician Researchers |
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| Speaker 1 |
| Professor David de Kretser, Governor of Victoria (The Patient as a trigger for research and the final site for therapeutic evaluation) |
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| Speaker 2 |
Professor George Patton
(International
determinants of health)
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Mr Russell Francis (Clinical research: the patient perspective) |
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| Speaker 3 |
Assoc Professor Winita Hardikar (Paediatric
liver transplantation)
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Dr Andrew Giddy (Clinical trials) |
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| Speaker 4 |
| Professor Lex Doyle
(Premature birth and implications for adult life)
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Professor Michael Jefford (Clinical Trials in Oncology) |
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| Time slot |
3.30pm – 4.00pm |
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Afternoon Tea |
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| Time slot |
4.00pm – 5.00pm |
| Theme |
Centres of (Clinical) Research Excellence: Showcase |
| Speaker 1 |
Mr James Ward: Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health: sexually-transmitted and bloodborne viral infections
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| Speaker 2 |
Professor Lex Doyle: Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine
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| Speaker 3 |
TBC |
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| Time slot |
5.00pm – 5.30pm |
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Professor Peter Ebeling (Closing Remarks) |
