The Continuing Education Program is run as part of the BSc(Hons) course, and is compulsory for Honours students. All other departmental students and staff are also welcome to attend.
Lecture notes will be available to download from selected talks following the presentation. Please scroll down to the individual lectures to check for the availability of lecture notes.
| Date |
Event |
Description |
Time |
Venue |
18 February (Monday)
|
Induction |
Welcome & paperwork |
9.00 am to 4.30 pm |
Various locations.
Meet at Reception, Level 7, Dept Medicine, LTB |
18 February (Monday)
|
Identification badges |
Obtain a photo identification badge. It is a requirement of Austin Health that all students wear an ID badge at all times |
12 noon-12.30 pm |
Human Resources Department,
Repatriation Hospital,
Ground Floor, Centaur Building |
18 February (Monday) |
Austin Hospital Orientation tour |
Tour of Austin Hospital Library and complete application forms for borrowing rights. Tour of Austin Hospital staff/public facilities. |
3.00 pm to 4.30 pm |
Various locations.
Meet at Reception, Level 7, Dept Medicine, LTB |
29 February (Friday)
|
Animal Ethics |
Lecture & practical demonstration covering all aspects of laboratory animal science procedures and techniques used. Animal welfare and safety requirements will also be emphasised.
Carol Ann Ginns, University of Melbourne |
9.30 am to 4.00 pm |
Wright Theatre, Medicine Bldg (Bldg 181), University of Melbourne, Parkville campus |
3 March (Monday) |
EHS Seminar, Manual Handling & Ergonomics |
Lecture.
1. EHS for Staff and Students
2.
Manual Handling and Ergonomics
Alison Hunt-Sturman, University of Melbourne |
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
5 March (Wednesday) |
Radiation Management |
Lecture. Understand the concepts and terminology relating to the use of radioactive materials. Also covers safety & legal requirements.
Steve Guggenheimer, EHS Unit, University of Melbourne |
11.00 am to 1.00 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
7 March (Friday) |
How to do a Literature Search |
Lecture. How to conduct on-line searches for scientific literature using the University and Hospital libraries and other internet outlets.
Patrick Condron, University of Melbourne Library
|
1.00 pm to 2.30 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
7 March (Friday) |
Introduction to Endnote |
Lecture. EndNote is a software bibliographic package that stores information gathered from all types of sources. Includes creating a library, adding references, downloading references from a database, inserting them from EndNote into a Word document, and formatting a bibliography.
Patrick Condron, University of Melbourne Library |
2.30 pm to 4.00 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
10 March (Monday) |
Risk Management and Personal Protective Equipment |
Lecture. Safety and use of protective equipment for students and staff working in laboratory.
Alison Hunt-Sturman, University of Melbourne |
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
| 12 March (Wednesday) |
Biohazard Laboratory Safety |
Lecture. Designed for staff working in PC2 and PC3 laboratories to understand biological safety, provisions of the OGTR and to implement appropriate work practices.
Dr Paul Taylor, Gene Technology & Biosafety Officer, University of Melbourne |
10.00 am to 12 noon |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
13 March (Thursday) |
Critical Thinking |
Lecture.
Prof Joe Proietto, Dept Medicine |
10.00 am to 11.00 am |
Library, Dept Medicine, Repatriation Hospital |
13 March (Thursday) |
How to Keep Your Audience Awake |
Lecture. How to deliver effective oral presentations.
Dr Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Dept Medicine.
|
11.45 am to 12.30 pm |
Library, Dept Medicine, Repatriation Hospital |
17 March (Monday) |
Chemical Management |
Lecture. Classification of chemicals, including dangerous goods, hazardous substances and poisons. Also covers safe storage, handling and disposal procedures.
Alison Hunt-Sturman, University of Melbourne |
3.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB |
19 March (Wednesday) |
How to write a Literature Review |
Workshop. How to structure & critically analyse literature, how to reference literature used etc.
LLSU, University of Melbourne |
10.00 am to 12 noon |
Doyle Conference Room, Dept Medicine, Level 7, LTB |
15 April (Tuesday) |
Mutation detection through the ages |
Lecture.
Prof Judy Savige, Dept Medicine |
10.00 am to 11.00 am |
Department of Medicine AH/NH,
Northern Hospital,
186 Cooper St,
Epping |
13 May (Tuesday) |
From Bench to Bedside |
Lecture. How basic science research and clinical research can lead to improvements in patient care, treatment, etc
Dr John Archer, Dept Medicine |
10.30 am to 11.30 pm |
Doyle Conference Room, Dept Medicine, Level 7, LTB |
10 June (Tuesday) |
Ten rules for the presentation and interpretation of data in publications |
Lecture. Data presentation and interpretation
Prof David Vaux, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University |
12 noon to 1.00 pm |
Education Precinct Lecture Theatre,
Level 4,
Austin Tower |
TBC – July |
Research - the Big Picture
|
Lecture. What is really involved in research.
Assoc Prof David Howells, Dept Medicine |
2.00 pm to 3.00 pm |
Dept Medicine Padua Lecture Theatre, Level 7, LTB |
TBC – Jul/Aug
|
How to Write a Thesis |
Workshop. Covers generic components of a thesis, organising content, structural integrity of a thesis.
Dr Rachel Davey, Dept Medicine |
2.00 pm to 3.00 pm |
Dept Medicine Padua Lecture Theatre, Level 7, LTB |
TBC – Jul/Aug |
What Next? |
Lecture. A career in science – Where to from here?
Dr Helen MacLean, Dept Medicine |
1.30 pm to 2.30 pm |
Dept Medicine Padua Lecture Theatre, Level 7, LTB |
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