The Nursing Research Institute organise an annual research seminar series where researchers and staff can showcase their research projects. The seminars are open to all Australian Catholic University, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne students, researchers and clinicians. Click on the links below for details.

The Nursing Research Institute Melbourne (NRI) in partnership with the NRI Sydney, Allied Health Research Unit (Sydney) and Allied Health (Melbourne) (Nursing Research Institute and Allied Health Collaboration (Melb/Syd)) have come together to offer a suite of research seminars to all SVHA clinicians interested in research. Sessions offered as part of the @Allied Health Grand Round (Melb) and Applied Medical Research/ Nursing Research Institute/ Allied Health Research Unit (Syd) have also been collated here for your convenience.

Service evaluation of a Domestic and Family Violence Service

Wed 13 March 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenters:

Adele Sheridan-Magro, Manager - Domestic and Family Violence Service, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Dr Paul Andrews, Social Work Educator, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Chair:

Margaret Bramwell, Head of Department, Social Work Educator, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Frailty response in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a pilot, cluster randomised controlled trial (FRAIL-AS Response Trial)

Wed 17 April 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Dr Nicola Straiton, Senior Research Fellow, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Chair:

Simeon Dale, Clinical Research Fellow & QASC Europe Project Manager, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

'Exploring therapists’ experiences of an online educational website and its impact on knowledge translation of constraint induced movement therapy'

Measuring Fear of Cancer Recurrence or Progression - Appreciating the Difference

Thur 9 May 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenters:

Kate Makroglou
Research Occupational Therapist
Allied Health Research Unit
St Vincent's Health Network, Sydney

Maddison Smith
Research Officer
Allied Health Research Unit
St Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney

Chair:

Dr Lauren Christie
Senior Implementation Science Research Fellow- Allied Health
Allied Health Research Unit
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney
Clinical Fellow of Australian Catholic University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt


Reset, Reframe, Engage! Establishing a 'receiver mindset' to enhance safety negotiations

Wed 29 May 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Dr Melanie Barlow
Senior Lecturer & Academic Lead: Specialised Learning Environments and Simulation
Faculty of Health Sciences ACU (Brisbane Campus)

Chair:

Liza Goncharov,
Manager, Institute for Communication in Healthcare, The Australian National University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Fever, Sugar (hyperglycaemia) and Swallow (FeSS) adherence: A qualitative analysis of critical factors that influence clinician adherence to FeSS clinical practice guidelines for stroke.

Wed 19 June 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Kelly Coughlan
PhD candidate, Australian Catholic University
Research Officer, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Chair:

Dr Oyebola Fasugba
Senior Research Officer, Nursing Research Institute
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

PREDICT - bronchiolitis knowledge translation

Wed 17 July 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Tory Ramsden
NHMRC PhD Student
Australian Catholic University, in association with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Chair:

Jake McMahon
PhD Candidate, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Clinical Fellow of Australian Catholic University, Clinician Researcher ACCELERATE Plus, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Melbourne & Australian Catholic University St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Wiser Wound Care

Wed 14 August 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Jake McMahon
PhD Candidate, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Clinical Fellow of Australian Catholic University, Clinician Researcher ACCELERATE Plus, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Melbourne & Australian Catholic University St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Chair:

Tory Ramsden
NHMRC PhD Student
Australian Catholic University, in association with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

CRUfAD/THIS WAY UP, new youth-focused iCBT program

Wed 18 September 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Dr Alison Mahoney
Director of Clinical Research, Senior Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, THIS WAY UP

Chair:

Dr Christine Shiner
Research Fellow, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Departments of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Finding the right dose: A scoping review examining facilitation as an implementation strategy for evidence-based stroke care

Wed 16 October 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Dr Alison Mahoney

Dr Oyebola Fasugba
Senior Research Officer, Nursing Research Institute
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Chair:

Kelly Coughlan
PhD candidate, Australian Catholic University
Research Officer, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Barriers and facilitators to the delivery of evidence-based care for people with eating disorders in an acute care setting

Wed 13 November 12:30 - 1:10pm

Presenter:

Dr Susan Hart

Eating Disorders Coordinator,

St Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney

Chair:

TBC

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

Evaluation of a Hand Therapy Service in a tertiary public hospital

Thurs 12 December 12:30 - 1:10pm

Family members experiences and support needs in the immediate aftermath of an expected death at home, within the context of palliative care- a scoping review and in-depth interview study.

Presenters:

Meredith Rogers
Accredited Hand Therapist and Occupational Therapist, St Vincent's Sydney

Anna Laverty Wilson
PhD candidate, senior social worker, St Vincent's Sydney

Chair:

TBC

Victor Chang Building, Lvl 4 AMR Seminar Room: 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2011

Lunch will be provided from 12pm-12:30pm prior to the presentation.

Microsoft Teams meeting
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 439 330 278 898
Passcode: j5rMpt

If you have questions about any sessions, please contact:

Nursing Research Institute / Applied Medical Research / Allied Health Research Unit - Sydney
nriadmin@acu.edu.au or kelly.jones@acu.edu.au

Allied Health Research - Sydney
lauren.christie@svha.org.au

Research Directorate St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & Aikenhead Centre for Medical Research (ACMD) Research Week - Melbourne
research.directorate@svha.org.au

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