Monash Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Short course: Clinical Trial Fundamentals (Part 1 online); starts 5 May Enrol in Part 1 of our unique stackable course, based on National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) competencies, and gain knowledge and confidence around guidelines and frameworks underpinning clinical trial management, and practical knowledge needed by clinical trialists to execute their duties. Part 1 is self-paced online learning, that may be completed in isolation, and serves as a pre-requisite for our Part 2 (Masterclass). Register now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gA4xUe4Z Marina Skiba PhD Simone Spark

New research from our team out this week describing the use of e-cigarettes by university students aged 18-25 years, and where they look for information about the health risks of vaping. Headline findings: - About 1 in 4 students had ever used e-cigarettes; 13% reported current use. - Almost twice as many students experiencing psychological distress, and those reporting worse academic performance report e-cigarette use - About 1 in 3 non-users were considered susceptible to future use - Mostly students looked to 'reputable' online sources for health information about vaping, however, international students tended to rely more on less reputable sources. University campuses provide an excellent setting for health promotion and prevention activities directed to young adults through their health and well-being programs. For students concerned about vaping, university health and counselling services are an accessible service for students including international students. Ensuring they are resourced and ready to respond to students concerned about e-cigarette use and nicotine dependence is important. Full manuscript here: https://lnkd.in/g5_ZWJtW Tasneem Kamoni Melis Selamoglu Christian Osadnik Sanduni Madawala Susan Kotwas Kim Turudia

Yuming Guo and Shandy Li have led a team that analysed more than 300 million hospitalisation records in eight flood-prone countries – including Australia – to flag the long-term impact and indirect health consequences of flooding. They found that health impacts on communities generally last up to seven months post-event, and are associated with a substantial increase in hospitalisations for cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, mental health reasons, cancer and a host of other medical issues. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxED3D_W

How do we shift people from private cars to walking and cycling? 🚲 A great article and research from Lauren Pearson and team ⬇️ Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash Art, Design and Architecture Monash Sustainable Development Institute Monash Environmental Engineering Society (MEES) Monash Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Public Health: the next frontier for AI-driven innovation We were proud to co-host the first in a series of Collab Discovery Sessions with the Monash Information Technology (FIT) this week, to identify opportunities to advance the application of AI in public health. Monash has carved out a position at the forefront of AI and data science in precision medicine, applying advanced technologies such as image analysis and reconstruction, federated learning, and multimodal data analysis to the prediction, detection and treatment of conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders. In this session, we zoomed out, turning the focus to population and public health, bringing together research leads from FIT and our School to share their latest work and explore synergies that could be readily leveraged to forge new ground in the deployment of AI to tackle larger-scale challenges in health. It was a thought-provoking meeting that flagged a wide range of strategic research and enterprise opportunities, including in climate and health, active transport, aged care, infectious diseases and biosecurity, safety and quality improvement, and reducing waste in healthcare. A big thank you to FIT for hosting our first session and to all the researchers and observers who participated: Darshini Ayton Ben Beck Debjit Bhowmick iadine Chades Zhaolin Chen Steve Gardner ZongYuan 宗元 Ge 戈 Yasmeen George Teju Harikrishna Jesper Kjeldskov Sanjaya Kuruppu Shonali Krishnaswamy Karin Leder Enes Makalic (Chair) David Sweeting James Trauer and Russell Suchida. And special thanks to Ross Coppel AO for your unique insights and advice. Co-hosts Rhiannon Tate Jayamini Illesinghe

Minimal early training opportunities for nurses and midwives in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are limiting care options for Australian women. A study led by Sharon James from our SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence team looked at undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs across 37 Australian universities, finding limited SRH content, and nothing on abortion care. https://lnkd.in/gJ8Q7ENC

Undergraduate nurse training is essential for Australian women’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH). A review of training at 37 Australian universities undertaken by the SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence team found limited SRH content and nothing on abortion care. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gJ8Q7ENC Sharon James Ensieh Fooladi, PhD (Epidemiology) Judith Dean

Delighted that Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research have secured a National Road Safety Action Grant from the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts! For too long, we have had critical blind spots about the number, causes and characteristics of crashes involving various active and micromobility users (particularly newer forms such as e-scooters and e-bikes). In this project, we will develop and implement feasible and sustainable methods for collating and reporting incident and crash data for active and micromobility users in emergency departments. This will include pedestrians, conventional bike riders, e-bike riders, e-scooter riders and other forms of micromobility. Co-led by Kirsten Vallmuur, the study will be conducted across Victoria and Queensland with a view to scale these methods nationally. Collectively, this project will enable us to better quantify and monitor the safety of emerging modes of transport, give us rich insights into the causes of crashes, inform countermeasures and enable prioritisation of investment for maximal reductions in serious injuries. Excited to work with such a fabulous and multidisciplinary team: Robyn Gerhard, Angela Watson, James Harrison, Debbie Scott, Belinda Gabbe, Biswadev Mitra, Peter Cameron, Gary Mitchell, David Read, Mark Putland, Hamed A., Elyssia Bourke, Brett Droder and Ali Soltani! And excited to work with our colleagues at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC). Monash Public Health and Preventive Medicine

If you're a public health or public health adjacent organisation that would be interested in hosting students for a placement, just like Belgravia Leisure, make sure you register for our upcoming webinar to find out more! https://lnkd.in/gW5WkCgz

$7 million awarded to establish Australia’s first atrial fibrillation ablation clinical quality registry Led by The Alfred Hospital’s Head of Electrophysiology, Professor Peter Kistler, The Australian Registry for the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (AuRA-AF) brings together Australia’s leading clinical experts and researchers in AF ablation, and leverages the world-class registry science expertise housed within our School's Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics. Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gCbSJ6ws Dion Stub Dr Jocasta Ball Alfred Health Alfred Research Alliance Monash Translational Medicine Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences #AF #atrialfibrillation #ablation #clinicalregistry #healthequity