The Sixth Western Alliance Annual Symposium was held on October 24th 2019 at the Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre, with eighty five delegates attending on the day. The symposium showcased a wide range of research from across western Victoria and further afield, with twenty five oral presentations, four poster presentations, four keynote presentations, three...
Western Alliance’s Fifth Annual Symposium was held in the town of Hamilton in Victoria – we believe the event was a great success. See below for some photos from the Welcome Event and the Symposium day. Click here to view the Symposium program. Welcome Event, Wednesday 12 September 2018 – Hamilton Gallery ...
Western Alliance’s Fifth Annual Symposium will highlight efforts to improve and promote health and wellbeing in western Victoria through evidence-based interventions and research. It is an opportunity to showcase research results and studies currently underway in western Victoria. Health-service based research is of particular interest. Symposium theme and topics Good health and wellbeing: It matters...
We are excited to announce an exciting line-up of keynote speakers. The program of presentations, seminars and workshops will be available in July. This year we are offering the option to attend, one, two or three days, so register early to avoid disappointment. Last year registrations filled quickly and unfortunately numbers will have to be strictly...
Abstracts are invited from health professionals, researchers and associates from all disciplines and sectors, addressing the theme: Building Research Capacity in Regional and Rural Health Care – Victories and valedictories, values and virtues. Abstract submissions must address the theme of the Symposium and any of the following topics: Victories – pilots, programs and approaches showing...
Rural Emergency Care: Innovations and Research Think again: New models for rural emergency care Large emergency facilities are mostly alike, but every small rural emergency facility works in its own way, with challenges, benefits and resources unique to its town and setting. Old ways are under pressure and new models are being sought to draw...
Systems Thinking pre-Symposium Workshop – Thursday 8 September Symposium Welcome Event – Thursday 8 September Annual Symposium – Friday 9 September
Systems thinking and innovation in health care The theme of this years third Annual Symposium was Systems thinking and innovation in health care, focusing on the following topic areas: Current research in western Victoria What is systems thinking in health research? Introducing theories, principles, methods and tools used in systems thinking Developing skills in systems thinking The...
Watch videos from the 2015 Annual Symposium and discover what our guest speakers had to say.
Photographs from the Annual Symposium 2015 Keynote speakers Dr Helen Keleher Helen is Adjunct Professor in Health Science at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Until recently she was Director of Population Health at the Frankston–Mornington Peninsula Medicare Local. Helen has been a member of the Women and Gender Equity...