Writing Group

Writing Group Program

The Role of the Writing Group 

Warrnambool

Hamilton

Mount Gambier

Fortnightly

PHCRED Writing Retreat

Various presenters and facilitators

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool Campus

11-22 February

“Publishing at a conference: How to write an abstract” –Workshop 

Ms Rachel Boak

Research Fellow

Coordinator PHCRED

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool Campus

Room D2.32

19 February

“Writing a scientific paper for publication” – Workshop   

Prof Prasuna Reddy

Chair of Rural Mental Health &

Director Health Services Research

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool Campus

Room D2.32

20 February

“Depression and chronic disease management.

Allied Health and counselling in chronic disease management to address associated adherence” –Workshop  

Prof Prasuna Reddy

Chair of Rural Mental Health &

Director Health Services Research

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool Campus

Room J2.20

21 February

“Biostatistics for Beginners”- Workshop

Mr Kevin Mc Namara

Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

Victorian College of Pharmacy

Monash University

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool Campus

Room J2.20

21^st  February

Intermediate level Microsoft Excel 2003

Mr Rob Ballard

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool

Room D1.30

17^th April

The essentials of Microsoft Access 2003

Mr Rob Ballard

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool

Room D1.30

17^th April

“Searching electronic databases”

Learn how to access on-line databases to search for literature for the purpose of evidence based practice, writing a literature review, or for other purposes.

Dr Adrian Schoo

Deputy Director (Workforce)

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Greater Health UDRH/ Flinders University Rural Clinical School,

24 Vivienne Avenue,

Mount Gambier

18^th April

“Using the Cochrane Library”

The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care.

Ms Rachel Boak

Research Fellow

Coordinator PHCRED

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Greater Health UDRH/ Flinders University Rural Clinical School,

24 Vivienne Avenue,

Mount Gambier

18^th April

“Critical Appraisal of published literature”

This workshop will engage participants in the systematic assessment of scientific literature, and appraisal of evidence based on study design.

Dr Karin Ried

Program Manager PHCRED

Discipline of General Practice
School of Population Health and Clinical Practice
The University of Adelaide

22^nd April

“Understanding Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis”

Dr Karin Ried

Program Manager PHCRED

Discipline of General Practice
School of Population Health and Clinical Practice
The University of Adelaide

22^nd April

“Survey Workshop”

This workshop will cover survey types & methods of data collection, questionnaire design, sampling & data analysis issues.

Dr Karin Ried

Program Manager PHCRED

Discipline of General Practice
School of Population Health and Clinical Practice
The University of Adelaide

23^rd April

Introduction to EndNote

Dorothy Rooney

Liaison Librarian

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool

D2.44

29^th April

Pre-Recorded Workshop 1:

“Biostats for Beginners”-Mr Kevin Mc Namara

Topics covered will include:

-Basic terminology used to describe different types of data

-The differences between different types of frequency measurement

-Basic measures of bio-statistical association

-Interpreting basic statistical results to give them clinical meaning

Dr Adrian Schoo

Deputy Director (Workforce)

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

&

Ms Rachel Boak

Research Fellow

Coordinator PHCRED

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

Venue:

Greater Health UDRH/ Flinders University Rural Clinical School,

24 Vivienne Avenue,

Mount Gambier

18^th June

Pre-recorded Workshop 2:

“Understanding systematic review & meta-analysis”

-Dr Karin Ried

This  interactive workshop will mainly concentrate on interpreting meta-analysis graphs after a short introduction to the basics of systematic review methodology

Dr Adrian Schoo

Deputy Director (Workforce)

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

&

Ms Rachel Boak

Research Fellow

Coordinator PHCRED

Greater Health

Greater Green Triangle, University Department of Rural Health

18^th June

Advanced EndNote

Dorothy Rooney

Liaison Librarian

Venue:

Deakin University

Warrnambool

D2.44

25^th August

Research workshops on various topics:

• Validity and Reliability

• Systematic Literature Review

• Using DHS Burden of Disease Data

• Qualitative data analysis

• Using Excel 2003

• Using MS Word 2003

  (Formats and paragraphs)

• Using PowerPoint

• Survey Design

• Systematic Review & Meta-analysis

• Critical Appraisal

• Ethics

• Revision of Statistics for Health Science  Research       

• Using MS Project

• Project Management Course

Various presenters and facilitators

Upcoming and by demand

To express interest in any of these sessions, contact: phcred@greaterhealth.org