Perioperative medicine Masters program and short courses in high demand

Source: Cabrini Health

2014 is the second year of running the Master of Medicine (Perioperative Medicine) program through the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred and Monash University, and Units are in high demand with 3 out of 4 of the core units already full for 2014. It has been very successful with positive feedback received from the first year intake of students. Admissions are currently open. The Perioperative Medicine short course is now in its fifth year, with intake numbers increasing. It has a substantial waitlist. Enrolments open in March. 2014 course dates, structure and fees are now online at www.periopmedicine.org.au

Participants sought: Hay fever treatment with oral tablet

Rye grass is a common
allergen

The Alfred Allergy Clinic is conducting a study of oral tablet treatment for hay fever. This new oral tablet dissolves in the mouth before swallowing, and the study will investigate it as an alternative to “allergy shots”. Researchers are seeking 40 patients of both Chinese and non-Chinese background. This treatment could pave the way to relief for the large number of Chinese people who develop grass pollen hay fever in Australia. See more about the Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory medicine's research.

Michael Cangkrama: What underlies skin diseases?

Michael Cangkrama's research looks at skin development and diseases. His particular topic is "Analysis of the grainyhead-like genes in mammalian development and disease".  Michael is a PhD student in the Department of Medicine, in the Epidermal Development Laboratory and his supervisors are Professor Stephen Jane and Dr Charbel Darido.  To read more, visit: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/education/profiles/cangkrama.html

Participants sought: Resistant Starch dietary research study

Participants required

Do you have an ileostomy? Would you like to take part in a dietary research study? Volunteers are required for a study investigating the use of a new Resistant Starch product that may be used to help increase levels of Resistant Starch in Australian foods. Resistant Starch is thought to have a wide range of health benefits in humans.

Dr John Morrison: Senior Business Development Manager for the Alfred Precinct

Dr John Morrison is the new Senior Business Development Manager for the Alfred Precinct, assisting both Schools (Central Clinical School and the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine). John will be able to supply valuable advice and be the point of contact for academics and researchers.

Seminar Series: Issues in Research Translation Science

Professor Jeremy Grimshaw

What the seminar series is about
Currently, clinical practitioners' uptake of best evidence from research is patchy. Global evidence of failure to translate research findings into clinical practice suggests that acting on research findings is a fundamental challenge for healthcare systems to optimise care, outcomes and costs. Research translation science (also known as implementation science and knowledge translation science) is a relatively new field of health services research. It is the scientific study of the determinants, processes and outcomes of research translation in order to develop a generalisable empirical and theoretical basis to optimise implementation activities. NTRI and the Australasian Cochrane Centre are co-hosting visiting academic Jeremy Grimshaw, who will provide a personal perspective about the scope of research translation science and key challenges facing the field at present. First seminar is 11 Feb, 12-1 pm, AMREP seminar room.

PhD opportunities at Central Clinical School

PhD opportunities are available within different departments at the Central Clinical School. See list:

• PhD Opportunities in Myeloma Research Group Division of Blood Cancers, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
• PhD Opportunities in the Systems Haematology Research Group, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
• A PhD student top-up stipend is available from the Van Cleef Roet Centre for Nervous Diseases
• PhD Opportunities in the Leukemia Research Group, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, AMREP campus, Monash University
• PhD Opportunities at the National Trauma Research Institute