MONARC Seminar Series
All welcome
Time
12:30pm – 1:30pm
(unless otherwise specified)
Venue
MONARC seminars are currently taking place online via Teams
Contact
For further information or seminar Teams link, please contact Dr Rosa Gualano by email or phone (03) 9265 1268
Upcoming seminars – 2025 Program
| Date | Presenters and topics |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 27 May | Dr Tina Lam [BPsych(Hons), PhD], Senior Research Fellow, Monash Addiction Research Centre (MARC), Monash University: Alcohol culture change for positive ageing |
| Tuesday 24 June | Dr Nirosen Vijiaratnam, Head of Movement Disorders and Consultant Neurologist Neurology and Aged and Rehabilitation Division, Monash Health: Rethinking Parkinson’s disease in the era of biomarkers |
Past years programs
2025 Program
| Date | Presenters and topics |
|---|---|
| 18 February (via Teams) | Jamie Hallen, Manager of the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry: |
| 8 April (via Teams) | Dr Em Bould(they, them), Senior Research Fellow, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University: |
2024 Program
| Date | Presenters and topics |
| 27 February (via Teams) | Lauren Pearce, Grade 3 Physiotherapist, Casey Hospital: Delivering a specialised best practice service for people with Functional Neurological Disorder – an Australian qualitative descriptive study. Taree Gibson, Grade 3 Physiotherapist, Kingston Centre: Exploring well-being and mental health of staff working with people with dementia, delirium and behaviours of concern. See flyer for more information. |
| 28 May (via Teams) | Dr Christina Ekegren, Physiotherapist and Senior Research Fellow, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University: Insights into physical activity and functional decline in hospitalised older adults. See flyer for more information. |
| 30 July (via Teams) | Mr James Canfor, Senior Podiatrist, Aged & Community Care, Community Assessment & Response Team: Dr Michelle Kaminski, Podiatry Research Lead:Â The financial burden of diabetes-related foot disease in Australia. See flyer for more information. |
| 29 August (via Teams) | Dr Margot Lodge, Consultant Geriatrician (Alfred Health) and Adjunct Research Fellow (Monash University): Implementation science to improve outcomes for older people. Chair: Dr Amelia Crabtree, Program Medical Director, Aged and Rehabilitation Program. |
| 5 December (via Teams) | Topic: “Changing the Focus” – Physical activity for People Living with Dementia Presenters from the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, School of Primary & Allied Health Care:
Chair: Dr Amelia Crabtree, Program Medical Director, Aged and Rehabilitation See flyer for more information. |
2023 Program
| Date | Presenters and topics |
26 October 12 noon – 1:00pm | Clinical Pharmacists and PhD students, Shin Liau and Laura Dowd, Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Monash Health and PhD student, Brigid McInerney. Chair: Dr Amelia Crabtree, Program Medical Director, Aged and Rehabilitation Division: Pharmacists Researching Medication Use and Safety in Older People |
30 May (via Teams) | Transition Care Program, Monash Health Aged and Rehabilitation – Melissa Roberts, Praneeta Ranchod: Implementation of Person-Centred Management Strategies to Address Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Delirium in Bed-Based Transition Care Program |
27 April (via Teams) | Dr Beatrice Alba, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University: Health and Well-Being in Older LGBTIQ people |