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How to contact the School of Centre for International Mental Health Population Health Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street Carlton, Vic 3053 School of Population Health School of Population Health, Academic Programs Office Tel: +61 3 8344 0908 Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street Fax: +61 3 9348 2794 Carlton, Vic 3053 Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 3 8344 9338/9339 www.cimh.unimelb.edu.au Fax: +61 3 8344 0824 Sexual Health Unit Email: [email protected] Melbourne Sexual Health Centre www.sph.unimelb.edu.au 580 Swanston Street Centre and Units Carlton, Vic 3053 Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic Tel: +61 3 9341 6236 Fax: +61 3 9347 6757 SPH and Analytic Epidemiology Department of Public Health, School of Population Health Level 2, 723 Swanston Street Email: [email protected] Carlton, Vic 3053 www.mshc.org.au Tel: +61 3 8344 0671 The McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Centre Department of Public Health Fax: +61 3 9349 5815 for the Promotion of Mental Health and Email: [email protected] Community Wellbeing www.epi.unimelb.edu.au Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street Annual Report Centre for Health and Society University of Melbourne Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street Victoria 3010 Australia Carlton, Vic 3053 Tel: +61 3 8344 9101 Tel: +61 3 8344 0822 Fax: +61 3 9348 2832 Fax: +61 3 8344 0824 Email: [email protected] Annual Report 2006 Email: [email protected] www.mccaugheycentre.unimelb.edu.au www.chs.unimelb.edu.au Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society University of Melbourne 2006 Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria 3010 Australia Level 1, Clinical Services Building Tel: +61 3 8344 9325 305 Cardigan Street Fax: +61 3 9348 1827 Carlton, Vic 3053 Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 3 8344 4333 Fax: +61 3 9347 9824 Email: [email protected] www.kcwhs.unimelb.edu.au Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street Carlton, Vic 3053 Tel: +61 3 8344 0710 Fax: +61 3 9348 1174 Email: [email protected] www.healthprograms.unimelb.edu.au School of Population Health Department of Public Health Annual Report 2006 Contents Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences School of Population Health Summary Report 1 Australian 7 Schools Centre for Nossal Institute Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic International Neuroscience of Global Health and Analytic Epidemiology 25 Health Institute Centre for Health and Society 33 School of School of School of School of School of School of School of Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society 39 Population Dental Behavioural Nursing Physiotherapy Rural Medicine Health Science Science Health McCaughey Centre 51 Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics 59 Anatomy & Cell Biology Centre for International Mental Health 73 Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic * and Analytic Epidemiology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Sexual Health Unit 77 * * General Practice Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre 81 Centre for Health and Society * * Medical Biology (The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group 85 Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society * 2006 Publications Report 89 * Medicine, Austin & Northern Health McCaughey Centre * Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital * * Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital * Microbiology & * Immunology * Centre for International Mental Health Obstetrics & Gynaecology * Ophthalmology * * Otolaryngology * Paediatrics * Pathology * Pharmacology Sexual Health Unit * * Physiology * Psychiatry * Radiology * Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre Surgery, Austin & Northern Health * * Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group * Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital SPH School of Population Health Department of Public Health SUMMARY Report 2006 Our Vision The School of Population Health vision is to inculcate a population health approach in all areas of health care and in the community where opportunities for disease and injury prevention exist. Our Mission University. Rob made a very Head of School of To conduct and enhance research considerable contribution Population Health: that addresses issues of population in research, teaching and Professor Terry Nolan. higher degree supervision. “We’re drawing together health and health social sciences, He has had considerable superb biomedical and and to educate undergraduates and success in NHMRC program social science expertise, postgraduate students, clinicians, and project grant funding. in a form that is multi- scientists, professionals and public We wish him well in his disciplinary, collaborative future career. and synergistic. That’s health leaders through the enrichment of our educational The VicHealth Centre for what the School is the Promotion of Mental about.” programs in public health. Health and Community Wellbeing commenced its operation in June 2006. The Centre is now known as the McCaughey Centre Many staff have contributed Three new Professors named in honour of two Head of School outstanding Victorians, Report to the work of the Curriculum commenced their Commission and to the appointment with the School Davis and Jean McCaughey. 2006 proved to be another Faculty’s planning for the early in 2006: Their commitment to landmark year for the “knowledge for the common Growing Esteem agenda. • Professor Robin Room, School of Population Health. good”, to creating and The new Bachelor of (Chair in Social Research This report describes the sharing knowledge about Biomedicine, Bachelor of in Alcohol), based primarily School’s achievements and the values and actions Science and Bachelor of at Turning Point, our initiatives to adopt and Arts will potentially needed to build health, just • Professor Dallas English contribute to the University’s incorporate contributions and resilient communities new strategic plan “Growing from staff from the School of (Chair in Epidemiology and is at the heart of the Esteem” throughout the year. Population Health. Biostatistics), and Centre’s work program. The School’s contribution The Centre has attracted Our other focus continues • Professor John Wiseman to knowledge through our (Chair in Health Promotion a number of talented research activities continues to be on postgraduate individuals to develop the Masters and Doctoral and Director of the to be recognised nationally McCaughey (VicHealth Centre’s research and policy and internationally and we training, and the full development program. implications for this are yet Centre for the Promotion have received many new of Mental Health and The proposal to rename the research awards which are to be worked through. A new medical curriculum is Community Wellbeing). Program Evaluation Unit listed later in this report that as the Centre for Health attest to the breadth and to be devised and just as In addition, David Studdert with the current curriculum, was recruited from Harvard Policy, Programs and depth of quality of research Economics was approved within the School. Our the fundamental importance University as a new of population health for Federation Fellow jointly by Council. This was based excellent Quality of Teaching on a successful review of and Learning performances medical students will need sponsored by the Faculties of the Unit’s work over the are also documented further to be both realised and Law and Medicine, Dentistry previous five years. in this report. maintained as the content and Health Sciences. David of the new curriculum is will be co-located with the The Diabetes Vaccine The Melbourne Model aligns developed. Law School and the Centre Development Centre the University more fully with for Health Policy, Programs (DVDC) was reviewed by the the education framework The implementation of the and Economics in the School NHMRC and will continue being implemented across Growing Esteem Strategic of Population Health when to be funded, however the Europe and includes Plan at the School level he commences in 2007. He DVDC will move, with its elements of the American has been led by Professor holds the second Federation next stage of development, liberal education tradition. Ian Anderson. A number of Fellowship to be awarded to to the Garvan Institute. Dr The introduction of innovative working groups have been a researcher working within David Irving (CEO, DVDC) undergraduate degrees will established to develop strengthen the recognition Strategic Plans for Research the School of Population made many valuable of Melbourne degrees. It will and Research Training, Health. contributions not only to the position graduates for global Learning and Teaching Farewell to Associate development of the Centre employment by providing and Knowledge Transfer. Professor Rob Carter but also to the School during curricula that assists students The School’s planning day and his group of health the past three years. to develop a broader skills afforded an opportunity to economists. Rob accepted a The Centre for International and experience base and will fully review the work of these Chair in Health and Human Mental Health was reviewed differentiate the University groups and to commence Services Economics in the in 2006. The Review Panel within the Australian higher the development of the School of Health and Social made a strong overarching education sector. 2007-2010 Strategic Plan. Development at Deakin commendation and tribute 2 to the achievements of the the activities of
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