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2005-Annual-Report.Pdf SPH School of Population Health Department of Public Health ANNUAL REPORT 2005 School of Population Health Annual Report 2005 Contents School of Population Health Summary Report 1 Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology 25 Centre for Health and Society 31 Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society 35 Program Evaluation Unit 43 Centre for International Mental Health 57 Sexual Health Unit 61 Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre 65 Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group 69 2005 Publications Report 71 SPH School of Population Health Department of Public Health SUMMARY REPORT 2005 1 Our Vision Our Mission The School of Population Health vision is To conduct and enhance research that to inculcate a population health approach addresses issues of population health and in all areas of health care and in the health social sciences, and to educate community where opportunities for disease undergraduates and postgraduate and injury prevention exist. students, clinicians, scientists, professionals and public health leaders through the enrichment of our educational programs in public health. HEAD OF SCHOOL Centre for the Promotion of a professorial appointment During 2006 we will continue REPORT Mental Health and Community with the Department of to implement initiatives to Wellbeing). Their appointments Psychology, Psychiatry and become the leading School of 2005 was a year of challenges commenced in 2006. Psychological Medicine. We Population Health in the region and achievements for the wish them well. and one of the best in the The amalgamation of the School. We were active world by: Centre of Genetic Epidemiology Our contribution to knowledge participants in the University’s and the Epidemiology and through our research activities • Developing strategies to strategic consultation process Biostatistics unit to the Centre continues to be recognised improve research quality and that resulted in “Growing for Molecular, Environmental, nationally and internationally. impact. Esteem”, a document that Genetic and Analytic (MEGA) We received many new outlines the University’s • Attracting more PhD Epidemiology was achieved research awards that are listed future goals. Three equal enrolments and during 2005 under the direction later in this report. These priority areas of activity were postgraduate coursework of Professor John Hopper. In again attest to the breadth and outlined – research, learning enrolments. addition there is opportunity to depth of quality research in and teaching and knowledge create another Centre from the the School. A Research Grant • Developing the coursework transfer that will assist in Program Evaluation Unit which Development Framework was programs to enhance the defining priorities beyond 2005 would focus on the evaluation introduced during 2005 to help student experience with for the School of Population and economics of population all our staff improve the quality the University and the Health. health systems, services and and competitiveness of their community both nationally This report is about policies. grant proposals. This operates and internationally. achievements in 2005 and at the Centre and Unit level Sadly, Professor Jeremy • Building additional links with demonstrates our capacity and is overseen by the School Neil Anderson, MSc, MD, the community, government to meet the challenges both Research Committee. FRANZCP, was diagnosed with and industry. internally and externally. colon cancer in May 2004, less The School’s major We hope you will find this Interviews for three very than a year after starting a new collaborations continue report on the activities of the important Chairs for the job. He continued academic with the Murdoch Children’s School in 2005 and the profile School were held during the and clinical work until Research Institute through of its staff of interest. year. The Chairs are: November 2004. He died five our Vaccine and Immunisation nd days after his 52 birthday. Research Group, with the – Professor Terry Nolan • The Chair in Epidemiology Centre for International Child and Biostatistics. Jeremy was appointed Highlights of 2005 Foundation Professor of Health, and with The Australian • The Chair in Health Epidemiology and Biostatistics International Health Institute. Review of the Key Centre Promotion and Director of for Women’s Health in at the University of Melbourne Through the Victorian PHERP the McCaughey Centre: in mid-2003. His vision Consortium, we collaborate Society VicHealth Centre for the was to create a program of with Deakin, La Trobe and In June, a team of five senior Promotion of Mental Health epidemiology teaching and Monash Universities to academics, from both within and Community Wellbeing. research skills that would be deliver the Master of Public and outside the university, internationally recognized, • The Chair in Social Research Health Program. Following spent two days interviewing particularly in the areas of in Alcohol. a major review by the staff and students and implementation of research Australian Government, this measuring the performance of We had superb national and in clinical settings, consumer funding has been renewed the Key Centre for Women’s international applicants for participation in health, and the for a further five years. The Health in Society (KCWHS) these Chairs and made offers influence of the information School receives generous in relation to its stated of appointment to the preferred revolution. He is missed by all support for several core aims and objectives. It was candidates in each. of us. activities and educational and an outstanding result for The appointments were At the end of 2005 Federation research programs from the Professor Doreen Rosenthal Professor Robin Room (Chair Fellow Professor Lenore Commonwealth Department and the staff of the KCWHS in Social Research in Alcohol), Manderson and her team of Dr of Health and Aging, from the as it was the view of the Professor Dallas English Milica Markovic, Dr Roseanne National Medical and Health review team that the Centre (Chair in Epidemiology and Misajon, Dr Bhensari (Poy) Research Council, from the will continue as a leader in Biostatistics) and Professor Naemiratch, Narelle Warren Victorian Department of education and research in John Wiseman (Chair in Health and Kathleen Nolan all moved Human Services, and from the women’s health nationally Promotion and Director of the to Monash University where Victorian Health Promotion as well as in the Asia Pacific McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Professor Manderson took up Foundation. region. The Centre held a 2 The School of Population significant life-threatening Health’s Head, Professor illnesses.” Terry Nolan, is driven by a A paediatrician whose passion and commitment research interests for achieving real health were epidemiology and outcomes in the community biostatistics, Professor Nolan through primary prevention is also head of the Vaccine of disease and injury, and and Immunisation Research the promotion of health and Group, which is a joint wellbeing. initiative of the University of The School’s Foundation Melbourne and the Murdoch Professor, Professor Children’s Research Institute, Nolan’s career reflects the located within the School of professional and personal Population Health. involvements that he has found most From children’s public health, the chance to rewarding; working with children and head the new School of Population Health in planning day late in 2005 to immunisation were key elements. “After 2001 was a logical next step. address recommendations of finishing my medical training, I was attracted “The School offered the opportunity to the Review and to consider to the opportunity to prevent illness and treat broaden these public health efforts,” he strategic directions for children at a young age who were suffering says. “Within one of the world’s leading research and teaching in 2006. from conditions that could lead to either medical faculties, we’re drawing together lifelong disability or complete loss of life. superb biomedical and social science Staff Promotions/ “And the immunisation work was because expertise, in a form that is multi-disciplinary, Appointments vaccines are the most powerful and cost- collaborative and harmonising. That’s what I am delighted to report that effective way to give protection from very the School is about.” three of our outstanding staff have recently been School of Population Health Management and Governance appointed to Associate Accountability for the implementation of the strategic and operational plans incorporated with the Professor. Jane Fisher School’s management and governance framework and reinforced through the performance devel- (Key Centre for Women’s opment framework. Health in Society), Dorota Gertig (Centre for Molecular, School of Population Health Principal Committees Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology) and Management and Resources Chairperson Marilys Guillemin (Centre for Executive Professor Terry Nolan Health and Society) are all Strategic Planning Professor Terry Nolan to be congratulated on their wonderful achievement in Communication and Dissemination Leanne Taylor achieving this rank. Finance and Resources Professor Terry Nolan Information Technology Dr David Irving In addition, Shaun Ewen (Centre for Health and Society), School Managers Leanne Taylor Lyle Gurrin (Centre for MEGA EHS Professor Terry Nolan Epidemiology) and John Waller Social Affairs Jennifer Burchill (Centre for Health and Society) have all been
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