Webinar: Update on MARP Activities & COVID-19 Preparedness at Clayton and MHTP

The Faculty has organised a webinar to update stakeholders on MARP activities and COVID-19 preparedness at the Clayton and MHTP precincts next week:

IMPORTANT: New requirement for working on-site at MMC - Attestations

The Victorian Government now requires that all staff and students entering healthcare services make a daily attestation about their health status with respect to COVID-19.

Dean's Awards for Excellence Awards 2020, Thursday 17 September

We encourage you to tune in to the Dean’s Awards for Excellence town hall. The event will include a Faculty update from the Dean, Professor Christina Mitchell, followed by the awards presentation.

FIJI Basics Zoom Workshop

• Date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
• Time: 9am-1pm, including breaks
• Location: online workshop to be held via Zoom (link to be provided upon registration)
• Cost: FREE for all

A reminder to participate in the Thrive@Home survey

A reminder to all staff to participate in the Thrive@Home survey conducted by our Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. 

Dr Fabrizzio Horta receives a Monash IVF collaborative grant

Congratulations to Dr Fabrizzio Horta on receiving a Monash IVF collaborative grant.

Publication and Dissemination of Research Guide

NHMRC, together with the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Universities Australia (UA) recently released the Publication and Dissemination of Research Guide, which supports the implementation of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.  A copy of the guide is attached to this email for easy reference.

Dean's Awards Presentation

The Dean's Awards for Excellence will be presented during a special webinar and an invitation is extended to all Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences staff to join this Celebration of Excellence. The Faculty Executive group acknowledges the courage, persistence and flexibility of our workforce, as evidenced through these awards, and through our service to students and each other during 2020.

Victorian Cancer Bioinformatics Symposium 2020

This is the second year of the annual scientific meeting focussed on bioinformatics in cancer research and clinical practice.  Attendess from all career stages and professional roles are welcome. 

Details

• Friday 23 October 2020 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  

Dr Vera Golder receives Henry Krum Early Career Researcher Publication Prize

Congratulations to Dr Vera Golder on receiving the Henry Krum Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Clinical Sciences.

Wellbeing news

STEPtember Challenge

Monash 10,000 steps challenge will be held in partnership with STEPtember, and every cent raised will go towards improving the lives of children and adults living with cerebral palsy.

To be part of this year’s event, all you need to do is create a team of four and register for the event using our special Monash code.  To participate, staff, students and their family members will be asked to donate a $5 entry fee and this will contribute to a Monash fundraising target of $30K to improve the lives of children and adults living with cerebral palsy.    

For full details and to register CLICK HERE.

Women's Health Week- Dr Feelgood is coming to Monash

Guess who’s bringing the good vibes — and a good reminder to see your GP — to Women’s Health Week at Monash?

To mark Women’s Health Week (7 to 11 September), and to prompt us, especially women, to keep seeing our GPs during the pandemic, we have a special Monash-only Zoom presentation with Dr Sally Cockburn (a.k.a. Dr Feelgood).  The event will be on September 7th at 12:00pm, please register HERE as places are limited.

Gut Health- Take care of it and it will take care of you  

Evidence showing the impact of our gut bacteria on overall health and wellbeing continues to emerge. In this session we will explore how this might occur and what dietary strategies we can use to optimise the health of our gut and ourselves.  The event will be on September 8th at 1:00pm, please register HERE as places are limited.  

R U OK? Day Events

R U OK? Day is on Thursday, 10 September this year's message is: There's more to say after R U OK?

You don’t have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says they’re not OK. A conversation could change a life and by knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before they’re in crisis Learn what to say next in this Free Conversation Guide.  Put together your own digital event with colleagues and register HERE to take part.

Mindful Communications and Relationships

We are social creatures and our ability to relate to others is often tested by many things including work pressure, stress, haste, multitasking and, in the current situation, social distancing. This practical session will explore how mindfulness can help us in our relationships with others, in communication and in the giving and receiving of feedback.  The event will be on September 15th at 12:00pm, please register HERE as places are limited.   

Any questions on the above events please email wellbeing@monash.edu  

Dr Andy Lim receives Monash Health Emerging Researcher Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Andy Lim on receiving the Monash Health Emerging Researcher Fellowship.

Monash researchers lead a collaboration that reported the adaptations of TIA pathways in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Congratulations to Monash Health and Monash University researchers, Dr Andy Lim, Prof Henry Ma, Prof Thanh Phan, Dr Shaloo Singhal and Dr Ben Clissold  for leading an international collaboration that reported the adaptations of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) pathways in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

MRFF Announcements, news and new grant calls

Some combined news in this media release from the Minister today:

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/169-million-investment-for-australian-health-and-medical-research

Staying connected with Workplace

Getting the right information and staying connected is as important as ever! Monash University is moving away from using email for important announcements, and replacing this with Workplace.

ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships 2021 and Industrial Transformation Training Centres and Research Hubs 2021

The ARC has announced a delay to the opening of Laureate Fellowships and Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Training Centre in RMS. These schemes will now open on Wednesday 10 September. The close date for each has also been delayed by one week. The Laureate Fellowships will now close on 4 November; Training Centres and Research Hubs will now close on 18 November. 

Respect. Now. Always. Week 2020

This year’s Respect. Now. Always. Week is all about respectful relationships online.

Respectful Communities and Monash Minds have come together to get us talking about consent, communication and staying safe online.

See more here.

ATTENTION ALL ACADEMIC STAFF (AUSTRALIA ONLY) - ACADEMIC PROMOTION INFORMATION SESSION

Information sessions for fixed-term and continuing academic staff who are interested in applying for academic promotion have been scheduled for September.

• 21 September, 2:00 - 3:30 PM: Basic Research session
• 24 September, 1:00-2:30 PM: Clinical Research session

It is strongly encouraged that you attend a faculty information session if you are considering applying for promotion. More information about all the sessions, including the registration links, can be found here.  Kindly register your interest to attend the faculty information session by: Wednesday 16th September. 

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO - newly appointed President-Elect of ASBMR

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO, Head of the Department of Medicine in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, as he was recently announced President-Elect of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

This is a massive milestone as Professor Peter Ebeling is the first President to be elected outside of North America.  

Read the full story HERE

Don’t pin all our hopes on a vaccine

 

Professor Eric Morand (Head of the School of Clinical sciences at Monash Health) and Dr Samar Ojaimi (Infectious Diseases Specialist at Monash Health) recently published an article in The Age on the importance of understanding and treating the clinical symptoms that come with COVID-19.