Workshop on Community Health in North Queensland

Cairns Institute, JCU Cairns

Ground Floor - Room D3:063

Scientists are traditionally trained to specialise in searching for causation through evidence-led enquiry.
Which preconditions of good health or of ill health are most fundamental and most ripe for remedial investment?
Is poor diet, vitamin deficiency, parasite load, socio-economic disadvantage, discrimination, poor education or lack of physical activity most likely to influence poor health at population level?
Which investments in health work best for individuals?
Does intensive and personalised support for self- management of chronic and life threatening conditions improve health outcomes?

Attendance is free but spaces are limited, please register your attendance online

For further information, contact Jacqui Lavis via email jacquilavis545@gmail.com or 0407334032

The presentation and discussion will be introduced by Dr Geoff Edwards, President of the Royal Society Queensland.

Professor Robyn McDermott and Professor Jonathan Golledge will present and lead discussion on the above topics.  Dr Emily Callander will discuss the economic impacts of chronic disease and the effectivenes of direct investment in chronic disease treatment.

The Panel:

Professor Robyn McDermott: Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Director for the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention | James Cook University

Professor Jonathan Golledge: Surgeon, Professor of Vascular Surgery and Director of the Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease | James Cook University

Dr Emily Callander: Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine | James Cook University

The panel presentation and discussion will be introduced by Geoff Edwards, President of the Royal Society Qld.
The Panel will include researchers from James Cook University including Professor Robyn McDermott, Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Director for the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention Professor Jonathan Golledge, Surgeon, Professor of Vascular Surgery and Director of the Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease will present and lead discussion on the above topics. Dr Emily Callander, a health economist will discuss the economic impacts of chronic disease and the effectiveness of direct investment in chronic disease treatment.

The Royal Society of Queensland acknowledges that this workshop is made possible by the sponsorship of Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine whose major research interest is “infectious diseases and the differing patterns of prevalence of these diseases between complex interactions between chronic and climatic zones, racial groups and between metropolitan and rural and remote populations.”
The support of the Cairns Institute is also recognised.
The Royal Society of Queensland is the State's oldest learned institution. Its involvement in clinical health dates back to 1859.
AITHM aspires to excellence in tropical health and medical research, biotechnology and research education, supporting better health for people in the tropics worldwide.