Recent Presentations
February 2011
•Peer support in chronic and complex conditions: its value to better management of chronic illness. Presentation of draft literature review on the evidence of peer support. Christine Walker
Peers for Progress in Australia Diabetes Research at Monash University. Presentation Michaela Riddell Project Manager.
October 2010
•Peer support in chronic illness. The Craigieburn Arthritis Support Group has had a 20 year presence to help the Craigieburn community self-manage arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. Members present their work and demonstrate how their partnership with Dianella Community Health provides better outcomes for the community and health services.
August 2010
•Healthwise. Terry Harrison (Clinical Librarian) from RMH and Janet Wale (Cochrane Consumer Network) presented on helping consumers access good quality evidence-based information on the Internet. Go to Healthwise for further information
June 2010
•Positive Ageing. A presentation on a self-management program developed by National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Council on the Ageing (COTA) and Chronic Illness Alliance (CIA) for the Arabic and Vietnamese elderly. The attached powerpoints contain the introduction and key findings presented by Betty Haralambous of NARI. Christine Wilding (COTA) and Christine Walker (CIA) presented verbally.
Introduction
Key findings
•Healthwise. Terry Harrison (Clinical Librarian) from RMH and Janet Wale (Cochrane Consumer Network) presented on helping consumers access good quality evidence-based information on the Internet. Go to Healthwise for further information
April 2010
•Life! presentation by Melissa Cook General Practice Victoria
Go to Life! Diabetes Prevention Program website.
March 2010
•Chronic pain workshop in Shepparton. Updated workshop incorporating National Pain Strategy Report guidelines. Lea Kewish, occupational therapist. See previous presentation below.
February 2010
•'Empowering the client': new course for nurses and allied health professionals that covers a wide range of topics including motivational interviewing, health coaching and health promotion.
Presentation by Bruce Greaves, Benchmarque Registered Training Organisation.
December 2009
•Launch of chronic illness and workplace discrimination webpages
October 2009
•Narratives of chronic illness
Presentation by Tina Campbell, RealTimeHealth. PhD candidate at the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
September 2009
•Chronic pain workshop in Warrnambool
Presentation by Lea Kewish, occupational therapist. Presentation below.
August 2009
•Cultural diversity and health self-management
Presentation by John Lawrence, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing.
July 2009
•Consumer participation in chronic disease self-management: How far have we come?
Presentations by Kate Silburn, La Trobe University
June 2009
•Frameworks for Health
Presentation by Carolynne Holdsworth and Monica Gilbert
Frameworks for Health Fact Sheet
April 2009
•A model of transition from paediatric to adult services for young people with serious chronic illnesses.
Presentation by Felicity Sloman. (Presentation coming!)
February 2009
•Consumer participation in chronic disease self-management: How far have we come?
Presentations by Kate Silburn, La Trobe University and Mary-Ann Leithof, Polio Network and a discussion with panel of consumers (no presentation available).
November 2008
•Health related quality of life research from Deakin University
October 2008
•Chronic pain workshop in Melbourne
Presentation by Lea Kewish
August 2008
• A chronic pain workshop held in Mildura
(see presentation above)
• An update on the Australian Disease Management Association
Presentation
by Kaylene Fiddes
• An update on the Bayside Disease Management Unit
Presentation by Kaylene Fiddes
June 2008
• An update on recent work on the Flinders Model.
Presentation by Rhonda Petschel of HealthyActivePartners
May 2008
• The value of peer support in sustaining chronic disease self-management strategies. Held in Bendigo.Presentation by Sandra Leone of Diabetes Australia-Victoria and members of the Bendigo diabetes support group. (Sandra's presentation below)
April 2008
• Workshop to explore the viablilty of creating a Health Coaching Working Group. (No presentation available.)
February 2008
• The value of peer support in sustaining chronic disease self-management strategies.
Presentation by Sandra Leone of Diabetes Australia-Victoria on diabetes support groups in the Victorian community
October 2007
• Koori Community Directed Health Promotion Project in the Goulburn Valley
August 2007
• Living with multiple chronic conditions. A presentation by Ms Louisa Di Pietro of the Thalassaemia Society of Victoria. (No presentation available)
June 2007
• Presentation on consumer participation in chronic disease self-management programs. Workshop with Lauren Cordwell, Health Issues Centre.
May 2007
• Presentation at Bendigo Community Health Service, Eaglehawk. Consumer participation in chronic disease self-management programs. Workshop with Lauren Cordwell, Health Issues Centre.
April 2007
• Presentation at La Trobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon
Embedding self-management in systems of chronic disease care. Workshop with Naomi Kubina,
Health Active Partners. (No presentation available).
April 2007
• Consumer Involvement at Knox Community Health Service
Presentation by Kate Gilbert, Chronic Disease Program Manager, Knox CHS
• Community partnerships in chronic disease care.
Presentation by Lara Watson, Royal Melbourne Hospital
February 2007
• Presentations by Jill Kelly, Good Life Club, Jennifer Lachal, Whitehorse CHS and Peter Muldoon Latrobe Valley PCP. "Embedding self-management in systems of chronic disease care"
December 2006
• Presentations at the Chronic Disease Management Policy Special Interest Group
Caroline Frankland presentation
October 2006
• Presentations at the Utilities and Work, Welfare, Wills workshop on 19 October.
Energy and Water Ombudsman presentation October 2006
Victorian Council of Social Service "Fuel Poverty Issues"
DHS presentation on Utility Relief Grants
State Concessions Chronic Illness Alliance 19 October 2006
August 2006
• Making decisions about tests and treatments: workshop on the NHMRC toolkit for better communication between clinicians and consumers,Dr Peter Greenberg's presentation
July 2006
• Diabetes and depression forum at Port Fairy, Poster resource
April 2006
• Poster presentations at Therapeutic Patient Education conference in Florence, Italy CIA Poster; NHMRCPoster
• Georgina Bancroft, Arthritis Victoria Traralgon special interest group presentation
• CarolineFrankland. Better Health Care Gippsland Traralgon special interest group presentation
• Christine Shoemaker A broad approach to chronic disease managament in a rural setting
August 2005
• Prasuna Reddy University of Melbourne and Susanne Baxandall , Diabetes Australia
[No presentation available][
April 2005
• Sandra Nolte, Melbourne University
[HEI-Q presentation April 2005]
February 2005
• Hal Swerissen and John Belfrage. Peer-led Self-Management of Chronic Illness Project
August 2004
• Jill Kelly, The Good Life Club Update
[Powerpoint Presentation)
June 2004
• Naomi Kubina. The Flinders Models of Self-Management in the Peninsula HARP Diabetes Program.
[No presentation available]
April 2004
• Amanda Weeks. Recruiting for Self-Management programs.
[No presentation available]
Melanie Hawkins. Evaluation techniques.
February 2004
• Lea Kewish and Geoff Tresise. A public speaking program for people with cognitive impairment
(MS Word document)
November 2003
• The COACH Program at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Cardiology Unit
Margarite Vale and Michael Jelinek
September 2003
• Research, Evaluation and Quality Monitoring of Self-Management Program
Richard Osborne, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital
(Email: richardo@unimelb.edu.au)
July 2003
• Evaluation of Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs
Amanda Weeks, Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University, Bundoora
(No presentation available)
May 2003
• Models of Chronic Disease Self-Management: A Presentation by John Norton and Peter Richardson of the Bendigo Stroke Support Group.
(No presentation available)
• A Presentation by David Menzies of the Good Life Club, Whitehorse Division of General Practice.
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