QUT School of Public Health and Social Work (PHSW)

If you are willing to share your thoughts about health in the workplace, get involved in this study! The study is being done by Yanming Lu, a PhD student from our School, and his work is supervised by Nektarios Karinikas and Julie-Anne Carroll. @QUT qut.edu.au/research/our-r…

SPHSW's Dr Shay Dougall has made national news with her findings pointing to a practical solution to the tensions between gas companies and farmers in the Dalby region. Shay's toolkit allows a fairer power balance, so locals know who to consult. @QUT facebook.com/7NEWSToowoomba…

Dr Michelle Newcomb, from the SPHSW, was recently selected to showcase her research in one of the 'Women in Research' symposiums held by QUT. These events are always of a superb quality, with dynamic and brilliant speakers, and Michelle's presentation was no exception. @QUT

Dr Kishwen Ratmam from the Ministry of Health Malaysia visited the SPHSW with Professor Philip Baker. They met to discuss innovative methods in public health learning and teaching During his visit, Philip showed him our amazing teaching spaces and resources on campus at QUT @QUT

Last week the CAPHIA Teaching and Learning in Public Health conference was held. A cohort of our Public Health students attended a DFV workshop alongside the CAPHIA event. Dr Carroll reunited with past SPHSW colleagues to share ideas in teaching and learning excellence! @QUT

More news on events from the APHAA conference held last week in Perth! Our students continued to gain knowledge, learning, insights, connections, and collaborations. Our School priorities learning and career opportunities for our students far beyond the university classroom @QUT

PHAA is holding its annual conference in Perth, WA. Some of our students were fortunate to attend the conference. Yanming Lu, HDR student in our School, presented his PhD work on 'Integrated Approaches of Occupational Health and Safety and Worksite Health Promotion' @_PHAA_ @QUT

This week we heard from Jo Durham about 'Let's Talk' Sexual Wellbeing Project with the Filipino Australian Brisbane Society (FABS). ‘Let’s talk’ explored how Filipino families living in Queensland talk about their sexual health. Watch this space for more news on this soon! @QUT

Yesterday, Nektarios Karanikas was presented with his Fellowship, as he is admitted into the Institute College of Fellows at the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS). Nektarios's work is crucial in advancing the health and social conditions of workers. @QUT

Prof Philip Baker is on a professional development opportunity at the Global Public Health program and The Asian Institute of Bioethics and Health Law (AIBHL), Yonsei University. Here, Prof Baker is providing a workshop on systematic reviews of public health topics! @QUT

Social Work Masters graduate, Kate Pausina recently wrote a chapter in a new book 'When Cops are Criminals'. Kate and Necho Brocchi each wrote specialised chapters on the Women's Taskforce and the plight of trans and gender diverse people respectively. booktopia.com.au/when-cops-are-…

One of our recent PhD grads, Laavanya Lokeesan has been published in the Journal of Human Lactation. Her work is important for advocating health care users be at the centre of health service design. Congrats to her and Supervisor Assoc Prof Yvette Miler. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

It's HIM WEEK! This year the theme was Empowering Health Data for Better Care: Innovations, Insight, and Impact. Our resident HIM our Lecturer Maryann Wood gathered photos from Redlands Hospital, Caboolture Hospital and the RBHW to share the celebrations amongst these HIM teams!

The BEST thing about learning and teaching is... GRADUATION DAY! A huge congrats to our undergrad, Masters, and PhD students who shone like stars at their special day today. Congrats to their teachers and supervisors too! All our best to you for healthy and successful lives ahead

This week, Dr Julie-Anne Carroll and Professor Philip Baker joined colleagues at UTS to publish on data from over 300 students on the use of AI and ChatGPT in assessment. Read all about what they found here: sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S26669…

One of our Senior Lecturers in Public Health, Dr Jerico Pardosi, had this to say about his recent publication in the British Journal of Midwifery (BJM): 'Grateful to be part of another important publication on birth preparedness and cultural perspectives!'

Join @aushsi at #ISRW24 from 27-28 August 2024 to explore the latest #implementationscience research & evidence. Learn how health services can better implement, measure & sustain change. Register event.fourwaves.com/isrw24/pages #AusHSI #QUTRealHealth @QUT

Hear, hear, people of Health Sciences persuasions and qualifications: Fantastic job opportunity alert! A position of 'Senior Advisor - Research and Innovation' is currently being advertised at the Wesley Mission QLD, Chermside offices. GO FOR IT! shorturl.at/13d88

Two of our academics Javier Cortes-Ramirez and Darren Wraith recently published in the highly prestigious journal Science of the Total Environment, finding that coal mining is associated with an increased risk of chronic respiratory diseases the Queensland sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A BIG well done to Nektarios Karanikas and Nerilee Watts on being awarded the AFHE (Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics) 2024 BEST PAPER AWARD! The results can be found here: openaccess.cms-conferences.org/.../978-1-9648…... Fascinating and crucial research to improve MSDs in library workers. @QUT