Cumberland 30th Anniversary Celebrations
Saturday 31 October 2009, 11am to 4pm
Cumberland Campus, 75 East Street Lidcombe
All activities and public transport from Lidcombe station are free
The Cumberland Campus, home to the Faculty of Health Sciences, is situated at Lidcombe, 16 kilometres from the centre of Sydney. Free buses from Lidcombe station on Saturday 31 October - take the 915 to campus.
Street Address :
Faculty of Health Sciences
75 East Street
Lidcombe NSW 2141
Australia
Visitor's entry via Gate 2 - Location Map
Student Sporting Demonstrations
Demonstration games to be held from 11am
Student soccer and touch teams from the Eastern University Games
Mens soccer team will be playing the womens soccer team at 11am followed by a touch football game.
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Official Ceremony – Centre Stage
Official ceremony commences at 12pm
A reflection on the heritage and impact of the Faculty of Health Sciences officiated by the Dean, Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn.
Indigenous dance group | Welcome to country | Dean’s Welcome | Guest speakers
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From 12.30pm
Campus Rewards are hosting a barbeque lunch for all guests. Sit and relax on the lawn with family and friends and enjoy the free entertainment on centre stage.
A gold coin donation is requested to cover costs. Drinks included.
All day snacks will be available for purchase from the Depot.
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From 1.00pm, E Block 101 and S Block 102
Our leading scientists provide a series of ten minute presentations that showcase their pioneering work and its impact on improving health sciences. From healthy ageing to the importance of children’s play, these bite-sized insights give you a taste of the future of health care in Australia and internationally.
Pick the topics which interest you and come and go as you please.
| S 102 | Speaker | Topic |
| Exercise, Health & Performance | ||
| 13:10 | Dr Helen O'Connor | Nutrition for health and peak performance |
| 13:20 | Prof Maria Fiatorone Singh | Fit for your life |
| Living Well & Dying Well | ||
| 13:30 | Prof Philip Bohle | Work? Life? Where's the balance? |
| 13:40 | Prof Glennys Howarth | Educating health professionals on end-of-life issues |
Imaging & Radiation Sciences |
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| 13:50 | Prof Patrick Brennan | Imaging: a 21st century tool for improved medical care |
| 14:00 | Prof Richard Banati | The nuclear sciences in health: from in vitro to in vivo - translating the microscopic to the macroscopic |
| Patient Safety, E-health & Classification | ||
| 14:20 | Prof Johanna Westbrook | Computers on Wheels: Mobile technologies improving the safety of our hospitals |
| 14:30 | Prof Robert Steele | New directions in electronic health records |
| 14:40 | Prof Richard Madden | Health Classifications: in sickness and in health, even after death do us part |
| Living with Disability | ||
| 15:00 | Prof Gwynnyth Llewellyn | Families living with disability |
| 15:10 | Prof Stewart Einfeld | New breakthroughs in treating childhood developmental disorders |
| 15:20 | A/Prof Leanne Togher | Brain injury in the community: training communication partners makes a difference |
| E 101 | Speaker | Topic |
| Best Practises in Rehabilitation | ||
| 13:10 | Prof Kathy Refshuage | Back pain: back to basics |
| 13:20 | Prof Kate White | Sex after cancer. Why not? |
| 13:30 | A/Prof Sharon Kilbreath | '…you really want me to exercise!...but I am being treated for breast cancer!' |
| 13:40 | Dr Catherine Dean | Debunking the care strength myth in rehabilitation |
| 13:50 | A/Prof Glen Davis | Exercise and walking after spinal cord injury |
| 14:00 | A/Prof Elias Mpofu | Tools for assessing rehabilitation needs |
| Health Ageing | ||
| 14:20 | Prof Hal Kendig | Baby boomers face retirement during the economic crisis |
| 14:30 | Prof Mark Mathews | Strategies for family and carers: engaging people with dementia in daily life activites |
| 14:40 | Dr Patricia Weerakoon | Sexy and sixty: A health sex life at any age |
| Keeping Children Safe | ||
| 15:00 | Prof Anita Bundy | Popping the bubble wrap: rethinking children's play |
| 15:10 | Dr Freidoon Khavarpour | Safe Koori Kids: Community based approach to injury prevention |
| Planning a Better Health Future | ||
| 15:20 | Prof Deborah Black | Health issues: 20 years from now |
| 15:30 | Prof Stephanie Short | Dynamics without change: Australian health workforce |
| 16:40 | Prof Andrew Gonczi | New directions in health education |
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From 3.30pm
An opening address by University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence leads into a relaxed afternoon tea giving former and present students and staff the opportunity to reconnect with your peers and professional organisations.
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- Morning sports demonstrations from 11am
- Lunch time barbeque and live band
- Free face painting
- Educational children's activities such as the Health Passport
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The life of a student at Health Sciences is academic, social and provides you a pathway to a career as a health professional.
If you want to plan for your future, you will need to know how to get there. Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses will do that. Attend one or more of the 'Life of a student at Health Sciences' session(s) where your opportunities as a student and beyond will be revealed.
"Life of a student at Health Sciences"
Session Talks
| F Block - Lecture Theatre - F126 | ||
| 11.20 - 12.00pm | Bachelor of Health Sciences A student's launch pad to... 'its flexible; your choice!' |
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12.00 - 12.30pm |
The life of a Health Informatics student at Health Sciences | |
| 1.30 - 2.10pm | The life of a Physiotherapy student at Health Sciences | |
| 2.10 - 2.50pm | The life of an Occupational Therapy student at Health Sciences |
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| 2.50 - 3.30pm | The life of a Speech Pathology student at Health Sciences | |
| F Block - Lecture Theatre - F127 | ||
| 11.20 - 12.00pm | The life of a Medical Radiation Sciences student at Health Sciences. |
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| 12.00 - 12.30pm | Bachelor of Health Sciences A student's launch pad to... 'its flexible; your choice!' |
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| 1.30 - 1.50pm | The life of an Orthoptics (Vision Sciences) student at Health Sciences | |
| 1.50 - 2.10pm | The life of a Rehabilitation Counselling student at Health Sciences | |
| 2.10 - 2.40pm | The life of an Exercise Sports Science / Exercise Physiology student in Health Sciences |
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Health Sciences Biennial Research Student Conference
3-4 November 2009
Cumberland Campus, 75 East Street Lidcombe
E Block, Cumberland Campus
For the full conference program and to register visit the Biennial Postgraduate Research Student Conference website.
Twilight Social Cocktail Reception
Tuesday 3 November, 5.15pm
E Block, Cumberland Campus
All are welcome to attend the cocktail reception. Please register your attendance for catering purposes.
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