Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Symposium Program
​9am - 5.30pm, Monday 16 March 2020
Lecture theatre, Level 1 Health Education and Research Building (HERB)

9:00am    Welcome to Country and Opening remarks

9:10am     Welcome by Prof Rachel Huxley
                      Executive Dean for the Faculty of Health, Deakin University

9:25am     Session 1
                      The Tania Elderkin Oration:  “Why clinical trials make the world a better place”
                      Speaker: Neil Orford

                      The burden of overweight and obesity across the lifecycle, and innovative responses
                      Speakers: Mark Kotowicz, Steven Allender, Karen Campbell

10:50am  Morning Tea

11:10am  Session 2
                      Tackling the rise of antimicrobial resistance
                      Speakers: Eugene Athan and Catherine Bennett

                      Best Research Paper of the Year competition presentations

12:50pm  Lunch + Poster Competition viewing

1:50pm    Session 3
                      Providing person-focused services to our community
                      Speakers: Philip Campbell (Cancer), Nick Simpson (iValidate)

                     BH/DU Mental Health Initiative
                     Speakers: Cath Peake, Craig Olsson, Anna Peeters

3:25pm   Afternoon Tea

3:45pm   Session 4

                     Improve the provision of surgical services to regional and remote communities
                     Speakers:  David Watters & Saeid Nahavandi

                     KEYNOTE:  Translating Evidence into Practice– The Potential of Novel Collaborations to                                       Improve the Value of Healthcare
                     Speaker: Professor John Spertus

5:20pm   Closing remarks and prize announcements

Keynote Speaker
Professor John Spertus, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, USA

Prof John Spertus is a cardiologist and the Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he serves as Clinical Director of Outcomes Research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. His achievements are numerous and include listing in the Thomson Reuters Hi-cite as ‘One of the Most Influential Scientific Minds in the World’ and the 2018 American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award.