Conference dates, location, and theme Conference Wrap-Up Abstract submissions & Dates Conference Programme Conference Workshops Conference Dinner Welcome and Farewell Receptions Keynote speakers Conference Organisation

Conference Date, Location & Theme

Date	10th - 12th February 2010
Venue	Novotel, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 200 Creek St, Brisbane Ph: +61 7 3309 3309 http://www.novotelbrisbane.com/ The conference is being held at the Novotel Hotel in Brisbane City, located at 200 Creek St. This location is very convenient to train stations, bus stops and city amenities including; restaurants, shopping and tourist information. See the map below for the conference location.
Conference Theme	Behaviour and Health: Applications to Individuals and Populations
Track Themes	The Challenge of Health Behaviour Change Achieving Equity: Determinants & Distribution of Health Linking Research, Policy and Practice Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviours Unhealthy Behaviours Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Intervention and Program Evaluation Quality of Life Issues Psychophysiology/Psychoneuroimmunology

Conference Wrap-Up

Thank you to everyone for making the 2010 ASBHM Conference fun, interactive and informative. Over 120 delegates (from 5 countries) attended the three days of the conference and we received positive feedback on all of our keynote, workshop, paper and poster sessions.

It was a tough competition, but in the end our judges awarded the following people:

Best Student Poster Presentation: Rachel Thompson
Birth Writes: Maximising the Effectiveness of Online Perinatal Health Information

Best Student Oral Presentation: Madeleine Hathaway
Holy pharma! Healthism discourses in a pharmaceutical advertising website

Best Early Career Researcher Poster Presentation: Jordana McLoone
Getting back on the bus: A qualitative evaluation of adolescents’ return to school after completing cancer treatment

Best Early Career Researcher Oral Presentation: Kylie Hesketh
Changing maternal views and practices regarding television viewing for young children: mid-intervention outcomes of the Melbourne infant program

Also, based on delegate’s votes the winner of the People’s Choice Award was: Renee Fletcher
‘Less is more’: fashion consumers opinions on health, body image, and average-size models in the media

The award winners (Rachel Thompson, Renee Fletcher, Kylie Hesketh and Madeline Hathaway)
with ASBHM President (Prof Jenny Bowman- centre)

Photos from the Conference

A fun night out at the conference dinner	Prof Larry Green’s informative keynote presentation on ‘Practice-based evidence’
Prof Kerry Chamberlain	Assoc Prof Alison Marshall, Sasha Nichols and Melissa Lees
Louella Orillaza	Workshop with Prof Cindy Shannon
PROMISE Workshop with Prof Brian Oldenburg	Presentation by Assoc Prof Anna Hawkes
Presentation by Prof Ron Borland	Presentation by Dr Gareth Treharne

The FINAL Conference Programme is now available to be downloaded. The programme includes titles, authors, location and timing of all conference presentations and events.

The abstract booklet is now available to be downloaded. This booklet contains the abstracts for all of the oral, symposia, poster, workshop and keynote presentations for the conference. You will also receive electronic copies of these abstracts on a re-usable USB when your register for the conference. Please use the links in the contents page of this booklet to navigate between the different sessions and please consider the environment before printing any abstracts.

Conference Workshops

Title: Translating Research to Practice, and Back

Conveners: Prof Larry Green & Assoc Prof Judith Ottoson
Date: Friday 12 th Feb 2010, 8:30-10:30am

What will participants learn?  
Participants in this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of differences among major research and theoretical traditions in concepts relating to the gaps between research and policy or practice, such as knowledge utilization, diffusion, transfer, implementation, and translation.

Who would benefit from the workshop?
Those at the interface of research or evaluation and community or clinical practice, or between research and policy or program planning; those concerned with the gap between science and practice; those concerned with the misalignment of much published research and the information needs of practitioners.

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Title: Collaborative approaches to research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Convener: Prof Cindy Shannon
Date: Wednesday 10 th Feb 2010, 9:30-12am

What will participants learn?

• Key components of the NHMRC strategic plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Key ethical considerations and protocols for developing and implementing research in Indigenous health
• Priorities for Indigenous health research within the current political environment
• Current structures and processes for funding research in this area
• Key organizations and partnership arrangements for consideration in relation to Indigenous health research
• Key criteria and processes applied in the assessment of Indigenous health research grants

Who would benefit from the workshop?

• Health researchers
• Health service providers
• Research funders
• Policy and decision makers

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner is a fantastic opportunity to mingle with other delegates and our Keynote presenters in a casual environment. The dinner will be held at the Boardwalk Bar + Bistro on Thursday 11 th Feb. The dinner costs AU $50 per person and is open to both conference delegates and non-attendees travelling with delegates.

Your dinner will be a three course delight served outside under the stars right on the Brisbane River overlooking the magnificent Storey Bridge (beautiful when lit up at night).We will be gathering in the Novotel Hotel foyer at 6:40pm for a quick 10-15min stroll down to the river, or you can meet us down there for a 7pm start. The restaurant is located at 71 Eagle Street , Boardwalk Level, Riparian Plaza, Brisbane.

If you would like to join in the fun of the conference dinner, make sure you tick the box on your registration form and add the additional costs to your overall registration fee. Please also ensure that you notify us of any dietary requirements you may have.

Welcome and Farewell Receptions

There will be a Welcome Reception on the Wednesday evening (directly following the last paper session for the day) and a Farewell Reception on the Friday evening (directly following the prize announcements). These social opportunities offer a fantastic opportunity to mingle with delegates, potential collaborators and Keynote presenters.

Both of these receptions will provide drinks and finger food and are included in the price of the conference registration – so make the most of this opportunity and join in the fun.

• Early Career Award:
  • For best oral presentation for current ASBHM members whose degree was awarded within the previous five years as at the conference date
• Student Award:
  • Best oral presentation for postgraduate (Masters, Doctorate or PhD) ASBHM student members
• Poster Awards:
  • Best Overall Poster and
  • Best Student Poster (Masters, Doctorate or PhD) ASBHM student members

Keynote Speakers

We have confirmed keynote presentations from internationally renowned researchers

• Professor Larry Green
  Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, USA
• Professor Brian Oldenburg
  Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
• Professor Cindy Shannon
  Director, Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland, Australia

  

  Conference Organisation

  Scientific Program Committee

  Co-chairs:
  Dr Clare Hume (clare.hume@deakin.edu.au),
  Dr Alison Marshall (alison.marshall@qut.edu.au)

  Members:
  Dr Carina Chan (carina.chan@med.monash.edu.my),
  Paula Wye (Paula.Wye@newcastle.edu.au)

  Conference Local Organising Committee

  Chair:
  Brianna Fjeldsoe (b.fjeldsoe@sph.uq.edu.au)

  Members:
  Genevieve Healy
  Rachel Thompson,
  Phillippa Diedrichs,
  Melissa Johnstone,
  Elizabeth Eakin
  Paul Gardiner

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