Each year the CRE conducts a 3 day workshop to concentrate on particular aspects of our program. These workshops provide an invaluable opportunity for the investigators, researchers, fellows and scholars, Advisory Board members, and external stakeholders, involved in projects linked to the CRE to come together.
2021
Date: Friday 8th October and Saturday 9th October 2021
Venue: Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane
Friday 8th October
Session 1 - Bronchiectasis CRE and First Nations
Session 2 - CRE Project Updates
Session 3 - Bronchiectasis Guidelines and Practice
Session 4 - First Nations Resource Development
Session 5 - New Concepts for Bronchiectasis Research
Saturday 9th October
Session 1 - CRE Leadership Group meeting and Chief & Associate Investigator Meeting
Session 2 - Scientific theme discussions
2020
Date: Friday 9th October and Saturday 10th October 2020
Venue: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
Friday 9th October
Session 1 - Overview of past and present CRE
Session 2 - Knowledge translation and First Nations learnings
Session 3 - Theme A: Primary prevention of bronchiectasis
Session 4 - Theme B: Improving diagnosis and knowledge, and better disease characterisation
Session 5 - Theme C: Better management of bronchiectasis to improve short- and long-term prognosis
Session 6 - Theme breakout and discussion session
Saturday 10th October
Scientific theme discussions
2017
Date: Thursday June 22nd to Saturday June 24th 2017
Time: 8am to 5pm
Venue: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
Thursday June 22nd
Session 1 - Indigenous capacity building- a personal perspective
Session 2 - Clinical research
Session 3 - Reports from CRE fellows and scholars
Session 4 - Outcomes and discussion
Friday June 23rd
Session 1 - Exploring the pathobiology of chronic respiratory disease
Session 2 - Host factors and pathogen interactions I
Session 3 - Host factors and pathogen interactions II
Saturday June 24th
Session 1 - CRE Leadership Group meeting
Session 2 - Summary and future planning
2016
Date: Thursday July 21st to Saturday July 23rd 2016
Time: 8am to 5pm
Venue: Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane
Thursday July 21st
Session 1 - Indigenous perspectives on research and research processes
Session 2 - Update on CRE projects
Session 3 - Reports from CRE fellows and scholars
Session 4 - Summary and future planning
Friday July 22nd
Session 1 - Haemopilus influenzae workshop- overview of current research
Session 2 - Haemopilus influenzae workshop- host responses and chronic disease
Session 3 - Haemopilus influenzae workshop- antibiotic resistance
Session 4 - Haemopilus influenzae workshop- project planning
Saturday July 23rd
Session 1 - CRE Leadership Group meeting
Session 2 - Project specific meetings
2015
Date: Thursday December 10th 2015 to Saturday December 12th 2015
Time: 8am-5pm
Venue: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
Thursday December 10th
Session 1 - Research considerations- before, during and after
Session 2 - CRE projects- overview and update
Session 3 - CRE people
Friday December 11th
Session 1 - Clinical aspects of Haemophilus influenzae infection
Session 2 - Haemophilus influenzae bacteriology and genomics
Session 3 - Immunological aspects of Haemophilus influenzae infection
Session 4 - The microbiota in respiratory disease
Saturday December 12th
Session 1 -CRE Leadership Group meeting
Session 2 - Moving ahead with CREs
Follow up session.
2014
Date : Thursday July 24th to Saturday July 26th 2014
Time : 8:00am -4:00pm
Venue: Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
Thursday 24th July - Scientific workshop
Session 1 - A clinician’s perspective of host and microbial factors in CSLD
Session 2 - The microbiology of chronic airway infections
Session 3 - Host responses in chronic airway infections
Friday 25th July
Session 1 - CRE themes- presentations and discussion
Session 2 - CRE activities update
Session 3 - Ideas sessions
Saturday 26th July
Session 1 - CRE Leadership Group meeting
Session 2 - CRE full group meeting follow up session
The 2016 Allan Walker Child Health Lecture Series – "Improving Indigenous Child Health: What works and what's new"
Date: 19th to 20th August 2016
Venue: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
The 2016 Alan Walker Child Health Lecture Series was held on the 19th-20th August 2016. This lecture series was presented by the Menzies School of Health Research in collaboration with the Department of Paediatrics, RDH. The lecture series was a great success with approximately 60 people attending over the two days.
The lecture series provided an update on important health topics relevant to Indigenous children and youth in the Northern Territory. This year there was also be a focus on regional international health and the increasing links between the RDH Department of Paediatrics and East Timor. Guest presenters included Professor Karen Edmonds and Professor Keith Edwards.
The series honours the deep and influential contribution of the late Professor Alan Walker to Indigenous Child Health in the Top End.