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Parkville Bone Research Seminar Series

The Parkville Bone Seminar Series is organised by Professor John Wark and his team of researchers investigating epidemiology and the genetics of bone disease, particularly osteoporosis. Seminars are held at the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) in the Seminar Room, 4th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, Royal Parade, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, from 12noon to 1pm. A light lunch is provided.

Past seminars for 2005

SEMINARS: 2006
Date Presenter Topic Institution Convenor/Sponsor
10 March Dr Peter Wong and Mina Borrameo 'Bisphossyjaw': A dental and medical mini symposium   Professor John Wark
31 March Dr Damian Myers Imaging of bone: Towards the Synchrotron in 2007 Dept of Medicine (RMH/WH) Professor John Wark
19 May Dr Julie Pasco Vitamin D and Bone

Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health

Professor John Wark
(lunch provided by Merck)
9 June Andrew Briggs Pathomechanics of spinal osteoporosis: Subregional BMD and physiologic loading Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne Professor John Wark
(lunch provided through untied support by Sanofi Aventis)
7 July A/Professor Caryl Anne Nowson Dietary influences on bone in Australian females Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University Professor John Wark
(lunch provided through untied support by Novartis)
4 August Professor Markus Seibel Bone Markers at a Glance: Molecular, tissue and clinical correlates The University of Sydney Professor John Wark
(lunch provided through untied support)
1 September        
6 October        
3 November        
1 December        

PAST SEMINARS: 2005
Date Presenter Topic Institution
March Dr Ruth Morley Maternal vitamin D level in pregnancy and offspring size at birth: Preliminary findings NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital
April Professor John Wark Genes vs environment: The aetiology of hip fracture Department of Medicine (RMH/WH)
May Professor Marcus Pandy Computational modelling of musculoskeletal forces during human activity Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne
June Associate Professor Richard Osborne Quality measurement of the nebulous: The development and execution of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (HEIQ) Arthritis Foundation of Victoria, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Medicine (RMH/WH)
July A/Professor Richard Prince The aetiology of osteoporosis in elderly women: Implications for therapy School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia
September Professor Markus Seibel Bone markers at a glance: Molecular, tissue and clinical correlates Chair of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
October A/Professor Keith Hill, PhD, GradDip Physio, BAppSci (Physio) Falls risk assessment and management in clinical populations Director of Public Health Division, National Ageing Research Institute
4 November

Dr Mark Kotowicz; Dr Evange Romas;  Dr Natalie Sims

Conference Review - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2005

Deakin University; St Vincent's Institute (Uinversity of Melbourne); and Department of Medicine (St Vincent's), University of Melbourne
25 November Dr Ashild Bjornerem Sex hormones and bone loss in a general population: The Tromso Study MD, Specialist in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and MPH Research Fellow, PhD – Inst. of Comm. Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway

 

 

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