Events Calendar | Seminar/Forum | Griffith University

08 Nov

Evaluating complex interventions: challenges and solutions

Menzies Health Institute Queensland Seminar with Professor Souraya Sidani
Complex interventions are developed to address complex problems. They consist of multiple components, delivered at different levels targeting patients, healthcare professionals, and community or healthcare system.

02 Nov

Entrepreneurship Seminar: Business Model Canvas and the Lean Launch for New Products

Learn how to frame and answer key questions about a start-up and its execution with our presenter Dr. Julienne Senyard. Get hands-on experience working through a real-life example to better understand the processes. The Business Model Canvas, is a strategic management and entrepreneurial template for developing new or documenting existing business models. It provides a 1 page snap shot that allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model.

31 Oct

Process evaluation: an overview

Menzies Health Institute Queensland with Professor Souraya Sidani
Evaluations of simple and complex interventions have focused on determining their impact on outcomes. To address shortcomings, it is highly recommended to design intervention evaluation studies. This seminar will review the importance, the elements, and research approaches and methods for conducting process evaluation within intervention studies.

30 Oct

Roundtable: 'Getting published in top [business] journals'

Professor Geoffrey Wood, The University of Essex and WOW, will share insights on the journal ecosystem and what it takes to get published in top [business discipline] journals.

26 Oct

A systemic process for developing complex interventions

Menzies Health Institute Queensland Seminar with Professor Souraya Sidani
The changing demographics of patients and their experience of multiple health problems require the development of complex interventions. In this seminar, a systematic process will be described and illustrated with examples.

25 Oct

Self-harm and suicide in young people: Associated risk factors and evidence based interventions

Professor Ella Arensman's presentation will discuss the growing evidence for positive mental health promotion programmes in reducing risk factors for self-harm and strengthening protective factors. A number of specific interventions, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, have demonstrated positive effects in reducing risk of repeated self-harm among young people.