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Impacts of digital technology on the health and mental health, and wellbeing of patients
Professor Donna McAuliffe and Dr Jennifer Boddy from the School of Human Services and Social Work were invited guest speakers at an event put on for World Social Work Day at the Princess Alexandra Hospital on 20 March. Read More
Sylvia Ramsay advocates for environmental social work
As an early career researcher, Sylvia Ramsay has already made a significant contribution to the emerging field of environmental social work. Read More
2017 World Social Work Day: Shades of Green
World Social Work Day is an important annual event where Griffith School of Human Services and Social Work collaborates with the Australian Association of Social Workers to host an event on the theme of the year. For 2017, the theme centred on 'promoting community and environmental sustainability'. Read More
Dental students help promote oral health to local school children
Through a series of short plays, hands-on activities and sing-a-longs, and under the guidance of their Convenor, Prof Jeroen Kroon, students from Griffith University's School of Dentistry and Oral Health have been visiting local preschools since 2013 to promote oral health practices and help establish good oral hygiene habits in kids from an early age. Read More
First Peoples alumni changing the world
The First Peoples issue of Health Check featured two outstanding alumni who have made extraordinary impacts in their chosen professions. We reconnected with Brisbane GP Dr Samarra Toby and Toowoomba dentist Dr Michael Baker to ask them about their journey to being remarkable. Read More
‘Student’ vs ‘Professional’ health clinics – what’s the difference?
As you may already know, Griffith Health Clinics offer premium health services to members of the public as well as students and staff of Griffith… Read More
Unlocking the mystery of whiplash pain
After 20 years of practising as a physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal pain, Professor Michele Sterling noted similar injuries didn’t equate to similar recovery patterns when it came to whiplash. Read More
Griffith Health Clinics offer community value
With 60,000 health services delivered last year, Griffith University’s Health Clinics are possibly the University’s largest community engagement vehicle. Executive Officer Peter Westwood says… Read More
Medicine graduate first to land academic role
Dr Lisa Amey completed her medical training at Griffith’s School of Medicine in 2010 and is now the first medicine graduate to achieve an academic position at the University. Dr Amey’s remarkable academic ability and willingness to teach led to her appointment as Associate Academic Manager for the graduate-entry medical program, the Doctor of Medicine (MD). Read More
Academic pays it forward
Professor Mark Forwood’s journey from a physical education teacher to becoming Head of Griffith University’s School of Medical Science wouldn’t have been possible without strong mentorship. Read More
