Herston Health Precinct Symposium grows ever larger
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After much planning and preparation, the three days of this much-anticipated event went by in a flurry of activity from 2-4 September.
The Symposium Steering Committee, headed by Associate Professor Joel Dulhunty and Susan Taylor, led all that planning and successfully brought the whole event together for 2024.
That success was reflected in a high turnout across the three days – and a buzzing Education Centre.
There were more than 800 attendees, as well as:
- 187 Submitted abstracts
- 70 Printed posters on display
- 61 e-Posters on display
- 45 Reviewers of abstracts
- 39 Oral presentations
- 8 Exhibition tables
Other highlights included the panel discussion, ‘Innovative research pathways for clinicians and consumers’, The Great Debate on whether quantitative research is better than qualitative and the Keynote Presentation by Professor Elizabeth Powell, ‘Aspiring clinician-researchers – the Herston Health Precinct needs you!’
Many attendees commented on the added ambiance provided by the Stairwell Project Musicians throughout the event.
The program concluded with an awards ceremony with the following winners across the eight categories:
- Early Career (Professor Lawrie Powell AC) Research Award — Dr Aurélie Benfield
- Higher Degree Research Award — Hannah Olufson
- Best Translational Research Into Practice (Professor Jeffrey Lipman AM) Award — Dr Jen Setchell / Morgan Brodhurst-Hill / Caroline Zanussi
- Best Clinical (Dr Stephen Morrison) Research Award — Dr Julie Wixey
- Best Discovery and Innovation (Professor William Egerton) Research Award — Jaikrishna Balakittnen
- Allied Health (Dr Jennifer Paratz) Research Award — Elise Byrne
- Nursing and Midwifery (Cecilia Brazil) Research Award — Dr Deanne August
- Consumer Partnership Research Award — Dale Trevor