University of Mel bourne - COVID-19 Webinar
(Department of Rural Health)
University of Melbourne - COVID-19 webinar
Please join the University of Melbourne, Department of Rural Health for a three part webinar series presented by experts in health and education to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Session 1: 5:30pm Tuesday 1st September Register: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/5qej
Professor Jim Watterston ‘Education During COVID-19 - A catalyst for change or a retreat to the safety of the past?’
- Professor Jim Watterston
- Dean - Enterprise Professor, Education Systems
- Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- The University of Melbourne
- Professor Jim Watterston will provide an insight into the state of educational practice during this elongated COVID-19 period and will identify six key challenges that all schools should be currently considering in order to optimise their student performance and outcomes in a post pandemic world.
Session 2: 5:30pm Thursday 17th September Register: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/26sj
Professor Brock Bastian ‘Building Personal and Community Resilience in the Face of COVID-19’
- Professor Brock Bastian
- Professor in Psychology
- Melbourne School Of Psychological Sciences
- The University of Melbourne
- Professor Brock Bastian will provide a review of his research on the role of pain and adversity in building personal and community resilience, and identify strategies that each of us can use during COVID-19 to lean into difficult experiences, allowing for the possibility of connection, meaning, and growth.
Session 3: 5:30pm Thursday 5th November Register: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/z6sj
Professor Kanta Subbarao ‘COVID-19: The Virus and Vaccines’
- Professor Kanta Subbarao
- Director - WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza and Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
- Professor Subbarao will provide an insight into this virus that has changed our lives in 2020 and share her knowledge on COVID-19 vaccines.
There will be the opportunity for Q & A at the end of each session.
For any queries please contact Di Doyle, Events, Community Engagement & Alumni Administrator, Department of Rural Health.
Di Doyle | Events, Community Engagement & Alumni Administrator
Department of Rural Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
