Yearly Archives: 2020

Healthy Primary Care wishes our team lead A/Prof Lauren Ball congratulations on her 2020 Griffith University Vice Chancellor Research Excellence Award. Lauren won the award for Individual Mid-career Researchers who have demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement in research. Lauren was nominated by Griffith University’s Pro Vice Chancellor (Health) Professor Sheena Reilly after winning thee […]

For Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (6-12th September 2020), PhD candidate Alana Heafala took the time to provide five easy tips to foster positive body image. Body Image refers to how a person sees, feels and thinks about their body, regardless of how it looks. Many factors can influence our body image such […]

A/Prof Lauren Ball has commented on the recent calls for Australians to receive COVID19 ‘clearance certificates’ from their doctors. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has called this activity ‘nonsense’ and a waste of time. Read the full article here. A/Prof Ball and PhD Candidate Bryce Brickley have also contributed to Griffith University’s Health […]

By A/Prof Lauren Ball   Doing a PhD is often described as akin to a journey – there are ups and downs and twists and turns along the way. But, have you ever thought of a PhD as a “dance”?   I am currently supervising 12 talented PhD candidates, all conducting research in a similar […]

By A/Prof Lauren Ball I am a passionate primary care researcher, and I love to communicate my research with other people. But I face a problem – most people do not have a good understanding of what ‘primary care’ is. The Australian Medical Association states that ‘primary health care’ is the front line of the […]

Team lead A/Prof Lauren Ball has written an article for The Conversation. Lauren explains that the research world is feeling a sudden loss since the outbreak of COVID19. Researchers not currently working on COVID19 treatments are faced with the challenges of social distancing. The outbreak means many researchers are falling behind in their work because […]