A/Prof Lauren Ball recently interviewed Australia's academic and research leaders to ask what the future looks like for these fields. Speaking to over fifty Vice Chancellors and Deputy Vice Chancellors…
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The Healthy Primary Care team have created a student handbook to support our emerging researchers to produce their best work. We have consulted past and current researchers to develop a…
Read moreFindings from a 2020 research project by Healthy Primary Care By Bryce Brickley, PhD Candidate General practitioners (GPs) play an essential role in health care. They focus on the acute…
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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…
Read moreFor 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…
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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…
Read moreBy 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,…
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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…
Read moreBy Tracy L'Allier As I write these words, I’m rocking my toddler to sleep while helping my six-year-old complete her online maths homework. My life is all about taking advantage…
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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…
Read moreTo enrol in a PhD, you need to be a deep thinker. Most PhD candidates are introverted and have analytical and reflective minds (i.e. The INTJs of the world). Pub…
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The start of 2020 has been challenging for the higher education sector. Students are unable to enter Australia, teachers have adapted to online learning quickly, and 'hands-on' learning has halted altogether. All thanks to the growing chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Read moreThe Healthy Primary Care group is now on Twitter and LinkedIn. Here we will share our latest publications and news, as well as interesting updates on primary health care and…
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Choose your supervisor/s very carefully It sounds obvious, but your PhD supervisor/s are extremely important for the success of your PhD. They are your main support network for the…
Read moreChoosing a journal article title is a very important part of the scientific process because it may influence the impact of your work and the number of readers that it…
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Academia is very different than it was 20 years ago. In the digital world, academic authors now get multiple chances to create and put out their own messages. So why…
Read moreWhy is this study important? Globally, 11 million deaths annually are attributable to poor diet, making it the leading risk factor for death across the world [1]. Accordingly, many countries…
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In academia, we often talk about “writer’s block”. This is when you find it difficult to figure out what you want to say to your audience. Something that is not…
Read moreThere is a constant influx of incorrect nutrition advice being thrown around the internet, so I thought it would be great to bust three of the top myths that pop…
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What is nutritional genomics? How can we predict which diets will work for which patients? Nutritional genomics may be able to help in the future. Nutritional genomics is the science…
Read moreAs researchers, we know that effective dissemination of research findings is extremely important to help bridge the gap between research and policy. I have supervised many PhD students in my…
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As a researcher, academic or PhD student, it can be difficult to completely disconnect with your work without feeling guilty about it. Rest is extremely important for productivity and mental…
Read moreThanks to a recent study published in the April 2019 edition of Nutrition & Dietetics: Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia, people suffering from or who exhibit risk factors…
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When Tamika Heiden (Twitter handle @KTAustralia) left academia five years ago to start KTAustralia (Knowledge Translation Australia), her goal was to provide academics with the support they needed to frame…
Read moreUnless you’ve been hiding under a rock or vacationing in the Outback, you may have heard about the significant food policy win that took place in Queensland last week. Over…
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Opportunities for GPs to learn about nutrition are increasing! I have recently been fortunate enough to be involved in the development of one of Australia’s first dedicated CPD (continuing professional…
Read moreDo your PhD on the History of Nutrition in Medicine. We are actively seeking candidates who are eager and willing to do their PhD on the history of nutrition in…
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Dr. Lauren Ball is the Executive Member of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care and in this week’s newsletter, the following reading recommendation was provided. CLICK HERE TO VIEW…
Read moreShould dietitians be benchmarked? We recently asked dietitians if they would feel comfortable in sharing de-identified patient data to support national data collection on the effectiveness of dietitians. It was…
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