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A citizens’ deliberation on euthanasia/assisted dying

Thursday, 26 July 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Dr Richard Egan, Dr Simon Walker, Emeritus Professor Charlotte Paul, Jess Young

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Clare Delany: What kinds of cases do paediatric clinicians refer to clinical ethics

Monday, 30 July 2018 - Bioethics Centre
71 Frederick Street
Dunedin Central
Dunedin

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Healthism, the flip side of health promotion

Thursday, 2 August 2018 - Jan Breward Room, Dept of General Practice & Rural Health, 55 Hanover Street, Dunedin
Associate Professor Chrys Jaye - Department of General Practice and Rural Health
What does the term ‘healthy lifestyle’ mean to middle-aged adults (54-65 years)? Participants (n=21) in an interview study about longevity described the ‘healthy lifestyle’ largely in terms of diet, exercise and prevention and avoidance behavours.

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Hot Health | Focus on Cancer

Thursday, 2 August 2018 -

Barnett Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor Dunedin Hospital

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Diabetes Community Exercise Programme: No mirrors, no lycra, no judgement

Thursday, 9 August 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Chris Higgs

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Positive Ageing Strategy and a Constitution for older New Zealanders; Informing the discussion in 2018

Wednesday, 15 August 2018 - CQ Hotels Wellington: 223 Cuba St, Wellington
Presentations, presentations and a workshop to inform the current discussion on the Positive Ageing Strategy 2018

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Green Prescription – A life-long journey of health

Thursday, 23 August 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Eve Coltman and Chanél Pienaar

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Indigenous knowledge and climate change: Mahika kai – past, present and future

Thursday, 6 September 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Dr Lynette Carter

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2018 Otago Spotlight Series: Infectious Disease Research

Tuesday, 11 September 2018 - Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre, University of Otago Wellington, 23A Mein Street
Join us for a day of short, accessible presentations from international leaders and emerging investigators in infectious disease research. We're exploring the impacts affecting New Zealand and how our research is addressing globally challenging health issues. Our experts will encompass human, animal, and environmental perspectives.

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Moral economy, moral capital and neoliberalism in healthcare

Thursday, 13 September 2018 - Jan Breward Room, Dept of General Practice & Rural Health, 55 Hanover Street, Dunedin
Presented by Associate Professor Chrys Jaye
Department of General Practice and Rural Health

This presentation offers another view of the communities of clinical practice (CoCP) in a community based long-term conditions management program within a large primary healthcare clinic.

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The importance of sleep health for population health

Thursday, 20 September 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Associate Professor Barbara Galland

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National Bowel Screening Programme: FOB’d off or FIT for purpose

Thursday, 4 October 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Emma Bell and Simon Donlevy

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Vaping among smokers and non-smokers: Qualitative research and findings from a “smart e-cigarette” study

Thursday, 18 October 2018 - Room 033/036, Ground Floor, Adams Building, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Public Health Seminar delivered by Mei-Ling Blank and Professor Janet Hoek

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8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB 2018)

Monday, 19 November 2018 - Wellington, New Zealand (venue details TBC)
In 2018 the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings comes to Wellington, New Zealand, with an overarching theme of housing sustainability in urban areas.

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Australia and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research Annual Meeting

Friday, 23 November 2018 - University of Otago,
Dunedin, New Zealand
ANZSSFR 2018 Conference