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Preparing pharmacists for regional Australia
11 Aug 2009
 Reflecting Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) continued support for students who wish to study and gain their professional qualifications in regional Australia, a new application process for entry into the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree will commence in 2010. In addition to lodging an application with the University Admissions Centre (UAC) by Wednesday 30 September 2009, a ‘Supplementary Application Form’ and interview process has been introduced. These changes will allow applicants to demonstrate an interest in, and commitment to, rural Australia, a career in pharmacy and the overall health of the rural population. “By showing an understanding of the unique issues that confront pharmacists and other health workers in rural and remote Australia, Charles Sturt University is ensuring students are prepared for an education and possibly a career in regional Australia,” said Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor Lyndall Angel.
Media Note: Further information is available here or telephone 1800 334 733. For media interviews contact CSU Media. The Bachelor of Pharmacy course was the first pharmacy degree in Australia to be offered outside a metropolitan area. It is run through the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU at Orange and Wagga Wagga.
Print this story Student energised by international travels
11 Aug 2009
 Primary teacher student Ms Emma Wagner returned from the United Kingdom to Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst in July to complete her studies after her fortnight long fully paid overseas trip. Ms Wagner from Sydney was one of 20 Australian and New Zealand students to win a place in the inaugural myOE University Tour, organised by the company My Overseas Experience. “There was a great mix of planned and unplanned moments as we travelled in a Kombi from London to Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bath, Brighton and many other destinations in between,” said Ms Wagner. “We toured old buildings, castles, art galleries, museums, churches and other sights all on foot and sometimes even on bikes. Summing up my trip as ‘amazing’ doesn’t even come close to describing how wonderful the trip was. As a soon-to-be teacher, travelling gives you knowledge and skills that you can’t just read about and learn from a text book. I would recommend starting these travel experiences now to all students.” Ms Wagner also travelled to South Korea in 2008 through CSU Global.
Media Note: Read more about CSU student Ms Emma Wagner’s UK trip here. Print this story Scholarships fund practical skills for vet students
11 Aug 2009
 Vital financial support of almost $30 000 has been awarded to veterinary science students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga. The 2009 Professional Experience Scholarships and Prizes were presented on Tuesday 4 August to help the students while they attend their practical work placements across Australia. The awards included fifth year students who are about to embark on the third phase of the veterinary science program, which involves ten clinical rotations over the next 12 months. “The scholarships to assist the students with their field experience come at an exciting time for the first intake of students into the veterinary science program,” said Head of the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Professor Kym Abbott. “The students have been very well prepared for the final phase of their training but now need to apply their full focus to this final development of their clinical skills before they graduate next year. The financial support from donors will help them at this critical stage of their studies.”
Media Note: Further information about the inaugural Professional Experience Scholarships in 2008 can be found here. The scholarships were generously funded by the Moruya Veterinary Hospital, the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga, Pfizer Animal Health, the Piper Street Veterinary Clinic at Tamworth and WP and AG Holmesby, Coopers Animal Health and many donors to the CSU Foundation.
Print this story Bathurst premiere of 'The No Chance in Hell Hotel'
11 Aug 2009
.jpg) An acclaimed play starring Ms Kate Smith, a tutor and PhD student at the Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Communication, will have its new season premiere in Bathurst on Wednesday 12 August before touring regional NSW during August. Ms Smith, who co-wrote the play with co-star Mr Drew Fairley, says The No Chance in Hell Hotel is a nail-biting comedy thriller set in the back streets of Kings Cross in Sydney. “The No Chance in Hell Hotel is a fast-paced two-hander and full of laughs,” said Ms Smith. “It’s been enthusiastically received by audiences elsewhere and we’re really looking forward to bringing entertaining live theatre to regional communities across NSW.” This production is organised and supported by Critical Stages, which is dedicated to touring high-quality independent theatre in Australia.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The No Chance in Hell Hotel starts at 8pm Wednesday 12 August at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre in William Street, Bathurst. Tickets are available from the Entertainment Centre on 02 6333 6161. Further information about The No Chance in Hell Hotel is available here. Print this story Science@CSU
04 Aug 2009
 The Dean of the Faculty of Science at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Professor Nick Klomp, a notable science media personality, will present entertaining public talks about science at the University’s various campuses during August. Members of the community, government and industry representatives, and future students are invited to attend to learn about initiatives currently planned or being implemented in various science disciplines at CSU, such as:
Presentations, which will be open to the public, will be held between 4pm and 5pm, followed by refreshments.
Media Note: For interviews with Professor Nick Klomp, contact CSU Media. The talks will be held on these dates and locations:
Albury-Wodonga Campus: Thursday 6 August, the CD Blake Auditorium, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona site;
Wagga Wagga Campus: Monday 10 August, National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Building 412, Wagga Wagga Campus;
Bathurst Campus: Wednesday 12 August, Foundation Rooms 1 and 2, Centre for Professional Development, Bathurst Campus;
Orange Campus: Thursday 13 August, Templers Mill Bar, Orange Campus; and,
Dubbo Campus: Thursday 27 August, Lecture Theatre, Building 442, Dubbo Campus.
Print this story Research into impact of hormonal therapy for prostate cancer
04 Aug 2009
 Researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) are seeking participants aged 50 years or more for a study of the long-term side-effects of hormonal therapy on musculoskeletal structure and function in prostate cancer patients. Dr Jack Cannon, lecturer and researcher at the CSU School of Human Movement Studies at Bathurst, says, “Men who have received hormonal therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer are at significant long-term risk of osteoporosis, frailty, falling, and reduced functional ability. The results of this study of muscle strength, body composition, and bone mineral density will help to determine the long-term side-effects of hormonal therapy on musculoskeletal structure and function in such patients. This will assist in the development of interventions aimed to minimise long-term musculoskeletal risks and reduce secondary health conditions in these individuals. Testing will require only a single visit to our laboratory for about an hour, and anyone from the wider Central West region who has been treated for prostate cancer is invited to participate,” Dr Cannon said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Dr Jack Cannon who is course coordinator for the Bachelor of Exercise Science. Eligible participants must be aged 50 years or older, diagnosed with prostate cancer, received hormonal therapy, and be metastases free. Interested participants should contact research supervisor Dr Cannon on 02 6338 4334 or jcannon@csu.edu.au, Print this story CSU gives bad teeth the boot
03 Aug 2009
During Dental Health Week, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Dentistry and Health Sciences are encouraging parents and teachers to enrol children in the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) Seven Day Dental Bootcamp. “The program will give children the knowledge they need to look after their teeth and understand what foods are good for them and what they should limit,” says senior lecturer Dr Sabrina Manickam. The ADA website offers information for parents, teachers and children on keeping teeth healthy. “In 2010, the CSU Dental Clinic will be open to the public and we’ll be able to contribute to improving patient access in the Central West,” Dr Manickam says. “We hope to help take the pressure off waiting lists at the region’s dental clinics while helping them continue their efforts, so all school age children have immediate access to dental care.”
Media Note: Dr Sabrina Manickam and other dental academic staff will be visiting Spring Hill Public School on Monday 3 August at 11.30am to give students a demonstration on how they can keep their teeth healthy. Media are invited to attend.
Dental Health Week runs from 3 to 9 August. Click here for more information on the ADA Seven Day Dental Bootcamp.
Print this story Why ‘the wretched of the earth’ kill their own
28 Jul 2009
A visiting community critical psychologist with an international reputation will deliver a public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst on Thursday 30 July that examines ‘Why the wretched of the earth kill’. Professor Mohamed Seedat, from the University of South Africa, is a guest of the CSU School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies. His lecture will critically examine the viability of explanations for violence such as that in South Africa in May 2008 that primarily targeted foreign nationals and resulted in 69 deaths, thousand of displaced people, and untold psycho-social trauma. “Most prominent among these explanations is the idea that xenophobic violence arises from the interplay of various socio-economic issues - poverty, inequality, joblessness and poor delivery of municipal services,” Professor Seedat said. “In particular, I will examine explanations which have their roots in anti-colonial theory and scholarship focused on understanding the reality and the life-worlds of the colonized. I will argue that while such explanations offer a degree of systemic understanding, they do not explain sufficiently why the ‘wretched of the earth’ - the poor, downtrodden and oppressed - kill their own.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Professor Mohamed Seedat. His public lecture, Why the wretched of the earth kill, is at 3pm on Thursday 30 July in the James Hardie Room at the Centre for Professional Development (S17). Dr Seedat is Director of the Institute for Social and Health Sciences at the University of South Africa. He also heads the National Presidential Lead Programme on Crime, Violence and Injury in South Africa, a joint collaboration between the Medical Research Council and the University of South Africa. Print this story Drug company, politicians and academics slammed
22 Jul 2009
A visiting academic will deliver a public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst on Thursday 23 July which examines how, in his view, the political system, the medical profession, and the university sector in the United Kingdom (UK) have colluded with the pharmaceutical industry to promote shareholder profits at the expense of public health. Dr Paul Duckett, a visiting community critical psychologist at CSU’s School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies at Bathurst, suggests that efforts in the UK to secure social justice and social support for people allegedly harmed by the psycho-pharmaceutical industry has implications for thousands of Australian children, and questions why the drug Paxil is prescribed by doctors rather than being proscribed by politicians. According to Dr Duckett, in Australia during 2008, 4000 children under 10 years of age were prescribed Paxil and other Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) medications. This is despite findings in 2003 that the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), withheld clinical trial data for at least five years that showed the drug was clinically ineffective and increased the risk of suicide in children and adolescents.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Dr Duckett will deliver his presentation - Paxil: Politicians, Pharmacological Corporations and Academics – an unhealthy mix? - at 3pm on Thursday 23 July at the James Hardie Room at the Centre for Professional Development (S17) at the CSU campus off Panorama Ave, Bathurst. Dr Duckett is currently based in the Department of Psychology and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, England, where he teaches community psychology and critical psychology. He is visiting CSU after presenting as keynote speaker at the 11th Trans Tasman Community Psychology Conference in Fremantle, Western Australia, and lecturing in Hong Kong, Nanjing and Tokyo. Print this story Showcasing dentistry in Orange
21 Jul 2009
.jpg) The Western Division of the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) NSW branch will meet this week at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Orange Campus where construction of one of the $64 million dentistry and oral health facilties is being completed. Meeting in the new lecture theatre at CSU at Orange on Friday 24 July, ADA divisional members will hear talks by CSU’s Professor of Dentistry, David Wilson, on oral pathology and oral medicine. Dr John Whitworth from Newcastle University in the UK will give a presentation on endodontics, or root canal surgery. Dr Peter Duckmanton, an endodontic specialist from Sydney and current president of the Australian Endodontic Society, will also give a short presentation on endodontics. “ADA divisional members are looking forward to seeing the CSU Orange Campus developments while discussing the latest technology and practice methods in dentistry and oral health,” says Dr Sabrina Manickam, CSU Senior Lecturer and External Relations Coordinator in Dentistry and Oral Health Therapy.
Media Note: Media are invited to interview participants in Lecture Theatre 3 on CSU Orange Campus between 12.45 and 1pm, and during lunch between 1 to 2pm at the Templer’s Mill Bar at CSU. Print this story |
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