Research and Innovation on the Run 2023

Designed for clinical and non-clinical staff who are keen to increase confidence and communication skills, this webinar will explore:

• 13 design principles for PowerPoint presentations including layout, hierarchy, composition, typography, imagery and colour.
• Getting interactive with your audience.
• A brief look at using visual attributes to make your designs more elegant, easy to understand and interpret.
• Practical activities and online resources for further information.

This FREE educational event is an initiative of the Grampians Health Research and Innovation on the Run event.

About the presenter:

Alana Pirrone is a Design and Data Visualisation Consultant. She is also the Design and Communications Coordinator for Child and Community Wellbeing Unit at the University of Melbourne. She specialises in data visualisation for knowledge translation. Examples of work can be found at www.alanapirrone.com.au.

How to present qualitative data from interviews and focus groups in an engaging way:

• creating a one-page research summary infographic
• practical activities and online resources for further information
• how to present quantitative data to a variety of audiences
• different chart type categories (example categorical, changes over time).
• how to transform charts using data storytelling
• practical activities and online resources for further information.

This FREE educational event is an initiative of the Grampians Health Research and Innovation on the Run event.

Workshop facilitator:

Alana Pirrone is a Design and Data Visualisation Consultant. She is also the Design and Communications Coordinator for Child and Community Wellbeing Unit at the University of Melbourne. She specialises in data visualisation for knowledge translation. Examples of work can be found at www.alanapirrone.com.au

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• Session 2 – Inclusion of Elderly & Paediatrics
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This webinar is part of a two-part series looking at the psychological needs of people with cancer.

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This webinar is part of a two-part series looking at the psychological needs of people with cancer.

4th National HREC Conference
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