Monthly drop-in learn & network sessions
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Join us at the University of Melbourne on the 2nd Wednesday of each month for drop-in, learn and network sessions (11.45am for 12-1pm). Many of these hybrid events will feature Q&A with an Expert session, brought to you by the University of Melbourne Interdisciplinary Integrative Healthcare Special Interest Group. The group is open to academics and postgrad students at the University of Melbourne and Partner Institutions interested in research or education related to practices or therapeutics described as holistic, traditional/indigenous-based, complementary, integrative or lifestyle-based (referred to as traditional, complementary, integrative medicine, TCIM).
We aim to foster multidisciplinary collaboration and build strong, mutually beneficial relationships to encourage research engagement and continuous cross-disciplinary learning around TCIM.
- Honorary Professor Vivian Lin, Hong Kong University – 14 May 2025
- A/Prof Joanna Harnett, The University of Sydney – 11 June 2025
- A/Prof Carolyn Ee, Western Sydney University – 9 July 2025
- Dr Wolfgang Marx, Deakin University – 13 August 2025
- Full day integrative healthcare research symposium – 10 September 2025
- Prof Felicity Baker, A/Dean (Research) Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne – 15 October 2025
Our first guest expert was Professor Vivian Lin, a globally recognised public health expert experienced in health services, systems and policy development. With over 40 years experience, Vivian plays a pivotal role shaping health policy and systems development across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Through her work with the WHO she has overseen major initiatives related to sustainable development goals, antimicrobial resistance, ageing, gender-based violence, universal health coverage and integration of traditional and complementary medicine into mainstream health systems.
As Chair of Public Health at La Trobe University, Vivian led a comprehensive review of the risks and regulatory requirements of naturopathy and Western herbal medicine, and was the inaugural President
of the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria (2000-2009).