Join us for the Working With the West – Lessons from Community, Health and Research in Melbourne’s West Symposium hosted by Western Health and AIMSS as part of Western Health Research Week 2026.
Held at the WCHRE Auditorium, Sunshine Hospital, the event will feature special guest speakers Leyla Asadi (Western Bulldogs Community Foundation) and Snenal Shah (North Western Melbourne Primary Healthcare Network) as well as Meg McInness (Victoria University) and AIMSS Program Directors Dr Myrla Reis Sales and Professor Cathy Said (with Rosa Cursio-Barcham).
Date: Monday, 19th October 2026
Time: 3:00 PM AEDT
Venue: 1st Floor Auditorium, WCHRE Building,
Western Medicine School, Sunshine Hospital
176 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia
Speakers
Special Guest Speaker, Leyla Asadi
Head of Programs and Impact for the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation
From Participayion to Prevention: Lessons from Sons and Daughters of the West
Special Guest Speaker, Snenal Shah
Lead, Integration for North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network’s Health Care Neighbourhood program
From Fragmented Care to Connected Care: Lessons from the Healthcare
Neighbourhood Program
Professor Cathy Said with Rosa Cursio-Barcham
AIMSS Program Director, Professor of Physiotherapy, Western Health & The University of Melbourne
presenting with Lived Experience Advisor Rosa Cursio-Barcham
Working with People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities to Reduce Falls
Meg McInnes
Victoria University Lecturer of paramedicine, health and biomedical sciences
Time is Muscle: Who Calls an Ambulance for an Acute Coronary Syndrome in Melbourne’s West?
Dr Myrla Reis Sales
AIMSS Project Director, Research Fellow & Gait & Balance Gym Coordinator
Balancing the Risk: An Exercise Physiology approach to Falls Prevention
Event Flyer
Download the program for information about our speakers and session details.
2026 Working with the West Symposium Flyer
pdf, 3.02 MB
Register for this event
Attend In-Person (Auditorium, Sunshine Campus):
- Register via the Eventbrite event registration page
- Select the ‘Ticket for Auditorium’ event ticket option for physical attendance
- Enter your contact details and complete the registration
Registrations will open soon.
More information
For more information contact: sophie.yorkston@unimelb.edu.au
