Conference Presentations

Leach M, Ward B, Kippen R, Quinn B, Agius P, Sutton K, Jenkinson R, Hickman M, Peterson J, Dietze P. Correlates of social support among Australians who primarily smoke
methamphetamine. [e-poster presentation and on-demand talk at the APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, virtual, 7-10 November 2021].

Leach MJ, Roughead EE, Pratt NL. Data visualisation can reveal exposure misclassification in case-crossover studies of medication safety. [Oral presentation at the Early Career & Student Statisticians Conference (ECSSC) 2021, online, 26 July 2021 – 1 August 2021].

Leach M and Simmons M. A virtual haiku poetry workshop for first-year graduate-entry medical students. [Oral presentation at the Monash Rural Health Education Symposium 2020, online, 19 November 2020].

Leach, M. Concrete verse in the age of climate change and coronavirus. [Oral presentation at the 25th Australasian Association of Writing Programs Conference 2020, online, 16-18 November 2020].

Brand G, Ibrahim J, Leach MJ, Swyny B, Zhou J. Ways of Seeing in Healthcare: Panel Discussion. [Invited online panel presentation at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2020 Conference, 16 July 2020]. A recording of this panel discussion is available online: https://www.anzahpe.org/Ways-of-Seeing

Loorham M, Baker S, Leach M, Shethia Y, Solo I. Assessing the viability of early-stage breast cancer shared care in a regional setting: a mixed-methods approach [Poster presentation at the 3rd Victorian Cancer Survivorship Conference, 12-13 March 2020].

Leach M, Gibbins C, Robinson A, Kabwe M, Shethia Y, Solo I, Parker C. Using digital medical records and electronic systems to map the optimal care pathway for oesophagogastric cancer in regional Victoria [Oral presentation at the 8th Annual NHMRC Symposium, Melbourne, 19 November 2019].

Solo I, Shethia Y, Leach M. Treatment decisions among regional Victorians with urological cancer: a consumer perspective. [Oral presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 12-14 November 2019]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019; 15(S9): 82.

Leach M, Gibbins C, Shethia Y, Kabwe M, Robinson A, Solo I. Treatment combinations among prostate cancer patients diagnosed in the Loddon Mallee region. [Poster presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 12-14 November 2019]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019; 15(S9): 119.

Leach M, Martin C, Solo I. Psychological/behavioural comorbidities are more common among lung cancer patients than colorectal cancer patients in a regional Victorian hospital setting [Poster presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 12-14 November 2019]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019; 15(S9): 174-175.

Parker C, Leach M, Solo I, Robinson A, Naughton P. Improving the timelines of the oesophago-gastric cancer patient journey through a regional Victorian hospital. [Poster presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 12-14 November 2019]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019; 15(S9): 157.

Leach MJ, Rayner R. Contemporary Australian Science Poetry [Oral presentation at Poetry on the Move Festival, Canberra, 21 October 2019].

Leach MJ. Aussie Science Poetry. [Oral presentation at Pint of Science Festival 2019, Bendigo, 22 May 2019].

Solo I, Leach M, Shethia Y, Gilbee T. Awareness of and referrals to dietitians, social workers and psychologists among people with cancer at a Loddon Mallee hospital. [Oral presentation at the 2019 Loddon and Mallee Area Allied Health Conference, Bendigo, 10 May 2019].

Parker C, Leach M, Solo I. Can the embedding of a time limited project liaison nurse in Specialist Clinics and Patient Services affect timeliness for oestophagogastric cancer patients? [Poster presentation at the Victorian Integrated Cancer Conference 2019, Melbourne, 9-10 May 2019].

Kabwe M, Robinson A, Shethia Y, Solo I, Leach M. Timeliness of cancer care in rural Victoria: A comparison of a high (lung cancer) and a low (oesophagogastric cancer) volume cancer stream. [Poster presentation at the Victorian Integrated Cancer Conference 2019, Melbourne, 9-10 May 2019].

Leach M. Visualising rural health through the arts. [Poster presentation at the 15th National Rural Health Conference, Hobart, 24-27 March 2019].

Leach M. Five Types of Science Poetry. [Oral presentation: Australasian Association of Writing Programs 23rd Annual Conference, Perth, 28-30 November 2018].

Leach M, Gibbins C, Shethia Y, Robinson A, Kabwe M, Solo I, Parker C. Presenting symptoms among oesophagogastric cancer patients at a regional Loddon Mallee hospital. [Poster presentation at COSA’s 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Mesothelioma and Gastro-intestinal Cancers: Technology and Genomics, Perth, 13-15 November 2018, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, WA]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2018; 14(S7): 97.

Leach M, Gibbins C, Robinson A, Kabwe M, Shethia Y, Solo I, Parker C. Mapping the optimal care pathway (OCP) for people with oesophagogastric cancer at two regional Victorian hospitals. [Poster presentation at COSA’s 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Mesothelioma and Gastro-intestinal Cancers: Technology and Genomics, Perth, 13-15 November 2018, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, WA]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2018; 14(S7): 97-98.

Leach M, Gibbins C, Shethia Y, Kabwe M, Robinson A and Solo I. Characteristics at presentation among prostate cancer patients diagnosed in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria. [Poster presentation at COSA’s 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Mesothelioma and Gastro-intestinal Cancers: Technology and Genomics, Perth, 13-15 November 2018, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, WA]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2018; 14(S7): 188.

Leach M. A comparison of two techniques for visualising antibiotic dispensing over time: the run chart versus Nightingale’s rose diagram. [Oral presentation at the Australian Science Communicators Tenth National Conference 2018, Sydney, 11-15 November 2018].

Leach M. A comparison of two techniques for visualising antibiotic dispensing over time: the run chart versus Nightingale’s rose diagram. [Poster presentation at the Australian Science Communicators Tenth National Conference 2018, Sydney, 11-15 November 2018].

Leach M and Rayner R. Writing Poetry Scientifically or Science Poetically. [Workshop at the Australian Science Communicators Tenth National Conference 2018, Sydney, 11-15 November 2018].

Dooley P, Cormick C, Catchpole H, Mills M, Leach M, Rayner R, Harris D. Disruptive Sci Comm: How the Arts can Help Scientists Escape Deficit-Model Communication. [Panel presentation at the Australian Science Communicators Tenth National Conference 2018, Sydney, 11-15 November 2018].

Dooley P, Catchpole H, Mills M, Harris D, Leach M, Rayner R. Sci Comm Cabaret: Creative Science Communication in the Pub. [Panel presentation at the Australian Science Communicators Tenth National Conference 2018, Sydney, 11-15 November 2018].

Leach M, Gibbins C, McPhee N, Solo I. Can care for lung cancer patients across regional public and private health services be mapped against optimal care pathways? [Poster Presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Immunotherapy: Molecules and Mountains, 13-15 November 2017, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017; 13(S4): 183.

Gibbins C, Leach M, Newton E. An integrated and collaborative approach: improving the quality of colonoscopy referrals by providing GPs with specific and accurate feedback. [Poster Presentation at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Immunotherapy: Molecules and Mountains, 13-15 November 2017, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017; 13(S4): 191.

Leach, MJ. Exploring the poetry of pharmacy: an Australian perspective. [Oral Presentation: 9th Annual Art of Good Health and Wellbeing International Arts and Health Conference, Sydney, 30 October-1 November 2017].

Rorke K, Leach M. Oncology rehabilitation. [Oral Presentation: Older People with Cancer Forum 2017, Melbourne, 27 October 2017].

Leach MJ, Pratt NL, Roughead EE. The risk of hip fracture in older people after switching between or concurrently using mirtazapine and other antidepressants. [Oral Presentation at the 33rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, 26-30 August 2017, Montréal, Canada]. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2017; 26(S2): 164.

Rorke K, Leach M. Does multidisciplinary outpatient oncology rehabilitation meet the needs of cancer survivors? A retrospective study. [Oral Presentation: Victorian Integrated Cancer Services Conference 2017, Melbourne, 11-12 May 2017].

Rorke K, Leach M. Cancer Survivorship and Enablement. [Oral Presentation: Victorian Allied Health Research Conference, Melbourne, 31 March 2017].

Rorke K, Leach M. Does multidisciplinary outpatient oncology rehabilitation meet the needs of cancer survivors? A retrospective study. [Poster Presentation: Cancer Survivorship Conference 2017, Adelaide, 2-3 February 2017].

Leach MJ, Pratt NL, Roughead EE. The risk of hip fracture in older people using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other psychoactive medicines concurrently. [Oral Presentation: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference, Sydney, 2-5 December 2016]. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2017; 13(4): e30.

Leach MJ. Incorporating the arts into quantitative health research. [Oral Presentation: 8th Annual Art of Good Health and Wellbeing International Arts and Health Conference, Sydney, 16-18 November 2016].

Leach MJ, Pratt NL, Roughead EE. Medicine use and the risk of hip fracture in the elderly: a case-crossover study. [Oral Presentation at the 30th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, 24-27 October 2014, Taipei, Taiwan]. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2014; 23(S1): 180-181.

Leach MJ, Pratt NL, Roughead EE. Medicine use among elderly Australians before and after hip fracture. [Oral Presentation: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 8-11 December 2013].

Leach MJ, Gall SL, Dewey HM, Macdonell RAL, Thrift AG. Handicap and impaired functional status explain most of the poor quality of life at 7 years after stroke. [Poster Presentation at the World Stroke Congress 2010, 13-16 October 2010, Seoul, Republic of Korea]. International Journal of Stroke. 2010; 5(S2): 221.

Leach MJ, Gall SL, Dewey HM, Macdonell RAL, Thrift AG. Factors associated with poor quality of life in 7-year survivors of stroke. [Oral Presentation at the Stroke Society of Australasia 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 1-3 September 2010]. International Journal of Stroke. 2010; 5(S1): 10.

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