Reporting health research findings is an important element of successful health research. Findings from research projects conducted by the Atoifi Health Research Group will be reported during a one-day Health Research Symposium to be held 12 March, 2015. This Symposium will meet one of the goals of a WHO-TDR funded health research capacity building grant being administered by Atoifi Hospital, Solomon Islands.

Chiefs and community leaders, along with national and provincial health officials, donors and collaborators will be invited to attend. The aims of the Symposium are to: (i) report research conducted by the Atoifi team; ii) increase skills and experience in formally presenting research findings; and (iii) partner with potential collaborators.

The Symposium will report on an extensive range of operational health research, including hospital and community-based research and cover topics from TB and intestinal parasites to mental health and climate change. Mr Humpress Harrington from Atoifi explains, “Researchers from Solomon Islands will lead all presentations, supported by colleagues from James Cook University, Tropical Health Solutions and Hunter New England Health.”

The Symposium will commence with an overview of the WHO-TDR Research Capacity Building program run at Atoifi for the past 12 months, followed by a wide-range of relevant topics. The conclusion will be an interactive session to discuss the next steps for enhancing research capacity of health researchers in Solomon Islands.

For more information about this Symposium, please email Mr Humpress Harrington: humpress.harrington@gmail.com

Photo: A planning meeting for the Symposium was held at Atoifi Hospital on Thursday 22.1.15 with East Kwaio chiefs along with Atoifi, JCU and THS researchers (photo: Michelle Redman-MacLaren)