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The Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change invites you to join us for another network and learn event! Dr Marlena Klaic is a Senior Research Fellow in Implementation Science at the University of Melbourne and a Health Services Researcher at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Working across academic and clinical settings, she brings extensive experience in translating research into practice and advancing the science of implementation.

Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to network with like-minded colleagues over refreshments and canapes. Ticket price $15.00.

We warmly invite researchers, practitioners, strategists, policymakers, and advocates to join us for an afternoon of engaging and thought-provoking discussion on behaviour change.

We hope you can join us.

Session Summary

Why do effective interventions so often fail to reach the people who need them? This talk introduces implementation science, the study of how evidence-based practices are adopted, embedded, and sustained in real-world settings. Drawing on practical examples, Dr Marlena Klaic will explore the key concepts and methods that help bridge the gap between what works in research and what happens in practice. Suitable for academic and industry audiences alike.

It is generally true that the more hypothesis tests you perform, the greater the probability that one of those tests is statistically significant by chance, the so-called multiple testing problem. At the Statistical Consulting Centre, we regularly receive enquiries regarding this issue. Reviewers often ask for adjustment for multiple comparisons. But how important is it? What can you do about it?

Dr Sandy Clarke-Errey wrote her PhD on the performance of multiple hypothesis testing procedures in the presence of dependence in the high dimensional setting. She has an ongoing theoretical interest in the methods used, but a much stronger practical interest in helping people understand the issues surrounding their use and interpretation.

This seminar will outline some principles to consider, along with practical advice.