Rebekka (Bek) Petrovic
Research Assistant
Working groups
Background
Bek joined Burnet in 2022 as a Research Assistant on SuperMix: The Melbourne Injecting Drug User study. Coordinating the study's fieldwork,
Bek works closely with the community to capture information on participant injecting drug use, health and behaviours. Bek has extensive experience working with socially disadvantaged communities and has a growing interest in behaviours and health risks, particularly surrounding drug use and the subsequent effects on women's health.
Qualifications
- BNurs - ongoing
Current projects
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Methamphetamine use in Melbourne and rural Victoria: the VMAX cohort study
The VMAX cohort study follows 850 people who use methamphetamine recruited from metropolitan Melbourne and 3 regions of rural Victoria.
Injecting drug use in Melbourne: SuperMIX cohort study
The largest and longest-running active cohort study of people who inject drugs in Australia (since 2008).
Victorian Drug Trends
The Drugs Trends Program includes the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS).