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| Dr Sam Adie
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Clinical research in outcomes after orthopaedic surgery. Also of particular interest is the quality of available/current surgical research , and the effect this has on outcome estimations
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| Dr Meera Agar
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Delirium in Advanced cancer Clinical Palliative care research
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| Professor Marie-Paule Austin
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
Professor Austin's doctoral thesis examined the cognitive, imaging and neurochemical correlates of depression. Over the last 10 years Austin has focussed on the detection of, treatment and impact on infant outcomes, of mood disorders arising in the perinatal period. During this time she has undertaken a number of prospective studies: the first assessed the mental health of 2,000 mothers antenatally and then at 2, 4, 6 months postpartum. This study also allowed the evaluation of the association between antenatal maternal depression & anxiety and obstetric outcomes and infant temperament at 4 months. The Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire was developed and validated as a useful psychosocial risk assessment tool and independently tested in a furhter 2,400 women. Austin has conducted two RCTs: an antenatal CBT intervention and an RCT examining the use of Omega-3 in the treatment of antenatal depression and its role in the aetiology of this condition. In conjunction with her Developmental Psychology colleagues, Austin has undertaken a prospective trial following up 84 mothers recruited in pregnancy and evaluating the endocrinological, neurodevelopmental and behavioural correlates for the infant, of maternal pregnancy anxiety. The infants are now turning 3 and the team have developed expertise in the assessment of infant stress reactivity and maternal sensitivity. Austin is also currently undertaking a study of the effects of selective serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) taken in pregnancy on infant outcomes at 18 months using the Bailey scales. Planned studies will examine outcomes of women with bipolar disorder postpartum; genotyping studies in women with postpartum depression and psychosis; as well as examining for the presence of 5HTTP polymorphisms in infants with high stress reactivity; and the role of reproductive hormones in the development of mother-infant attachment. Publications:Austin has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers (35 as first author) in the field of mood disorders.Citation count at Nov 2007: total 1962 with 892 as first author.
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| Associate Professor Mike Bennett
Prince of Wales Clinical School - Department of SurgeryStatement of Interests:
The field of Hyperbaric Medicine is regarded with great suspicion by many medical graduates. This is due at least in part to both widespread ignorance of the effects of high doses of oxygen, and a poor clinical research base. In this regard, the appropriate collation, critical appraisal and meta-analysis of comparative clinical trials is of great interest. Work is underway with colleagues from the USA, UK and Germany to produce a systematic appraisal of the evidence-basis for the use of hyperbaric oxygenation.
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| Dr Divya Bhargav
St George Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
In the field of cartilage biology and regeneration of the intervertebral disc
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| Dr Mark Boyd
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
Access to HIV treatment and care in resource-limited settings, HIV research in resource-limited settings, International health and development, Ethical Issues in international biomedical research, Antiretroviral toxicity, pharmaco-kinetics and –dynamics, Therapy for HIV/TB coinfection, Second-line combination antiretroviral therapy, Neural networks for prediciting HIV resistance and optimal combination antiretroviral therapy
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| Professor Nicholas Buckley
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
As part of the SACTRC collaboration I have helped developed a centre of clinical toxicology research excellence in Sri Lanka – largely funded by the NHMRC and Wellcome Trust International Collaborative Research Grant scheme. The main focus of this work is pesticide poisoning, although the collaboration began with trials on snake envenomation and oleander poisoning and continues to be active in researching these areas and in other community based public and mental health projects.
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| Dr David Burke
School of Public Health and Community MedicineStatement of Interests:
Involved in research looking at the way vascular risk factors and vascular pathology effect the expression of various types of cognitive impairment and dementia, and in ways of preventing and treating these. Involved in research looking at the role cognitive impairment in precipitating and perpetuating homelessness in elderly people.
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| Associate Professor Ann Bye
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
My research has an extensive epilepsy research effort centred around the diagnosis and the management of seizure disorders. Children with intractible epilepsies have major difficulties with learning and behaviour. My group is studying the neuropsychological profile and the quality of life in specific epilepsy syndromes. The present area of research interest is the transition process of patients to adult services.
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| Professor Terry Campbell AM
Medical Administration - Office of the DeanStatement of Interests:
Basic cardiac electrophysiology and pharmacology, using patch clamp methods to study individual cardiac ion channels and their modulation by drugs and structure-function relatioonships. Clinical research projects at various times, usually related to drug therapy for cardiovascular disorders including arrhythmias, heart failure and ischaemic heart disease. Research Program: Biophysics and Pharmacology of Cardiac Ion Channels. This work is carried out in laboratories on the St Vincents campus (Victor Chang Cardiac Reseasrch Institute) and largely directed and supervised by Assoc Professor Jamie Vandenberg
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| Dr Christopher Carmody
School of Public Health and Community MedicineStatement of Interests:
The association between smoking and erectile function is well understood in the health care community but in Australia there remains a gap in clinical research and health protection efforts with regard to this particular topic.
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| Professor Daniel Chan
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Daniel KY Chan is a senior staff specialist and director of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. He is also a conjoint Professor of Geriatrics at the University of New South Wales and an adjunct Professor at the University of Western Sydney. He has qualifications in clinical practice (FRACP, FHKCP), research (MD) and health service management (MHA, AFCHSE). He has been involved with many molecular biology, epidemiologyical, Parkinson's disease, stroke and health service related research. He has had 90 + publications in journals, about two-fifth of these as first author. Many are internationally reputable journals, some highly prestigious. Some of the best journals include New England Journal of Medicine (Impact Factor (IF 44.02, first author) , the top journals in neurology: “Neurology” (IF 5.973, first author), “Archives of Neurology” (IF: 4.835, three papers, first author once and second author once); “Annals of Neurology” (IF: 8.097, co-author), “Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry” (IF: 3.11, first author) as well as top journals in Geriatrics: “Journal of the American Geriatric Society” (IF: 3.361, most senior author), “Journals of Gerontology” (IF 4.122, first author) and “Age & Ageing” (IF: 1.646, three papers, once first author and twice second author). He is also actively involved in the research area of stroke with publications in reputable journals: including JAGS (IF 3.361), Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (IF 1.712), Neuroepidemiology (IF 1.758) and Medical Journal of Australia (IF 2.0) (Publication list no 6,9,10,15,30,35). He has published a position statement - “Dysphagia and aspiration in older people” on the website on behalf of the Australian Society for Geriatrics Medicine (Publication list no 18). He has been successful in securing in excess of $2million from various competitive grants in recent years. Sources of grants include: NHMRC (ID 510275, CIA; ID 358372, CIF), Hong Kong Research Council; New South Wales Health Department; Pathway Home for elderly(Commonwealth); Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care (Commonwealth); Royal Australasian College of Physicians (mostly as first applicant.
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| Dr Andrew Chan
St George Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea
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| Professor Ian Cook
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Physiology, pathophysiology and management of swallowing and its disorders. Evaluation of novel techniques to assess the biomechanics of the pharyngeal swallow (combined manometry &radiography, high resolution manometry, intraluminal impedance, scintigraphy). Novel approaches to evaluation and treatment of pharyngeal dysphagia. Study of oesophageal afferent nerve function and reflexes and how these impact reflux disease and its complications including regurgitation and respiratory complications. Pathophysiology of oesophago-pharyngeal regurgitation and reflux laryngitis. Pathophysiology of functional heartburn. Application of novel techniques in the evaluation of colonic motor and sensory function (pancolonic manometry, scintigraphy, intraluminal impedance). Relationships among colonic pressures, transit and defaecation. Pathophysiology of constipation syndromes. Novel therapeutic approach to treatment of severe constipation (eg sacral nerve stimulation).
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| Scientia Professor David Cooper AO
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
Clinical research in HIV/AIDS including antiretroviral therapy including drug toxicities, immune-based therapies, primary HIV infection, vaccines, cellular immune response to HIV, chemoprophylaxis and other biomedical methods of prevention of HIV infection and access and implementation of antiretroviral therapy in the developing world.
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| Dr Lucette Cysique
School of Psychiatry - Brain Sciences UNSWStatement of Interests:
Modelling cognitive change gaining insight from chronic conditions such as HIV infection, and Hepatitis C infection. Using combination of neuropsychological and neuroimaging method to improve our understanding of cognitive deterioration, but also cognitive improvement including compensatory strategies in face of a disease affecting brain functions. Applying models in crosscultural settings.
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| Dr Scott D'Amours
South Western Sydney Clinical School - Department of SurgeryStatement of Interests:
Within the field of Trauma Surgery, clinical research related to injury and research into regional trauma systems development and surgical trauma education are areas of interest and activity. These include acute reception and managment of the severely injured, clinical research into decision-making, errors in care and 'near misses' in managing severely injured patients. Additionally, the international development of the Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) course as well as advancement of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as they pertain to injury are pursued.
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| Dr Paul De Souza
St George Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Five broad areas of research interests: 1) Translational drug development in cancer (preclinical to early Phase clinical trials of novel treatments), and 2) Urological cancers, including renal, bladder and prostate cancer, and their mechanisms of drug resistance 3) Neurological cancer, especially glioblastoma multiforme 4) Angiogenesis and biomarkers in cancer 5) Quality of Life in cancer patients
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| Professor Gregory Dore
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
Clinical epidemiology and clinical research in the areas of viral hepatitis and HIV/viral hepatitis co-infection are broad research focus areas. More specifically, natural history of hepatitis C infection and natural history and therapeutic research in HIV/viral hepatitis co-infection. Other specific areas of research interest include quality of life in hepatitis C, HIV-related hepatotoxicity, and modelling of the epidemiology of hepatitis C.
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| Dr Brian Draper
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
My interests are on clinical aspects of mental health problems in old age. My main focus is dementia including behavioural and psychological symptoms, carer stress and mild cognitive impairment. I head the 'special groups' node of the Dementia CRC based at UNSW which focuses on dementia in younger persons, Indigenous persons, and persons from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. I am also collaborating with the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare on a NHMRC funded study of the transition of persons with dementia through acute hospitals. Suicidal behaviour is another interest with collaborative work funded by ARC and NHMRC being undertaken with colleagues around Australia and internationally.
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| Dr Fraser Drummond
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
I have an ongoing interest in management strategies for HIV ART. I am also involved in sexual health management and various strategies for this.
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| Professor Sean Emery
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
The evaluation of new treatments, new treatment strategies and biomedical preventive measures for HIV infection. The design and implementation of clinical research programs and projects to generate quality evidence to advise healthcare providers and policy makers. To balance high tech medicine with the reality of limited resources in countries where needs are greatest.
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| Dr Mahnaz Fanaian
Centre for Primary Health Care and EquityStatement of Interests:
There is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease at the population and individual levels. Given the contribution of cardiovascular disease to the burden of disease, the cost of inadequate prevention is high.. Large, population-based studies in China, Finland and USA have recently demonstrated the feasibility of preventing, or delaying, the onset of diabetes in overweight subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). The studies suggest that even moderate reduction in weight and only half an hour of walking each day reduced the incidence of diabetes by more than one half.
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| ![Show details for [<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"><b>]Professor John French[</b><br>    <i>South Western Sydney Cli](/icons/expand.gif) Professor John French
South Western Sydney Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
John’s major clinical research focus has been in the acute coronary syndromes, particularly on the assessment of myocardial reperfusion assessed by infarct-related artery blood flow, ST recovery, left ventricular function, and late clinical outcomes in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction. He has been an active researcher having been an investigator and co-investigator in numerous randomised controlled trials and clinical trials and was on the writing committee of the HERO-2 trial. John was on the steering committee for the SHOCK, OAT and HERO-2 trials and he was the chair of the myocardial infarction adjudication committee and ECG sub-study for HERO-2. As part of a continuing interest in molecular medicine John has established the cardiac genetics clinics with the genetics department, and is a member of TRAGADY. John has co-authored >120 peer-reviewed publications and six book chapters. He has supervised a number of MD and MHSc postgraduate students and has been invited speaker at recent American College and American Heart Association meetings.
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| Associate Professor John Grygiel
St Vincent's Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Molecular mechanisms in cancer
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| Professor Ian Harris
South Western Sydney Clinical School - Department of SurgeryStatement of Interests:
Research interests include surgical outcomes (for all orthopaedic surgery, and surgery in general); the quality of surgical research (publications bias, reporting bias etc); patient satisfaction; clinical trials in orthopaedics; and the effect of compensation on outcome after injury.
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| Mr Chris Hayward
St Vincent's Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Despite similar levels of LV dysfunction, patients with heart failure vary in their ability to function. This is yet to be adequately explained and may relate to how the heart and arterial system interact (ventriculovascular coupling). Sometimes the best treatements involve mechanical devices, although again the interaction with the arterial system is significant. As part of the Heart Failure & Transplant Unit, these, and other areas, are investigated.
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| Dr Sian Hicks
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Colorectal cancer is currently the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia and has the second highest incidence of cancer-related deaths. Our research group, the Colorectal Cancer Research Consortium, was established to develop and test better systems for the identification, integration and dissemination of clinically relevant information about colorectal cancers and to use this information as a basis to develop research that could be translated into clinical practice. Current project include: - Development of synoptic pathology reporting for colorectal cancer - Identification of data that is essential for the reporting of colorectal cancer by the Clincial Cancer Registry - Integration of mismatch repair deficiency testing (MMRD)into pathology reporting of colorectal cancer - Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer as a prognostic indicator for metachronous cancers
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| Associate Professor Theresa Jacques
St George Clinical School - Department of Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine & Intensive CareStatement of Interests:
My research interests include health outcomes/outcome from Intensive Care, hospital emergency response systems (eg medical emergency teams) , deteriroating patient recognition and management,ethics, government policy and the law (I have a Masters in Health Law) ethics and end of life decision making in Intensive Care,infection control and surveillance in ICU, sepsis and inflammatory response in surgical patients. I am developing an education system called DETECT ( detect deterioration, evaluate, escalate, communicate with your team) for undergraduate, junior medical and ward nursing staff.I-CURE study - the evaluation of readmission to ICU as a quality indicator
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| Dr Xing-Mai Jiang
St George Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia is a common complication of therapy with a large number of drugs. In most cases, antibodies bind to the platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex in a drug-dependant fashion and bring about increased platelet clearance by the reticuloendothelial system resulting in drug-induced thrombocytopenia (DIT). The binding sites of GPIX-specific quinine-induced antibodies have been located in this lab. By using recombinant and soluble GPIba, Ibb, and GPIX protein fragments, models on drug-to-GPIb/IX, and antibody-to-GPIb/IX binding can be set up to demonstrate the molecular and structural bases of HIT, DIT, and ITP.
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| Dr Craig Juergens
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
In the field of Cardiology the subspeciality of percutaneous coronary intervention is of particular interest. Acute coronary syndromes and their management are also of interest and has been involved in a number of worldwide multicentre trails.
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| Dr Nadine Kasparian
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
From a psychological perspective, the experiences and needs of families affected by congenital heart disease (CHD) are of primary interest. In collaboration with the Sydney Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital at Westmead, we have recently commenced a program of research examining the psychological implications of prenatal versus postnatal diagnosis of CHD. Identifying the unmet information, service and psychological support needs of families affected by CHD is a key aim of this work.
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| Mr Ashley Kingston
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
The development of methods and models to assist in the improvement of hand-eye coordination in minimally invasive surgery , specifically laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.
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| Dr Pamela Konecny
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Infectious Diseases encompasses a broad range of sub-specialty interests, and HIV/AIDs, sexually transmitted infections, antimicrobial stewardship and parasitic infections are key areas of interest. Clinical trials in HIV/AIDS and Antimicrobials are undertaken. Original clinical research in female sexual health is being conducted in collaboration with Virology Research Department at SEALS, Randwick where new molecular diagnostic techniques have been developed to enhance our knowledge in sexually transmitted infection.
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| Dr Arun Krishnan
School of Medical SciencesStatement of Interests:
My major area of interest is in the area of clinical neurophysiology, particularly in the use of nerve excitability techniques as a means of investigating the pathophysiology of neuropathic processes. Measurements of excitability are cutting-edge techniques that provide information related to the activity of a variety of ion channels, energy-dependent pumps and ion exchange processes activated during impulse conduction. These are novel techniques which our group has applied to the study of mechanisms underlying the development of neuropathy and nerve injury. Specifically, we have applied these techniques to the study of metabolic and toxic neuropathies including those that occur secondary to diabetes, end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and chemotherapy. Other studies have explored the responses of nerves to ischaemia, natural activity and altered electrolyte balance. Recently, excitability techniques have been applied to the assessment of cortical excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation and we propose to apply these techniques to the study of neurodegenerative processes and central channelopathies.
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| Dr Leo Leader
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
Assessment of fetal brain function during pregnancy using habituation to repeated stimulation. This is used to predict infant intellectual development. Research so far indicates that habituation is a sensitive predictor of development at 18mths and 3 years of age.
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| Dr Bon San Bonne Lee
Australian Institute of Health Innovation - Centre for Clinical Governance Research in HealthStatement of Interests:
In the area of epidemiology, meta-analysis and other methods of synthesizing data as well as clinical database design. Currently active research in clinical governance, health status measures, analysing multidisciplinary team structures and pressure area care. Completed a PhD in urinary antisepsis and quality of life and has published the largest available RCT in this area.
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| Dr Michael Lee
School of Medical Sciences - Exercise Physiology ProgramStatement of Interests:
The broad aim of my research is to provide useful information regarding the adaptability of the human motor system and the nature of neural adaptation in response to exercise and motor learning. Other research interests include the mechanism of chronic pain, effects of pain on the control of movements and neurophysiological effects of various manual therapies commonly used in rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy and chiropractic.
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| Dr Jan Lehm
Prince of Wales Clinical School - Department of Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine & Intensive CareStatement of Interests:
Clinical Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine
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| Associate Professor Rupert Leong
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Inflammatory bowel disease: - epidemiology - clinical drug trials - endoscopic mucosal imaging - genetics - proteomics in phenotyping and prognostication - qualitative research, quality of life. Endoscopy: - endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration for biomarkers - confocal endomicroscopy Colorectal Cancer: - epidemiology, outcomes research - molecular biomarkers Collaborations: - Chinese University of Hong Kong - University of Western Australia - University of Sydney - Sydney South West Area Health Service: Bankstown Hospital, Concord Hospital
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| Dr Craig Lewis
Prince of Wales Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Major areas of clinical trial research in breast, lung and genitourinary cancer. Other areas of interest include cancer pain management and chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting
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| Professor Siaw-Teng Liaw
Centre for Primary Health Care and EquityStatement of Interests:
Primary and integrated health care, delivered by a multiprofessional team is essential to optimal management of chronic diseases and promotion good quality of life. Continuity of information and management protocols are important mechanisms, along with relational continuity, are important facilitators and contributors to best practice and of beneficial patient outcomes. This confluence of clinical practice and informatics is a basic and essential skill in the health profession.
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| Dr Danforn Lim
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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| Dr Cindy Lin
School of Medical Sciences - Exercise Physiology ProgramStatement of Interests:
Clinical application of nerve excitability testing Measuring multiple excitability properties of large human motor and sensory axons using threshold tracking techniques and software (QTRAC © Institute of Neurology), provide information about human axons that is different from, and complementary to, conventional nerve conduction studies. For example, excitability measures are much more sensitive to changes in resting membrane potential than measurements of conduction velocity. These methods are being applied to a range of conditions affecting human peripheral nerves, in order to help determine the pathophysiology of the neuropathy, or to improve diagnosis. Neuropathies currently under investigation include those associated with diabetes, uraemia and other metabolic disorders, and those associated with the chemotherapy in cancers.
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| Dr Michael Lin
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
The role of PET scanning in various cancer groups as well as expansion into the non-oncological domain including its role in various vasculitic disorders.
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| Associate Professor Colleen Loo
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
Novel non invasive brain stimulation techniques offer exciting new potential to probe the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, as well as possible new avenues for treating psychiatric disorders. Our team at UNSW, based at the Black Dog Institute (Randwick), has expertise in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Current research streams are:
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| Dr Mark Lutherborrow
St Vincent's Clinical School - Blood Stem Cells and Cancer ResearchStatement of Interests:
My research interests are projects centred on transcription networks operating in haematopoietic malignancies and stem cells, in particular the interplay of mRNAs and microRNAs in the acute leukaemia setting. More specifically these interests include: - Identification of diagnostic and prognostic gene expression profiles in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. - The role of microRNAs in myeloid differentiation. - Characterisation of the response of multiple myeloma cells to chemotherapeutic agents. - Predictive techniques to identify mRNA targets of microRNAs
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| Dr Meredith Makeham
School of Public Health and Community MedicineStatement of Interests:
Primary focus of research is Patient Safety. Chief Investigator of the Threats to Australian Patient Safety (TAPS) study, which broadly investigated reports of error from the community, establihed the incidence of reported error in General Practice settings and developed a taxonomy to describe the nature of reported errors in General Practice. Collaborative work with DOHA, NSW Health, RACGP and Divisions of GP (AGPN).
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| Associate Professor George Mangos
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Pre-eclampsia - cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure measurement, cardiovascular risk stratification Glucocorticoid-induced hypertension - collaborative work with Professor J Whitworth's group from JCSMR
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| Dr Limin Mao
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Cancer epidemiology, HIV/AIDS and its risky behaviors, and primary health care are of particular interest.
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| Dr Sandy McColl
Rural Clinical School - Mid North Coast Division - Port Macquarie CampusStatement of Interests:
The use of exercise and lifestyle modication and its' effect on various pathologies ia a major interest. The transition of laboratory findings to implementation in day-to-day clinical practice is also an important consideration.
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| Associate Professor Bettina Meiser
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
An ongoing research program that incorporates both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies focuses on the psychological impact of genetic testing and counselling for adult-onset disorders, in particular cancer susceptibility; psychological adjustment of those at risk for adult-onset disorders; the design and evaluation of interventions in the genetic counselling setting, in particular decision aids as an innovative means of patient education; and the impact of prophylactic surgery in individuals at high risk for cancer. Another area of research is cultural aspects of cancer genetics.
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| Dr Abdel-Latif Mohamed El-Amin
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
In the field of perinatal neonatal medicine, the neonatal health service organisation research and neonatal epidemiology are of particular interest. Other areas of interest include quality in neonatal intensive care units, neurodevelopmental outcome of premature infants and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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| Professor Dedee Murrell
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Clinical dermatology Research • quality of life studies in blistering diseases; epidemiology of Epidermolysis bullosa and autoimmune blistering diseases in Australia; Basic/Translational research: genotype-phenotype correlations in epidermolysis bullosa • gene and cell therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa • autoantigen mapping in pemphigus and pemphigoid • squamous cell carcinoma and angiogenesis factors Dermatopharmacology Research • photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer • trials of new therapies for psoriasis • evidence based therapies and measurement tools for blistering diseases ; Supervision of ILP students since the program started - the first student, John Frew, won the prize for the best project at the Annual Symposium at St George Hospital in 2007 (Development of a quality of life scale, the QOLEB, for EB); Yong Kho won the same prize in 2008 (Establishment of the Australasian EB Registry); all ILP students have had high distinctions and oral and poster presentations at local, national and some at International conferences, and published papers.
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| Professor John Myburgh
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
My previous research included pharmacodynamic studies of catecholamines on systemic and cerebrovascular function, aspects of neurotrauma and large-scale multicentred clinical trials in Intensive Care in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Clinical Trials Group (ANZICS CTG). Current research activities are conducted through the George Institute for International Health in Critical Care Medicine and Trauma in collaboration with the ANZICS CTG and George Institute China and India. These studies include glycaemic control and renal replacement therapy in Intensive Care and development of trauma outcome studies in Australia, China and India.
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| Dr Justine Naylor
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Research interests: clinical and patient-centred outcomes following joint replacement surgery, including rehabilitation folowing TKR and THR; cardiopulmonary physiotherapy with emphasis on cardiovascular effects; restrictive blood transfusion practices; measurement of clinical performance particularly w.r.t accreditation performance
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| Dr Melissa Norberg
National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreStatement of Interests:
Dr Melissa Norberg's research interests focus on investigating the mechanisms underlying the development, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety and substance use disorders from a behavioural perspective. Furthermore, she is interested in studying factors that diminish a person’s quality of life. Identifying such factors will facilitate Dr Norberg's long-term goals of developing treatment interventions that improve both symptoms and quality of life.
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| Associate Professor Tony O'Sullivan
St George Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Current research includes: - regulation of fat mass in premenopausal and pregnant women, substrate metabolism in pregnancy; hormonal regulation of energy metabolism and body composition - sex steroid regulation of substrate metabolism - anabolic steroid use - energy metabolism and body composition in chronic medical illnesses, eg chronic renal failure & insulin resistance
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| Dr Rema Oliver
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Dr Rema Oliver, a full-time research fellow at the Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, has for the past 9 years been investigating the biological process which occurs during fracture repair of both pathological (osteoporosis) and arthroplastic-induced foreign body reactions. Current research focuses upon the physiological consequences of osteoporosis especially in post-menopausal women. This work is carried out in collaboration with orthopaedic surgeons at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
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| Dr Bin Ong
South Western Sydney Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Main interests are in - Geriatric Medicine - Thromboembolic diseases - Models of care including hospital in the home, ambulatory care and medical assessment units.
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| Dr Justin Paoloni
St George Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
Clinical treatments in the field of tendon injury that enhance patient outcomes are my main research interest. Researching improvements in clinical patient outcomes in other areas of musculoskeletal medicine such as ligament, joint, muscle and nerve injury are also part of my current research projects as part of the Orthopaedic Research Institute at St George Hospital, Sydney. I have recently begun investigating the effects of different forms of exercise on muscle strengthening.
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| Dr Sarah Pett
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical ResearchStatement of Interests:
In the field of clinical trials, immunotherapy and new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of HIV-1-infection in the developed and developing world.
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| Dr Jeffrey Post
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
The clinical interaction between HIV and HCV in people with HIV/HCV co-infection. Clinical infectious diseases. Interventions to improve clinical care and diagnostic strategies in Infectious Diseases.
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| Associate Professor Judy Proudfoot
School of Psychiatry - Black Dog InstituteStatement of Interests:
1. Using digital and electronic technologies for psychological treatment, psycho-education, self-monitoring and support for people with mental health conditions. Delivery mechanisms include mobile phones, the Internet and CD-ROM. Collaborative work with psychologists and psychiatrists in Australia and the UK.
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| Associate Professor Nicolas Rasmussen
School of Public Health and Community MedicineStatement of Interests:
I study the history and sociology of drug development, and of both medical and nonmedical drug use (with a special interest in stimulants). Also ethical and policy matters related to the pharmaceutical industry's role in clinical research. Also history of biomedical sciences including endocrinology, cell and molecular biology, pharmacology, psychopharmacology.
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| Dr Jacqueline Rushby
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
Neuropsychological studies of patients with schizophrenia have consistently shown cognitive deficits in attention, executive function and working memory. Collaborative work with neuroscientists utilising fMRI and brain stimulation methods to study cognitive deficits in schizophrenia is of particular interest.
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| Associate Professor Tom Shakespeare
Rural Clinical School - Mid North Coast Division - Coffs HarbourStatement of Interests:
Treatment of prostate cancer using hormone therapy and radiotherapy, including new techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Includes measures of efficacy (PSA response, survival), side-effects and QOL. Also research including patient involvement in decision-making, and decision-regret. Treatment of breast cancer including outcomes following intensity modulated radiotherapy. Also research of patient involvement in decision-making, and decision-regret. Education of oncologists including evaluation of performance using peer-review audit and adherence to State protocols. Various research projects of radiotherapy techniques including intensity-modulated radiotherapy, image guidance, volumatric arc therapy etc.
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| Dr Tim Slade
National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreStatement of Interests:
In the field of psychiatry the classification of psychiatric disorders, particularly the broad question regarding the categorical versus dimensional status of psychiatric disorders, is of interest. Novel and innovative statistical methods for examining the continuity of psychopathology are being used. Research interests also centre around the use of community (epidemiological) and clinical data to inform unresolved issues in the classification of psychiatric disorders.
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| Professor Allan Spigelman
St Vincent's Clinical School - Department of SurgeryStatement of Interests:
Hereditary cancer; Patient Safety and Clinical Quality; Cancer Genetics
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| Ms Preeyaporn Srasuebkul
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| Dr Katy Sterling-Levis
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
In the field of paediatrics and child health, information retrieval to facilitate evidence-based medicine and the provision of quality evidence information to consumers of medical care. Clinical research in broad areas including clinical trials.
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| Dr Wendy Swift
National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreStatement of Interests:
Current research interests and projects include patterns and consequences of cannabis use and dependence, cannabis potency and the Australian cannabis market and the development of interventions to prevent or treat cannabis related problems. Additional interest is substance use among women and older Australians, including polypharmacy, and public health approaches to substance use use.
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| Dr Nick Titov
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
I am involved in developing Internet-based education and treatment programs for common mental disorders. These programs target different age groups. With respect to my interests in mental health policy, I am exploring the uptake of evidence-informed techniques.
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| Dr Adrienne Torda
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
There are two main areas of interest. One is in clinical infectious diseases and the other is clinical ethics. Often these two intersect.The current research projects involve clinical pathways in relation to diabetic foot infections, vaccinations in bone marrow transplant recipients and clinical ethics - particularly looking at consent.
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| Dr Barbara Trytko
Prince of Wales Clinical School - Department of MedicineStatement of Interests:
Hyperbaric and diving medicine are fields that have had limited good quality research performed. Therefore the range of topics studied is wide and varied ranging from basic science and physiology of hyperbaric gas exposure to wound healing.
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| Dr Dimitra Tzioumi
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
Children in out-of-home care (foster care) are recognised as being a highly vulnerable group of children with increased health needs. There is evidence that these children have an increased prevalence of acute and chronic health problems, developmental disabilities and mental health needs. These needs are often unrecognised and unmet. The Sydney Childrens Hospital Child protection Unit is undertaking a Health Screening Project to document the health needs of children in out of home care in order to improve health outcomes.
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| Dr Michael Valenzuela
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
Dr Valenzuela is a Research Fellow in Regenerative Neuroscience at the School of Psychiatry, UNSW and the Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital. His background is in psychology, clinical medicine and neuroscience research. His PhD focused on the topic of brain reserve, specifically how complex mental activity affects the development and expression of dementia. This question was tackled using a multi-modal and longitudinal approach, bringing together epidemiological, neuroimaging and biochemical techniques. For this work he was awarded the prestigious Eureka Prize for Medical Research in 2006. Dr Valenzuela’s current research interests are aimed at further understanding the competing forces of neuroplasticity and neurodegeneration in the human brain, and how these can either lead to, or help prevent, dementia. He is working on a range of studies across various technologies, including in vivo brain imaging, post-mortem brain tissue analysis, neural stem cell culture, and animal behaviour. Dr Valenzuela also believes that the problem of dementia is a critical one for modern society, and is committed to communicating dementia-prevention health ideas to the public.
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| Dr Charles Verge
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
(1) Early diagnosis of insulin deficiency (and diabetes) in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (2) Studies on the duration of adrenal suppression following prednisone treatment, using the return of diurnal variation in salivary cortisol levels as the main outcome (3) Randomised controlled trials in the management of children/adolescents with type I diabetes (4) Monogenic diabetes
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| Dr Ute Vollmer-Conna
School of Psychiatry - Department of Human BehaviourStatement of Interests:
The field of Psychoneuroimmunology, with a particular focus of cytokine-induced changes in behaviour, emotion, motivation and cognition. Additional interests include the effect of genetic polymorphisms on the severity and duration of illness following acute infection. Cross-disciplinary research involves colleagues from Pathology/Immunology, Virology, Psychiatry, Psychology and General Practice.
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| Professor Robyn Ward
Prince of Wales Clinical SchoolStatement of Interests:
In the field of hereditary cancer, the impact of germline epimutations as a cause of cancer is a main field of study. This work represents a substantive change in our understanding of colorectal cancer predisposition, and is of clinical relevance. In the clinical field research studies involve interventional and observational studies of targeted therapies for cancer. In health policy, the research activities revolve around developing cost effective models for the use of cancer medicines in our community.
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| Associate Professor Orli Wargon
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
Retrospective review of clinical data.Review of cases of incontinentia pigmenti published November 2005 and recently updated 9.7.06 poster presentation won first prize at Society of Paediatric dermatology 32nd Annual Summer Meeting,Montreal. ILP 2007 comparative study of 2 topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis. Haemangioma of infancy epidemiology prospective study started 2007. ILP project in 2008 Epidemiology of infantile haemangioma: Prospective survey of newborns at RHW,survey,followup if IH develop. Haemangioma: role of monocytes at CVR at UNSW started May 2007 and continuing 2009. ILP 2009: Propranolol 2mg/kg/day for infantile haemangioma:placebo controlled double blind trial for IH presenting too late for gold standard oral corticosteroid therapy or failing to respond to gold standard therapy.
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| Dr Thomas Weickert
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
Focused on cognitive function as it pertains to frontal-striatal circuitry, schizophrenia, and normal aging. Using cognitive and neuropsychological testing, brain stimulation, and fMRI to examine the interaction of genes, schizophrenia, antipsychotic treatment, and aging on cognition.
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| Professor Kay Wilhelm AM
School of PsychiatryStatement of Interests:
She has a longstanding interest in depression, especially gender issues and psychosocial risk factors, brief psychotherapy for depression and deliberate self harm, as well as primary care and general hospital psychiatry. She has been observing a cohort of adults over the past 25 years, with an interest in evolving rates of depression and anxiety, coping styles, gender differences and possible genetic factors. She has recently published on interactions between serotonin transporter gene, life events and depression onset. She is currently investigating the effects of short term therapies for people in distress, especially following deliberate self harm and in the context of medical illness, including diary writing, emotional regulation. She is evaluating the effects of the program and workshop (see below), in collaboration with Dr Karen Baikie. She has been involved in collaborative studies (with Prof Robyn Richmmond, Dr Alex Wodak from UNSW, Dr Tony Butler from Curtin University) investigating smoking cessation in people with mental illness, with a particular interest in depression.
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| Associate Professor Katrina Williams
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
In the field of evidence-based medicine and child health developing and implementing best-level evidence through systematic reviews and original research. Topics of special interest are prognosis systematic reviews, autism and improving child health through population based interventions.
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| Dr Adrienne Withall
School of Psychiatry - Dementia Collaborative Research CentreStatement of Interests:
Currently my focus is on younger people with dementia and their carers. My other interests include the mental health of older persons, positive and successful ageing, cognitive function and its role in predicting recovery from mental illness, mild cognitive impairment and the dementias and the psychiatric sequelae of stroke.
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| Dr David Ziegler
School of Women's and Children's HealthStatement of Interests:
David Ziegler's research interest is in the translation of novel targeted therapeutics from the laboratory to the bedside. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where he discovered novel combination therapies that target the apoptotic pathway in malignant gliomas. He is currently pursuing these research findings in collaboration with Prof Michelle Haber at the Children's Cancer Institute, Australia. He has established an early phase clinical trials unit at Sydney Children's Hospital to facilitate the translation of laboratory findings to the clinic.
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