This month we are pleased to feature PhD candidate and Project Manager at the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA), Nicola Straiton. Nic is also a valued member of the Digital Health Week 2021 Working Group. Please tell us a little about yourself. I am a nurse (originally from the UK) with a specialist background in cardiovascular [...]
This month we spend five minutes with Dr Rachael Rietdijk, Speech Pathologist and Project Manager on The Social Brain Toolkit. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a speech pathologist and postdoctoral research fellow currently working as the project manager on The Social Brain Toolkit project, supported by the icare foundation. This project [...]
Thursday 10th December, 2020 | 12.00pm-1.00pmPanel members: Associate Professor Melissa Baysari, Professor Maree Teesson AC, Professor Leanne Togher, and Professor Jean Yang. Chair: Associate Professor Adam Dunn We hope you can join us online for the first of the Digital Health ECR Sessions, which will be a panel discussion on grant applications, including: how to decide on, prepare for, and develop [...]
Digital Health CRC Internships Update provided by Dr Anna Janssen The Digital Health CRC does not just support research projects, but also has a focus on building Digital Health workforce capability. The Centre does this by supporting activities that develop new knowledge and skills for tomorrow’s workforce. One exciting initiative that the centre is piloting this [...]
This month we are pleased to feature PhD candidate Natasa Lazarevic. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hello, I am Nataša (pronounced Natasha). I have been fortunate enough to live in 5 different countries, but that also means that I find the concepts of my nationality, identity and sense of belonging hard to understand. [...]
This month we spent five minutes with Mitchell Burger, Director Strategy, Architecture, Innovation and Research, ICT Services, in Sydney Local Health District. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hello everyone! I am Director Strategy, Architecture, Innovation and Research, ICT Services, in Sydney Local Health District. I find this an exciting and challenging role, spanning [...]
eHealth@Sydney and eHealth@Melbourne The Digital Health Week 2021 event page is regularly updated. Some exciting news! In 2021 we will be bringing you a joint event with the University of Melbourne. Digital Health Week, in February 2021, is an opportunity for anyone interested in digital health and informatics to particpate in a program of virtual events and [...]
Aaron Jones, CNMIO Sydney Local Health District, shares what it was like working at the forefront of the pandemic and how he navigated the gravity of COVID and all of the unknowns.
Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your work pre-COVID-19?I am a lecturer in the Speech Pathology discipline at the Cumberland campus. I provide clinical education for undergraduate and masters Speech Pathology students at on-campus Speech Pathology clinic. Our clinic is busy, with up to 200 clients attending each week, and a [...]
Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your research pre-COVID-19? I’m a PhD candidate (Australian Government RTP scholarship) and research associate at the Westmead Applied Research Centre. Before COVID19, I loved to travel, eat delicious food, and spend time with family and friends. My research focused on working with breast cancer survivors [...]
