This month we are very pleased to profile Bethany Van Dort. Beth has worked in the digital health space for a number of years and has recently embarked on her PhD project on evaluating antimicrobial stewardship in digital hospitals. Please tell us a little about yourself I am currently working as a research assistant in A/Prof [...]
This month we virtually interviewed DHIN member Dr Mel Keep, Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead Education. Mel is also the academic heart and soul of eHealth@Sydney and this month Mel has set the challenge to reach out to someone new on the DHIN member list. Please tell us a little bit about yourself Hello, I’m Mel, [...]
This month we spent 5 minutes with Alla Melman. Alla work across both clinical and research worlds and also recently won the Emerging Researchers@Sydney prize for the eHealth design and implementation stream for her presentation 'Virtual Reality exergaming in chronic low back pain'. Please tell us a little about yourself I work across both clinical and [...]
This month we are happy to feature Sarah Barakat. Sarah is a currently completing a combined Master of Clinical Psychology & PhD at the InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders. Sarah recently won the Emerging Researchers@Sydney prize for the Health communication through technology stream for her presentation 'Binge Eating eTherapy: A randomised controlled trial of an online [...]
This month we are so pleased to welcome and profile Associate Professor Adam Dunn. Adam is the inaugural head of the new Discipline of Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health. We asked Adam about himself and his vision for the new Discipline. Please tell us a little bit about yourself I have been a full-time research academic [...]
Amy Leavey features as a Westmead member profile this November. She shares with us below her research and her personal motivations for starting a degree in biomedical engineering. Please tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Amy Leavey and I am a 4th year student currently studying a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering at the [...]
This month, as part of our Westmead feature, we profile Nathan Moore. Nathan is the Lead for Educational Innovation and Technology at the Western Sydney Local Health District and his ALS-SimVR project recently won the People's Choice Award at the VRST Conference. Please tell us a little about yourself My name is Nathan Moore I am [...]
As part of our November Westmead issue, we profile Anna Singleton. Anna shares some surprises she has encountered in the digital health space and the importance of work-life balance. What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on? Every day is a little different. Most days involve writing papers, [...]
What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on? I take my dog (Wally the Whippet), for a walk, ride my bike to Redfern and jump on the train to Westmead all before 8 am. I love the train ride, I check twitter, do my emails or listen to [...]
As part of our Westmead issue, we are spoke to Dr Danielle Muscat, Westmead Fellow, Sydney Health Literacy Lab. Danielle shares what a day in her life looks like and what working at Westmead means to her. What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on? I split my [...]
