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 [...]
This month we profile the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Western Sydney Health, Associate Professor Naren Gunja. We asked Naren what digital health means to him and what are some of the highlights of working at Westmead. What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on? My week [...]
This month we are pleased to feature PhD Candidate Rebecca Chen. Rebecca is an oral health practitioner, with public health training who is passionate about prevention. We asked Rebecca to tell us about herself and her research. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I am currently serving in the role of an Associate lecturer [...]
