Department of Adolescent Medicine Clinical Research
Overview
The Department of Adolescent Medicine has a strong clinical research program which focuses on informing and evaluating our clinical practice. All staff are encouraged to participate in research activities, and the program has expanded dramatically over the past 10 years. The newly established Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine (ADAM) led by Professor Kate Steinbeck, the inaugural Medical Foundation Chair of Adolescent Medicine, aims to integrate current research and add to evidence based research required to inform clinical practice in the area of adolescent health.
The Department collaborates with a range of other hospital departments on this campus, including Psychological Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, Nuclear Medicine, Haematology, Biochemical Genetics, Emergency, Children's Hospital Education Research Institute (CHERI), Children's Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine (CHISM), the Child Development Unit, Dietetics and Centre for Research into Adolescent Health (CRASH). CRASH supports a number of NHMRC, Industry sponsored and philanthropic research projects in the areas of neuroscience, ADHD, eating disorders, obesity and autism. The Centre currently supports four PhD students and several graduate and postgraduate students, and has produced over 50 scientific publications in the last five years.
The Department supports and collaborates with the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (CAAH), a technical support agency that builds the capacity and confidence of partner agencies in responding to youth health issues.
The Department also collaborates on research projects with many institutions beyond our own hospital including Sydney University, the University of Western Sydney, the University of NSW, Flinders University, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the University of Kiel in Germany, Westmead Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Nepean Hospital, St George's Hospital in London, the United Christian Hospital in Hong Kong, Kartini Clinic in Oregon, the NSW Departments of Health and Education, the Brain Dynamic Centre (BDC), The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU), Westmead Millennium Institute, The Eating Disorder Foundation, the Butterfly Foundation and the School Nurses Association (SNAN).
The Department's research program is supported by a range of sources, including grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC), other government bodies, professional associations and philanthropic groups.
Department staff often supervise or co-supervise Honours, Masters and PhD students in research projects, and value their contribution to the program. We welcome expressions of interest from research students interested in Adolescent Medicine, and from volunteers who are interested in assisting with our research activities. For further information, please feel free to contact any of our research staff.
Contact
Postal Address:
Department of Adolescent Medicine
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
Telephone:
+61 2 9845 2446
Fax:
+61 2 9845 2517
Email:
DaniQ@chw.edu.au
This document was reviewed on Wednesday, 10 November, 2010
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