Nevenka Francis has spent the last several years as the District Trauma Clinical Nurse Consultant, with extensive clinical background in emergency and intensive care. She holds a postgraduate certificate in Intensive Care and a Master’s in Public Health, and has recently transitioned into a new role as the District Injury Prevention Clinical Nurse Consultant. Nevenka…
Brendan Worne has dual professional background in physiotherapy and exercise science, with over 10 years of experience in assistive technology (AT) to support people with a disability. He is a clinician and manager of the Assistive Technology Hub at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. The Assistive Technology Hub’s goal is to drive AT…
Kavya Pilli is a senior physiotherapist and researcher who has been working in the Liverpool Brain injury Rehabilitation Unit for over 5 years. She has a keen passion for innovative technology in rehabilitation. She has been involved in research investigating the use of gamification as well as identifying clinician perceptions of the use of technology…
Director SWSLHD Renal Services. Angela completed her training many moons ago in Nephrology. Subsequently she completed a PhD in hypertension in pregnancy. Since then, Angela has been working across the district as a renal and obstetric physician. She is currently actively involved in clinical research, both investigator driven and international collaborations as well as basic…
Associate Professor Mei Ling Yap MBBS BSc PhD FRANZCR is a Senior Staff Specialist Radiation Oncologist based in South-Western Sydney Local Health District and Conjoint Associate Professor at the Sydney South-West Clinical School, UNSW and School of Medicine, WSU. She is the Lead of the Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes, Research and Evaluation (CCORE), a health…
Minh Pham is a Senior Physiotherapist working at Fairfield hospital, where she has been contributing to improving people’s life through applying evidence base to daily practice. Minh is passionate in all that is Falls prevention and loves working collaboratively to ultimately improve patient outcomes. Minh has several accomplishments in her career, including winning the 2019…
Nasreen is the Information Program Manager in South Western Sydney Local Health District and has worked in SWSLHD Cancer Services for over 25 years. Nasreen has comprehensive knowledge of cancer care pathways, information management and has a special interest in oncology health informatics, research and data quality. She was the lead investigator in a state-wide…
Alison Hutton, PhD, is a professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean at The University of Newcastle. Professor Hutton has extensive experience in education and research. Her work revolves around young people, health promotion and harm reduction. Alison has established credible research into strategies to provide safe and supportive environments for young people during youth events…
Matilda Harry is a proud Wiradjuri woman devoted to increasing the educational opportunities and independence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities across employment, policy, and reform sectors. She is a high achieving PhD candidate at Western Sydney University researching to empower and make meaningful change for all Australians, particularly First Nations communities.…
Professor Rebekah Grace is the Foundational Director of the Centre for Transforming early Education and Child Health (TeEACH) at Western Sydney University. Her disciplinary background is in child development, and her career has centred on achieving real-world impact as an applied researcher. Professor Grace employs an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the inequities experienced by disadvantaged…