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Research Annual Report July 2019 - June 2020 South Western Sydney Local Health District Research Annual Report July 2019 - June 2020 Research Annual Report 2019-2020 1 >400 Clinical >431 Research Trials Projects Research Activity 2019-2020 $58,866,719 in Grant funding 291 Students >570 Publications Contact South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Research Directorate Locked Bag 7279 Eastern Campus Liverpool BC NSW 1871 P: +61 2 8738 8315 E: [email protected] W: www.swslhd.nsw.gov.au/ethics SWSLHD Research Annual Report 2019-2020 ISBN 978 1 74079 239 4 This document can be downloaded from the SWSLHD Research and Ethics Office website at www.swslhd.nsw.gov.au/ethics. December 2020 2 South Western Sydney Local Health District CONTENTS ABOUT SWSLHD RESEARCH ................................................................................................................................... 4 Message from the SWSLHD Board and Chief Executive ....................................................................................... 4 Message from the SWSLHD Director of Research ................................................................................................. 5 Partners with Industry .............................................................................................................................................. 6 ACADEMIC UNITS ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 BestSTART-SW: Children, Young People and Families Health Research Translation Unit................................... 8 Gut and the Microbiome: Role in Health and Disease ..........................................................................................10 South West Limb Preservation and Woundcare ...................................................................................................12 Women’s Health Initiative Translational Unit (WHITU).......................................................................................... 14 RESEARCH DIRECTORATE ....................................................................................................................................16 Ethics and Research Governance .........................................................................................................................16 Clinical Trials Support ........................................................................................................................................... 17 COVID-19 Impact .................................................................................................................................................. 18 RESEARCH AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ....................................................................................................... 20 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ...................................................................................................................................22 2020 Health Beyond Research and Innovation Showcase ...................................................................................22 Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research .....................................................................................................23 South West Sydney Research ...............................................................................................................................24 UNSW Sydney .......................................................................................................................................................25 Western Sydney University ................................................................................................................................... 26 University of Wollongong .......................................................................................................................................27 Sydney Partnership for Health Education Research and Enterprise – SPHERE ................................................. 28 RESEARCH COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................29 Bankstown – Lidcombe Hospital ...........................................................................................................................29 Bowral & District Hospital ......................................................................................................................................30 Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals ..................................................................................................................31 Fairfield Hospital ....................................................................................................................................................32 Liverpool Hospital .................................................................................................................................................. 33 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Aboriginal Health ...................................................................................................................................................34 Aged Care and Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................36 Allied Health ...........................................................................................................................................................38 Cancer Services ....................................................................................................................................................40 Cardiovascular .......................................................................................................................................................42 Complex Care and Internal Medicine ....................................................................................................................44 Critical Care ...........................................................................................................................................................46 Drug Health Services .............................................................................................................................................48 Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Liver, Head and Neck & Urology ....................................................50 Medical Imaging.....................................................................................................................................................52 Mental Health Services ..........................................................................................................................................54 Nursing and Midwifery ...........................................................................................................................................56 Oral Health .............................................................................................................................................................58 Pathology ............................................................................................................................................................... 60 Population Health ..................................................................................................................................................62 Primary and Community Health .............................................................................................................................64 Surgical Specialties ............................................................................................................................................... 66 Women’s Health .................................................................................................................................................... 68 Research Annual Report 2019-2020 3 ABOUT SWSLHD RESEARCH Message from the SWSLHD Board Chair and Chief Executive Medical Research, and our university partners, Western Sydney University and the University of NSW, on these projects. Planning is also underway on the Liverpool Education Research Hub, which will significantly expand the size of the Ingham Institute. The third centre is planned to be included in the $1 billion new Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. Our commitment to research, innovation and education is a major foundation of the District’s Strategic Plan 2018-2022. We have adjusted the Chief Executive Dr Amanda Larkin and District Board Chair Mr Sam Haddad plan’s strategic objectives to reflect our focus on the new priorities of health, including telehealth and virtual care. Since the start of the pandemic Health research is flourishing in south western in March, the District has provided more than Sydney and we are proud of the commitment of 10,000 telehealth consultations – an incredible our staff to enhancing patient care through their effort. The District’s Research Strategy 2023 is quest for discovery and innovation. Our teams also driving our research to enhance our care reacted swiftly to COVID-19, quickly adapting and improve the health of our community. A key their research to the new health frontiers of the focus of the plan is ensuring we attract, retain pandemic. At the same time, our important and nurture
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