School of Women’s & Children’s HealthILP & Honours Supervisors 2019

School of Women’s & Children’s HealthUNSW MEDICINELEVEL 8, BRIGHT ALLIANCE BUILDING, CNR OF AVOCA & HIGH STREETS, RANDWICK NSW 2031 AUSTRALIAT: +61 (2) 9382 5500F: +61 (2) 9382 5681W: http://wch.med.unsw.edu.au UNSW ABN 57 195 873 179 | CRICOS Provider Code 00098G

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CONTENTSInformation Evenings 3

Key Dates for 2019 4

Tips for Contacting Supervisors 5

Scholarships 6Honours Scholarships 6ILP Scholarships 7

Supervisors 8Cancer 8

Behavioural Sciences Unit 8Children’s Cancer Institute 8Future Fertility Research Group 9Gynaecological Cancer Research Group 9Kids Cancer Centre 9

Clinical Sciences 10Community Child Health 10Neuonatology 10Neurology 11Paediatric Endocrinology 12Paediatric Gastroenterology 12Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases 13Paediatric Nephrology 13Paediatric Neurology 13Paediatric Pain Research Group 14Paediatric Respiratory 14Paediatric Surgery & Dermatology 15

Medical Psychology 16Hearts & Minds Research Group 16

Obstetrics & Gynaecology 17Maternal-Fetal Medicine 17Midwifery 17Urogynaecology 17

Reproduction 19

Occtye & Ovarian Biology 19

2019 InformaTIon EvEnIngSA number of supervisors profiled in this document presented at the recent School of Women’s & Children’s Health ILP & Honours Information Evening held in the Bright Alliance Building on Wednesday 21st March 2018. Below is the programme of speakers, for your reference.

WelcomeProf Adam Jaffe, Head of School; Dr Sean Kennedy, Director of Education (Chair)

5:30 PM nephrologyDr Hugh McCarthy

5:35 pm Epilepsy & neurogenetics research groupDr Emma Palmer

5:40 pm respiratoryDr Nusrat Homaira

5:45 pm gastroenterologyDr Michael Coffey

5:50 pm neonatologyConjoint Prof Julee Oei

6:00 pm fertility - oocyte & ovarian Biology research groupDr Michael Bertoldo

6:05 pm maternal-fetal medicine research groupDr Daniella Susic

6:10 pm Hearts & minds research groupDr Janice Kan

6:15 pm Paediatric SurgeryDr Susan Adams

6:20 pm Community Child HealthDr Paul Hotton

6:30 pm Paediatric Pain research groupConjoint A/Prof David Champion

6:35 pm EndocrinologyProf Maria Craig

6:40 pm future fertility research groupDr Antoinette Anazodo & Dr Shanna Logan

6:45 pm Behavioural Sciences UnitDr Lauren Kelada

6:55 pm UrogynaecologyProf Kate Moore

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KEy DaTES for 2019

HonoursExpression of Interest to undertake BSc(Med) Honours program

12th March 2018

Notification of Honours students End of March 2018Honours Application Form Due (email)

12th June 2018

Honours Supervisor Form Due 12th June 2018Honours Commences - MANDATORY Induction day

Monday 4th February 2019

ILP

Due Date for ILP Application Form (eMed).

12th June 2018

IILP Student Form will be available on eMed.

August 2018 (TBC)

Allocated ILP projects will be listed on eMed for students to browse and select.

AMi August 2018 (TBC)

Due date for ILP student form September 2018 (TBC)

Allocation emails sent to students & supervisors

October 2018

ILP Commences - MANDATORY Induction day

Monday 4th February 2019

More information can be found on eMed.

TIPS for ConTaCTIng SUPErvISorS

1. When contacting supervisors, make sure you get their name and title correct.

Avoid copy & paste mistakes in emails.

2. Do your research.

Read the supervisor’s research profile and view their latest publications - available on the UNSW website. Google the supervisor.

3. Demonstrate to supervisors that you have done your research.

“I’m really interested in your work on ... and read your latest paper researching... This is of interest to me because...”

4. Approach the Supervisor with an idea.

It doesn’t need to be complete or detailed, or even the final project you end up researching.

5. Be courteous and advise supervisors if you have decided to go with a different project and supervisor.

This is most important because it shows respect to the supervisor for the time they have given you and allows them to make themselves available to other students.

6. Most importantly, be respectful.

From the moment you engage with supervisors, until the completion of your project and beyond - be respectful. Supervisors are not a supplier, you are not their customer. You are being welcomed into their research group or department, where they are working towards changing health outcomes for babies, children, and their families.

You have a great opportinity to be involved with research, that will equip you with skills that will be drawn upon later in your career. Research is a fundamental component of clinical work and evidence-based medicine. It is also multi-disciplinary, you will learn how doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and scientists work together to translate research from the bench to the bedside.

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SCHoLarSHIPSMore information on the scholarships listed below, can be found on the UNSW Scholarships website. Scholarships close on 28th February each year, unless otherwise stated.

Honoursadele and gildo Pegoraro award The Adele & Gildo Pegoraro Award was established for Medical students undertaking Honours in the field of Paediatrics or who are undertaking a one year ILP (Independent Learning Project) in Paediatrics.

David Walsh memorial Scholarship For students undertaking Honours projects in developmental biology, genetics or biochemistry, and their relationship to birth defects.

Hazel morris award in medicine For students undertaking Honours.

Lorrie fay memorial Kidsafe Scholarship For Honours thesis project or an ILP relevant to child safety issues from an accidental injury perspective.

mary Edna Quinn Scholarship For students undertaking Honours.

rose Ling Lang award in medicine For students undertaking Honours to undertake study or attend a conference related to his/her Honours work at an overseas university.

Skilled medical award for the advancement of Indigenous Health This award is to recognise Indigenous students who have demonstrated a commitment and contribution to advancing positive health outcomes in their local community or more broadly in Indigenous communities. This could include, but is not limited to, volunteer work, program development, project leadership or academic research.

Una and Harley Wood award for Indigenous Students Established to encourage Indigenous students to undertake and achieve success in study in the undergraduate medicine program in the Faculty of Medicine at UNSW.

vicki olsson nura gilli awardThe Vicki Olsson Nura Gili Award for Indigenous Students aims to encourage and support Indigenous students in their studies by providing financial support. Applications Close: 5th January.

ILPadele and gildo Pegoraro award The Adele & Gildo Pegoraro Award was established for Medical students undertaking Honours in the field of Paediatrics or who are undertaking a one year ILP (Independent Learning Project) in Paediatrics.

Lorrie fay memorial Kidsafe Scholarship For Honours thesis project or an ILP relevant to child safety issues from an accidental injury perspective

vicki olsson nura gilli awardThe Vicki Olsson Nura Gili Award for Indigenous Students aims to encourage and support Indigenous students in their studies by providing financial support.Value: $5,000

Skilled medical award for the advancement of Indigenous Health This award is to recognise Indigenous students who have demonstrated a commitment and contribution to advancing positive health outcomes in their local community or more broadly in Indigenous communities. This could include, but is not limited to, volunteer work, program development, project leadership or academic research.

Una and Harley Wood award for Indigenous Students Established to encourage Indigenous students to undertake and achieve success in study in the undergraduate medicine program in the Faculty of Medicine at UNSW.

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SUPErvISorS

CanCEr

BEHavIoUraL SCIEnCES UnIT

• Mrs Christina Signorelli• Dr Lauren Kelada• Dr Jennifer Cohen• Dr Joanna Fardell• Dr Kate Hetherington• Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly• Dr Janine Vetsch

Past projects:

• Culturally and linguistically diverse perspectives on long term follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors.

• The impact of childhood cancer on parents’ psychological functioning.

• Parent and patient perspectives on personalised medicine for childhood cancer patients.

• A before-and-after implementation trial of a nutrition support decision aid in a paediatric oncology unit.

• Developing an informtion resource for children erturning to school after cancer treatment.

• Health service use in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

• Barriers and facilitators to school integration for children with serious chronic illness from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds.

• Understanding the impact of cancer on adolescents and young adults’ relationships with their families, friends, and engagement in leisure activities.

• Evaluation of the By My Side resources for families bereaved by childhood cancer.

CHILDrEn’S CanCEr InSTITUTE

• Dr Belamy Cheung• A/Prof Tao Liu

Past projects:

• Novel combination therapies against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.

• Mechanisms of glucocorticoid resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

• Generation and analysis of Ring Finger Protein 121 (RNF121) null human neuroblastoma cell lines using CRISPR technology.

• Mechanisms of glucocorticoid resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

fUTUrE fErTILITy

• Dr Antoinette Anazodo• Dr Shanna Logan

Past projects:

• Cancer Fertility & Me: implementing a fertility preservation decision aid in female cancer patients of reproductive age (13-45 years).

• Reproductive concerns and sexual dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors.

• The influence of culture/ethnic identity on reproductive concerns in adolescent and adult cancer patients of reproductive age.

• Adoption and fostering services for Australian childhood cancer survivors.

gynaECoLogICaL CanCEr rESEarCH groUP

• Dr Caroline Ford

Past projects:

• The role of Ror receptors in endometrial cancer.

KIDS CanCEr CEnTrE

• Conjoint A/Prof Tracey O’Brien

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CLInICaL SCIEnCES

CommUnITy CHILD HEaLTH

• Conjoint A/Prof John Eastwood • Conjoint A/Prof Shanti Raman• Dr Paul Hotton• Dr Romy Hurwitz• A/Prof Susan Woolfenden• Conjoint A/Prof Karen Zwi

Past projects:

• A quantitative analysis of the outcomes of vulnerable families enrolled in a care coordination initiative in Inner West Sydney.

• Estimating the prevalence of child disability in South Western Sydney.

• Incidence of neurodevelopmental symptoms preceding abusive head trauma.

• Monitoring the health of Aboriginal children in response to service innovation.

• Discharge Against Medical Advice for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Patients at a Tertiary Children’s Hospital.

nEonaToLogy

• Conjoint Prof Julee Oei• Dr Timothy Schindler• Dr John Smyth• Dr Srinivas Bolisetty• Prof Kei Lui• Dr Robert Guaran• Dr Lynn Sinclair

Past projects:

• Clinician satisfaction with neonatal abstinence syndrome management - what can we do better?

• Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age after resuscitation with either 100% or 21% oxygen at birth.

• Clinician attitudes and opinions to breast-feeding in cannabis-using mothers.

• The clinical application of Non-invasive NAVA ventilation in premature newborn infants – A physiological comparison study.

• Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) - Reference values for Electrical Activity of Diaphragm (Edi).

• Thresholds for Phototerapy In Newborns (TPIN study).

• Novel measures of cardiac output in the neonate.

• Does continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improve cerebral oxygenation in the preterm infant?

• Synchronised diaphragm triggered nasal ventilation vs nasal CPAP following extubation in premature infants.

• Outcomes of extremely preterm children – does improvement in survival lead to better long-term outcomes?

• Prevalence and outcomes of children after neonatal bacterial meningitis.

• The impact of maternal deaths on health and mortality of children with intra-uterine drug exposure.

• Prevalence of cerebral palsy in extremely premature infants in Australia and New Zealand.

• Neonatal Paediatric Observation and Communication Study (NOCS).

• Management of patent ductus arteriosus: Local, regional and worldwide variations in clinical practice.

• Application of novel quantification techniques to three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound images of the neonatal brain.

nEUroLogy

• Dr Rajesh Reddy

Past projects:

• The effects of cranial infection in high grade glioma patients.

• Fluorescence guided resection of high grade glioma using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA): An Australian experience.

• Developing A Triage System for Spine-related complaints.

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PaEDIaTrIC EnDoCrInoLogy

• Prof Maria Craig• Prof William Rawlinson

Past projects:

• Does the virome contribute to the development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes?

• Autologous cord blood for prevention of type 1 diabetes – the CoRD pilot trial.

• How does the virome contribute to islet autoimmunity (IA)?

PaEDIaTrIC gaSTroEnTEroLogy

• Dr Keith Ooi• Dr Steven Leach• Dr Usha Krishnan• Dr Michael Coffey• Conjoint A/Prof Daniel Avi Lemberg

Past projects:

• What is the trehalase activity in an Australian paediatric population? Is its activity associated with gastrointestinal symptoms?

• Establishing the extent of duodenal eosinophila in paediatric Celiac disease.

• Evaluation of the efficacy of the low FODMAP diet compared to traditional dietary advice for the management of FGIDs in children.

• Dietary intake study in children (DISH) with coeliac disease.

• The Intestinal microbiota in childhood gastrointestinal disorders and the effect of diet.

• Identifying novel faecal markers that assist with prognosis of the disease course in paediatric Crohn’s Disease.

• Effect of Prokinetics on Gastric motility and function in children with oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.

• Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance–pH Testing (MII-pH) Is it Clinically Useful in the Management of children with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

• Evaluating the Alimentary and Respiratory Tract in Health and Disease (EARTH).

• The role of gaming in medical education.

• Charting the natural History of The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified Cohort at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

• Do Faecal Markers provide an insight into the progression of the disease course in paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

• Causes of neonatal cholestasis in Premature Neonates.

• Does reflux monitoring with multichannel intraluminal impedance affect clinical outcomes in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease?

• Gut microbiota in childhood cancer survivors.

PaEDIaTrIC ImmUnoLogy & InfECTIoUS DISEaSES

• Dr Brendan McMullan• Conjoint A/Prof Pamela Palasanthiran

Past projects:

• Cryptococcal infections in Australian children.

• Outcomes among food allergic children of food introductions at home.

PaEDIaTrIC nEPHroLogy

• Dr Sean Kennedy• Dr Hugh McCarthy

Past projects:

• Perinatal Influences on Outcomes in End Stage Kidney Disease during Childhood and Adolescence.

• Can Blood Transfusions be Avoided after Kidney Transplantation in Children?

• Exploring Outcomes of Kidney Disease During Adolescence.

• Evaluating Family-Centred Care in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.

• Weight gain after paediatric kidney transplantation.

• Quality of Life and Support Needs of Parents of Children with Early Onset Chronic Kidney Disease.

• Sleep Disorders in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease.

PaEDIaTrIC nEUroLogy

EPILEPSy & nEUrogEnETICS rESEarCH groUP

• Dr Emma Palmer

nEUroLogy & nEUromUSCULar DISEaSES rESEarCH groUP

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• Dr Michelle Farrar

Past projects:

• Living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: patient perspectives, challenges and achievements through transition to adulthood.

PaEDIaTrIC PaIn rESEarCH groUP

• Conjoint Prof David Champion• Dr Tiina Jaaniste

Past projects:

• Young children’s pain self-report: the role of perceived causality and affective context.

• Somatosensory testing in children with chronic pain disorders: evaluation of cuff algometry.

• Somatosensory testing in children with chronic pain disorders: assessment of conditioned pain modulation.

• Acute pain assessment in children: more than just self-reported intensity.

• The experience of siblings of children with a life-limiting condition: the role of parent-sibling communication.

• Acute pain assessment in children: the role of cognitive-evaluative aspects and the parental validation.

PaEDIaTrIC rESPIraTory

• Dr Sandra Chuang• Dr Nusrat Homaira• Dr Louisa Owens• Dr John Widger

Past projects:

• Factors associated with life threatening asthma in children.

• Development and validation of a risk score system to identify children at risk of developing life threatening asthma (LTA).

• A pilot study to Identify nasal biomarkers in asthma, using epigenetics and microbiome.

• Compliance to care guidelines for children with neuromuscular disease at SCH.

• Serum molecular biomarkers of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes.

PaEDIaTrIC SUrgEry & DErmaToLogy

• Conjoint A/Prof Orli Wargon

• Dr Susan Adams

Past projects:

• Gastric motility as a predictor of gut symptoms including enterocolitis (HAEC) in Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR).

• A prospective randomized controlled non-inferiority study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of non-operative management in children.

• A prospective database study for the management of venous malformations (VMs) at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

• Prospective lymphatic malformation and lymphoedema registry from cases seen at the Vascular Birthmark Clinic at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

• A Randomized Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Non-operative Management in Children with Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis.

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mEDICaL PSyCHoLogy

HEarTS & mInDS

• A/Prof Nadine Kasparian• Dr Michelle McElduff

Past projects:

• Health-related quality of life in children with rare inherited arrhythmia conditions.

• Psychological support sessions for melanoma survivors at high risk of developing new primary disease: A qualitative analysis.

• Psychosocial impacts of genetic sequencing for intellectual disability.

• Long-term outcomes for infants and neonates undergoing mitral valve replacement in NSW.

• Prevalence and determinants of maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety following fetal diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease: A mixed methods study.

• Health-related quality of life in children with rare inherited arrhythmia conditions.

• Psychological support sessions for melanoma survivors at high risk of developing new primary disease: A qualitative analysis.

• Psychological Distress and Support Needs in Paediatric Cardiology Health Professionals.

• Factors influencing parental perceptions of temperament in infants with complex congenital heart disease.

oBSTETrICS & gynaECoLogy

maTErnaL fETaL mEDICInE

• Dr Amanda Henry• Dr Daniella Susic• Conjoint Prof John Smoleniec

Past projects:• Evaluation of the novel index ‘fractional moving blood volume’ including an

evaluation of the influence of hyperoxygenation on fetal brain perfusion.

• Demonstration of the physiologically adaptive changes in neonatal cardiac function that occur in the early neonatal period.

• Evaluation of Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring for Gestational Diabetes.

• Cardiovascular health 6 months’ and 2 years’ postpartum in women with uncomplicated pregnancies versus preeclampsia.

• Isolated “Soft signs” of fetal choroid plexus cysts or intracardiac echogenic focus – consequences of their continued reporting.

• Maternal Body Composition and Energy Expenditure after Hypertensive compared to Normotensive Pregnancy.

• Intravenous iron versus oral iron as first line therapy for iron deficiency in pregnancy.

• An audit of corticosteroid effects on ultrasound measures of anaemia and intrauterine transfusions for fetal anaemia.

• Protein misfolding in pre-eclampsia.

• Infection in pregnancy- knowledge attitutudes and behaviours in women: study outline.

• Application of the index 3D-FMBV to evaluation of the human placenta and creation of a placental ‘total vascular volume.’

• Application of the index 3D-FMBV to evaluation of the fetal brain.

• Protein chaperones in preeclampsia: a cohort and case-control study.

• The Microbiome in Pregnancy and Infancy: a prospective cohort study.

• Subsequent pregnancy maternal physiology after hypertensive and uncomplicated pregnancy: a prospective sub-study of the P4.

• Energy Balance at Six Months postpartum in normotensive versus hypertensive women (P4 study – metabolic component).

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• Care after a perinatal death: an audit of the perinatal loss services at the Royal Hospital for Women and St George Hospital.

mIDWIfEry

• Dr Marjan Khajehei

UrogynaECoLogy

• Prof Kate Moore

Past projects:

• The effect of vaginal oestrogen on subjective and objective symptoms of SUI and vaginal atrophy.

• Detrusor overactivity and atherosclerosis, is there a link?

rEProDUCTIon• Dr Christos Venetis• Prof Michael Chapman• Conjoint A/Prof Gavin Sacks

Past projects:

• What is the optimal time interval between ovulation and transfer of a single frozen-thawed euploid blastocyst in a natural cycle?

ooCyTE & ovarIan BIoLogy

• Prof Robert Gilchrist• Dr Kirsty Walters• Dr Michael Bertoldo• Dr Angelique Riepsamen• Dr Dulama Richani

Past projects:

• Biomarkers of oocyte and cumulus cell function.

• Androgen effects on ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) outcomes.

• To investigate the activation of the BMP15 and GDF9 signalling cascade in cumulus and granulosa cells.

• Novel strategies in oncofertility treatment.