Bench Side Story continues with Samantha Bramich, a PHD Candidate at Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
Ms Samantha Bramich is investigating how poor sleep contributes to the onset of dementia and other diseases. Sam’s research is funded through an RHH Research Foundation grant.
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Dr Nischal Sahai
RESEARCH IN DEVICE TRIALS, VACCINE STUDIES, ORAL MEDICATIONS, INJECTABLES & INFUSIONS.
@ CLINICAL TRIAL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
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Benefits of prehabilitation ahead of surgery
Dr Matthew Wallen PhD, AES, AEP is a Senior Research Fellow in Cancer Survivorship, the Deputy Lead of the Cancer Survivorship Program, and a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University, in South Australia. His clinical interest focuses on improving outcomes for people requiring major surgery, specifically (1) lifestyle interventions, including exercise, nutritional, and psychological support to improve the health and wellbeing of people prior to surgery, termed ‘prehabilitation’, (2) novel physical function assessments aimed at identifying people at risk of treatment-related complications, and (3) implementation of new models of care in cancer.
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Investigating new approaches to target plaque inflammation in atherosclerosis
Associate Professor Peter Psaltis is an Academic Interventional Cardiologist who holds Level 2 NHMRC Career Development and National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowships. He has Faculty positions within the University of Adelaide, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). Within SAHMRI, he is the Co-Theme Leader of the Lifelong Health, Program Leader of Heart and Vascular Health and Co-director of the Vascular Research Centre in the Lifelong Health Theme.
