Professor Ramon Shaban, Clinical Chair
Communicable Disease Control and Infection Prevention, Western Sydney Health Precinct
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Bench Side Story continues with a Clinical Chair and Director of Communicable Disease Control and Infection Prevention at Western Sydney Local Health District,
Professor Ramon Z. Shaban, Clinical Chair and Director of Communicable Disease Control and Infection Prevention at the Western Sydney Local Health District, is the lead investigator and project director of the project which has received a 2022 MRFF (Medical Research Future Fund) Clinician Researchers – Nurse, Midwives and Allied Health grant for AUD$1.4 million.
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CASE STUDY High blood pressure and shorter sleep may worsen brain decline
People with high blood pressure who also lack sleep may be at increased risk of reduced cognitive performance and greater brain injury, Monash University research has found.
Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers assessed whether the combined effect of hypertension and short sleep duration had a negative impact on brain health.
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Interventions for improving outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Professor Teresa Ching is a Conjoint Professor at NextSense Institute and Macquarie University, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland in Australia. Her current research focuses on devising culturally sensitive practices in early detection and intervention to maximise children’s outcomes. Working with international colleagues, her current research is also directed towards developing global guidelines and recommendations for hearing screening beyond the newborn period, so that all children can benefit from early detection and intervention. The ultimate goal is to attain equity of care and outcomes for all children with hearing difficulties.
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Life-changing donor milk for preterm babies
Dr Laura Klein is National Milk Research Leader at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is funded by Australian governments to provide life-giving blood, plasma, and transplantation and biological products.
Dr Klein works with clinicians and researchers across Australia to understand how donated breast milk can be used to improve outcomes for vulnerable babies. She’s passionate about generating evidence to improve the products and services that milk banks provide to donors and the families who receive donated breast milk.
