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Faculty of Medicine and Health
Digital Health and Informatics Network
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DHIN Newsletter | Issue 32, April 2021
Dear test,
Welcome to the DHIN April newsletter. In this issue we include a number of opportunities, events and member features, and an update from the Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health Theme. If you have anything you would like to share or update with the network, please email jacqueline.wells@sydney.edu.au
We look forward to working with you all this year, and being able to hopefully bring the community back together through events and networking opportunities. Whether this be online or through a mixture of COVID-19 safe events and other opportunities.
Best wishes,
Heiko
Professor Heiko Spallek
Academic Lead, Digital Health and Health Service Informatics
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Member profileThis month we are very pleased to profile Dr. Shifeng Liu, a Research Associate in the new Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health theme.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hi, I am Shifeng. I love cooking, photography and I am a foodie. I completed my PhD last year and am working as a Research Associate in the Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health Theme. Throughout my PhD I mainly focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP) in computer science. Over the past two years, I became interested in information extraction in the biomedical domain as my first step into digital health. Currently, I am applying the latest NLP techniques in processing text in biomedicine, aiming to extract useful information for understanding and further usage. I enjoy having discussions with academics around, but not limited to, machine learning techniques and NLP. Continue reading profile
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Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health Corner
- Madaline Kinlay will be presenting on her PhD research at the AIDH Young Talent Time event. Click on the link to learn more and register.
- Watch the recording for Technology skills will be critical for a post-pandemic recovery with panel member Professor Tim Shaw.
- Scientists can’t predict the future, but they can help us prevent misinformation is an article from an event Associate Professor Adam Dunn was an invited speaker at; hosted by First Draft and sponsored by Facebook Australia
- Raubenheimer, J. E. (2021). Google Trends Extraction Tool for Google Trends Extended for Health data. Software Impacts, 8, 100060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2021.100060
- Carland JE, Stocker SL, Baysari MT, Li C, Sjalin J, Moran MA, Tang S, Sandaradura I, Elhage T, Graham GG, Gilbey T, Williams KM, Marriott DJE, Day RO. Are vancomycin dosing guidelines followed? A mixed methods study of vancomycin prescribing practices. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14834
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Do you use Instagram? Researchers at the University of Sydney are interested in understanding the way Instagram users engage with social movements (e.g. the Black Lives Matter movement) and significant events (e.g. natural disasters and pandemics). If you use Instagram, please help us by completing a short survey (approx. 15 mins).
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EOI - Chair for Digital Health ECR Community Events The Digital Health ECR Community is looking for academics who are interested in chairing future events for the community. Events will be held bi-monthly and if you agree to chair a session you will be supported by the HDR Working Party who are coordinating the activities. If you are interested in chairing an event, please send an email to: anna.janssen@sydney.edu.auYou can also follow the community on Twitter for all of the latest news and upcoming events @DigiHealthECR
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Research Student ProfileVery pleased to profile PhD candidate Lilian Chan. Lilian's research explores how to evaluate public health campaigns that use digital media channels.
Please tell us a little about yourself. My name is Lilian Chan and I’m a PhD candidate with the Prevention Research Collaboration, which is part of the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. I’m passionate about improving the health outcomes for communities, reducing inequalities and tackling social injustices. Before undertaking my PhD, I did a Master of Public Health at USyd, and in my previous experiences, I worked as a Communications Officer in the aid and development sector – which is when I became interested in how social media and other digital platforms can be used for social good. I also currently work part-time as a Project Officer on a social marketing campaign with NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, and am also a mum of 2 young kids who keep me very much on my toes! Continue reading profile
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Perspectives on recruitment in Digital HealthDigital Health ECR Community Event (webinar)
Date: Tuesday, May 25th
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
The webinar aims to explore different approaches to recruiting participants for digital health studies. It will feature a panel discussion with individuals who have different perspectives being involved in research studies. Attendees will hear about different methods for participant recruitment, how to troubleshoot common recruitment challenges and learn about strategies that are effective for encouraging participation in Digital Health research. Anyone interested in Digital Health recruitment is invited to register for this exciting event.
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How do you feel about sharing your health data?
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Sydney Cancer Conference 2021 (virtual) - Abstracts and registration now open!
Sydney Cancer Conference 2021 (SCC2021), 9-10 September. ‘Bridging Research and Practice’ is a national forum showcasing existing and emerging strengths in cancer research across Australia. The program will feature international and local speakers presenting on all areas of cancer research – basic biomedical, public health, clinical and psychosocial – making the latest information and research available to researchers, clinicians, students, consumers and members of the public. SCC2021 is presented by the University of Sydney Cancer Research Network.
Key dates:
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Read, Watch, Follow...- Follow: The Digital Health ECR Community on Twitter. Please join them for events and more!
- Read: Incidence, Prevalence and Healthcare Outcomes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Population Study. Miah L, Strafford H, Fonferko-Shadrach B, Hollinghurst J, Sawhney IM, Hadjikoutis S, Rees MI, Powell R, Lacey A, Pickrell WO. Neurology. 2021 Jan
- Seminar series: The Office for Global Health is running a series of seminars on international funding schemes with the first session on 6th May at 12:00pm: International funding at FMH- A roadmap.
- Read: Telemdicine came to the rescue during COVID-19 - could it help climate change too?
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