Westmead Dermatology Striving towards disease-free skin
By Simardeep Dhillon Hi! My name is Simardeep Dhillon and I am studying a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the University of Sydney. Apart from a passion in research, my hobbies include photography, cooking and travelling to new places. Through support and guidance from my supervisors Dr Ali Azimi & Prof. Pablo Fernandez-Penas, my research …
The Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital has moved to a new area, with purpose-built rooms and differentiated areas to improve patient care and research. Our technology, from phototherapy cabins and dermoscopy, to confocal microscopy and 2D and 3D photography are easily accesible. The Clinical Trials and Research Unit has better rooms for patients and …
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital, under the leadership of Prof Pablo Fernandes-Penas, has been awarded the NSW Health Statewide Biobank Grant to collect and store samples of skin lesions including skin cancers and inflammatory skin conditions to be used for research. The collection will be the first …
There are lots of discussions of how we should name this group of skin conditions, with different countries and clinicians supporting one name or another. Naming things is very important. It help us to frame the problem, to recognise what is in it and what is not, and to perform better research. But the tools …
We have recently open our clinical trials for recruitment. We had to close recruitment again during the peak of the COVID pandemic and we modified our protocols to safely continue with all patients on trials. But skin conditions do not disappear, and patients continue suffering from their skin diseases. The teams at Westmead Dermatology (Westmead …
We are pleased to announce that Professor Fernandez-Penas (principal investigator) and Dr Ali Azimi were successful in securing AUD $229000.00 from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals to study clinical samples of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) for the identification of protein biomarkers and molecular pathways that correlate with different ethnicities. The findings of this novel approach will aid …
Dermatology consultation is a valuable inpatient service in hospitals. Adherence rates to consultative advice in international literature range between 67.4% and 93%. In the second part of our study about inpatient consultations, that has been recently published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology, we have identified that adherence rates to suggested investigations (61.3%) and management …
The Westmead Association hosted a Westmead Hospital Staff Wellbeing Day on the 13th of October 2021 to thank all staff for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to shift the focus to prioritising self-care. The day was enjoyed by many – there were gift bags, food and fun activities including Zumba on the …
The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID) project was officially launched on the 13 September 2021. It has been 3 years of hard work from our teams at University of Sydney, The University of Queensland and Monash University to get all the governance structure and to …
By Jeremy Chan! Hi everyone! My name is Jeremy Chan, and I am currently a third-year student in the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Sydney with a special interest in Dermatology. During my free time, I enjoy playing and competing in badminton. This semester I am working on a research project on …
