Professionals Section
The following sections are primarily targeted at professional health care workers, researchers and professional carers in Western Sydney.
Bone Marrow Transplant
Service
We are the largest transplant centre in NSW, and among the largest in Australasia,
performing allogeneic (from family or unrelated donors) and autologous (from
self) bone marrow transplants (BMT) for the past 25 years.
Cedar Cottage
The Pre-Trial Diversion Program which operates in NSW is an innovative
Treatment Program for the protection of children.
Centre for Health
Services Research
Based at Westmead, staff of the Centre for Health Services Research conduct
epidemiologic, health services and public health research; teach epidemiology,
evidence-based medicine and public health; supervise Masters and PhD students;
and provide direct support to clinicians and population health professionals
and managers.
Centre for Research
into Adolescents' Health - C.R.A.S.H.
A website of the Sydney West Area Health Service which provides information
on the professionals associated with the Centre for Research into Adolescents’ Health,
its activities, support for school staff caring for young people with a chronic
illness and research reports.
Clinical Governance
The Clinical Governance Unit provides corporate and health service
strategic support to SWAHS delivered in strong partnership with the
staff of the Division of Clinical Operations.
Endocrinology
Our department provides a comprehensive range of medical, nursing and allied
health services for people with Diabetes and all hormonal conditions. We
provide a full Endocrinology Diagnostic Laboratory service, we are active
in medical research and we form a teaching unit of the University of Sydney. These
pages will introduce you to the Department, its staff and its activities.
Flour Fortification Initiative, Australia and New Zealand
Graduate Certificate in Speciality Nursing (GCSN) - Cancer
Medical
Libraries
SWAHS libraries work together to develop a comprehensive and current network
of information that is readily available to health professionals in the SWAHS
to assist them in the provision of high quality patient care, teaching and
research.
Medical
Psychology
The Department of Medical Psychology offers psychological services to inpatients
and outpatients and their families as well as staff within the hospital and
the WSMHS. It promotes the understanding of the role of psychological and psychosocial
factors in the management and prevention of illness. Its primary concerns are
with patient care, evaluation of treatment outcome, research and training.
Rheumatology
The department has both in- and out-patient facilities and research laboratories
for the treatment and study of rheumatic conditions. More recently rheumatology
units at Blacktown and Auburn Hospitals have integrated with Westmead Hospital
to form a Western Sydney Area Health Rheumatology Service.
Population Health and Strategic Direction
Sydney West Area Health Service has a strong commitment to a population health
approach. Disease prevention and public health strategies combine to provide
a foundation to improve the quality of life and health of the diverse population
that we serve in Sydney West.
The essential theme underpinning the Directorate of Population Health and Strategic Direction is information, its use, production from existing data sources, distribution and review. It is the key tool for service development and corporate planning, performance monitoring, information management strategies and the population health functions encompassing health protection, health improvement, epidemiology and Aboriginal Health.
