SPOTLIGHT ON OUR PEOPLE
Dr Siaw-Teng Liaw, Professor of General Practice at the School of Population Health, was appointed Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on eHealth in 2018. The Centre has developed a 'Digital Health Profile & Maturity Assessment Toolkit' to equip countries with the 'know-how' to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and use this 'digital health maturity assessment' to systematically implement and sustain their national eHealth programs to enable them to promptly and flexibly address epidemics of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. This tool is currently being used with key actors in the Pacific Island countries and territories. Read more about Siaw-Teng Liaw here
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STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
SPH’s research assistant and postgraduate student Kate Patten, on being part of NSW Health’s COVID response team
With a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Kate Patten has been working in public health research for the past 4 years. She is involved in various projects focusing on injury prevention and the social determinants of health. A research assistant at the School, Kate is pursuing a dual Master’s degree in Public Health/Health Management to increase her skills and knowledge in the evolving world of public health and health leadership. For the last 9 months, Kate has been working with NSW Health, supporting the state’s COVID response efforts.
"The collaboration, commitment and efforts I have witnessed over the past months has been nothing short of amazing. The NSW COVID-19 Response has been an all of Government approach - and I could not be any prouder to be playing a small part in it. It has truly been an absolute whirlwind of a year, but coming into work each and everyday at NSW MOH has been one of the most rewarding, and at times, challenging things I have done – and I’m so grateful for the opportunity and everything I have learnt this year." Read more about Kate here
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