Talking Health

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson talks with Faculty of Health School Manager Fiona Scott about Fiona’s journey from clinical physiotherapy to a senior operational role at the university and the valuable experience she brings from a clinical perspective to her day-to-day work. Fiona talks about the opportunities and career pathways for professional staff at UTS and the diversity and variet...

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson talks to Professor Meera Agar, the Director of IMPACCT at UTS and Nicolas Hart, Associate Professor of Cancer Survivorship at the UTS Health Research Institute, INSIGHT,  about the value of hearing the voices of people with lived experience in trials and research. The three experts explore how their earlier clinical work has led to where they are today and...

Professor Michele Rumsey has dedicated her career to improving population health across the Pacific region. In this episode of Talking Health, Professor Debra Anderson explores how Michele and her team at the the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development at UTS are collaborating with partners to strengthen healthcare capacity and further develop...

From attending one of the most prestigious art colleges in the United Kingdom, to now leading a team of health researchers at UTS, Professor Angela Dawson brings colour, flair and a different perspective to her role as Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Health at UTS.   In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson explores the connection between visual arts and health promotion and uncovers...

How do we measure the health and wellbeing of communities? In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson explores the world of health economics with Professor Rosalie Viney, the Director of the UTS Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation – CHERE. Professor Viney talks about why it’s important to understand what matters most to people when we’re designing health services and policies and wh...

Ever wondered where a career in nursing could lead you? In this episode, Associate Professor Lynn Sinclair, the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at the Faculty of Health at UTS, shares how her journey as a clinician in intensive care, mental health, midwifery and neonatal nursing has led to designing digital technologies to enhance remote and online learning. Join us for this interesting di...

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson is joined by the inaugural Director of the UTS Research Institute for Innovative Solutions for Wellbeing and Health (INSIGHT), Professor Susan Morton.   Susan is an internationally-recognised life course health researcher and public health clinician who says that we need to take a multidimensional approach to solving complex health issues and look at the r...

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson speaks with Professor Megan Williams, a Wiradjuri  woman, and the Associate Dean Indigenous at the University of Technology Sydney.   Megan has worked for more than two decades advocating for the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s expertise in health service design and evaluation, research, ethics and university curriculum,  especially t...

Research shows that healthcare professionals that show empathy can improve patient outcomes. So do we all have it? In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson speaks with Distinguished Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, the Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery at UTS about empathy and whether it’s something we all inherently have or whether it’s a skill some of us need to work on. Distinguishe...

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson talks to Professor Toby Newton-John, the Acting Head of School for the Graduate School of Health at UTS, about how we experience pain and the power of our minds in helping us manage chronic pain conditions. Toby also shares some insights into the latest research, in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and IT, where teams are using artificial inte...

In this episode, Professor Debra Anderson talks to Distinguished Professor Aaron Coutts, the Head of School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at UTS, about UTS’ long history of excellence working with professional athletes to improve performance and wellbeing. Aaron also tells us about some of the  leading researchers within the School focusing on using physical activity in the community to im...

In our first episode of Talking Health, we speak to Professor David Sibbritt, the Head of School of Public Health at UTS. David is a Professor of Epidemiology and a world-leading health researcher. He has spent most of his career focusing on chronic diseases, particularly stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. He is a strong advocate for supporting people to implement long term, sustainable, se...