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International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Haematology FSH 27 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week, featuring the Department of Haematology at FSH. Thanks to Dr Stephanie P’Ng (left) and Dr Allison Barraclough (right) for the combined response from the department. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? The representation of women in Haematology has increased considerably over the last decade. There are many women in our profession who are world leaders in research and clinical service paving the way for our trainees to be inspired to follow a similar path. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? Women are now represented in all fields of medicine, whereas in the past they were a minority. This diversity in the workplace allows for ... -
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International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Haematology QEII 27 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week. Thank you to Tracy Dixon, Acting Network Principal Scientist, for the response from the Department of Haematology, QEII. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? In my 35 years in the industry, I have seen more women enter medical science, notice more women in key leadership roles, as well as many more women as consultant haematology specialists. The shift to more family friendly working arrangements has allowed this, as part-time senior positions were not an option early in my career. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? There are many more options for women these days, that allow a balance of family and work life as employees realise t... -
Volunteers needed for WACIC Biobank COVID-19 Immunity study 24 March 2023 Overseen by a team of experts led by Dr Dominic Mallon and Dr Michael O’Sullivan, the Western Australian COVID-19 Immunity Collaborative (WACIC) Biobank study is a collaborative effort between PathWest, the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), Telethon Kids Institute, and other health and community organisations. Awarded through a health research platform grant in 2021, the timing of the Stan Perron Charitable Trust Foundation’s support was crucial in allowing WACIC to begin expanding the Biobank repository to children and adolescents. The WACIC Biobank is providing data that will allow scientists to better understand how the vaccines work in protecting against emerging variants of COVID-19 like the Omicron strain, which may pose more significant risks for children and adolescents. In addition to providing insight into ho... -
International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Immunology QEII 23 March 2023 Our International Women’s Day Spotlight continues featuring the Department of Immunology at QEII.Thank you to Sarah Brown for the response from the Department of Immunology, QEII. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? I have only been in this role for just over a month, so I don’t have a large depth of knowledge regarding this. However, I was lucky enough to complete a 6-week placement within this lab for my degree last year, and I was in awe of all the really interesting projects that the women in this lab were completing. Especially post-pandemic, the importance of Pathology in both the diagnostic and research fields is at an all-time high. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? I thinktoday there... -
Department of Health Harmony Week Profile features PathWest staff - Sandra Rodgers 20 March 2023 This week, Sandra Rodgers from the Department of Microbiology is featured in Department of Health's Harmony Week Profile. As the daughter of Burmese-born parents, PathWest Administrative Assistant Sandra Rodgers recalls standing out at school. ‘I grew up in Kwinana, where there were a lot of market gardens and families of Italian and eastern European heritage,’ she says. ‘But in the early years I was the only brown kid at school and so I did get picked on a bit.’ While the irony of other girls rolling up their skirts in a bid to tan their legs was not lost on Sandra, she says it was not until the arrival of a new cultural group –– refugees from Vietnam – that she began to be regarded as less of an outlier. She says that the cultural diversity of the Microbiology Department where she has now worked for 37 years – the first 25 of those as a ...
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