Support research into the needs of children, adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions in the Behavioural Sciences Unit. Responsibilities include participant coordination, data management, literature reviews, manuscript preparation and research administration, including digital-health and multi-site projects. The appointment is 14 hours weekly for 12 months at Randwick. The advertised base salary is AUD 92,265 pro rata, plus 17% superannuation and leave loading. Applications close before 23:30 Sydney time on 25 October 2026.
In Medicine and Public Health
Seminar · Psychiatry
Improving the identification of cardiometabolic risk in early psychosis
Benjamin Perry · University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry
Wed, Dec 8, 2021 · 16:00 UTC
People with chronic schizophrenia die on average 10-15 years sooner than the general population, mostly due to physical comorbidity. While sociodemographic, chronic lifestyle and iatrogenic factors are important contributors to this comorbidity, a growing body of research is beginning to suggest that early signs of cardiometabolic dysfunction may be present from the onset of psychosis in some young adults, and may even be detectable before the onset of psychosis. Given that primary prevention is the best means to prevent the onset of more chronic and severe cardiometabolic phenotypes such as C