Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases
Djaalinj Waakinj
Ear Health team student Alumni
Cheryl Da Costa, MD
Hrehan Hakeem, MD
Symone Ishak, Honours
Emily Furness, Honours
Elizabeth Weeda, MD
Ann Thomas, MD
Caroline Fanning, MClinAud
Bernice Ong, MClinAud
Holly Richmond, Honours
Sarah Firns, MClinAud
Tara Prentice, MClinAud
Vaishali Varsana, MClinAud
Samantha Pan, MClinAud
Courtney Zoughby, MClinAud
Jacinta Lim, MClinAud
Kerry Majid, MClinAud
Team
Reports and Findings
Long-term follow-up after recurrent otitis media and ventilation tube insertion: Hearing outcomes and middle-ear health at six years of age
To investigate the long-term impact of recurrent otitis media (rOM) and ventilation tube insertion (VTI) in early childhood on hearing outcomes and middle-ear health three to five years later, in a prospective pregnancy cohort study.
Published research Ear Infections Early Childhood Development Ear Health Vaccine Trials Group Youth Mental HealthSupporting the Social-Emotional Well-Being of Elementary School Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Pilot Study
Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, their parents, Teachers of the Deaf, and other community stakeholders were involved in co-designing a web-based resource to support students' social-emotional well-being.
Published research Parenting & Families Ear Infections Early Childhood Development Human Capability Ear Health School and Community WellbeingEmergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study
Serotype 24F is one of the emerging pneumococcal serotypes after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). We aimed to identify lineages driving the increase of serotype 24F in France and place these findings into a global context.
Published research Infectious Diseases Ear Health