DrHayley Smithers-Sheedy
Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
Current projects include:
• Development of a continuing professional development e-learning module for GPs focused on opportunities for the prevention of cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy
• Establishment of the Australasian congenital Cytomegalovirus Register
• An evaluation of the impact of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for adults with CP
• Research focused on opportunities for prevention of cerebral palsy and improved outcomes in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through the examination of sociodemographic and clinical profiles (in partnership with the ACPR Group)
• Multiple investigations considering temporal trends in rates of cerebral palsy by gestational age and timing of injury (in partnership with the ACPR Group)
• Investigator on the Sri Lankan Cerebral Palsy Register and the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating the aetiology, classification and trends of post-neonatally acquired cerebral palsy
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigation of the risk factors and opportunities for prevention of neurodevelopmental disability and neonatal death caused by congenital cytomegalo
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONMind The Gap - An Investigation of Oral Health Outcomes and Service Access Among People with Cerebral Palsy in Australia