Featured Projects
In partnership with Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service and the Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service, we aim to improve Aboriginal lung health by determining for the first time the baseline lung function of Aboriginal Australians.
We hope that through earlier diagnosis and treatment of muscle weakness during sleep, we can prevent future lung failure in children with neuromuscular disorders.
Understanding if ongoing inflammation in the lungs contributes to the poor lung health experienced by some children who were born preterm.
Lung damage in children with CF occurs much earlier than previously thought, and proving this is related to the decline that occurs later will create new paradigms for prevention and treatment.
Many Healthy Lungs
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Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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Children's Lung Health projects
Lung damage in children with CF occurs much earlier than previously thought, and proving this is related to the decline that occurs later will create new paradigms for prevention and treatment.
Past Projects
Children's lung health videos
AREST CF
Reports and Findings
Determinants of lung function development from birth to age 5 years: an interrupted time series analysis of a South African birth cohort
Early life is a key period that determines long-term health. Lung development in childhood predicts lung function attained in adulthood and morbidity and mortality across the life course. We aimed to assess the effect of early-life lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and associated risk factors on lung development from birth to school age in a South African birth cohort.
Published research Early Childhood Development Children's Lung Health Subsite: Walyan Lung functionAntibiotics for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections in children with neurodisability: Systematic review
Determine the optimal antibiotic choice for lower respiratory tract infection in children with neurodisability.
Published research Children's Lung Health Subsite: Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Subsite: Walyan Kids Rehab Research WASimultaneous multiple breath washout and oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in healthy adults
Lung function testing and lung imaging are commonly used techniques to monitor respiratory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (CF). The nitrogen (N2) multiple-breath washout technique (MBW) has been shown to detect ventilation inhomogeneity in CF, but the underlying pathophysiological processes that are altered are often unclear.
Cystic Fibrosis Published research Children's Lung Health Lung functionTreatment for Childhood and Adolescent Dissociation: A Systematic Review
Dissociative symptoms are linked to experiences of trauma, often originating in childhood and adolescence. Dissociative disorders are associated with a high burden of illness and a poor quality of life. Despite evidence suggesting that early intervention can improve outcomes, little research exists on the treatment of dissociative disorders in childhood and adolescence.
Published research Early Childhood Development Children's Lung Health Youth Mental Health Child and adolescent health