Paediatrics & Youth Health

The Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead

The Department of Adolescent Medicine has a strong, multidisciplinary research program which focuses on informing and evaluating the department's clinical practice.

Projects include research into eating disorders, chronic illness, drug and alcohol use, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and weight management.

In 2008, the Medical Foundation grant to Dr Sue Towns contributed to this important area of research. In addition, the Foundation announced its support for a Chair of Adolescent Medicine to be based at the department. With the help of a new Chair, this under resourced area of research will continue to grow and provide real benefit to the youth of Australia.