International projects

ANGAU Memorial Hospital Redevelopment

Johnstaff International Development (JID) were engaged by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in 2017 as Project Manager Contract Administrator (PMCA) for the ANGAU Hospital Redevelopment Project.

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The WHO Collaborating Centre at the University of Technology Sydney (WHO CC UTS) has been working with JID, in partnership with the PNG National Department of Health (NDOH), DFAT, University of PNG (UPNG) and other key stakeholders to provide a clinical support program (CSP) for the redevelopment of ANGAU Memorial Hospital.

WHO CC UTS developed a detailed scoping brief for training requirements for the birthing suites and pediatrics services at ANGAU Hospital in 2020. This would be carried out in partnership with Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) and University of Papua New Guinea, School of Medical Health Science (UPNG) considering local training and specialist practices needs for the future.

INTERSECT  

INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDBIRTH -RELATED TRAUMA 

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In Australia, there has been no research measuring the prevalence of childbirth–related PTSD using a validated measure designed for postpartum women. Similarly, no research has been inclusive of those who live in rural and remote Australia. The International Survey of Childbirth – Related Trauma (INTERSECT) aims to fill this gap while contributing towards determining the global prevalence of childbirth-related PTSD and gaining an understanding of the experiences and expressions of trauma across different countries and cultures. 

Aims to study birth trauma and PTSD within Australia while contributing towards a global understanding of: 

  1. The prevalence of birth trauma and PTSD across countries and cultures
  2. Differences in symptom presentation across countries and cultures
  3. The aetiology of childbirth-related PTSD symptoms across countries and cultures 

A secondary aim is to: 

  1. Establish the cross-cultural validity of the City Birth Trauma Scale

For more information contact Professor Kathleen Baird

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.