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Emma Carey is a registered nurse. Over the last 24 years, she has worked as a clinical nurse specialist, a clinical nurse unit manager and a nurse manager in neonatal intensive care at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, University College Hospitals London and Cork University Maternity Hospital, Ireland. Emma joined the PAEDs team in 2021 in her current role as PAEDs Manager.
Kathryn Meredith is a registered nurse working in the PAEDS team. She specialised in neonatal intensive care for over 20 years and has generalised paediatric experience. She is a nurse immuniser and also works with the NCIRS Clinical Research team.
Laura Rost is a registered nurse and has worked at The Children’s Hospital Westmead for the last 35 years. She specialized in neonatal intensive care until 2006 when she joined NCIRS as a clinical trials research nurse and study coordinator for vaccine preventable diseases. Her current role is with the PAEDS team as a surveillance nurse.
Mehyar is a pharmacist with a Master of Public Health from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence from UNSW Sydney. He joined NCIRS in 2022, where he supported the PAEDS network, conducting surveillance on serious childhood diseases and monitoring adverse events following immunisation. Mehyar is currently playing a key role in supporting the AusVaxSafety program. His professional interests include infectious disease epidemiology, vaccine safety and strengthening disease surveillance systems to improve public health outcomes.
Renu Ghising has worked as a clinical support officer at Concord Repatriation General Hospital since 2019. Prior to working in the health sector, she gained experience in administrative roles in retail industries. She uses her positive attitude and energy to work hard and succeed. Renu also has experience working as a web designer in the past.
