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Collaborative Centre for Cardiometabolic Health in Psychosis

Collaborative Centre for Cardiometabolic Health Psychosis (ccCHiP) is an interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical research involving Psychiatry, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Dentistry, Sleep Medicine and Allied Health clinicians. ccCHiP performs various clinical, and services-related research activities, provides supervision of higher degree research students, publishes articles, and develops broad-based teaching materials for the workforce and health student learning. ccCHiP is also actively engaged in e-learning educational development targeted students and practitioners. Furthermore, ccCHiP works to continually upskill the workforce through regular education sessions both in the community setting and amongst General Practitioners.

Our Publications

2021

Espinel Diaz, P., Marshall, N., Yee, B., Hollis, J., Smith, K., D'Rozario, A., Gauthier, G., Lambert, T., Grunstein, R. (2021). Sleep-disordered breathing in severe mental illness: clinical evaluation of oximetry diagnosis and management limitations. Sleep and Breathing, 25(3), 1433-1440. 
McBride, K., Solomon, M., Lambert, T., O Shannassy, S., Yates, C., Isbester, J., Glozier, N. (2021). Surgical experience for patients with serious mental illness: a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 47. 
McBride, K., Steffens, D., Lambert, T., Glozier, N., Roberts, R., Solomon, M. (2021). Acceptability and face validity of two mental health screening tools for use in the routine surgical setting. BMC Psychology, 9(1), 171. 

Our Presentations

2019

Ajwani S, Common dental myths - Tooth or False. ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Chow V, Getting to the heart of mental health. ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Frydman G, Movement and mental health: working it out. ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Gillaspie C, Small steps, big changes - Dietary recommendations and the importance of nutrition interventions in severe mental illness, ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Kathleen S, Autonomy vs Paternalism: The right to know. ccCHiP Symposium, Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Kathleen S, In-service to the dental team at Concord hospital, March 2019
Kathleen S, In-service to the dental team at Royal Prince Alfred hospital, March 2019
Kathleen S, Integrating traditional healthcare services to meet the needs of the mental health population: International Conference on Integrated Care in San Sebastian, Spain, April 2019
Kathleen S, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Concord Centre for Mental Health, Sydney, June 2019
Koncz R, Nothing to snooze at - obstructive sleep apnoea in severe mental illness. ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Lambert T, Australian Doctor Group, Webinar, World Mental Health Day Event, October 2019
Lambert T, ccCHiP clinical service structure, ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Lambert T, ccCHiP: the latest innovations from a model system of integrated healthcare for high-risk groups: Sydney Innovation and Research Symposium, Sydney, June 2019
Lambert T, Integrated traditional healthcare services to meet the needs of the mental health population: 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Melbourne, Vic, November 2019
Lambert T, Is there a difference in cardiometabolic risk status among people with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression and schizoaffective disorders?: The 21st Annual ISBD conference, Sydney NSW, March 2019
Lambert T, Polypharmacy, friend, foe or round peg in a square hole... Paradigms for the treatment of schizophrenia: Orange NSW, September 2019
Lambert T, Service structures to deal with refractory illness in schizophrenia, the role of antipsychotic long-acting injections in current place: Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD, July 2019
Meaney A, Integrated care: Mental health and diabetes: 45th International Mental Health Nursing Conference, One Door Mental Health, Burwood NSW, July 2019
Sureshkumar P, ccCHiP research update, ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019
Suryawanshi A, Individualising diabetes treatment in patients with mental illness. ccCHiP Symposium,Sydney, Australia, October 2019