Catalysis Sydney Catalyst

Professor Paul Timpson speaks with Divya on pancreas cancer research, his relationship with mentors and mentees and how to deal with career rejection

In this episode, Professor Alex Broom shares his research insights into the social, political and economic aspects of cancer care, primarily investigating the inequities within our health system and the flow on effect this has for the individual and society.

Professor Broom is a Professor of Sociology at the School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney. He is recognised as an international leader in sociology, with a specific interest in health. This has included a focus on the social, cultural and political dimensions of cancer and palliative care, and more recently, infectious diseases. His work takes a person-centred approach, qualitatively exploring the complex intersections of individual experience and social, cultural and political context.

Dr Alison Young is the current T2T3 Research Fellow at Sydney Catalyst and is working on implementing a smoking cessation pathway in several hospital sites across Sydney and regional NSW.