Neuromuscular Research Nurse coordinator
Sarah Catling Seyffer is a Neuromuscular Clinical Trials Nurse Coordinator at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the Monash University in Clayton in 2006 before completing her Master of Nursing Science at Melbourne University in 2010.
Sarah has been working as a paediatric nurse for more than ten years, specialising in a range of areas including Neurology, Adolescence, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Oncology and Rehabilitation. During this time Sarah gained experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and then as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager of the Adolescent, Oncology and Rehabilitation Unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Sarah joined the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute as a Clinical Trials Nurse Coordinator with the Neuromuscular team in 2018. This position involves her collaborating with all members of study teams including principal investigators, sub-investigators, site staff, ethics committees and external stakeholders such as CRAs and project managers. Her role plays a valuable part in ensuring Good Clinical Practice is upheld in Neuromuscular Studies as well as in supporting and educating patients and their families.