Case Studies

Stories of research translation and real-world impact

Every Week Counts Campaign Goes National

A public health intervention kick-started by Sydney Health Partners, and aimed at women and their care providers considering a planned birth, has been enthusiastically adopted in NSW and elsewhere.

The Every Week Counts project encourages planned births to happen as close to 40 weeks as possible, when medically safe to do so. The project developed a brochure designed for consumers - and a more detailed version for clinicians – which were initially trialled in clinical settings at Royal North Shore and Westmead hospitals. Following good initial acceptance by expectant mothers, obstetricians and midwives, distribution of the brochures was extended to all major hospitals in NSW.

Molecular Test for Breast Cancer
In 2018, Chief Investigator, Dr Dinny Graham identified a novel gene signature called PROSPER-2. Her research indicated that testing for this signature could identify breast cancer patients who were at greater risk of recurrence after the removal of their tumour and therefore guide treatment choices. Dr Graham said a subsequent clinical trial with PROSPER-2, involving ... Read more
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Increasing the SPEED of Data Use to Improve Patient Care
In a process likened to trying to find needles in a haystack, a research team led by Professors David Brieger from Concord Hospital and Jonathan Morris from Royal North Shore Hospital were able to extract and collate the eMR data of heart attack patients and use it to describe cardiovascular care and outcomes in patients ... Read more
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My Health Record Put on the RACC
At its launch in February 2019, the Commonwealth said My Health Record (MHR) would help to improve the consistency and quality of the care experienced by patients as they move between their General Practitioner, specialist and hospital. To assist in fulfilling that goal, the Australian Digital Health Authority (ADHA) funded an $8.5 million Digital Health ... Read more
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Better Health Literacy Helps CKD Patients
Living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is challenging, and can be even more so for those people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Maintaining the correct diet, fluid intake and exercise to manage the disease can be particularly difficult in the face of cultural expectations.
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Polypharmacy Intervention More Widely Adopted
A research project which aims to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy among the elderly has gone on to wider success after pilot funding from Sydney Health Partners
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Every Week Counts Campaign Goes National
The Every Week Counts project encourages planned births to happen as close to 40 weeks as possible, when medically safe to do so. The project developed a brochure designed for consumers – and a more detailed version for clinicians – which were initially trialled in clinical settings at Royal North Shore and Westmead hospitals. Following ... Read more
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Every Week Counts Campaign Goes National

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Molecular Test for Breast Cancer

Increasing the SPEED of Data Use to Improve Patient Care

My Health Record Put on the RACC

Better Health Literacy Helps CKD Patients

Polypharmacy Intervention More Widely Adopted

Every Week Counts Campaign Goes National

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