Impact Report 2021-2023
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Impact
Tales of innovation and impact from Sydney Health Partners.
Impact Report 2021-2023
Amplifying Research Impact
Find out more about Sydney Health Partners maturing program of work, which addresses the barriers to, and enablers of, research translation. This report covers the development of our Clinical Academic Group program and Implementation Science Academy. It also features stories about research that is changing clinical practice and resulting in better health outcomes.
2016-2021: Five Years of Sydney Health Partners
In 2016 we began working to remove and reduce the barriers to the translation of research evidence into routine clinical practice. In 2021 we marked our fifth birthday with these videos, which highlight examples translation by our research and clinical communities.
5 Years of Imapct
Examples of our impact enabling the translation of research evidence into routine clinical practice, for the past 5 years.
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5 Years of Research Translation
Clinician-researchers are uniquely positioned to advance bench-to-bedside research translation, through first-hand experience in both "worlds".
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5 Years of Facilitating Clinical Trials
Although clinical trials are crucial for the translation of evidence into practice, getting them started can be difficult. We are fostering several initiatives to make it easier to commence trials.
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Case Studies
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 moreRead more of the post Molecular Test for Breast Cancerl
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 moreRead more of the post Increasing the SPEED of Data Use to Improve Patient Carel
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 moreRead more of the post My Health Record Put on the RACCl
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 moreRead more of the post Every Week Counts Campaign Goes Nationall
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.Read more of the post Better Health Literacy Helps CKD Patientsl
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 PartnersRead more of the post Polypharmacy Intervention More Widely Adoptedl
