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With COVID-19 dominating medical science and human concern, our chemists have developed a method to quickly and safely synthesise protein vaccines for respiratory diseases for pre-clinical tests.
Read more of the post New Method to Assist Fast-Tracking of Vaccines for Pre-Clinical Tests
Musculoskeletal researchers are working to improve access to educational material for clinicians, and patients with musculoskeletal conditions, in a new SHP-funded project. The team are scouring the literature to create a series of resources with clear, consistent messaging about how to best treat common musculoskeletal conditions, that can then be adapted for different conditions and … Read more
Read more of the post Clinicians Work to Improve Access to Effective Resources for Treatment of Common Disorders
HRI has won ‘Best Workplace 2020’ for providing an exceptional work environment for staff, awarded by consultancy firm Voice Project.
Read more of the post HRI wins ‘Best Workplace 2020’ Award
Applications open next March, with separate application streams for projects in urban and rural areas across Australia. Individual grants will be a minimum of $250,000 up to $10 million, for projects which must be completed within five years. The grant opportunity forms part of the Medical Research Future Fund and builds on the RART Initiative … Read more
Read more of the post RART Grant Scheme Receives Big Boost
The team will look at how the vast amounts of data collected from patients during their treatment by the District’s virtual hospital, rpavirtual can be better integrated into their electronic medical record (eMR) and aims to develop a universal Australian platform that is compatible with most monitoring devices. Launched on 3 February 2020, rpavirtual was … Read more
Read more of the post Enhanced Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients at SLHD Receives Federal Funding
With increasing evidence around the benefits of physiotherapy after surgery, a project is set to get underway examining new ways to extend the support.
Read more of the post Researchers Assess New Approach to Post-Operative Care
A collaboration involving Sydney Health Partners has received $1.9 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to test whether new technology can improve access to the electronic medical records (eMRs) of patients, and use the information to improve health service responsiveness and delivery during a crisis.
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Woolcock Executive Director Professor Carol Armour has been awarded one of Australia’s most coveted science gongs for her work mentoring young scientists.
Read more of the post Woolcock Executive Director Awarded Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentorship of Young Researchers
Insomnia affects one-in-three Australians, with 50% of the population experiencing one symptom of insomnia at least once in their life. It has an estimated societal cost of $11 billion annually The current best practice treatment for people with significant insomnia is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by a psychologist. But a shortage of psychologists and … Read more
Read more of the post Mobile App Helps Patients Stay in Bed
Dr David Chambers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the United States has told a Sydney Health Partners’ conference that “some of our interventions are designed so that they are about as useful as a bicycle is to a fish.” “We assume that health systems are static, and consumers are homogenous, and that implementation … Read more
Read more of the post Implementation Science Expert Says Local Adaptation Needed for New Interventions
How can implementation research and practice-based learning be transformative during times of great change? And what role does health system resilience play in controlling a pandemic? Sydney Health Partner’s fourth annual Implementation Science symposium will debate these questions, mindful of the challenges currently confronting our healthcare services. Leading the online conversations will be an esteemed … Read more
Read more of the post Sydney Health Partners Announces Fourth Annual Implementation Science Symposium
A new study shows that vitamin C can help heal chronic foot ulcers and prevent the need for amputation.
Read more of the post Westmead study shows vitamin C prevents ulcer-related amputations
