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Held at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in late March, Roadshow 2025 – Translation in Action, was the first in a series of events which will be staged at SHP partner Local Health Districts throughout the year. The event brought together SCHN staff, including those who are members of SHP’s Clinical Academic Groups (CAGs) … Read more
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The guide, Describing and Assessing Consumer Involvement in Health Research in Funding Applications, has been developed by SHP’s Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP), which comprises experienced health consumers from across the partnership. It has also been tested by SHP researchers as part of the development process. Research Director, Associate Professor Angela Todd, says the guide has … Read more
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The Consumers in Health Research: the Practicalities workshops will be held at University of Sydney, Camperdown on March 5 and Club Parramatta on March 20. The four-hour face-to-face workshops are designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of involving consumers in research. Two facilitators – one consumer, one researcher – will … Read more
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By automating screening for frailty, the research team hopes that clinicians will be able to spend more time on providing optimal care tailored to the needs of frail older people, rather than on manual screening. Study Chief Investigator and Chair of the Geriatric Medicine CAG, Professor Sarah Hilmer, says the grant from the Medical Research … Read more
Read more of the post Clinical Academic Group Collaboration Leads to $3 million Grant
Sold out for the second year in a row, the one-day ‘Trials without Tribulations’ workshop included speakers from across the partnership and the launch of two new clinical trial resources. Close to 90% of post-event survey respondents found the workshop opened new opportunities for solving common problems, and 92% stated they would recommend the event … Read more
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The Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) Impact Report 2024 showcases the achievements of the 12 NHMRC-accredited RTCs and two Emerging Centres in advancing research translation priorities and encouraging national collaborations with key partners. It highlights their collective impact in critical areas such as workforce development, clinical trials and community involvement. Sydney Health Partners is featured … Read more
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Testing for Success – Celebrating Clinical Trials Excellence brought together more than 150 health service leaders, clinicians, researchers and consumers to share their insights on what is working well in clinical trials, and how Sydney Health Partners organisations can improve their clinical trial competitiveness. Chief Executive of Northern Sydney Local Health District, Adjunct Professor Anthony … Read more
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Sydney Health Partners has awarded $200,000 in pilot grants to support collaborative teams of researchers and clinicians to test the implementation of research innovation in clinical practice. Ten projects have received funding in the latest round of the pilot grants scheme, which commenced in 2020. Each of the projects is funded over two years and … Read more
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Short for pre-operative rehabilitation, prehabilitation helps to make people fitter for surgery by promoting physical exercise, better diet and a positive mindset. Evidence shows that prehabilitation before major surgery can lead to a faster recovery, better health outcomes, improve the patient’s experience and save the healthcare system money. But only three NSW hospitals currently offer … Read more
Read more of the post Nepean Implements Wider Prehabilitation of Surgery Patients through Telehealth
Sydney Health Partners has celebrated the contribution of Dr Teresa Anderson AM to the development of the Partnership by presenting her with a unique Service Award at its Annual Forum. Dr Anderson, who has been appointed to head NSW Health’s Single Digital Patient Record project, served on the board of SHP since its inception. Executive … Read more
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The Child Development and Mental Health CAG has been appointed after presenting a plan to raise the status of child development and mental health and embed its research within daily clinical work. The new CAG was considered in the second selection round for the program in late 2022, but just missed out on being one … Read more
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Held at the University of Sydney on April 4, the ReConX workshop was attended almost equally by consumers interested in research and researchers seeking to better understand how to effectively engage consumers in their projects. A highlight of ReConX was a panel which discussed real world examples of effective consumer/researcher partnerships. Panel member, Professor Gopala Rangan from … Read more
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