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Two Centenary Institute scientists have been awarded grants totalling $4.3 million from the Cancer Institute NSW to undertake critical cancer related medical research.
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Sydney Health Partners has awarded a total of $100,000 in pilot grants to support collaborative teams of researchers and clinicians to test the implementation of research innovation in clinical practice. For the second year in a row, the SHP Implementation Science Grant program has provided pilot grants of approximately $25,000 to four projects: in-hospital education … Read more
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Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) has joined Sydney Health Partners, becoming the 16th health organisation and 11th Medical Research Institute in the growing Partnership. MIA is a nationally-affiliated network of melanoma researchers and clinicians based in Sydney at The Poche Centre– the world’s largest melanoma research and treatment facility. The membership builds on MIA’s existing affiliations … Read more
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Sydney Health Partners has commenced a new era by appointing six research translation collaborations as Clinical Academic Groups (CAGs). Each new Group will deliver a program of activities which supports more rapid and systemic translation of research evidence into improved clinical practice and addresses the health and medical priorities of SHP’s health service partners. The … Read more
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Sydney Health Partners has awarded five Research Translation Fellowships as part of its sharpened focus on building research translation capacity and capability in the workforce. The inaugural Fellows are: Dr Jillian Eyles – Research Fellow, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney Merran Findlay – Executive Research Lead in Cancer Nutrition, … Read more
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Health and medical researchers have been told that integrated consumer and community involvement needs to exist as a partnership between the researcher and the community, and not just look like one. That was the message from Breast Cancer Trials Australia Chief Operating Officer Heath Badger during a national webinar on consumer and community involvement (CCI) … Read more
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Held online 24-26 November, ISHCA 21: Ensuring Equity Through Engagement and Research will explore how implementation science can be harnessed to produce better health outcomes for all. The opening plenary session will highlight the challenges of health equity in implementation research, with speakers Professor Lisa Jackson-Pulver (University of Sydney), Dr Heidi Janssen, (Hunter Medical Research … Read more
Read more of the post National Line-up Announced for Australian Implementation Science Health Conference
As the benefits of involving consumers and communities in research become more well-known and understood, funders and funding bodies are increasingly asking researchers to demonstrate consumer involvement in their research proposals. But this doesn’t always translate to clear guidance, with many researchers left unsure how to achieve meaningful collaboration with the consumers and communities that … Read more
Read more of the post SHP and HCNSW Help Answer the “How” of Consumer and Community Involvement in Health Research
Registrations are now open for Implementation Science Health Conference Australia 2021 (ISHCA 21) to be held online 24-26 November. Health systems continue to be challenged by systematic differences in the health status and outcomes of different population groups. Join national and international experts in implementation science, health systems and health equity as they explore … Read more
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Sydney Health Partners has launched new resources to help clinical trial coordinators track, manage and run clinical trials, including a simple electronic documentation system that simplifies compliance with regulatory bodies. The Electronic Clinical Trial Master Files (eTMF), developed in partnership with the University of Sydney Clinical Trials Support Office, provides a straightforward way to document … Read more
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38 research projects receive NHMRC funding
Read more of the post University of Sydney Awarded $61 Million for Health Research
Participant recruitment has been commonly identified as a major barrier to clinical trials success, with anecdotal evidence indicating only about 60 per cent of trials in Australia recruit all the patients they are seeking and only 20 per cent meet their recruitment timeline. With the support of the NSW Office of Health and Medical Research, … Read more
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