Research Projects
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses aim to synthesize all existing evidence on a clinical question. The results of systematic reviews may be biased...
Supervisor: Dr Matthew Page
There is very little evidence underpinning treatment recommendations for cardiac arrest following drowning. It is unclear if treatment...
Supervisor: Professor Janet Bray
High quality care saves lives. Poor quality care in pregnancy and childbirth, including unkind or disrespectful care, is a major reason for women...
Supervisor: Dr Alyce Wilson
Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people have a gender identity that varies from that usually associated with their sex assigned at birth. Many seek to...
Supervisor: Dr Riki Lane
The Epidemiological Modelling Unit (EMU) at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is a multidisciplinary team that maintains advanced...
Supervisor: A/Prof James Trauer
Our recent study of silica-exposed workers found that 51% of stone benchtop industry (SBI) workers screened were born overseas, and 33% were born in...
Supervisor: Dr StellaMay Gwini
Infectious diseases continue to pose significant threats to public health globally. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for...
Supervisor: Dr Romain Ragonnet
Cognitive reserve encompasses both neural reserve (capacity/efficiency of the brain prepathological damage) and neural compensation (recruitment of...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Joanne Ryan
Lung cancer is the leading cancer burden and the leading contributor to lung cancer mortality.
The use of a Clinical Quality Registry (CQR) is an...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Stirling
Air quality monitoring stations are limited in the world. It is impossible to assess the health impacts of air pollution in some areas without air...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
I have several research interests in public health and medical & health professions education. The common aspect to all my projects is the focus...
Supervisor: Professor Dragan Ilic
The use of genetic test results in insurance raises ethical, legal and social concerns. The issue is one of the most significant ethical, legal and...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Lacaze
Evidence from small studies or limited locations is not robust and generalisable. This project will use a world largest data on mortality and...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting primarily the lungs and digestive system. The...
Supervisor: Dr Rasa Ruseckaite
MyCare Ageing trains volunteers to support older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment (dementia and/or delirium) in hospital,...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Darshini Ayton
Incomplete reporting of systematic reviews prevents users of the report from being able to fully interpret the findings and understand the...
Supervisor: Dr Matthew Page
As the global population ages, it's increasingly important to understand the role of behavioral risk factors such as diet in disease prevention...
Supervisor: Holly Wild
To describe the epidemiology, presenting complaints and diagnoses of pediatric patients that present to an adult ED.
The overarching aim is to...
Supervisor: Professor Biswadev Mitra
This will be a retrospective review of all penetrating major trauma patients that presented to Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian Trauma...
Supervisor: Professor Biswadev Mitra
Registered community pharmacists have been able to dispense medical abortion medicines (MS-2 Step) to individuals with a prescription in Australia...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi