Research Projects
The Myeloma and Related Diseases Registry (MRDR) is an internationally-recognised clinical quality database holding demographic, diagnostic,...
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Moore
Background:
Informal settlements are home to more than a billion people. This number is growing annually in low and middle-income countries such as...
Supervisor: Dr Rebekah Henry
GPs have a key role in meeting the needs of women’s reproductive care including pregnancy, termination, contraception and sexual health. In practice...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon James
If you are interested in research on physical activity and sedentary behaviour and their impact on health in adults/older adults, please get in touch...
Supervisor: Prof Danijela Gasevic
The COVCan study aims to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on cancer management at The Alfred Hospital.
Background:
Cancer patients are...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Stirling
General practice is pivotal in the management of care for patients across the lifespan. General practice represents an ideal setting where...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon James
Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability with no treatment that affects progression of disease. The prevalence of hip OA is...
Supervisor: Dr Yuanyuan Wang
The EXCEL Partnership represents a novel, coordinated effort to create a high-quality, detailed, prospective registry of patients...
Supervisor: Professor Carol Hodgson
Diabetes represents the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia, with a recent estimate of around 280 Australians developing diabetes each day....
Supervisor: Dr Ella Zomer
This project, which has the flexibility to choose from a variety of potential exposures, aims to examine the relationship between paramedic...
Supervisor: Ziad Nehme
Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite its significance, multiple definitions of pre-...
Supervisor: Dr Annie McDougall
Viral hepatitis is responsible for more deaths globally than HIV and malaria, with hepatitis C virus (HCV) accounting for a third of viral hepatitis...
Supervisor: Doctor Rachel Sacks-Davis
Indirect calorimetry (IC) determines energy expenditure by measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. It represents the clinical...
Supervisor: Dr Oana Tatucu
The Optimise Study is a multiplatform study exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the community; this includes assessing the communities understanding...
Supervisor: Professor Margaret Hellard
There is growing awareness of the limited benefits and potential harms of invasive procedures (e.g., epidural injections, fusion, discectomy, spinal...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Di Donato
The CLIP health economics program is evaluating the cryopreserved platelets for routine use. Platelet transfusions can be life-saving in trauma,...
Supervisor: Dr Lisa Higgins
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance to cover employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their work. A key goal of...
Supervisor: Dr Shannon Gray
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability and accounts for approximately 90% of knee replacements. The prevalence of knee OA...
Supervisor: Dr Yuanyuan Wang
Opiate substitution therapy is an evidence based intervention for reducing the health risks of addiction to opiates. Among people who inject drugs,...
Supervisor: Professor Margaret Hellard
There has been a substantial increase in the use of administrative data in health services studies. Administrative data enables studies to use large...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Di Donato