NEWS AND EVENTS
Research Manager to be appointed
Western Health has advertised for a Research Manager to work within the Office for Research. This key leadership role will focus on research governance and development of Western Health's research strengths.
Research Week 2008
The third annual Western Health Research Week will be held from October 3-10, 2008.
It will feature presentations and a display of research posters. Prizes will be awarded for:
- Best poster
- Best poster by an early career investigator
- Best poster by a registrar
- Best poster by a nurse
- Best poster by an allied health/ clinical support practitioner
Recent publications by Western Health Researchers
Gibbs P, Handolias D, McLaughlin S et al. Single-institution experience of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. Intern Med J. 2008 Feb 20; [Epub ahead of print]
Kelly AM, Kerr D, Clooney M. Impact of oral dexamethasone versus placebo after ED treatment of migraine with phenothiazines on the rate of recurrent headache: a randomised controlled trial. Emerg Med J. 2008;25:26-9
Krieser D, Nguyen K, Kerr D et al. Parental weight estimation of their child's weight is more accurate than other weight estimation methods for determining children's weight in an emergency department? Emerg Med J. 2007;24:756-9
McMahon LP, Katsoulis J, Troupis JM et al. Use of magnetic resonance imaging to assess renal structure and function in reflux nephropathy. Nephrology [Carlton] 2007;12:172-7
Western Health encourages research that improves outcomes for patients and promotes new and better clinical practice and service delivery.
Western Health has highly effective collaborative partnerships for research throughout Australia and the world with universities, hospitals, research groups and industry. The Western Health Office for Research provides a focal point for our research efforts.
Western Health's Research objectives are to:
- Promote Western Health as a leading centre for research
- Imbed a culture of quality improvement through research and implementation of research findings in the organisation
- Encourage and support staff from all disciplines [clinical and non-clinical] to participate in research activities
- Facilitate the translation of research findings into clinical practice
- Encourage multi-disciplinary and inter-organisational research to better address the complex clinical care environment
- Foster collaborative relationships to optimise opportunities for research
NEW CLINICAL TRIALS AGREEMENTS DOCUMENT FORMAT
From 1 July 2007, Western Health has adopted the Medicines Australia standard format for clinical trials agreements as its preferred format. This was developed as a result of a 2-year consultation with industry, researchers, hospitals, other research institutions and VMIA [insurer for all Victorian public hospitals]. It is also sanctioned by the pharmaceutical industry.
More information
http://www.medicinesaustralia.com.au/pages/page39.asp
