Cystic Fibrosis drug breakthrough on track to prolong life by decades
01 The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre is trialling a breakthrough drug that could allow patients to live decades longer, by turning the acutely fatal disease into a manageable condition.
Clinical trial finds new immunotherapy improves MS symptoms
A world-first clinical trial of a new cellular immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that it improved symptoms and quality of life for most patients.
April Research Grand Rounds
Date: 27/12/23
Venue: Centre for Clinical Nursing, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Enjoy lunch and bring along your colleagues. Take this opportunity to find out about current research from nursing leaders who are experts in their field.
April Research Grand Rounds
Date: 5 April 2018
Venue: Centre for Clinical Nursing, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Enjoy lunch and bring along your colleagues. Take this opportunity to find out about current research from nursing leaders who are experts in their field.
How to build a health economics case for the value of your research
Date: 1 May 2018
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Planning analysis when designing research
Date: 17 April 2018
Venue: North Lakes Health Precinct
Speaker: Gunter Hartel
Seeking approvals to undertake clinical research
Date: 1 March 2018
Venue: Education Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital
Speakers: Vanessa Constable and Ann-Maree Gordon
Designing a clinical research project
Date: 13 February 2018
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Speaker: Patsy Yates
Taking a unique approach to blood cancers
A drive to find effective treatments for acute leukaemia is one of the primary actors that saw Associate Professor Steven Lane awarded a prestigious inaugural CSL Centenary Fellowship.
Reducing the impact of hospital stays
Older people are at greater harm from a combination of serious illness and he hospital environment, leading to geriatric syndromes such as delirium, functional decline, falls, incontinence and pressure injuries.
The behaviour of bullying
Bullying is a prevalent problem among youth worldwide. In Australia it affects at least 1 in 10 students in a school term.
New treatment for heart failure
An innovative device being trialled at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) may provide a treatment option for heart failure for the first time in Queensland.
Cancer trial evolves beyond hospital treatment
An Australian first cancer trial has begun at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) providing patients with lymphoma better support post treatment than ever before.
Changing lives for critically ill patients
Speech pathologist Anna-Liisa Sutt is challenging beliefs and changing practice through her research helping tracheostomised mechanically ventilated patients speak sooner.
Obesity and gestational diabetes in pregnancy
In the decade since completing her PhD, Professor Leonie Callaway has gathered a team of clinician scientists who share her passion for the wellbeing of women, particularly addressing obesity and gestational diabetes in pregnancy.
Focus on public health
As a leader in their field, the Metro North Public Health Unit (MNPHU) is committed to contributing to evidence-based practice, exploring new technology and ideas, and seeking to understand and reduce risks through better and more efficient ways of working.
Nursing and midwifery research centre
Exciting people about research is a key part of Professor Joan Webster’s job. AsNursing Director of Nursing and Midwifery Research since 1991, Joan has overseen dozens of research studies and trained many nurses in evidence based practice.
Obstetric research earns world respect
Asking fundamental questions from everyday clinical practice and concern for the mental health impact on patients drives Redcliffe Hospital Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Alka Kothari’s successful approach to research.
Constant juggle spells opportunity for physio
Brighton Health Campus senior rehabilitation physiotherapist Dr Ann Rahmann makes a habit of wearing multiple hats at once, juggling numerous research collaborations while running between the rehab gym and her lecturing position at the Australian Catholic University at Banyo.
Tackling post-intensive care syndrome
While Australia has the highest intensive care unit survival rate in the world, patients’ long-term quality of life and productivity can be reduced by debilitating complications, often impairing their ability to fulfil ordinary daily tasks due to ongoing chronic pain, loss of muscle mass, insomnia, memory loss and/or psychological stress.
Eliminating malaria
Queensland researchers are leading the world in trialling new malaria treatments and live imaging of people with malaria.
Hope for patients with chronic lung disease
Queensland clinicians are conducting world’s largest ever trial of cell therapy for lung disease.
Life beyond cancer
As a psychiatrist providing treatment for patients with cancer and their families, Professor Jane Turner is developing a program of research focused on interventions in areas of clinical need and translational research.
Medical glue the clue to IV lines
Caboolture Hospital researchers are trialling a new way to make one of the most common medical procedures in the world – placing drips or intravenous (IV) lines – safer, less painful and potentially more cost effective.
Jack Bell – emerging researcher
When dietitian Jack Bell first commenced his PhD in 2011, he didn’t expect his research would change practice around the world.
Taking a bite out of research
Metro North Oral Health Services is encouraging a greater focus on research with the appointment of Dr Michael Foley to the position of Director of Research and Advocacy.
Innovation in anaesthesia
For an anaesthetist, knowing the most appropriate and effective medical device can feel like negotiating a mine field. The specialty’s volume of medical information doubles every 18 months, with related journals producing 1000 new pages each day.
New app to help decipher medical mystery
A team from The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has developed an app that could assist in the diagnosis of a devastating medical condition that is considered one of the great medical mysteries of our time.
Drug free technology to bring safer diagnosis for heart patients
In an Australian first, The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is trialling a drug free diagnosis system to assess whether obstructions in a patient’s coronary arteries could be fatal.
HIRF helps researchers see disease
Research is embedded in medical imaging at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital through the Herston Imaging Research Facility (HIRF). The cutting-edge facility is one of only a few such clinical imaging research centres in Australia.
Junior doctor research fellowship
The risks associated with cardiac surgical procedures are the focus of Dr Jonathon Fanning’s Junior Doctor Research Fellowship from the Queensland Government.
Substance use and psychosis
New research is providing increased evidence for natural recovery from cannabis use by people with psychosis. Of the five per cent of Queenslanders who experience psychosis, up to 80 per cent use cannabis.
Exercise MRI
A multidisciplinary team of radiographers, cardiologists, physiotherapists and radiologists is combining ultra-fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology with an MRI bicycle ergometer to better understand how a patient’s heart operates under exercise conditions.
Caboolture research trial to shape future of health care for kids
Researchers at Caboolture Hospital will undertake a vital research trial aimed at shaping the future of health care for Caboolture children.
Research to bring donor hearts back to life
Australian researchers are working to increase the number of hearts available for transplant by bringing donor hearts back to life.
Improving antibiotic use for critical care
Born out of the Bali bombings in 2002, the University of Queensland (UQ) Burns, Trauma and Critical Research Centre conducts world-leading research to improve care and treatment outcomes for patients who are critically ill, injured or burned.
New role fuels CISS reasearch drive
A unique Clinical Evidence Development Officer position will lead the charge towards bolstering knowledge translation within Metro North’s Community, Indigenous and Subacute Services (CISS), as the service turns its focus to improving incorporation of clinical evidence into everyday practice.
Robotic arms spells new hope for patients
A robotic upper limb device never before used in a clinical setting in Australia is making waves at Brighton Health Campus by helping to improve outcomes for stroke patients.
Researchers awarded at APAC forum
For many people, chest pain can be a terrifying and debilitating experience. Doctors at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital have developed an innovative diagnostic tool which rapidly treats patients with chest pain, has reduced the panic time, and provides fast lifesaving treatment to those most in need.
Lung research receives a boost
Research with the potential to improve health outcomes for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been boosted with a $666,000 grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Redcliffe Hospital Research Education Series – Research Forum
Date: 6 December 2017
Venue: Education Centre, Redcliffe Hospital
Research forum with facilitator Joel Dulhunty.
Research on show at RBWH Healthcare Symposium awards
After three jam-packed days of research, innovation and partnership, the 26th annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium concluded with its awards ceremony on 14 September. The awards highlighted some of the best and brightest minds at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH).
Inaugural RBWH Research Ambassador announced
Professor Jeffrey Lipman has been announced as the inaugural Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Research Ambassador, ensuring the RBWH’s legacy as research pioneers continues for many years to come.
Research to measure cost-effectiveness of dementia treatment
Metro North’s own Associate Professor Tracy Comans has been awarded a slice of a $40 million funding pie under the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council grants program.
Research result amazes
A national investigator-initiated clinical trial has found a new treatment for uncontrolled asthma.
New research centre at TPCH targets early detection of lung cancer
The Prince Charles Hospital will be the centre of a major new research effort focussing on earlier detection of lung cancer, Australia’s deadliest cancer.
Record injection of funds for chronic disease research
Fifty research projects tackling Australia’s most prevalent chronic illnesses will benefit from a $2.9 million injection of funds from The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation.
New report reveals truth of trauma impact on Queensland hospitals
A recently released report by Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) researcher Associate Professor Kirsten Vallmuur shows falls from playground equipment is one of the leading causes of injury hospitalisation for children while physical violence was the top cause of injury hospitalisation for young adults.
World-leading Brisbane researchers recognised
An international expert in intensive care and antibiotics has taken out the top honour at the Metro North Hospital and Health Service 2017 Research Excellence Awards.
Research Strategy launched
Metro North has launched our first comprehensive Research Strategy 2017-2022 to help us better support research.
RANZCP honours Michael Breakspear
The accolades keep coming for Professor Michael Breakspear who has received the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Senior Research Award for his significant contribution to psychiatric research.
Improving hospital care for older patients
Leading researcher and physician Alison Mudge will share research and experience in improving outcomes for hospitalised elders at an international gerontology conference in July in San Francisco.
$20m grant funds research to eradicate diseases
RBWH infectious diseases expert Professor James McCarthy and his collaborators – including three research groups from QIMR Berghofer – will receive more than $20 million over the next five years for research into malaria, Group A Streptococcus and parasitic worm infections.
Grants boost emergency medicine research
Five Metro North emergency medicine research teams have been awarded EMF grants to further their the ground-breaking studies.
Research fellowship for one of our brightest young minds
One of Metro North’s brightest junior doctors has been awarded a fellowships to undertake ground-breaking medical research.
Metro North Australia Day Awards
Metro North has awarded 10 Australia Day awards for excellence today.
Alliance brings dental benefits to Queenslanders
More Queenslanders will now receive free public dental care through an Alliance between Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) and The University of Queensland.
Exciting year for mental health researchers
Metro North Mental Health’s third annual Research Review summarises the impressive research-related achievements of researchers and clinicians during 2015.
Herston Biofabrication Institute to revolutionise modern medicine
Australia’s first biofabrication research institute will open on the world-class Herston Health Precinct next year.
Improving survival for patients with acute leukaemia
Ground-breaking research with the potential to change the lives of leukaemia patients has been boosted with a $1.25million fellowship to leading haematologist Steven Lane of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Good oral health important for mental wellbeing
Dental students from the University of Queensland are helping promote good oral health among patients accessing Metro North Mental Health (MNMH) services.
Annual Report
The Metro North Hospital and Health Service Annual Report 2015-2016 provides an overview of the health service's financial and non-financial performance and key achievements.
TPCH speech pathologist awarded 3MT champion
A speech pathologist from The Prince Charles Hospital, whose research has revolutionised the practice, has won the prestigious University of Queensland’s Three Minute Thesis (UQ3MT) competition.
Researchers climb Mt Kilimanjaro to unlock altitude sickness
Professor Norman Morris, who works at both TPCH and Griffith University, and fellow TPCH physiotherapist Helen Seale, embarked on a research study in August, which involved trekking the highest mountain in Africa.
RBWH researcher shines on global stage
At only 33 years old, Dr Kate Markey is blazing a trail for junior researchers. Completing the combined MBBS/PhD at the University of Queensland and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute while also achieving international recognition and funding, Kate credits her research for creating her career opportunities.
RBWH on the frontline in the war against superbugs
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital has joined an international effort to slow the emergence of superbugs.
Breakthrough research to save lives
Our incredible cardiac team at The Prince Charles Hospital have done it again! Another breakthrough for patients with heart failure.
Saliva swab could revolutionise medical testing for millions
A QUT study into saliva as an early detection tool for various cancers and heart failure was featured on Channel 7 News, with comments from RBWH Radiation Oncologist Dr Liz Kenny and Director of Cardiology Dr John Atherton.
Junior Research Fellowships open
Health and Medical Research Unit, Department of Health Queensland, is pleased to announce that Junior Doctor Research Fellowships are now open to Queensland junior doctors to build their research skills.
Young doctor turns his attention to delirium
One of Metro North’s brightest young researchers has been awarded a Junior Research Fellowships to further his investigate work into delirium.
Fellowship stimulates Parkinson’s research
Ground-breaking neuroscience research is offering new possibilities to help patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Research Excellence Awards winners announced
Research Excellence Awards winners announced
Professor Michael Breakspear named Researcher of the Year
Research into non-invasive technologies to unravel the mysteries of the brain has earned Professor Michael Breakspear the inaugural Metro North Researcher of the Year Award.
HIRF and breast cancer patients support leading cancer research
Tissue donated to the Brisbane Breast Bank by breast cancer patients at RBWH is helping leading Queensland researchers change the future of breast cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Medical team bringing hearts back to life in ground-breaking research
A ground-breaking medical research project based at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH ) hopes to increase the number of hearts available for transplant by up to 40 per cent by bringing them back to life.
60 Seconds with Professor Scott Bell
Professor Scott Bell has recently taken up his new role of Executive Director Research for Metro North. Scott is also Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre at The Prince Charles Hospital and has strong links with QIMR Berghofer Medical research Institute and the University of Queensland.
Research Support Network formed
A Research Support Network has been established to support emergency medicine clinicians and staff in Metro North, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services.
Researcher selected to mentor young doctors
RBWH Research Director Cancer Care, Professor Geoff Hill has been selected as one of four highly experienced Senior Clinical Research Fellows in Queensland Health to mentor young doctors.
Metro North Community News
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Metro North researchers drive innovation
Two Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next generation researchers will investigate screening processes and improved treatments for kidney disease with grants awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Scanning centre to transform disease research and treatment
The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and clinical expertise.
$1m grant to establish centre at TPCH for lung cancer early detection
The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and The University of Queensland (UQ) will lead a new centre dedicated to the early detection of lung cancer following a grant of $1 million from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).
TPCH Annual Health Discoveries Forum
A huge thankyou to everyone who attended the 7th Annual TPCH Health Discoveries Forum last Thursday and Friday. The week ended with a presentation of awards to the best papers and presentations from the two-day event. Congratulations to the following researchers for being awarded for your hard work.
Royal Race to the Roof honours ANZAC Centenary
The 2015 RBWH Annual Race to the Roof joined forces with the army to help raise much needed funds for cardiac research and awareness of heart disease.
Register now for RBWH Healthcare Symposium
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) will host its 24th annual Healthcare Symposium from 12-16 October, 2015.
$6m funding for dementia research
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) researchers will lead a major new collaborative study into the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
RBWH Dietitian wins prestigious Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Dietitian Team Leader Teresa Brown has been awarded the 2016 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences.
Redcliffe staff member appointed Adjunct Associate Professor
Specialist in Emergency Medicine and Director of the Emergency Department at Redcliffe Hospital Dr Doug Morel (left) has been honoured by being appointed Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology.
QuaRRIES recognise excellence in services
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital QuARRIES Awards held on 14 July highlighted some of the remarkable quality initiatives and excellence in service improvement by staff.
Leading cancer researchers share knowledge
South East Queensland’s leading cancer researchers will discuss advances in cancer care at a forum at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next week.