13th Health Services Research Conference
AusHSI was a proud sponsor of the 13th Health Services Research Conference. This year’s theme "Health Services Research in the Digital Age" highlighted the complexity of integrating digital innovations within health systems and AusHSI’s digital health research featured strongly throughout the program.
Centre Researcher Wins Top Women in STEM Prize
QUT Associate Professor Susanna Cramb was recently honoured with the Judges’ Award at the Queensland Women in STEM Prize Awards. Susanna received the Judges’ Award for her groundbreaking work in developing statistical methods to identify, understand, and address health inequities across Australia.
AusHSI students make waves in healthcare research
Over the past few months, AusHSI PhD students Pakhi Sharma, Jack Roberts, Ureni Halahakone, Sam Borg and Linh Vo have each been making an impact in their different fields of healthcare research. Congratulations to all on such fantastic achievements!
Diabetes footcare project awarded $1.3M to evaluate novel rural outreach services
A Queensland Diabetes Footcare Hubs (Q DFootHubs) project has been awarded $1.3M from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) under its Partnership Projects program to evaluate novel rural outreach services.
NHMRC $1.3M grant to boost Indigenous health and wellbeing
A collaborative research project led by QUT and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (ATSICHS) Brisbane has been awarded $1,332,594.60 in funding through the 2023 NHMRC Partnerships Projects program.
“What” not “where” – that is the research question
In an op-ed titled "Why I’ve removed journal titles from the papers on my CV" for the widely read journal Nature, AusHSI statistician Prof Adrian Barnett has called for a novel way to shift the focus from where academic research is published to what the research has actually found.
Prof Steven McPhail joins Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health Council
The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre has formed a Senior Academic Leaders Council, a national, cross-university network driving collaboration across digital health research and education.
Two AusHSI researchers awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants
AusHSI A/Prof Julie Marchant and A/Prof Peter Lazzarini have each received NHMRC Investigator Grants to pursue impactful research projects addressing some of Australia's greatest health challenges.
QUT unveils new virtual production film that depicts mass casualty event
A new QUT-made film commissioned by the Jamieson Trauma Institute presents the Institute’s vision of how trauma care and a mass casualty event in Queensland should be responded to in the future.
Dr Hannah Carter awarded National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator grant
Dr Hannah Carter has received a $637,040 NHMRC Investigator grant for the project: ‘Healthcare delivery at the end of life: economic methods to improve value for patients, carers and society’.
New Australian guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease
Led by Diabetes Feet Australia, A/Prof. Pete Lazzarini has Co-Chaired the development of new Australian guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease.
New recommendations for treating chronic cough aim to improve the health of 1 in 11 adults
Led by A/Prof Julie Marchant, the MJA has unveiled new recommendations for treating chronic cough, including conducting a thorough investigation of a patient’s history of chronic cough and ordering chest x-rays.
