New medications are extending the lives of people with cystic fibrosis, opening a new field of research into the best way to treat over 65s with the condition and support quality of life.

Can virtual reality help intensive care patients mobilise early? That’s the question researchers at The Prince Charles Hospital are asking to support patient recover.

Dietitians at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) are exploring whether targeted nutritional interventions improve outcomes for patients undergoing antifibrotic therapy.

Researchers are developing a new machine learning tool to support emergency department triage.

Pressure injuries remain a persistent and often underestimated complication in adult cardiac patients, causing physical and emotional distress and increasing the patient’s length of stay in hospital.

Clinical Nurse Researcher Claire Wilson and Preclinical Research Lead A/Prof Gianluigi Li Bassi from the Critical Care Research Group are the 2025 recipients of a scholarship and a fellowship from Metro North Health.

Assessing a person with TBI’s abilities in hospital rehabilitation can be challenging. Lead researcher Dr Emmah Doig, STARS Education and Research Alliance (SERA) is investigating the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) as a potential solution.

STARS Physiotherapy Conjoint Research Fellow Dr Niru Mahendran is partnering with past rehabilitation consumers, health professionals and rehabilitation stakeholders to co-design an action plan that hopes to improve access to and quality of rehabilitation services.

A Redcliffe Hospital clinic is supporting patients experiencing Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) while also advancing research in what remains a relatively new field of study in Australia.