Research Snapshot 2022

Researchers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and the University of Queensland (UQ) are trialing a new technology to help epilepsy patients find the best treatment for their condition sooner.

John Manwaring has been regrowing his own jawbone, thanks to an innovative new approach between Herston Biofabrication Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) plastic surgeons, and Singaporean company Osteopore.

Research led by nurses and midwives is the focus of a new showcase event at Redcliffe Hospital.

Emergency doctors may soon be able to rule out pulmonary embolism earlier without radiation risk thanks to new research from Caboolture Hospital.

An observational study at Caboolture Hospital is informing the use of vasopresser infusions for intensive care patients with shock.

Research into the wellbeing of healthcare workers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) during the COVID-19 pandemic aims to inform future policy and improvement initiatives when responding to crisis in the healthcare space.

Researchers at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) have successfully undertaken a world-first project to redesign the Intensive Care Unit environment to be more patient-centric and recovery focussed.

A research team from the Queensland Lung Transplant Service (QLTS) at The Prince Charles Hospital is investigating a possible treatment to slow the progression of a debilitating lung disease.

Nursing staff in The Prince Charles Hospital’s Rehabilitation and Acute Stroke unit are investigating how the implementation of an internationally recognised nursing quality improvement program is enhancing work processes and giving staff more time for patient care.

Researchers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) are working to make maternity care a safe place for all women, irrespective of their body size.

A trial of a novel self-management program for people with Parkinson’s Disease following intensive speech intervention is being delivered by a Speech Pathologist at The Prince Charles Hospital.

A cardiac research team at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is trialing an innovative treatment for patients suffering from a common heart valve disease, which prevents the need for open heart surgery.

A new world-first study will investigate the best approach to shoulder joint replacement surgery for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the shoulder.

A new toolkit is being developed to improve outcomes of rehabilitation following stroke, with input from researchers and clinicians at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).

A world-first surgery delivered by Metro North Health is paving the way for women globally requiring breast reconstruction with a safer alternative to silicone implants, leaving them with nothing but their own natural tissue within two years.

Metro North Health’s Jamieson Trauma Institute is continuing its work in electronic personal mobility device (ePMD) data collection and reform, ensuring e-scooter and e-bike injury data is captured across a network of hospital emergency department presentations.

Associate Professor Alka Kothari has been researching the role of fathers in obstetrics for nearly ten years. An obstetrician at Redcliffe Hospital, Dr Kothari is now concluding her PhD research on the role of fathers as consumers of obstetric and midwifery services.

Of the 27,000 Australians who survive a stroke each year, a third lose the ability to communicate effectively using language, a devastating condition called aphasia.