Research Snapshot 2025

A new multi-site research project is working to improve health outcomes through increased cultural safety in emergency departments by partnering directly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers to redesign care experiences.

A new PhD project at Caboolture Hospital is set to address a critical gap in infection prevention and control for patients experiencing behavioural disturbances – one of the most vulnerable and complex cohorts in healthcare.

Caboolture Hospital research is reshaping how recovery after critical illness is measured - placing the voices of patients, families and clinicians at the centre of intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes.

Access to a non-invasive treatment for tooth decay is being expanded to children across north Brisbane.

A forward-thinking internship is building innovation and research capability, supporting succession planning and strengthening community health service development across the north of Brisbane and Moreton Bay.

An in-depth research review has uncovered some revealing opportunities to better support the management of patient’s use of multiple medications, particularly younger adults.

A successful research trial involving telehealth group exercise classes has improved access and patient outcomes for people aged over 65 being visited and cared for at home.

Early research on the Brighton Wellness Hub is demonstrating its valuable contribution to healthy ageing.

Researchers at Herston Biofabrication Institute and RBWH vascular surgeons are creating advanced highly realistic simulation models to enhance surgical planning and patient safety.

Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) researchers are paving the way for tech integration in healthcare using a new sensor boot in an ankle fracture treatment feasibility study.

A Queensland-based SMS support program is providing an innovative and accessible solution for individuals wanting to change their alcohol and drug use.

Metro North Mental Health clinicians have piloted a standardised protocol for patients receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), to ensure all patients receive the same high standard of care.

Metro North Mental Health clinicians have developed a resource to help adolescents cope with the mental and emotional challenges brought on by climate disasters.

Researchers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) have put a popular procedure to the test for people with severe allergies in a world-first clinical trial.

Professor Alison Mudge and her team at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) are leading research and action to improve hospital care for those with cognitive impairment.

A pioneering physiotherapy led research program at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and Griffith University is reshaping global understanding of joint pain.

A new study at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is developing nationally agreed best practice principles for weight-inclusive maternity care, aiming to help end discrimination based on weight and body size in maternity.

RBWH researchers have linked a fatal case of encephalitis with Trubanaman virus - likely the first time this Australian mosquito borne virus has been associated with human disease.

Redcliffe Hospital research is helping patients with musculoskeletal injuries receive care sooner in emergency departments.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.