Research Snapshot 2021

The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Rehabilitation Engineering Centre and Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI) are working in partnership to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries for people who use wheelchairs.

Researchers at Metro North Health’s Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) are tackling electric Personal Mobility Devices (ePMDs) injuries head-on, with a large-scale data collection exercise set to inform further legislative reform to keep people safe.

New work at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is investigating how different treatment options can improve long term outcomes for bone marrow transplant patients.

A promising trial of virtual reality (VR) technology involving patients with an acquired brain injury is helping to develop innovative new speech pathology therapies.

Redcliffe Hospital's new Deadly RED Emergency Department pathway is being evaluated using 'research yarning' as a culturally adapted research methodology that more effectively engages with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

Herston Biofabrication Institute’s Cancer Care program is directly assisting Metro North Health patients, with its 3D printed devices being used to improve patient care outcomes in radiation dose accuracy and comfort.

Researchers at TPCH are investigating the possibility that a North Queensland rainforest tree may hold the key to treating and reversing lung fibrosis, a serious life-threatening disease causing scarring in the lungs.

A suite of clinical trials in Intensive Care Medicine across Queensland will soon commence from a new digital base being set up at Caboolture Hospital.

Research at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital is looking into the role of advanced echocardiography in myocardial infarction (heart attack) patients and how it can be used to evaluate the risk of adverse outcomes in the future. Through identifying patients most at risk, preventative treatment can be provided – helping patients live longer, healthier lives.

A new nursing and midwifery research professorial position is strengthening Redcliffe Hospital's emerging research culture.

A research study into an innovative patient-centred model of meal delivery implemented at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has shown positive results for improved patient nutrition, reduced food costs, and increased patient satisfaction.

Community-based healthcare research has been given a huge boost with the establishment of a dedicated Innovation and Research Centre at Community and Oral Health.

Metro North Health, in partnership with The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC) have developed a new aphasia treatment program called CHAT (Comprehensive High-Dose Aphasia Treatment).

A study observing the benefits and burdens of outpatient colonoscopy in older and frailer patients is being delivered by staff from gastroenterology departments at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH).

New research at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital is investigating ways to improve nutritional care before, during and after head and neck cancer surgery, including for patients who have undergone trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS).

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