{"id":12067,"date":"2025-05-15T16:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?page_id=12067"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:34:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/about","title":{"rendered":"About the AHRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container qh-basic-banner nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:1.2143rem;--awb-title-color:#008598;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"text-5\" class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"bcn_widget-2\" class=\"widget widget_breadcrumb_navxt\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to The Prince Charles Hospital.\" href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\" class=\"home\"><span property=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">About us<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 qh-basic-banner-abstract\"><p>Our vision is to enable people to live healthy, happy and productive lives away from the hospital setting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column rhs-col\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-2 fusion-content-widget-area qh-side-nav\" style=\"--awb-title-size:1.2143rem;--awb-title-color:#008598;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"nav_menu-2\" class=\"widget widget_nav_menu\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\"><div class=\"menu-lhs-research-ahrc-container\"><ul id=\"menu-lhs-research-ahrc\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-11971\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-11971\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\">Allied Health Research Collaborative<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-12077\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12077\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/about\">About the AHRC<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11974\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11974\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/members\">Members of the AHRC<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-12125\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/partners-and-funders\">Partners and Funders<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11973\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11973\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/projects\">Projects<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-11972\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11972\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/grant-recipients\">Grant recipients<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-12094\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12094\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/awards\">Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-12150\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/research\/ahrc\/get-in-touch\">Get in touch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Who are we?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12065\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12065\" class=\"wp-image-12065 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team.png\" alt=\"Allied Health Research Collaborative (AHRC) team\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team-225x150.png 225w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-team.png 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right (Dr Sara Winter, Dr Lisa Franks, Mr Perry Judd, A\/Prof Jack Bell, Dr Hannah Gullo, Prof Norm Morris, A\/Prof Peter Lazzarini)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Allied Health Research Collaborative (AHRC) is a thriving research group based at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) providing direct research support and leadership across allied health disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Our clinicians bring clinical insight integrated with the latest evidence to lead impactful, collaborative translational research dedicated to improving healthcare delivery and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is to enable people to live healthy, happy and productive lives away from the hospital setting. To achieve this, we bring together clinicians from Allied Health, Medicine and Nursing to help translate our research findings into clinical practice and strengthen the evidence base for hospital and integrated healthcare practice.<\/p>\n<p>We are also focused on building the research capability of clinical staff at TPCH, Metro North and across Queensland Health. Our research leaders and collaborators are recognised globally in their fields. We currently support over <strong>100 active research projects<\/strong> across areas including chronic lung disease, diabetes, dementia, heart failure, mental health, orthopaedics, paediatrics, palliative care, sleep, stroke, transplant\u00a0and traumatic brain injury. We actively collaborate with academic institutions, health services, and industry partners to co-create evidence-based solutions for better patient care.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column qh-content-card-light-grey\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3>Current partners include:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"columns: 2;\">\n<li>The Common Good<\/li>\n<li>Griffith University<\/li>\n<li>University of Queensland<\/li>\n<li>Queensland University of Technology<\/li>\n<li>University of Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Queensland Brain Injury Collaborative<\/li>\n<li>Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry<\/li>\n<li>RECOVER Injury Research Centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a researcher, clinician, or industry partner, we invite you to connect with us to explore new opportunities for impactful, clinical translational research . Together, we can drive innovation that helps people live healthier lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1 qh-callout\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#05214d;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:36px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<h2>Our Strategy<\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-thumbnail wp-image-12151 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"364\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-266x150.png 266w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-800x448.png 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info-1200x672.png 1200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ahrc-research-strategy-info.png 1430w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 649px; 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