Research

All the training, tools and resources you need to develop health services research skills at a time and pace to suit you.

@research can support you to develop a training pathway suited to your needs, no matter where you are or what health services research experience you have.

An introduction to the @research initiative, supporting Health Services Research in regional Victoria

Events

The PANConnect intervention: A centralised nurse-led telehealth service to increase equity of access to specialist cancer nurses for regional patients with pancreatic cancer

22 May @ 12:30pm

Are we making it up as we go along? Co-designing a model of early referral to palliative care for regional cancer patients.

Webinar

ReViTALISE and Barwon Health: improving cancer outcomes for regional patients

Webinar

Building research in regional health services: a South West Victorian perspective.

“Health services research is concerned with the quality, effectiveness, efficiency and outcome of health care services by examining access, provision, organisation, cost and distribution of heath care.”

Professor Meinir Krishnasamy

“@research is aiming to improve access to education, improve expertise and foster networks for regional nurses, allied health professionals and doctors, leading to greater engagement in research in the workplace. In turn this will mean better health outcomes for regional Victorians who are affected by cancer.”

Associate Professor Craig Underhill

“Nursing research is so broad ranging from formal thesis research to a quality improvement project in a clinical space. Both have the potential to change practice which makes it so empowering to be part of.”

Sue Bartlett
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Grampians Health Ballarat

“With the expansion of health services research and clinical trials in regional Palliative and Supportive care services, we can provide our patients with excellent, quality and evidence-based care, that is equal to their metropolitan counterparts.”

Miriam Ferres
Palliative Care Doctor

“It is an exciting time to be a part of allied health oncology research, with allied health professionals playing an instrumental role in rapidly moving the needle in the delivery and evaluation of novel, impactful supportive and survivorship care research, improving the outcomes and day-to-day lives of those in our community affected by cancer.”

Catherine Williams
Senior Clinician Physiotherapist & Project Lead, Allied Health Clinical Trials Unit - Oncology (ACT-ONC), Barwon Health

Researcher Spotlight

Leah Lindrea-Morrison

About

Leah is a Yorta Yorta woman and Aboriginal Research Assistant and Steering Committee member for the Lotjpa Yapaneyepuk Initiative in the ReViTALISE project. Leah has worked with the local Aboriginal community in Education, Health, and Employment Services, and for The University of Melbourne on ASQ-STEPS for Measuring Aboriginal Child Development (Department of Paediatrics) and as Partnerships and Community Engagement Officer (Department of Rural Health). Leah successfully engaged with the community and service providers to organise health conferences, and bring Aboriginal perspectives and community led solutions, underpinned by cultural theories, to Aboriginal health and wellbeing. Leah is a member of several national and state reference groups. Leah understands the importance of equitable choices in Cancer for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

What drew you to research?

I wanted a change in my work and to try something different in an area that I’m passionate about. As an Aboriginal woman I have responsibilities to both my family, and within community. We need Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices who have lived experience to guide and lead research. I want our people to have equitable opportunities and access to healthcare, and I saw an opportunity to be an Aboriginal voice that influences the research. The phrase ‘Nothing about us without us’ captures it for me. It’s about community mob feeling safe and making sure that both Aboriginal voices are heard, and that people who are taking part in the research feel heard. Cultural limitations prevent non-Aboriginal people from being able to connect with community in a culturally effective way, which makes my role a critical one.