For physiotherapist Associate Professor Michele Sterling, treating whiplash is all about thinking outside of the box.
The NHMRC-funded researcher, from UQ’s Centre for National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, is currently trialling a combination of dry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash sufferers.
Whiplash is a common term for sudden acceleration-deceleration forces on the neck as [...]
The survey of literacy ability in Australia carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2006 found that 52% of Australians aged 15-19 had a literacy level that was “insufficient to meet the complex demands of everyday life and work in the emerging knowledge-based economy”. Our NHMRC-funded research at Macquarie University seeks to address [...]
The George Institute for International Health conducts vital medical research focused on the fight against chronic disease and injury, which are the leading causes of death and disability in the world today. Through high-quality, large-scale research programs, the Institute provides vital evidence to guide crucial health decisions both within Australia and across the world.
The Schizophrenia Research Institute is the only national medical research institute solely dedicated to discovering the ways to prevent and cure schizophrenia. Established in 1996 as Australia’s first virtual medical research Institute, the organisation conducts and supports schizophrenia research in hospitals, universities and research institutes across the country and internationally. With approximately 60 employees and [...]
Researchers from Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research have developed a new approach to the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
The approach uses an antibody to preferentially target AML ‘cancer initiating cells’, and may also prove effective in treating other leukaemias with fewer side effects, [...]
The NSW Office for Science and Medical Research (OSMR) promotes growth and innovation in science and medical research, and supports and enhances the public profile of the sector to achieve better economic, technological, health and environmental outcomes for the people of NSW.
Nature and scope of activities
The OSMR works with the scientific, technological, health and medical [...]
The Master of Clinical Science (MClinSc) is a postgraduate research degree offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Adelaide. This degree, within the field of evidence-based healthcare supervised by staff of the Joanna Briggs Institute, aims to train students in research methodologies and techniques associated with evidence-based healthcare and in the [...]
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) was recently commissioned by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to conduct five (5) evidence reviews to provide the evidential base for the revision of national infection control guidelines for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the healthcare setting.
The project involved the conduct of a series [...]
The World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety recently commissioned the Joanna Briggs Institute to undertake a research project to address patient safety in developing countries and countries with economic transition.
Due to the nature of the health workforce and limited resources in developing countries these regions experience a significantly higher rate of adverse events [...]
The Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care commissioned a team from the Joanna Briggs Institute in March 2009 to conduct a review of the Australian and international literature regarding patient safety in primary care.
The purpose of the review was to “… summarise what is known about patient safety in primary care into [...]
