Research at Peninsula Health
The research conducted at Peninsula Health embraces clinical, laboratory and public health. The integration between research and clinical care, the collaboration across specialties and disciplines, results in enhanced research and better health care for our extended community.
The majority of Peninsula Health's research is conducted at Frankston Hospital, which includes a major psychiatric unit. However staff at Rosebud Hospital, Mt Eliza and Rosebud Aged Care facilities and the Rehabilitation units are also conducting important and valuable research.
Frankston Hospital is a major tertiary teaching hospital providing services in almost all major specialty areas. In parallel with this has been growth in medical unit specialisation in the broadest sense and, accompanying this, growth in research within multiple diverse areas.
Much of the research undertaken at Peninsula Health is clinically based but there is also some basic science research, data based research and clinical trial research contributing to multi-centre trials both national and international, particularly in the area of cancer.
Clinical and data based research dove-tails into other important hospital activities such as audit, continuing medical education, quality assurance, improvement programmes and clinical risk management and often leads to changes in clinical practice, with improved outcomes and efficiency. Recognition of alignments in these areas is important, and the role of clinical research in providing evidence-based guidelines for management of patients is critical. Much of the research undertaken provides examples of the importance of this translational research; that is the application of clinical research findings to clinical practice.
The notable features of much of the research are the collaborative nature between multiple disciplines and the support of young investigators, especially registrars. Clinical research is an important skill for all trainee registrars to learn and it is apparent that this is being provided in a major way at Peninsula Health. This research now has the opportunity of being presented on an annual basis at the Peninsula Health Registrars Research Prize which is held annually in November.
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Last Updated 17.11.2006 | Authorised: Peninsula Health