RPH Cardiologist named scientist of the year

Professor Markus Schlaich was named WA Premier's Scientist of the Year for his pioneering research into hypertension. The joint research between Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia and the Royal Perth Research Foundation has led to significant advancements in blood pressure-lowering therapies.

EMHS dominates in FHRI grant round

The Smart Scheduling project seeks to streamline access to outpatient appointments by developing a tool to optimise booking review appointments. The pilot will be delivered within Royal Perth Hospital's Cardiology Department. 

HIVE lands spot in international journal

A paper published in the Healthcare journal describes the implementation of our 50-bed continuous remote monitoring service – known as Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) – for high-risk acute inpatients to allow timely intervention and support.

RPH haematologists to study response to cell therapies

Dr Collin Chin and his team are researching how a patient's immune cell fitness affects their response to cell therapies. They are investigating immune effector cell (IEC) therapies which harness the immune system to combat cancer cells. One such therapy is the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells, which involves genetically altering a patient's immune cells to recognise and destroy cancer.

High five! EMHS researchers recognised

These research projects are being funded by the Foundation's Nursing and Allied Health Grants to address critical healthcare challenges. 

• Exploring the patient's experience when allocated to an isolation room to manage multi-resistant organism (Gabriella Calleja)
• Improved Lung Function Testing for Transgender People (Finn Chilcott)
• Blending digital and clinician support to help people with chronic pain and mental health concerns (Dr Robert Schutze)
• Developing a way to measure if people are engaged in their rehabilitation in the ICU (Sheldon Walker)
• How well do children and adolescents who sprain their ankle or knee recover from injury (Dr Karen Richards)