As healthcare systems across Australia face increasing demand, workforce pressures and rising costs, there has never been a more important time to focus on delivering care that achieves the best possible outcomes for patients while making the most effective use of available resources. This was the focus of a recent Monash Partners Council and CEO meeting, where we were joined …
Dr Natasha Davidson Research Fellow/Clinician, Global and Women’s Health, Monash University Project title: Embedding equity in sexual and reproductive health clinical practice guidelines. Dr Natasha Davidson is a recipient of a Monash Partners Strategic Translation and Research (STAR) Clinician Fellowship. The program invests in emerging and mid-career clinical academics to support their career pathway development and train the next generation of …
One of the greatest opportunities in healthcare is our ability to learn from the care we provide every day. Across our health system, clinicians, researchers, consumers, quality teams and data specialists are working to improve care, generate new evidence and translate that evidence into practice. To support this work, I am pleased to share the release of the new …
What is BRaQ? Bridging Research and Quality (BRaQ) is a system-wide initiative designed to streamline, strengthen and standardise the way health services plan and deliver evaluation, improvement and data-driven research activities. This has included a range of works conducted across the sector since 2024, led by Monash Partners in collaboration with Melbourne Academic Centre for Health and Western Alliance Academic …
Dr Lisa Chen Senior lecturer, MACN Cardiac Stream Lead, BoN Honours Course Director, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University Project title: Same-day discharge following elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): A nurse-coordinated implementation study. Dr Lisa Chen is a recipient of a Monash Partners Strategic Translation and Research (STAR) Clinician Fellowship. The program invests in emerging and mid-career clinical academics …
Monash Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of four Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Clinical Theme Co-Leads, who will work alongside our Clinical Theme Leads to strengthen collaboration, support research translation and foster EMCR engagement across our partner organisations. The newly appointed Co-Leads are below. Edmond Kwan (Cancer) Clinician-scientist and medical oncologist at Eastern Health, leading translational research in cancer …
The release of the NHMRC Research Translation Strategy 2026-2030 is an important milestone for Australia’s health and medical research sector. As part of the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) network, Monash Partners welcomes the Strategy and its strong focus on accelerating the translation of research into improved health outcomes, stronger health systems and greater benefit for Australian communities. Importantly, the Strategy …
Monash Partners Council is pleased to welcome Vicky Peters as its inaugural First Nations Advisor to Council. A proud Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman, Vicky brings more than 20 years of experience across Aboriginal health, higher education and system reform. We spoke with Vicky about her journey, her priorities in the role, and her vision …
The launch of Australia’s first National Health and Medical Research Strategy 2026-2036 provides a clear, long-term vision for strengthening Australia’s health and medical research system. The Strategy aims to improve health outcomes through greater coordination, stronger partnerships, a sustainable research workforce and a more effective pathway from discovery to translation and implementation. As a member of the Australian Health Research Alliance …
Dr Marijke Mitchell from Monash Health is a recipient of the 2025 Early and Mid-Career Researcher Award for Leadership in Health Services Research. This award recognises early and mid-career researchers for excellence in their field. Marijke spoke to us about her research developing and evaluating scalable, evidence‑based training models and the significance of this award. Can you tell us …
