Data Driven Healthcare Improvement and Infomatics

A Monash Partners data committee across all partners and the PHN’s has held several multi-organisational, multidisciplinary Data forums and priorities have been developed. The group will focus on improving data quality, harmonisation and linkage to optimise and align electronic health and primary care and population health data, enable research and ultimately drive health care improvement. Professor Jim Buttery leads this work. If you would …

Strategic planning process

A key priority over the next six months is developing the strategic plan for Monash Partners. We are partnering with Dr Lewis Atkinson from Haines Centre for Strategic Management with the first step being a half day workshop with the Monash Partners Executive including Theme and Discipline leads held on July 24 to undertake a SWOT analysis, review structure and progress, strategic …

Accredited Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training

Monash Partners have recently endorsed a policy to have all involved in interventional clinical research, trained in an accredited ICH GCP research training program. The Partners fund this and it is provided in house at no individual charge, regularly at the AMREP and MHTP and once per year at other partner campuses. This activity is provided by Monash University and …

Monash Partners receives Federal Government investment

In May, the Federal Government announced an investment of AUD $10 million to support rapid transformational research across Australia’s leading AHRTCs accredited by the NHMRC. As part of this formative investment Monash Partners will receive more than AUD $2 million to support translational research projects responsive to needs of communities, health providers and health services to deliver direct clinical benefit. These projects …

Theme and Discipline update

Monash Partners is organised around clinical themes and platforms which link clusters of specialisation across our Partner sites. Over the past year, our Themes and Platforms have been revitalised through new leadership, the formation of Steering Committees and collaborative partnership-wide forums exploring how we can work together to enhance research, education and clinical care. A musculoskeletal grouping is being explored and other opportunities may include healthy ageing and chronic …