Ageing

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A before and after study assessing the efficacy of a standardised hip fracture pathway in a tertiary trauma hospital	Prof Kwang Lim	Medicine and Radiology
Adipocytes as Weapons of Bone Destruction: The bone as a War Zone	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
AgeHAPPY: Healthy Ageing Project Population Youth-senior	Principal investigator Professor Cassandra Szoeke Study coordinator Monique Stagnitti	Medicine and Radiology
An exploration of the experience of care at the end of life for patients with a history of illicit drug use: A qualitative medical record review	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology
Analysis of Synovial Fluid and Peripheral Blood Samples from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Using Patients with Osteoarthritis as Controls	A/prof Keith Lim	Medicine and Radiology
Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: from data to algorithm and real-world application	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Artificial intelligence system to detect eye and cardiovascular diseases	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Assessment of the Falls and Fractures Prevention Clinic as the Most Effective Setting toReduce Falls and Fractures in High-Risk Older Persons: A Care Program Assessment	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Associations Between Sarcopenia, Intramuscular Fat, Mental/Physical Function and Brain Atrophy: An Imaging and Machine Learning Approach	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Balance Gym for Falls Prevention in Older Adults	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Characterization of Osteosarcopenia in Older Persons: A Bench to Bedside Approach	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Circulating Osteogenic Precurors: Building Bone from Blood	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Cognitive training for behavioural and psychological symptoms in young onset dementia	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs	Psychiatry
Core Outcomes in Menopause	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dendritic cell cutaneous egression in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection	Associate Professor John Hayman	Clinical Pathology
Diet and Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine and Radiology
Effective relationships in dementia community care: Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (the PITCH project).	Dr Anita Goh	Psychiatry
Effects of anticholinergic medications in hospitalised older patients discharged from geriatric rehabilitation wards	Professor Elizabeth Manias	Medicine and Radiology
Effects of inappropriate medication use in frail older patients discharged from geriatric rehabilitation wards	Professor Elizabeth Manias	Medicine and Radiology
Elucidating the functional roles of CCL17 in obesity-associated osteoarthritis	Dr Adrian Achuthan	Medicine and Radiology
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Evaluating information resources for women considering elective egg freezing	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Evidence-Based Practice in the Management of Glaucoma Suspects	Dr Zhichao Wu	Surgery
Field tests for evaluation and prognostication in interstitial lung disease	Dr Yet Hong Khor	Medicine and Radiology
Genotype and Phenotype Characterisation Human Circulating Osteo-Progenitor (COP) Cells	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
How do bone marrow microenvironments regulate B lymphocyte production?	Professor Louise Purton	Medicine and Radiology
Implementation of a Virtual Reality sensory room in a sub-acute ward for people living with dementia with behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD)	Dr Anita Goh	Psychiatry
Improved early diagnosis of eye diseases by integration of retinal photography and artificial intelligence to build an opportunistic screening service in metro, regional and remote primary care settings	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
In Vivo Tibiofemoral Biomechanics in Healthy Adults During Functional Activity	Dr Hans Gray	Surgery
INDIGO Study: physical activity and goal-setting intervention for sedentary older adults at risk of cognitive decline	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Influenza and other respiratory viruses	Research Group Leader Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan	Infectious Diseases
Investigating the relationship between fat, bone and muscle	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Let's CHAT Dementia	A/Prof. Dina LoGiudice	Medicine and Radiology
Lifestyle for Healthy Ageing	Dr Alexandra Gorelik	Medicine and Radiology
Marrow Adipose Tissue Functions: Studying Lipotoxicity in Hip Replacement Candidates	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Mid-Life Determinants of Health in Older Age	Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine and Radiology
Mid-Thigh Bone and Muscle Mass Measurements as an Assessment Tool for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis/penia, Sarcopenia and Osteosarcopenia: A Longitudinal Validation Study	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Molecular Oncology	Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Multimedia (MyStay) Intervention for managing patient experience (MIME) following total hip replacement surgery: a cluster randomised trial.	Ms Jo McDonall	Surgery
Multimodal imaging measures to improve dementia diagnosis	Dr Vijay Venkatraman	Medicine and Radiology
Multimorbidity and ageing women	Dr Alexandra Gorelik	Medicine and Radiology
New methods for investigating bone muscle and fat mass using 2D DXA images to predict performance, risk of falls and fractures	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Olfactory-focused cognitive training	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs	Psychiatry
Osteosarcopenia as a Geriatric Syndrome	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Osteosarcopenia assessment in resource-limited settings	Dr Jesse Zanker	Medicine and Radiology
Osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults attending the Falls and Fracture Clinic	Prof Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Osteosarcopenia in Older Adults Attending a Fracture Liaison Service	Dr. David Scott	Medicine and Radiology
Palliative Nexus	Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology
Pathology begins in the cells: Studying lipotoxic stress generated from adipocytes in bone and muscle cell cultures	A/prof Damian Myers	Medicine and Radiology
POPS (proactive care of older people undergoing surgery)	Prof Kwang Lim	Medicine and Radiology
Pre-clinical Analysis of Effects of Lamin A Overexpression on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Myocytes	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Predicting Disability and Frailty in Older Persons: The Western Osteosarcopenia and Frailty (WOSF) Study	Prof Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Quantitative imaging in dementia	Prof Patricia Desmond	Medicine and Radiology
Quantitative Measure of Effusions	A/Prof Keith Lim	Medicine and Radiology
RAndomised trial to imProve the quality of lIfe of people with Dementia (RAPID)	Principal Researcher rofessor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Refining the comprehensive geriatric assessment	Prof. Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology
Regulation of blood cell production by endothelial cell-derived retinoic acid receptor gamma	Professor Louise Purton	Medicine and Radiology
Research at Epworth	Professor Richard de Steiger
Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina	A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery
Social and physical activities in ageing women	Dr Jesse Zanker	Medicine and Radiology
Synovial Knee Arthritis Research (SKAR)	Professor John Hamilton	Surgery
Synthesising, dismantling and optimising cognitive interventions	Dr Amit Lampit	Psychiatry
Taking the “Guesswork” Out of Glaucoma Clinical Management with Novel Imaging	Dr Zhichao Wu	Surgery
The Correlation between Knee Effusions and Clinical Presentation in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis	A/Prof Keith Lim	Medicine and Radiology
The Impact of Inflammation-Driven Cancers on Immune Ageing	Prof David Ritchie	Medicine and Radiology
The relationship between cognitive impairment seen in chronic mental illness and dementia - what can mortality information tell us?	Dr Samantha Loi	Psychiatry
The Stand Up & Go Study: Physical activity and sitting time reduction program for older community members	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Treatment outcome in older lung cancer patients: does the biological age predict it?	Prof. Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology
Use of tools to detect medication related problems in emergency departments	Professor Elizabeth Manias	Psychiatry
Using Artificial Intelligence to improve the diagnostic predictions of corneal topography machines for Keratoconus subjects	Dr Srujana Sahebjada	Surgery
Using Marrow Adipose Tissue to Diagnose Osteoporosis and Predict Fragility Fractures	Professor Gustavo Duque	Medicine and Radiology
Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Monitor Physical Activity in Older Adults Undergoing Exercise Interventions for Falls	Dr David Scott	Medicine and Radiology
Vascular remodeling in patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans infection and its effect on wound healing	Associate Professor John Hayman	Clinical Pathology
Your Muscles Matter – The Sarcopenia Study	A/Prof Alan Hayes	Medicine and Radiology

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