Critical Care

Research in Critical Care integrates the cross-cutting disciplines of emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care to influence policy and practice for improved safety, quality, and cost effectiveness of caring for the critically ill.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
7-SIGMA Study Principal Investigator Dr Lachlan Miles
Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Professor and Head, APPMU; Director, Melbourne Clinical and Translational Science Research Platform (MCATS) David Story
Critical Care
ASAP Study Professor David Story
Asia Pacific Research Accelerator (APRA) Program Professor Mingguang He
Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society Professor Mingguang He
Capturing Xenon: an exploration of the chemistry required to capture Xenon gas Dr. Steven McGuigan
Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Alistair Royse
Chewy Trial Principal Investigator Dr Jai Darvall
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Management of people with Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice Project Leader Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
Clinical Ethics Study Principal Investigator Professor George Braitberg AM
Cultural Respect Encompassing Simulation Training (CREST) Project Leader Dr Phyllis Lau
DAEUM Study Head of Research Program Professor David Story
Development of an automated web-based screening system for eye diseases Professor Mingguang He
Emergency and Medicine Professor and Deputy Head, Department of Critical Care; Emergency Medicine Lead George Braitberg AM OStJ
Critical Care
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan
Focused cardiac and lung ultrasound in clinical care Co-Director Professor Colin Royse
Fostering Health: Examining health care systems for children and young people in Out-of-Home Care
GiRAF Trial Dr Raymond Hu
The glycaemic effects of the administration of antenatal glucocorticoids in pregnant women with and without diabetes Shane Hamblin
Guangzhou Twin Eye Study Professor Mingguang He
Healthcare Environmental Sustainability Lead Chief Investigator Associate Professor Forbes McGain
icuRESOLVE Principal Investigator Associate Professor Kimberley Haines
Improving Kidney Outcomes for Critically Ill Patients with Vasodilatory Shock Principal Investigator Dr Emily See
Intensive Care Medicine Professor and Deputy Head of Department; Lead Intensive Care Medicine Adam Deane
Critical Care
Irani Thevarajan Principal Fellow Irani Thevarajan
Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research Director, JECEMR Professor Anne-Maree Kelly
Let's talk about medical research: research equity for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) patients Robyn Woodward-Kron Critical Care
Malaria and Immunology Research Group Leader Associate Professor Siddhartha Mahanty
Management of acute decompensated heart failure in inpatients with diabetes Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci
Mindfulness, cognitive processes and coping in chronic illness: insights from a study of joint replacement surgery Professor Peter Choong
MINS Study Dr Justin Nazareth
MUM SIZE Study Head of Research Program Professor David Story
NATO Study Principal Investigator Dr Lachlan Miles
New genes and treatments for inherited renal disease Project Lead Prof Judy Savige
Jennifer Philip Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip
Placental Stem Cells Deputy Head of Research, Director Head of the Stem Cell Laboratory Dr Bill Kalionis
Point of Care Ultrasound Simulation Education Dr David Canty
POISE-3 Trial Principal Investigator Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS
Postoperative Quality of Recovery Co-director Colin Royse
Preterm Labour Senior Research Fellow Dr Harry Georgiou
PROMPT BOLUS Study Paediatrics
RedOX Survey Principal Investigator Dr Megan Allen
Research projects
REVISE Principal Investigator Professor Adam Deane
RoBiN (Risk of Breast Neoplasia): An acceptability and feasibility study of personalised screening Lead Researcher Dr. Dulashi (Anna) Withanage Dona

ROCKet Trial Principal Investigator Professor Philip Peyton
ROSELLA Study: Implementation of risk-stratified population screening for Australia’s most common cancers Research Lead Dr. Sibel Saya,

Sympathetic Autonomic Dysfunction and the risk of Hypotension After Surgery Principal Investigator Dr Ned Douglas
SCRIPT Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial utilising a genomic test as an intervention providing personalised bowel cancer screening information Trial Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,

Shivani Pasricha Dr Shivani Pasricha
SMARTERScreen: A Randomised Controlled Trial based on evidence from SMARTScreen utilising SMS messages to prompt patients overdue with bowel cancer screening Trial Coordinator Ms Anna Wood,

SNAKE Study Principal Investigator Associate Professor Bill Nimo
SNAP3 Study Principal Investigator Tom Poulton
SNaPP Study Principal Investigator Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS
Student Engagement and Experience Professor Clare Delany
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TARGET Protein Principal Investigator Professor Adam Deane
The Arthroplasty and Bariatric Surgery (ABS) Study: a randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding prior to total knee arthroplasty Professor Peter Choong
The CASSOWARY Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial of the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of a multi-cancer polygenic risk score in general practice Research Fellow Dr. Sibel Saya,

The Diamond Cohort Study
The ENCORE Study Dr Julia Dubowitz
The fear of medical error: A growth mindset approach to ‘second victim’ support Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Medical School and Professor, Melbourne Business School Professor Jill Klein
The IDEAL Care Trial: IDEntifying Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Primary Care National Trial Coordinator Ms Eliza Smislja
The MARKA Study: Maximum Acceptable Risk of complication in total Knee Arthroplasty Dr Michelle Dowsey
They do tell you a lot. Supporting staff who support Medical Students Associate Professor Eleanor Flynn
Transoesophageal echoardiography in cardiac surgery Co-director Colin Royse
TRICS-IV Trial Principal Investigator Professor David Scott
Ultrasound Education Group Co-director Professor Colin Royse
Co-director Professor Alistair Royse
University of Melbourne Hospital Sustainability Toolkit
VAPOR-C Trial Principal Investigator Professor Bernhard Riedel
Virtual Reality Surgery Simulation Professor Stephen O'Leary
Ways of Thinking and Ways of Doing (WoTWoD) - An Indigenous Cultural Respect Program in General Practice Project Leader Dr Phyllis Lau
Web-based automated vision testing for cataract surgery outcome monitoring Professor Mingguang He
WeHELP Study Principal Investigator Professor David Story
ZOC-BHVI High Myopia Cohort Study Professor Mingguang He

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