Deakin University
The Centre for Clinical Nursing Research located at Epworth Richmond is a collaborative partnership between the School of Nursing at Deakin University and Epworth HealthCare. The partnership focuses on the pursuit of clinical excellence and promotion of evidence based practice.
The Centre is led by Professor Mari Botti (pictured) and supported by a number of nurse researchers. The main focus of the Centre is to support nurse clinicians and students of graduate and higher degree programs that wish to pursue research questions that have a health focus.
At Epworth HealthCare nursing staff are encouraged and supported by management and staff from the Centre for Clinical Nursing Research, to be actively involved in the process of inquiry and research programs. Opportunities for multidisciplinary, clinically focused research across acute, rehabilitation and community settings are available for all staff. For more information please phone 03 9426 6565 or visit the website at www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/nursing/partnerships/epworth-web/index.php.
The University of Melbourne
Epworth HealthCare and The University of Melbourne are establishing an endowed Chair of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne.
The Chair will be principally located at Epworth Richmond, but will work with other Epworth campuses providing leadership in general surgery and clinical research. The Chair will support the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students in matters relating to general surgery, particularly in the rapidly advancing area of minimally invasive techniques.
The Chair of Surgery will head an academic Department of Surgery at Epworth. This will form part of the Department of The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital Clinical School which is part of The University of Melbourne, and will be responsible through the Clinical School for teaching of medical students and post graduate students.
The appointee to the Chair of Surgery will provide leadership and promote excellence in the discipline of general surgery and/or subspecialties as appropriate, and will develop effective teaching and research programs in this discipline.
As well as education and research, the Chair will provide a major clinical leadership role within Epworth, including key roles on hospital committees involved in policy and planning. The position is responsible for the supervision of major postgraduate research projects, particularly in clinical and translational research. This includes the preparation of research proposal submissions to external bodies and responsibility for the oversight of financial management of grants.
Monash University
Epworth Rehabilitation is involved in ongoing research into the outcome of patients with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and multi-trauma. The Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (formerly known as Bethesda Rehabilitation Research Centre) was created in 2000. Its aim is to conduct research into trauma rehabilitation with a view to reducing long term disability. This includes exploring factors which predict outcome and research into early intervention strategies.
In addition to the research conducted within the Research Centre, there are also numerous Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health staff involved in individual research projects, that are associated with their ongoing professional development and qualifications. For further information please phone 03 9426 8747.