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28 August 2025 / Alfred Health
Meet Professor of Nursing, Cancer Services, A/Prof Olivia Cook
Being diagnosed and treated for cancer is one of the most emotional experiences anyone can go through. And no one knows this better than Alfred Health/Monash University’s inaugural Professor of Nursing, Cancer Services, Associate Professor Olivia Cook.
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28 August 2025 / Alfred Health
New appointments mark exciting era for nursing at Alfred Health
“For the nursing students and graduates coming through now, it means they can see career pathways in practice, research, key policy, education and teaching. I think it’s brilliant what’s happening at Alfred Health.”
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Where are they now… Jason Pereira
In 2022, Jason Pereira won the Henrietta Law Memorial Prize for Best Novice Allied Health Research. Henrietta Law was a Physiotherapist at The Alfred for 18 years from 1988 and until her death in 2006. Henrietta was a great contributor to robust discussion about best practice and improving practical interventions for burn patients and she was a strong advocate for burn patients. We caught up with Jason to find out where he’s taken his research and what he’s up to now.
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Where are they now… Jack Edwards
The Alfred Research Alliance scientific abstract awards are a firm fixture in our research week calendar each year, showcasing the range of research conducted in our precinct and includes 25 research prizes ranging from junior, mid and senior level.
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17 June 2025 / Alfred Health
Lifesaving breakthrough for leukaemia patients
Leukaemia patients who undergo stem cell transplants may now be three times more likely to be cancer-free and avoid deadly complications post-procedure, thanks to a clinical trial led by clinicians at The Alfred.
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31 May 2025
Alliance collaboration leads to breakthrough for depression
Alliance researchers have opened the door to new avenues of research into the treatment of depression, after a clinical trial that used laughing gas to treat patients with severe depression had “beneficial and persistent antidepressant effects” on symptoms.
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20 May 2025 / Alfred Health/ Indigenous
Helping the health of the next generation
With over 700 clinical trials open across 20 clinical disciplines, we are one of Australia’s largest clinical trial providers.
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17 March 2025 / Deakin University/ Research
Mental state deterioration in hospitals
Nurses play a critical role in managing mental state deterioration (MSD) in acute hospital settings, yet challenges such as limited training, communication barriers, and inconsistent escalation pathways often hinder timely and effective care.
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Partner treatment key to curing bacterial vaginosis
Two Australian researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that explains why more than 50 per cent of women who receive treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) get it back again within three months.
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Alliance researchers awarded $42.9M in NHMRC grants
Congratulations to the researchers on The Alfred Precinct whose ground-breaking research projects received NHMRC funding recently.
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