News / Alfred Health

Nursing research continues to drive advancements in patient care, shaping the future of healthcare through innovation and evidence-based practice. Each year, we award two prestigious nursing prizes to researchers on the precinct who have had their work recognised and published in medical and/or scientific journals. The prizes were established to recognise high-impact and original research that is conducted on this campus.

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

With over 700 clinical trials open across 20 clinical disciplines, we are one of Australia’s largest clinical trial providers.

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.

More than one million Victorians will benefit through the formation of the new Bayside Health (working title) – a voluntary merger between Alfred Health, Peninsula Health and Kooweerup Regional Health.

Victorian cancer patients receiving immunotherapy are set to benefit from new research which has potential to improve treatment outcomes while at the same time reducing unwanted side effects.