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Monash Health Message from the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive We are delighted to present the 2017 Monash Health Translational Precinct (MHTP) Research Report. The report highlights the outstanding achievements of Monash Health’s researchers and clinicians, together with our MHTP partners. This was a remarkable year for MHTP, with 1171 active research projects under way. From world-first oncology trials such as those lead by Dr Ben Markman and a world-first study in pre-term infants led by Professor Euan Wallace – our research offers hope to many patients and families facing seriou illness. The title of this report reflects our commitment to collaborative research with our key research partners, the Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University. Clinical trials are a major component of Monash Health’s research profile and present an opportunity for consumers to access the latest technology, advancements and access to increased resources in terms of monitoring, follow up and positive lifestyle interventions. This is facilitated through the state-of-the-art Monash Health Clinical Trials Centre, which opened in December 2015. The calibre of our work has been acknowledged by our funding success, with more than $15.3 million in National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) funding awarded to Monash Health and our MHTP partners in 2017. In addition, we secured more than $20 million in funding for commercially-sponsored clinical trials by leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Leadership is a key component of driving outstanding research, leading to excellent patient outcomes. Research leadership is supported by Professor Erwin Loh, as the Executive Director for Research and Professor Bill Sievert, Clinical Research Director and the Monash Health Research Council, who represent research across Monash Health and our partners. Monash Health is also a major partner in the Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre (MPAHSC), a group of eight independent, worldclass providers of health services, research and education in Melbourne’s south east. We were pleased to lead an application to the NHMRC for this centre to be recognised as one of a limited number of national Academic Science Centres. Our research is reliant on the participation of patients, volunteers and carers, who dedicate their time for the benefit of future healthcare outcomes. We are very grateful for their contribution. We would like to thank all of the patients, volunteers and carers who partner with us and look forward to our work contributing to better outcomes for all. We could not be prouder of our clinicians and researchers and their wonderful work of discovery and innovation. Andrew Stripp Chief Executive, Monash Health Barbara Yeoh, AM Chair, Board of Directors 06
Research Report 2017 Message from the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Clinical Research At Monash Health, our ambition is to be a leading academic health science centre, a place where our patients can have the opportunity to participate in, and be direct beneficiaries of, cutting edge medical research and clinical trials. We cannot do this without our talented biomedical scientists, clinician-researchers, and academics from a range of health professional backgrounds, all of whom have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of research excellence, for the benefit of patient care. We do not carry out research in isolation – clinical research is a team sport, and we are privileged to be able to partner with Monash University and the Hudson Institute of Medical Research to form the Monash Health Translation Precinct. Here we work in practically every clinical specialty and age group; from neonatology through Monash Newborn, women’s health via Monash Women’s, paediatric research in our Monash Children’s Hospital, and aged care and palliative care research; but there is research activity in all the medical disciplines, from MonashHeart to Monash Imaging, and beyond. We have strong and productive nursing and allied health research departments that have links with a range of other universities, and the research being carried out extends from benchtop, laboratory-based discovery research, clinical research, clinical audit and quality assurance, clinical trials of all phases; to translational research that encompasses implementation science, health services research and population and public health research. The key strength of Monash Health is the breadth and width of the clinical care we provide. Our wide range of clinical research activities use evidence-based, best practice treatments to improve the health of the community we serve. This vision to lead in clinical research is fully supported by the Monash Health Board and Executive, and forms a major part of our new strategic plan for the next five years. At Monash Health, we intend to relentlessly pursue excellence in clinical research for the benefit of our patients and our community, and we are glad to be able to partner with our staff and our consumers to see this vision come to reality into the future. As Neil Armstrong said: “Research is creating new knowledge” – let’s create this new knowledge together. Professor Erwin Loh Chief Medical Officer, Monash Health 07
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