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| Australian Health Research Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australian Health Research Alliance |
| Formation | 2020 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Region served | Australia |
Australian Health Research Alliance
The Australian Health Research Alliance is a national research translation network that connects clinical research centres, health services, and universities across Australia to accelerate translational research, improve patient safety, and inform health policy. It works with major institutions such as the National Health and Medical Research Council, Medical Research Future Fund, and state health departments to align research priorities with clinical needs, while collaborating with organisations like CSIRO, Australian Clinical Trials Alliance, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and leading universities including the University of Sydney, Monash University, and the University of Melbourne.
The Alliance was established to respond to recommendations from reviews of Australian health and medical research including the McKeon Review and the Wright Review that emphasized research translation through collaborations among entities such as the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Early formation involved partnerships between bodies like the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and the Flinders Medical Centre. Over time it expanded to incorporate networks associated with institutions such as St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Westmead Hospital, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Governance draws on expertise from boards and advisory groups featuring leaders affiliated with Australian Medical Association, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, and consumer bodies like the Consumer Health Forum of Australia. Executive management liaises with research offices at the University of Queensland, University of Western Australia, University of New South Wales, and specialist centres including the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research. External advisory links include representatives from Agency for Clinical Innovation, Health Translation South Australia, Sydney Health Partners, and international partners such as National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Funding streams include grants from the Medical Research Future Fund, project funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, and collaborations with philanthropic organisations like the Ian Potter Foundation, Beswick Family Foundation, and the Starlight Foundation. Partnerships extend to health services such as NSW Health Pathology, Queensland Health, SA Health, private healthcare providers like Ramsay Health Care, and corporate partners including Telstra Health and CSL Limited. The Alliance has supported competitive programs linked to bodies such as NHMRC Investigator Grants, ARC Linkage, and consortia like Australian Genomics and Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre.
Programmatic work spans clinical trial networks associated with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group, implementation science collaborations with Implementation Science Australia, quality improvement initiatives tied to Safer Care Victoria, and population health projects using data linkages provided by organisations like the AIHW and Centre for Health Record Linkage. Major initiatives have involved multisite trials with the ICON network, translational projects with Translational Research Institute, and precision medicine efforts connected to Sydney Local Health District and Melbourne Health. The Alliance facilitates rapid responses to public health emergencies alongside partners such as Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia), Australian Defence Force, and disease-specific networks including Cancer Council Australia and St Vincent’s Clinical School.
Outcomes include accelerated implementation of evidence from trials at centres like Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, reductions in hospital-acquired infection rates through programs linked with Monash Health, and improved clinical pathways adopted by networks such as Hunter New England Health and Alfred Health. The Alliance has supported policy briefs referenced by commissions like the Productivity Commission and reviews such as the Briggs Review. Economic evaluations have been conducted in collaboration with centres including the Health Economics Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen and domestic groups such as PHRU (Public Health Research Unit), informing resource allocation at state systems including Victorian Department of Health and NSW Ministry of Health.
Membership includes major centres and hospitals such as Royal Adelaide Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, John Hunter Hospital, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and research institutes including the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Garvan, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Bionics Institute, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, and university centres at University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Queensland, University of Western Australia, University of New South Wales, Griffith University, Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, La Trobe University, Flinders University, Bond University, James Cook University, Australian National University, and affiliated health districts including South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and Northern Sydney Local Health District.
Challenges include coordinating multisite governance across entities like state health departments and agencies including the Therapeutic Goods Administration and reconciling data sharing across custodians such as the AIHW and state-based data centres like the Centre for Victorian Data Linkage. Future directions emphasize stronger ties with international partners including the European Commission Horizon 2020 framework, expansion of precision medicine through collaborations with Genomics England and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, digital health scaling via Australian Digital Health Agency, and enhanced training with bodies such as the Australian Academy of Science and National Clinical Trials Governance Framework to embed research translation across hospitals such as Royal Hobart Hospital and networks like Health Translation New South Wales.
Category:Medical and health organisations based in Australia