Life comes full circle

When Dr Shyamsundar Muthuramalingam joined a clinical trial in 2018 as a person living with kidney disease, he could not have imagined that years later he would be working in a regional health service conducting that same trial.

The rigor of regulation – getting research ‘right’

Doctor and patient go through teletrial

Australia has human research regulation to ensure research has scientific merit, is ethically acceptable and is well supported to succeed by the responsible institution -– ultimately protecting the rights of the participant.

Many ‘firsts’ to celebrate for Barwon Health Victoria

Camperdown resident Graham Henderson is Barwon Health’s first teletrial participant. Mr Henderson is taking part in the BoneZone study, which aims to understand changes in bone mineral density in critically ill patients who have been admitted to intensive care.