Researcher awarded $5 million by NHMRC for trial into post-surgery infection drug

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is used to reduce
 excessive bleeding. There is also evidence that
 TXA has immune-protective effects.

by Anne Crawford

Professor Paul Myles, Director of the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine in Central Clinical School and at The Alfred, has been awarded a $5.19 million Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies (CTCS) grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to conduct an international trial of a medication that could prevent infections after surgery.

Congratulations to 2019 ARC Discovery project CCS recipients Merlin Thomas and Kelly Wyres!

Dr Kelly Wyres

Professor Merlin Thomas

Congratulations to Central Clinical School's Professor Merlin Thomas and Dr Kelly Wyres on their Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grant awards! Read more about their grants below.

• Professor Merlin Thomas, Department of Diabetes group.
  Augmenting the activity of glyoxalase-1 to increase dicarbonyl clearance, $605,000 (2020-2022). ARC ID DP200101965
• Dr Kelly Wyres, Department of Infectious Diseases group.
  Unlocking the secrets of metabolic variation in a highly diverse bacterium. $515,322 (2020-2022) ARC ID DP200103364 

Video of the week: Profs Srikanth and Gabbe on how health data informs and personalises care

Clips from the video: Belinda Gabbe (left), Velandai Srikanth (right)

How can sharing digital health data improve care delivery and support health service sustainability?

With the rollout of MyHealthRecord and other digital health platforms, Australia could have a fully integrated health information system - giving health professionals access to the right information at the right time to ensure patients receive the best care possible. Watch Professors Velandai Srikanth (CCS) and Belinda Gabbe (SPHPM) explain: Video

Monash researcher honoured by national advocacy role

Associate Professor Christoph Hagemeyer (left)
and outgoing ASMR president Dr Roger Yazbek.
Follow @cehagemeyer, @TheASMR1 

by Anne Crawford

Monash University’s Associate Professor Christoph Hagemeyer has been elected president of the Australia Society for Medical Research (ASMR), the peak professional body representing all national health and medical researchers.

A/Prof Hagemeyer, who heads the NanoBiotechnology Laboratory at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD), took over the presidency at the ASMR’s recent National Scientific Conference in Perth in November.

Strategy for stroke prevention recognised by award for A/Prof Anne Abbott

Associate Professor Anne Abbott

Congratulations to Associate Professor Anne Abbott on how well she did in the 2019 Bond University Sustainability of Healthcare Awards! A/Prof Abbott was finalist in all five award categories (Health Literacy, Practice, Research, Education and Policy), and won the Policy Award for her nominated project, "Reimbursement indications for carotid revascularization procedures".

AMA Victoria President's Award for Prof John Wilson

Professor John Wilson AM with AMA Victoria 

president Associate Professor Julian Rait at the

23 Nov 2019 award ceremony.

Congratulations to Professor John Wilson AM on winning the 2019 Australian Medical Association (AMA) Victoria President’s Award. The award is a recognition by the AMA President of an outstanding contribution toward furthering the objectives of the AMA through advocacy.

Recent publications from Central Clinical School: 1-15 Nov 2019

Dr Trisha Peel is first author on a study

looking at antimicrobial prophylaxis in 

joint replacement surgery

Recent publications from Central Clinical School affiliated researchers in the following departments. This is not a comprehensive list:

• Diabetes
• Infectious Diseases
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
• Psychiatry: Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre
• Neuroscience
• Peninsula Clinical School
• Surgery & NTRI