My PhD project aims to develop a model of care that improves mental health service access for young people in rural and regional Queensland. Building on findings from The Bridging Study, I will analyse contextual factors affecting service delivery to inform co-construction of the care model in consultation with key stakeholders.
New research published in The BMJ has exposed the sheer scale of fake studies flooding cancer science. Working as a “scientific spam filter”, a new AI tool developed by Prof Adrian Barnett and colleagues identifies cancer research publications that are likely to have been produced by paper mills, organisations that mass produce fake research.
In December, MTPConnect, Lowitja Institute and AusHSI co-hosted a forum bringing together health researchers, Community and partner organisations from Round 3 TTRA-funded projects, together with government, philanthropic and other funders, to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research in diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The Powerful Pictures study has been recognised for transforming cardiac care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Far North Queensland, receiving the inaugural Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) Award at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Annual Scientific Meeting on 26 November 2025.
A new international study led by Dr Qing Xia and published in JAMA Surgery has found that bariatric surgery improves work productivity and employment rates in the short term—but these gains may not last beyond five years without targeted support.
Dr Bridget Abell, a Senior Research Fellow in implementation science at AusHSI, was presented with the Alan Goble Distinguished Service Award at the 2025 Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) Annual Scientific Meeting in August in Brisbane.
Recently joining AusHSI, Research Fellows Dr Angela Melder, Dr Kate Young and Dr Angela Byrnes recently sat down for a chat about health services innovation and what inspires them in their work.
A global Commission published in the Lancet, which involved more than 20 experts around the world including Prof Will Parsonage, has called on the medical profession to change the way it treats coronary artery disease – the most common form of heart disease – encouraging clinicians to shift the focus towards early prevention and cure.
Fraud happens in every area of life where there is money and prestige, including scientific research. There are sadly many people who are willing to fake research that fools peer reviewers, but eventually smells fishy when held up to post-publication scrutiny. Research fraud will never be eradicated, but we can reduce its influence with some relatively simple steps.
AusHSI researchers, Professor Anne Chang AM and Professor Adrian Barnett, have been announced as members of the NHMRC Research Committee for 2024 to 2027. AusHSI Adjunct Professor Ginny Barbour has been appointed to the NHMRC-Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Public Health and Health Systems Committee.
