Adapting healthcare systems to shifting population demographics is crucial, especially given the global rise in the proportion of individuals aged 60 years and older—an upward trend expected to persist for the next few decades....
30 Emerging Researchers completed the three STaRR workshops 5 STaRR Emerging Researchers presented at the STaRR Showcase at the Western Alliance Symposium in Warrnambool 8 STaRR Emerging Researcher Grants awarded – 5 seed grant and...
Western Alliance year in review 2023 was another strong and positive year for Western Alliance. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our team members, member organisations and other partners, we made significant progress...
The inaugural Western District Health Service (WDHS) Improvement & Research event held in November 2023 was a great success. The event featured quality improvement project presentations, National Centre for Farmer Health presentations, and research presentations...
The 2023 Western Alliance Symposium, held in the beautiful city of Warrnambool, provided a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and forge new collaborations, while showcasing some of the fantastic research from across western Victoria....
STaRRlite aims to provide health practitioners including clinicians, program staff, and managers with some of the fundamental knowledge and skills to begin or support a team member to engage in a health research or quality...
Translating research into practice is critical to improving healthcare delivery in rural and regional settings however, it does not happen organically. There is increasing recognition of the need to build the capacity and capability of...
Congratulations to Dr Olivia King (pictured) and the STaRR team for their excellent work featured in a new publication describing their evaluation of research translation mentoring for emerging clinician researchers in rural and regional health...
Western Alliance is committed to building research in western Victoria and supporting the translation of research findings into healthcare. Central to this commitment is the Western Alliance Supporting Translation of Research in Rural and Regional...
The Western Alliance funded CReW (COVID-19 & Regional Health Staff Wellbeing) Study team led by Michael Field, Olivia King, Laura Alston and colleagues have released an important paper looking into the factors impacting Victorian rural...
