The highlight of the 2024 Research Awards Day was the Bryant Stokes Oration, which was delivered by Professor Anna Nowak, on "Symbiosis: The Vital Dialogue Between Healthcare and Academia."

The RPH Research Foundation is proud to support the Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) service and some of the important research being conducted through HIVE.

A new study has found that although support given by nurses over the phone to caregivers of older adults reduced their stress levels, it did not improve their health-related quality of life.

This Award is named in honour of Professor Doreen McCarthy AM, former Director of Nursing at Royal Perth Hospital, who was a champion for nursing research and instigated many initiatives aimed at promoting nurses as researchers and research into nursing practice.

On Friday 18 October, the RPH Research Foundation held its annual Research Awards Day at the Westin.

The Professor Lyn Beazley AO Emerging Leader Award aims to recognise and support early career researchers who have demonstrated exceptional promise and dedication in their scientific or clinical research endeavours.

This award recognises the Senior Researchers dedicated to nurturing and guiding the next generation of researchers, nominated by the early career researchers who they are supporting through their research journey.

The RPH Research Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Research Innovation and Impact Grants. 2024 Research Innovation and Impact Grants are a Program of the Western Australian (WA) Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and the RPH Research Foundation.

Falls prevention is becoming increasingly important as Western Australia’s population continues to age. At the recent RPH Research Foundation Community Health Talk, Professor Anne-Marie Hill, Senior Principal Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, delivered an informative session sharing research insights to help prevent falls and promote healthy ageing.

At 47 years old, Guy Mitchell, a Western Australian cook, found himself in a situation he never expected—fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH).

RPH Research Foundation’s Dobney Chair in Clinical Research, Professor Markus Schlaich, has been announced as the joint Scientist of the Year in the Premier’s Science Awards 2024.