Use of hospital resources for research
When hospital services are required in the course of a study, for routine or additional tests, a declaration needs to be signed by the relevant Resource Centre Manager.
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Biobank
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Imaging and Clinical Physiology Service
Biomedical Engineering
Contact
The Alfred
Phone: (03) 9076 5111 (8am - 4pm weekdays)
Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals
Phone: (03) 9076 6754 (8am - 4pm weekdays)
Biostatistical assistance
Cardiology Services
Clinical Trials Pharmacy
Data and Analytical Services
For registry approval, REDCap or Alfred Health Data warehouse
Contact
Bismi Jomon
Phone: (03) 9076 0167
B.Jomon@alfred.org.au
Emergency Services
For research involving Alfred Health Emergency (AHE)* patients, staff, resources, and/or environment, complete the AHE survey and and register the project for review by the AHE Research Committee.
*This applies to both the Emergency and Trauma Centre and the Sandringham Hospital Emergency Department.
AHE research registration survey
https://redcap.link/emergencyresearch
Contact
Carly Talarico
carly.talarico@alfred.org.au
General service request form
For services without a dedicated research request form.
Health Information Services
Information on access to medical records for research.
Intensive Care Unit Services
For research involving ICU patients or staff, conduct in the ICU environment and/or use of ICU resources, complete the unit survey and register the research for presentation at the ICU Research Meeting.
ICU survey
https://redcap.link/icuresearch
ICU Research Meeting registration
Professor Andrew Udy
a.udy@alfred.org.au
Lung Function Services
Nursing Services
Pathology and Anatomical Pathology
For information about pathology and anatomical pathology services, contact Pathology.
For research involving collection, testing or processing of blood or urine samples by the Pathology Department, complete and submit the Pathology request form.
For research involving current or past surgical, biopsy, cytology or autopsy specimens, complete and submit the Anatomical Pathology request form.
Performance Analysis and Clinical Costing Service
For patient level costing data.
Contact
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology
Complete the online radiology request form for all projects that include radiology, imaging and/or radiology reports.
Contacts
Radiology services
Helen Kavnoudias (h.kavnoudias@alfred.org.au)
Nuclear Medicine and PET services
Dr Martin Cherk (m.cherk@alfred.org.au)
Radiotherapy services
Robin Smith (r.smith@alfred.org.au)
Sleep Laboratory
Trauma Services
For research involving The Alfred major trauma patients, from trauma reception to discharge, and/or trauma patient data, submit an Expression of Interest to the Alfred Trauma Research Committee.
Contact
Jeffrey Gerobin, National Trauma Research Institute
J.Gerobin@alfred.org.au