Allied Health
The Allied Health Research team aims to support clinicians with an interest in research or a burning question, expand pathways to integrate research into practice, build upon a research skillset amongst clinicians in areas such as data collection, survey design and analysis as well as raise awareness of allied health research within Northern Health and beyond.
The Allied Health Research team comprises of the Professor of Allied Health, Allied Health Research Lead, Senior Allied Health Research Officer and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow amongst other researchers, each in partnership with La Trobe University.
Support available:
- Support regarding study design and developing research projects with a clinical question
- Assistance with ethics submissions
- Data appraisal, analysis and evaluation (qualitative and quantitative)
- Grant submissions
- Advice regarding career pathways and opportunities
- Delivery of staff in-training and workshops annually
- Stepping into Research program
- CARE fellowship
- Professional development sessions annually (see LMS hub or AH Research Newsletters for details)
- Platform to raise awareness projects, presentations and other relevant information via quarterly allied health research newsletter
Allied Health Research Clinic
The clinic is available to allied health clinicians to book an appointment and seek research advice/plan their research project and ideas. Two experienced allied health researchers or more are generally present to assist with your research project design or question.
Allied Health Quarterly Newsletter
The team publish quarterly newsletters, providing updates on grants, key projects, conferences attended and upcoming and current discipline research representatives. Newsletters are accessible via this repository
To stay up to date with Allied Health Research, the team publish quarterly newsletters accessible via this repository:
Allied Health Research Report
The Allied Health Research Team are pleased to present the Allied Health Research Report 2025, showcasing the significant growth and remarkable achievements of the team over the past year. This report highlights the commitment to advancing allied health research and improving patient care through evidence-based practice.
Key highlights from the report are:
Contact us
To find out more or for any queries, please contact the Allied Health team at
Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Medicine Team, led by Associate Professor Joe Rotella, is proud to showcase their research achievements across 2023-2024. This report provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of research outputs from the team and their drive in advancing emergency medicine research at Northern Health.
For NH staff interested in finding out more, please visit here.
Nursing and Midwifery
Nurses and midwives are at the forefront of patient care and have unique insights into clinical issues and challenges. Research led by nurses and midwives is essential for advancing nursing/midwifery practice, addressing healthcare disparities and inequities, improving patient care outcomes, and contributing to the broader field of healthcare through evidence-based practices and innovations.
At Northern Health, we are looking to build on the interest and create avenues towards growing nurse/midwife-led research. For Northern Health staff interested to find out more, please visit here.
