RPH Research Foundation

We recently attended the Connect Vic Park Open Day, where Prof @amhill_physio from @UWAresearch and her team recruited participants for their new research program, ‘CONNECT 50+ Healthy Ageing for Midlife and Beyond’. Click here to read more: rphresearchfoundation.org.au/research-impac…

We are thrilled to kick off our 2023 Food for Thought Seminar series last week, featuring @dr_adil_rajwani as our first speaker of the year presenting on the topic “Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) in Myocardial Research”. Watch it on-demand here: bit.ly/fft-mar23-on-d…

Unveiling our 40th Anniversary logo! This year we are celebrating 40 years of funding research for better health. We look forward to celebrating this milestone anniversary with you. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with our celebrations: linktr.ee/rphresearchfou…

Some new and interesting findings in acute #anaphylaxis @FMMcGrath96. Only achievable with integrated clinical and bench research in the #Emergency department. @PerkinsComms @UWAresearch @uwanews @WAHealth @erika_bosio @spjmacdonald @ASImmunology @RPHRF @ramacgenomics

@dr_adil_rajwani is one of our Springboard Plus Grant 2022 recipients. The exploratory work on his project, Exploring the associations between bacterial pneumonia and new-onset heart failure, has been accepted as a manuscript by @JACCJournal. Learn more:bit.ly/adil-rajwani-p…

Congrats to @RPHRF Career Advancement Fellow @dona_jayakody who is announced as a Superstar of STEM, which is a @ScienceAU initiative funded by @IndustryGovAu. Dr Jayakody is researching if hearing aids can prevent, or delay, the onset of dementia in Aboriginal adults.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Research Symposium and Awards Day 2022. It was exciting to hear from presenters about the cutting-edge research being produced within the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS), that is supported by the @RPHRF.

Prof Fatovich delivered the Bryant Stokes Oration: The Challenges of Emergency Care Research @RPHRF Annual symposium, opened by the Minister for Medical Research where @spjmacdonald received a Springboard Plus grant @acemonline @ACEMPresident @Eleytherius @EDNAdrugnews

Congrats to Dr Andrew Ford and Dr Dona Jayakody and their team, for their successful National Health and Medical Research Council project “Hearables and behavioural activation for mental distress and social isolation in hearing impaired older adults”. @uwanews @nhmrc @ear_science

Dr @sjoerdbvos from @uwanews shared some of his research, “Translation of research MRI methods in clinical practice and clinical research”, at our recent monthly Food for Thought Seminar Series. This event connects leading researchers to share ideas and updates on their research.

@ear_science @dona_jayakody @TheASMR1 Congratulation's on all you have accomplished Dr. @dona_jayakody!

Congratulations to lead researchers Dr @dona_jayakody & Dr Filippo Valente, two of only 20 scientists invited to present their research to parliamentarians at the ASMR Science Lands in Parliament. @TheASMR1

“Is this anaphylaxis?” Sometimes you can't be sure. @CCREM2's Francesca McGrath and Dr Abbie Francis identified biomarkers that can distinguish anaphylaxis from other forms of shock (e.g. sepsis or trauma). This could be the basis for a blood test to confirm anaphylaxis. #health

Our Research Symposium was made better through the support of some dear friends of the Foundation. Thank you for attending: Mr. Simon Millman MLA (@SimonMillman1), COP's Deputy Lord Mayor Sandy Anghie and our former CEO Mr. Doug King OAM. Event sponsor: @BizEventsPerth #health

Congratulations to the winners of the Research Symposium & Awards Day 2021: Dr. Farhana Ruma Dr. Matthew Trinder Sofia Cortes Villescas Dr. Jason Dyke Dr. Vance Matthews & Professor Trevor Mori all took home awards @BizEventsPerth #EastMetropolitanHealthService #research

It was wonderful to help facilitate @InjuryMatters' Falls Prevention Event featuring @RPHRF's resident researcher Dr Marc Sim from @EdithCowanUni. We are proud to help fund Dr Sim's work into nutrition as a form of preventative medicine.

RPH Research Foundation’s Board Chair Professor Lyn Beazley AO shares her appreciation for Royal Perth Hospital and its staff as providers of amazing care and their contributions to cutting-edge research. #MedicalResearch #RPH

On this International Day of Older Persons (#UNIDOP2021) we invite you to re-watch our video featuring resident researcher Professor of Geriatric Medicine Leon Flicker AO as he explains healthy ageing and the factors that impact it: youtu.be/GOPXHGWaUw4

This Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day, world-leading researcher Professor Gerald Watts, from East Metropolitan Health Service and @UWAresearch, encourages you to see your GP if you have any concerns about your cholesterol. youtu.be/aKVhybXoDfQ #KnowFH

This Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day, Professor Gerald Watts from East Metropolitan Health Service and @UWAresearch shares a very personal story behind his professional pursuits. youtu.be/omYSG36OWtI #KnowFH