MUDRIH launches Research Council
The new research council formalises the collaboration between Latrobe Community Health Servies and MUDRIH
The launch of a Research Council has formalised the collaboration between Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) with Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health (MUDRIH) which has been assisting LCHS in building its research capacity.
The Research Council consists of staff from MUDRIH, Monash University Senior Lecturer and LCHS. This is a new and exciting era for LCHS, where research is being embedded into the organisation with the assistance, support and guidance of Monash University.
LCHS Chairperson, Mr John Guy and CEO, Mr Ben Leigh officially launched the Research Council at a recent function. LCHS staff currently undertaking research gave short presentations of their projects which included Wound Care, Caregivers, Healthy Heart and Student Supervised Clinic. Hanan Khalil (MUDRIH) gave an overview of the Joanna Briggs Institute: Gippsland Centre for Chronic Disease Management. Mollie Burley gave a final presentation on the future of LCHS research both internally and externally.