Research Network and Education Division
Aims
To provide high profile research opportunities by identifying research gaps and defining research questions of major importance in maternal and perinatal health
Major research themes for ARCH for 2008-2012 are:
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Promoting and supporting evidence based health care
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Care before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth
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International maternal and perinatal health
The Research Networks and Education Division’s key research strategies are to benefit women and babies by:
Continuing our high-profile program of research training and support in maternal and perinatal health for students, early career researchers and health professionals.
Offering educational training workshops, Cochrane work-ins, and a mentoring program for individual review authors and encourage maternal and perinatal health professionals to become authors of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Continuing to have a leading role in promoting and supporting high quality randomised trials within Australia through the WOMBAT Collaboration (Women and Babies Health and Well-being: Action through Trials) funded by a NHMRC enabling grant by :
- Providing national and regional support for the design, initiation, recruitment, completion, publication and dissemination of results of perinatal clinical trials through the provision of our high-level operational support.
- Providing high quality, multidisciplinary education and training in the management of clinical trials.
- Facilitating high-profile research opportunities by identification and dissemination of research questions needing trials arising from systematic reviews.
- Identifying further opportunities to form or join research networks (international and national) in maternal and perinatal health.
Further information about the Research Network and Education Division:
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Key Division Contacts: Professor Caroline Crowther, Professor Jodie Dodd, Ms Philippa Middleton
