Community: Research

Research

Hollywood Private Hospital actively encourages and supports clinical research as part of its role as a private teaching hospital.

Hollywood has important research facilities on-site for Alzheimer’s disease (The Sir James McCusker Alzheimer’s Disease Research Unit) and orthopaedics (the Perth Orthopaedic Institute). 

Significant medical research is also undertaken in many other areas such as cardiology, urology, mental health, oncology, palliative care and respiratory medicine. This is conducted often in collaboration with the major teaching hospitals and universities.

The focus on research provides an environment in which Hollywoods clinicians can maintain their knowledge and expertise at the forefront of clinical practice.

The hospital employs a Research Administrator who can provide information and advice on research at Hollywood. The Research Administrator can be contacted by phone on: 08 9346 6571 or email: research.hph@ramsayhealth.com.au.

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Research Ethics Committee

Hollywood's Research Ethics Committee is constituted in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans.

This committee has wide representation, encompassing medical practitioners, researchers, a lawyer, a clergyman and community representatives.

Meetings are held every two months. All research involving human participants undertaken at Hollywood must be reviewed by Hollywood's Research Ethics Committee.

Ethics approval is granted when the committee is satisfied that the conduct of the proposed research is ethical and lawful.

Hollywood's Research Ethics Committee will accept research applications submitted on the NEAF Application Form as an alternative to our own Application Form (www.neaf.gov.au)

• 2013 Meeting Dates
• Ethics Guidelines
• Application Form
• Documentation Requirements
• Application Check List
• Terms of Reference
• Schedule of Fees

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The Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation Inc.

The Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation Inc. was founded in 1999. Its principal objectives are to improve and advance medical care and the health of the community served by Hollywood, and to foster research at the hospital.

These objectives are achieved by funding research that is conducted at, or significantly involves Hollywood. Membership is open to all staff, visiting medical practitioners and associates of Hollywood.

Periodically, the foundation calls for applications for research funding grants and all members are eligible to apply.

If you would like more information about the Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation Inc. or wish to make a donation or apply for a research funding grant please click here.

Areas of research at Hollywood include:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Orthopaedics
• Cardiology
• Urology
• Infertility
• Cancer and palliative care
• Respiratory medicine
• Mental health
• Sarcoma
• Bariatric surgery

Download documents:

• HPHRF Constitution
• Application Form
• Guidelines on Research Funding Grants
• Donation Form

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Sir James McCusker Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit

The Sir James McCusker Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit is active in research into the molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. The focus of its research team is to develop an early diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease and effective therapeutic approaches to its clinical management.

The Research Unit also includes the Clinical Trials Division, which participates in drug trials involving people with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Telephone: 08 9347 4200
Website: www.alzheimers.com.au

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Hollywood Fertility Centre

The Hollywood Fertility Centre was established in 2000. Collaborative research, with local universities, is undertaken, at the centre, into reproductive technology to enhance clinical practice. All research is conducted within the framework of the Western Australian Reproductive Technology Act (1991).

Website: www.hwfc.com.au

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Perth Orthopaedic Institute

The Perth Orthopaedic Institute was established in 1998. It comprises of the following organisations:

• Perth Bone and Tissue Bank
  Telephone: 08 9386 9300
• Bone Tumour Registry
  Telephone: 08 9386 6211
• Hollywood Functional Rehabilitation Clinic
  Telephone: 08 9386 9961
• RadioStereometric Analysis Centre
  Telephone: 0402 630 608

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Perth Cardiovascular Institute

Cardiologists at Royal Perth Hospital unified their private practices in 1999 to establish the Perth Cardiovascular Institute. Located within Hollywood and boasting a full range of diagnostic facilities, the Perth Cardiovascular Institute provides a comprehensive consultative and investigative service to both out-patients and in-patients. The Institute can be contacted on 08 9386 8833.

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