The Surgical & Critical Care Directorate supports research projects of medical students, junior medical officers and early career surgeons, knowing that participating in research is an important competency in the progression of doctors along the surgical pathway.

Research Areas

  • Recovery times after surgery
  • Endoscopic vein harvesting
  • Trauma Nurse Consultant
  • Head and Neck cancer and treatment equity
  • Oropharyngeal cancer
  • Adenotonsillectomy
  • Oesophageal cancer
  • Oesophagectomy and reported outcomes
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomies and umbilical inguinal hernia repairs
  • Orthopaedic surgery during the COVID19 pandemic
  • Optimisation of time management for orthopaedic surgery
  • Surgery by subspecialty during the pandemic
  • Refractory idiopathic overactive bladder
  • Prostate nurse practitioner
  • Pelvic examinations and the urologist
  • Prostate surgery: TURP + SPC
  • Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy
  • Amputations

Research Team

Research Lead:   Margaret Rogers BSc(Hons), PhD

Clinical Director:  Simon Williams MBBS, FRACS

Co-Director:  Sue Brereton BASc, GradDip HSM

Executive Assistant:  Lucy Simonis

Collaborating Departments

Anaesthetics

General Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Urological Surgery

Emergency Department

Vascular Surgery

Feature Publications

  • Natalie Chilko, Samantha Dean, Leigh Matheson, Richard Grills, A Davidson, Paul Kearns, David Campbell, Margaret Rogers, Ian M Collins. Prostate cancer survival in South West Victoria.  Australian Journal of Rural Health.   Aust J Rural Health  2022 Oct;30(5):676-682.   doi: 10.1111/ajr.12875. Epub 2022 May 23.
  • Matheson LM, Pitson G, Yap CH, Singh M, Collins I, Campbell P, Patrick A, Rogers MJ.  Measuring the quality of cancer care in the Barwon South Western Region, Victoria, Australia.  International Journal of Quality in Health Care.  Int J Qual Health Care 2021 Feb 20;33(1)  doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa145.
  • Rogers MJ, Howard B, Matheson LM, Pawlak J, Smith MC, Patel A, Sim F, Mathlum M, Patrick A.  Oral cancer in South West Victoria.  Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing.  November 20, 2020.
  • Kim M, Matheson L, Garrard B, Thapa B, Francis M, Broad A, Malone J, Eastman P, Rogers MJ, Yap CH.  The use of clinical quality indicators to improve lung cancer care in a regional/rural network of health services.  Australian Journal of Rural Health   2019 Apr;27(2):183-187 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12493
  • Rogers MJ, Kim M, Matheson L, Riches S, Yap CH, Pitson G, Campbell P. Early survival rates for cancer in the Barwon South West Region.  Australian Journal of Nursing Oncology.  (November 2019) 20(2): 14-19
  • Rogers MJ, Garrard B, Kress R, Kim M, Cameron H, Matheson L, Riches S, Pitson G, Yap CH.  Optimal care pathways for lung cancer in South-West Victoria.  Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing.  (November 2019) 20(2):4-7

Support Our Research

Participate in a clinical trial

To find out about Clinical Trials currently underway at Barwon Health, click here.

Donate

Research requires ongoing investment and there are several ways to support this amazing work.

You can make a donation today and contribute to an item on our research wish list, consider a bequest in your will, or establish a lasting legacy fund in your name. No matter what size, your philanthropic support with deliver an immediate impact.

To donate now or for more information and further discuss your support, please contact the Barwon Health Foundation.

Page last updated: November 22, 2024