About the South Regional Health Research Collaborative

Fostering collaboration and community engagement in research design, methodology, implementation and translation of findings among south regional communities to capitalise on resources both now and into the future. 

Lishman Health Research, in partnership with Rural Health West, St John of God Bunbury, Edith Cowan University, WA Country Health Service, WA Primary Health Alliance and WA Health Translation Network, initiated the South Regional Health Research Collaborative in 2019.

The key objectives of the SRHRC are:

•  Form a collaborative South Regional community of health professionals, researchers, universities and research organisations to optimise the opportunity for health research in the Southern regions of Western Australia
• Identify current health research and translational health research activity.
• Determine future health research and translational health research priorities relevant to, health practice, health outcomes and health professional development.
• Grow health research and translational health research activity.
• Develop strategies for research implementation and translational research projects.
• Identify resources to support research.
• Facilitate the South Regional Health Research Collaborative in guiding and directing research projects in accordance with identified health research needs and priorities