Every day researchers make important discoveries and breakthroughs in how to prevent and treat disease and promote health. It is critical that these research findings are converted into new drugs and treatments, cutting edge medical devices and better healthcare services.

At the heart of successful research translation are strong and productive partnerships. Partnership with health consumers and community can contribute greatly to research – ensuring research addresses the needs of those using healthcare services, and improves health outcomes.

Communicating with impact is essential to all health and medical research – especially when it comes to research translation, which is built on effective partnerships. Establishing those partnerships requires the ability to tailor your research key messages to a variety of stakeholders.

Research translation ensures that research delivers positive impact to society. Help your work to benefit society and the economy. Learn what research impact is, how to create it, measure it and communicate it. 

Knowledge synthesis provides the evidence to support informed decision making in healthcare – including evidence-based practice, health technology assessment, guideline development, and policy decisions. It is the process whereby all research evidence and opinion relevant to a specific topic is systematically analysed, appraised and recommendations made.

What is it and why is it important?

A list of courses providing training on how to manage clinical trial sites, research and clinical trials. Some are focussed on building resilience in the era of Covid-19.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines have been developed for the conduct of clinical trials and clinical research more broadly.

The Western Australian Health Translation Network has developed a suite of low-cost online training modules in essential health research skills.