Professor Bruce Bennetts from the Sydney Children's Hospital Network is the lead investigator for a major NSW Health trial: the NEWBORN GENomic SEQuencing in screening: Therapy Ready and Information for Life" (TRAIL), exploring the use of Genomic Newborn...
The University of New England (and the NEGPRN) is one of the founding members of the NSW-ACT Practice-based Research Alliance which is supported by 9 universities. Our NEGPRN Chair, Professor Michelle Guppy is on the inaugural Steering Committee.NAPRA aims to...
The Australian General Practice Research Foundation has announced its 2025 grant rounds are now open, offering a range of grants, awards and scholarships to support research and innovation in general practice.Whether you’re investigating new treatments, care models...
Although the worst of COVID appears to be over, there are still over 35,000 cases a month reported in Australia. Having novel boosters that can provide immunity against a wide range of SARS-CoV-2 strains is still a worthy research goal. Read more to find out about...
Professor Michael Kidd, Director of the International Centre for Future Health Systems at UNSW, has been awarded $5.2 million to lead the establishment of one of the largest research collaborations in Australia focused on improving primary care. The National...
While there have not yet been confirmed cases of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in the Moree area, the routine surveillance of mosquitos did detect the virus in mosquitos in Moree on 7 January 2025. The School of Rural Medicine and the Primary Health Network are...
Health practitioners who want to learn how to use the latest research to inform their medical practice are welcome to join the NEGPRN Journal Club. We are meeting about once a month for an hour in a hybrid format - in-person and via Zoom, to discuss scientific...
New England GP Research Network & The Primary Health Network held a Q Fever Symposium on 24 June 2024. Our guest speakers Dr Katherine Massey, Dr Mark Kelly, Professor Peter Massey and Dr Jacqui Epps are key people in the field of zoonoses research in our...
Dr Joseph Turner at UNE Medical Centre The first Covid-19 vaccine developed in the Southern Hemisphere, which was developed by Adelaide-based company Vaxine Pty Ltd, and uses recombinant protein technology is being trialed as a booster by the University of New...
The pressing demands of COVID have prevented some GPs from contributing to the New England GP Research Network (NEGPRN) in recent years but Tamworth Dr Miriam Grotowski believes there are many advantages to them taking part in future research.A Senior Lecturer in...
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