{"id":1592,"date":"2020-05-27T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.sydney.edu.au\/kolling\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1592"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:54:47","slug":"co-ordinated-covid-19-research-response","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/news\/co-ordinated-covid-19-research-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-ordinated COVID-19 Research Response"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kolling Institute researchers are a key part of a new Northern Sydney Local Health District COVID-19 Clinical Research Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All major specialist disciplines are represented in the group, taking advantage of the breadth of knowledge across the health campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kolling researcher Associate Professor Clifton-Bligh said we formed the group because we saw a clear need to co-ordinate our clinical research response to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOur clinical researchers and scientists saw this as a way to harness our varied interests and skills in a strategic, whole-of-health service response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rapid evolution of the pandemic has led to new research collaborations and partnerships, and innovative approaches to clinical trials for COVID patients and healthcare workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The six broad areas of focus include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emerging treatments for COVID-19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prevention of COVID-19 in high risk groups, including health care workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomarker research for diagnosis and prognosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epidemiology of disease outbreaks in Northern Sydney Local Health District<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health services data collection and research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact on non-COVID-19 related activities (both in healthcare and in research)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Northern Sydney Local Health District COVID-19 Clinical Research Group include infectious disease specialist Dr Bernard Hudson, Professor Carolyn Sue, Professor Bruce Robinson and Professor Carol Pollock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1594,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"research-group-tax":[],"primary-research-area":[],"class_list":["post-1592","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large.jpeg",1280,738,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large-300x173.jpeg",300,173,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large-768x443.jpeg",768,443,true],"large":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large-1024x590.jpeg",1024,590,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large.jpeg",1280,738,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/root_Blog_Coronavirus-Large.jpeg",1280,738,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"ict-wordpress-support@sydney.edu.au","author_link":"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/staging\/author\/ict-wordpress-supportsydney-edu-au\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Kolling Institute researchers are a key part of a new Northern Sydney Local Health District COVID-19 Clinical Research Group. 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