Research
Research Projects
- APRSRN – Australasian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Research Network
- APRSRN Member Research Profiles
- Assoc Prof Jonathan Stretch
- Assoc Prof Mark Gianoutsos
- Assoc Prof Richard Lewandowski
- Assoc Prof Sydney Ch’ng
- Associate Professor Nicola Dean
- Dr Heather Cleland
- Dr Michael Wagels
- Dr Ramin Shayan
- Mr Michael Findlay
- Prof Anand Deva
- Prof Anthony Penington
- Prof David Hunter-Smith
- Prof Mark Ashton
- Prof Rodney Cooter
- Prof Swee Tan (Nzom)
- Prof Warren Rozen
- Prof Wayne Morrison
- Winthrop Prof Fiona Wood (AM)
- APRSRN Research Snapshot
- Journal – AJOPS
- Research Grants
- Research Projects
- Research Reports – National
- Research Tips
- Researchers in training – ACTPRAS
Research Projects
Connecting Trainees with Researchers
The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons is wanting to help members connect with trainees/early career researchers who are interested in pursuing a research project.
If you would like to attract trainees researchers and promote your potential research project on the ASPS website, please complete this form.
Assessment of outcomes after body contouring surgery
Area of interest – Aesthetic Surgery
Study Type – Longitudinal study
Location – Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Suitable for – Pre-vocational registrar, 8-16 hrs a week over 2-3 years, Masters by Research
Expected output – Conference proceedings and publications
Contact – Dr Sepehr Lajevardi
True and Choke anastomoses and their role in the prediction of blindness following intravascular injection of Hyaluronic Acid Filler
Area of interest – Aesthetic
Study Type – Anatomical / animal model
Location – University of Melbourne, Parkville
Suitable for – Pre-vocational, PhD/Masters by Research
Expected time commitment/duration of project – 4 hours per week for 6 months
Ethics approval – Pending
Expected output – Publication/s in peer-reviewed journal/s, International conference presentation/s
Funding – available
Contact – Prof Mark Ashton
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Current Research Projects
ASPS members have numerous active research projects nationwide. Below is a sample of our research projects seeking recruitment assistance or data from specialist plastic surgeons.
Health-related quality of life outcomes of abdominoplasty for rectus diastasis after pregnancy
This is a cohort study examining the health-related quality of life outcomes, back pain and urinary incontinence in women undergoing abdominoplasty with plication for rectus diastasis after pregnancy. Women with rectus diastasis (30mm on ultrasound) are either undergoing abdominoplasty (surgical group) or not undergoing surgery for at least 12 months (controls). They will be assessed using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as online questionnaires at baseline (pre-op) and over the subsequent 12 months (post-op). Inclusion criteria predominantly reflect the MBS criteria for item 30175.
This study is seeking Australian Plastic Surgeons to help with recruitment for the study.
Status: Open, and actively recruiting
Supported by Flinders University and ethical approval provided by the Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee.
Contact
Dr Siobhan Fitzpatrick
e: Siobhan.fitzpatrick@sa.gov.au
w: abdomicare.org
Australian Hand Difference Register
The Australian Hand Difference Register (AHDR) is a database of children born with a hand difference and/or arm difference. The AHDR is managed by researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute which is located at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Victoria.
This study is seeking Australian Plastic Surgeons to help with recruitment for the study. (Relevant ethics/governance approvals apply, if not already in place).
Children will be eligible to be included in the AHDR if all of the following conditions are met:
- aged up to 18 years old
- was born in, or lives in, Australia
- has a congenital hand/upper limb anomaly which can be classified under the OMT Classification of Congenital Hand and Upper Limb Anomalies.
Status: Open, and actively recruiting
Supported by: McNally Family Foundation, ASPS and Aussie Hands
Participating sites
- The Royal Children’s Hospital, VIC
- Monash Children’s Hospital, VIC
- Sunshine Hospital, VIC
- Sydney Children’s Hospital Network (Randwick & Westmead), NSW
- Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD
- Queensland Children’s Hospital, QLD
- Adelaide Women’s & Children’s Hospital, SA
- Flinders Medical Centre, SA
- Perth Children’s Hospital, WA
- Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS
Contact
Joanne Kennedy, AHDR Coordinator
p: (03) 9936 6766
e: ahdr@mcri.edu.au
Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ)
Significant burn injury is a distinct and important component of the overall burden of injury across Australia and New Zealand. The BRANZ provides valuable information on the incidence, aetiology, management, and outcomes of burn injury admitted to Australian and New Zealand specialist burn centres.
Clinicians and researchers interested in utilising BRANZ data are directed to the Data Requests section of our website.
All first admissions to an Australian or New Zealand burns service within 28 days of the burn injury occurring where a burn injury is the principal reason for admission, are included in the BRANZ registry. All transfers from another hospital are included irrespective of the time of injury to admission. Patients admitted to another hospital service but who require a burn service consult are also included in the BRANZ.
In addition, the patient must (a) be admitted for a period of 24 hours or more, or (b) be admitted for less than 24 hours but undergo a burn wound management procedure in theatre. All in-hospital deaths are included in the BRANZ regardless of the time since admission.
Readmissions to the burns service within 28 days of the date of discharge from the first admission are captured by the BRANZ.
The BRANZ does not include patients with medical conditions such as Steven Johnson Syndrome or TENS, nor does it include patients with extravasation injuries.
Status: Active
Supporting Institutions
- Monash University
- Royal Hobart Hospital
- The Alfred
- Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne)
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- Children’s Hospital at Westmead
- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- Townsville University Hospital
- Queensland Children’s Hospital
- Royal Darwin Hospital
- Fiona Stanley Hospital
- Perth Children’s Hospital
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Women’s & Children’s Hospital
- Middlemore Hospital
- Hutt Hospital
- Christchurch Hospital
- Waikato Hospital
Contact
w: branz.org
Academic Lead: Professor Belinda Gabbe (belinda.gabbe@monash.edu)
Clinical Lead: Associate Professor Heather Cleland (H.Cleland@alfred.org.au)
Registry Contact: Dr Lincoln Tracy (anzba.registry@monash.edu)
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