Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Research Services supports researchers across CALHN and the wider research community within South Australia, strengthening CALHN’s commitment to research excellence. CALHN’s Research Strategy outlines our roadmap for nurturing top-tier research talent, embracing innovative technologies and forging mutually beneficial research partnerships, to deliver enhanced patient outcomes. To learn more about CALHN's Research Strategy 2023- 2028 visit Research strategy - CALHN - Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
Research is essential to the development of health care. As a research participant, you will be contributing to health care advancements in the prevention, new treatments and cures for serious health conditions affecting the community. At the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), you may have the opportunity to participate in research. You personally may not benefit from the participation, but hopefully there may be a benefit to the wider community.
If you would like to be involved in research at RAH, speak to your clinician in the first instance to determine if there are any projects suitable for you. Many clinical trials that are performed at the RAH, are undertaken in the Clinical Trials Centre.
CALHN offers services for researchers seeking ethics and/or governance approval. Prior to the commencement of any human research activity in a public health organisation, researchers must obtain approval and authorisation from a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and Research Governance Office (RGO). Ethics reviews consider the ethical acceptability and scientific validity, evaluating benefits and risks of the project to participants while governance reviews consider CALHN's responsibilities of managing the sites, quality, safety, privacy, risk, finances and ethical acceptability of the project. CALHN Research Services promotes and encourages consumer partnership with all aspects of research, including assisting with identification of research priorities and quality improvement strategies.
