Venous Thromboembolism Cohort Study (VTE)

Academic Lead:Professor Erica Wood
Head, Transfusion Research Unit
Clinical Lead: Professor Huyen Tran
Haematologist, Alfred Health
Registry contact:Neil Waters, Deputy Director Operations, Transfusion Research Unit
Email: sphpm.vteregistry@monash.edu
Phone: 1800 811 326
Purpose / aims: The aims of the VTE Cohort Study are to:
  • better define the incidence, natural history and clinical outcome of VTE
  • provide information on the range of therapeutic strategies being employed in the treatment of VTE patients
  • explore factors influencing clinical outcomes
  • better define optimal management of VTE patients
  • inform and inspire future hypothesis driven research in this area
Population captured: Adult patients suffering from VTE at participating sites.
Outcomes collected: Diagnoses, therapeutics, outcomes of VTE, complications of disease and therapy including re-presentations.
Funding source: Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD) through Department of Clinical Haematology, Central Clinical School, Alfred Hospital
Year established: 2012
Unit website:monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/units/transfusionresearch