COVID-19 response and research

COVID-19 response and research

Head of School's message

“We’ve worked tirelessly to address the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic through leadership, research and education.

Our staff have provided pandemic management advice and assistance to governments, offered flexible learning and additional support to our students, pivoted research to focus on the pandemic, and still maintained established research portfolios that address significant health challenges beyond COVID-19.”

– Professor Sophia Zoungas

We’re home to a dynamic team of researchers with a broad range of skills and knowledge across research methodology and multiple clinical domains. This has propelled us to the forefront of pandemic management in Victoria, and seen us deliver evidence supporting the most effective COVID-19 treatments and prevention strategies for Australians, as well as understanding the effects of lockdowns.

For a full list of our COVID-19 related projects and contributions to pandemic management click here

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Here are some of our flagship contributions to the knowledge base around COVID-19 and pandemic management:

Read some of the latest COVID-19 news coming out of our School:

Monash University news

Here's what happens when you’re hospitalised with COVID

A lot has changed in COVID treatment since the pandemic began. Here are the treatments you can expect — from being diagnosed, to going to hospital, and for those who need to be cared for in ICU.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Australian-led international study: Full-dose blood thinners benefit moderately ill COVID-19 patients

Monash University news

Full-dose anticoagulation with the blood thinner heparin improves survival outcomes and reduces the need for vital organ support such as mechanical ventilation in moderately ill COVID-19 patients,  but does not yield the same positive outcomes among critically ill patients already requiring life support, according to new results from collaborative clinical trials being published today in the prestigious NEJM.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Worksafe’s hotel quarantine breach penalties are a warning for other employers

Breaches in Victoria’s hotel quarantine system in 2020 led to the State’s prolonged lockdown last year, costing the State millions of dollars, hundreds of deaths and untold disruption to the lives of Victorians.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Monash researchers outline predictions, and some answers, to the expected COVID tsunami into our hospital system

A paper outlining the severe problems facing Australia’s hospital system in the coming months as COVID-19 cases increase – as well as some solutions – has been published in Emergency Medicine Australasia.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University news

We asked 9,000 Australians about their mental health needs post-COVID — this is what they want

Australians' mental health has suffered terribly during COVID. They need to know what the plan is for a future pandemic.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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