Posted on 30 Jun 2026
Getting started with research and clinical trials
Understanding research and clinical trials
Health and medical research can take many forms including observational studies, data-driven studies and clinical trials.
Clinical trials are research studies involving people. They are used to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and performance of interventions such as medicines, medical devices, procedures and models of care.
Other types of health and medical research may involve observing health outcomes, analysing existing data, laboratory-based research, or evaluating health services and models of care.
Posted on 15 Jun 2026
The results are in - Another 815 bed days saved
The latest results are in, and the Discharge Optimisation for Planned Surgery (DOPS) initiative continues to deliver strong gains even across the quieter months of the year, with further bed day savings recorded across Victoria.
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Research Ripple
About Research Ripple
Research Ripple is Safer Care Victoria's newsletter for the Victorian health and medical research sector, bringing you fresh insights, updates and opportunities to support research and clinical trials.
What to expect
- Research and clinical trial highlights, including teletrials
- Research ethics and governance updates
- Events, workshops and sector news
- Training, funding and collaboration opportunities
- Practice tools and guidance
Health research partnerships
Connecting research, policy and practice
The Translational Research portfolio builds partnerships that help ensure health research addresses real-world challenges and delivers improvements in healthcare for Victorians.
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About research and clinical trials at SCV
Our role in research and clinical trials
Victoria is internationally recognised as a leader in research and clinical trials, built on the expertise of our researchers, clinicians and health services.
Research and clinical trials:
- drive innovation and generate evidence
- improve healthcare and patient outcomes
- support the development of new treatments and models of care.
We provide guidance and resources to support research and clinical trials across Victoria’s public health sector, including:
Informed consent in research
Informed consent in research
Obtaining informed consent is a key part of conducting research.
Researchers must provide potential participants with sufficient information to make an informed decision about whether to take part in a research project.