About our research

Good clinical practice (GCP)

Research at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre is underpinned by good clinical research practice (GCP). GCP is the ethical and scientific standard by which research is designed, implemented and reported, ensuring the data are credible and the rights, integrity and confidentiality of participants are safeguarded.

Differing levels of medical research are supported and undertaken by research findings maximising clinical practice and policy. This can lead to improved patient care and outcomes, service delivery and efficiency.

Appropriately trained and qualified staff supervise all research studies.

Our partners

Collaboration with our partners provides opportunities for our staff and clients to access recent advances in sexually transmissible infection and HIV treatment and prevention. We continue to grow with effective partnerships operating locally, nationally and internationally.

Local partners

• Alfred Health
• Monash University
• University of Melbourne
• Burnet Institute

National partners

• The Kirby Institute: Sexual Health Program
• Other sexual health centres nationally

International partners

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Industry
• Pharmaceutical companies

Our Research & Evaluation team includes academic staff from Monash University, research nurses and research students.

We support research opportunities for PhD candidates, Advanced Medical Science students (AMS) and other postgraduate students.

Research output

Our research outputs are published in scientific journals, surveillance reports, conference presentations and the MSHC annual reports. Where our research has involved participants from the Centre, we also provide a summary of the completed research study on this website.

Many of these papers have been influential in changing and shaping clinical practice both nationally and internationally.

Innovation and research leadership continue as themes for the Research & Evaluation team.

Research students

Students from School of Population Health, University of Melbourne and Monash University Central Clinical School work with our Research & Evaluation team on research studies.