Meet Chris Hoi Houng Chan
After finishing his chemical engineering PhD in fluid dynamic at Swansea University, Chris Chan went on to study a different sort of fluid… blood! We spoke to Chris about his work with CCRG’s ICETlab and complex blood flow systems in artificial hearts.
ICU of the Future prototype showcase
Did you know that up to 75% of patients admitted to ICU can experience delirium, many developing PTSD, depression and anxiety as a direct result of the ICU environment.
Optimising the ICU environment to aid recovery
Up to 75% of ICU patients will experience cognitive problems (including delirium) or mental trauma during or after their admission.
Australia’s top 5 emerging risks and opportunities for healthcare businesses.
Healthcare leaders give their insights into how best to navigate the upcoming risks for your healthcare business, workforce, and ecosystem with tangible strategies to ease the effect of our industry’s emerging challenges.
There is a power in unity you can’t achieve yourself.
With COVID-19 now a familiar part of everyday life, it’s hard to remember a time when the virus was unheard of. A time when it hadn’t yet been named, let alone identified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
The Living Heart Project
Heart beating strong thanks to pioneering Australian Research.
Brisbane’s Critical Care Research Group (CCRG) at The Prince Charles Hospital has been thanked by the American doctors behind the Pig-Human heart transplant for their game-changing research that was key to the success of the historic surgery.
World Majlis | At the Speed of Life | Expo 2020 Dubai
CCRG Founder and Director Professor John Fraser appeared at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai earlier this morning presenting at the World Majlis ‘At the Speed of Life’.
Director John Fraser inducted as ELSO Fellow
Induction into Fellowship of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization is an honour bestowed on select physicians, nurses, perfusionists, therapists and researchers who have provided distinctive contributions to the global art and science of extracorporeal support delivery.
Designed by community: The Intensive Care Unit of the Future
The “Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Future” project is a global initiative, led by The Critical Care Research Group. The project uses a collaborative co-design approach, putting patients at the centre of ICU design.
CCRG Alumni: A/Prof Shaun Gregory
I was an undergraduate engineer working in the ICETLab in 2006 and enjoyed the research we were doing, so I stayed to do my Masters and PhD.
Global Effort to Collect Data on Ventilated Patients With COVID-19
As the new chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), John Fraser, MBChB, PhD, began talking with the group’s members last November about why influenza affects some people worse than others, so much so that they require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
ECMOCARD study to combat COVID-19
The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2019 novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (ECMOCARD) study is a multi-centre international study
When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment where it grows, not the flower - designing the ideal ICU
ICU survival rates continue to improve. Survival, however, does not always equate to full recovery. Learn more about The ICU of the Future.
INNOVATION GRANT SUCCESS
Congratulations to Meredith Redd and Louise See Hoe for their successful Innovation Grant from The Common Good Au! The grant will fund research exploring the impact of a peptide that could help shield the heart during an ischemic event.
Health leaders connect for Queensland Cardiovascular Research Network
Professor John Fraser, who heads up the Critical Care Research Group at Australia’s largest cardiac centre in Prince Charles Hospital, said a combined approach by CVD research leaders was needed to strengthen collaborative efforts and put Queensland at the forefront of achieving positive heart health outcomes.
CCRG Director Professor John Fraser Appointed as APELSO President
Congratulations to CCRG Director, Professor John Fraser, for his inauguration as President of the Asia-Pacific Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation (APELSO).
Dr Eric Wu awarded PhD
Congratulations to Dr Eric Wu, on being awarded his PhD entitled “Talking Heart to Bionic Heart - Improving the Haemodynamic Response with a Rotary Blood Pump Management System”.
The Common Good Research Fellows
Congratulations to Dr Chris Chan on his successful Research Fellowship from The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation! TPCH Foundation Research Fellowships provide full-time salary support to post-doctoral researchers.
CCRG Founder Professor John Fraser appointed co-chair of the QCVRN
Congratulations to Professor John Fraser and Dr Nathan Palpant for their appointment as co-chairs to the Queensland Cardiovascular Research Network.
Reviving ‘dead hearts’
Australia’s three largest cardiac hospitals are collaborating to improve the quality and quantity of donor hearts, bringing hope to Australians desperate for a second chance. Chronic heart failure kills 10 Australians every day. The gold standard treatment is a heart transplant. However, 80 per cent of donor hearts are damaged and not suitable for transplant.