Better care through research.

Mission

To design and trial ways to more appropriately diagnose and classify disease, and to predict treatment outcomes for individual patients. To use multidisciplinary approaches to design and trial more effective treatments for acutely and chronically ill children and adults, and to better manage those living with chronic disease and disabilities to improve quality of life.

Theme Description

Improved health care has been the major contributor to increased quality of life over the last century. However, there are still considerable challenges to providing effective and efficient health care.

Health care professionals and scientists in the Improving Treatment of Disease Theme are working together to improve the quality of life of patients with a broad range of diseases, disorders and injuries.

Individualising medical care by utilising the power of the genomic age and the latest diagnostic techniques is a key component of our plans for optimising outcomes for individual patients. Our researchers are combining this philosophy with the development of new treatments to identify, through clinical trials, the best ways to treat disease.

Sadly, many in the community suffer from diseases, injuries and developmental disorders for which curative treatments are not available. Through research we are determined to optimise the management of these patients to maximise their quality of life.