About us
The NHMRC Extremely Preterm Infant Centre of Research Excellence (formally Newborn Medicine) is a world leading, multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, medical professional, researchers. people with lived experience and students with a history of advancing neonatal medicine and improving the health and wellbeing of all newborn babies and their families.
Each year, more than 1,300 babies in Australia are born extremely preterm. While survival has improved dramatically, many children and adults continue to experience long term health and developmental challenges. EPIC exists to address these gaps through world leading research, strong partnerships with families, and a clear focus on translating evidence into real world care. Our work is guided by the priorities of families and health professionals, ensuring research focuses on what matters most and leads to meaningful impact.
Our research takes a life course approach, focusing on:
• improving outcomes in the newborn period, particularly for serious lung disease
• supporting development in early childhood through co designed, individualised interventions
• understanding long term health into adulthood, including respiratory health trajectories
A defining feature of EPIC is our commitment to translation and implementation. We work closely with families, clinicians and policymakers to ensure research findings are embedded into clinical guidelines, models of care, education and policy.
Our vision is to:
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Generate new knowledge in four critical areas of newborn care including resuscitation, respiratory support, developmental surveillance and neuroimaging
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Engage in research projects that target specific gaps that we have identified with consumers, to ensure we continue to meet the needs of all preterm or sick babies and their families, and the health professionals that look after them
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Effectively translate existing knowledge from our previous research, as well as new knowledge from this CRE, using well-established and novel implementation strategies, including web-based and mobile technologies
- Identify and foster the development of future leaders in newborn medicine with a focus on training and mentoring as key priorities
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