Teaching, education and research
Where to find this service
Teaching and education
We are a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Melbourne. As part of the Western Clinical School, our Gynaecology Unit contributes to the structured teaching program and helps undergraduate students immerse within the clinical environment.
The Gynaecology Unit and Western Health are also accredited by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), as a training hospital. Specialist training is a 6-year program and our trainee obstetric and gynaecology doctors (registrars) spend time and gain clinical experience at Western Health as part of their core and advanced training pathways.
Research
Unit Development and Research interests
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Physiotherapy Led Pessary clinic
- New innovative service provided through Advanced Practice Physiotherapy + Pelvic floor service
- Established with Department of Health funding in 2023
- 1st year outcomes presented at UGSA annual meeting 2024
- Recipient of Western Health Best Care Award “Right Care” 2024
- Finalist for Victorian Public Health Care Award 2024 (winners yet to be announced)
Comparative Outcomes of Early Resuturing Versus Expectant Management in Post-Partum Perineal Wound Dehiscence.
- 2024 Comparative Model Analysis oral presentation at IUGA annual meeting
- 2024 Systematic Review ePoster presentation at IUGA annual meeting
- Publication ongoing
Uterine Conservation vs Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse: Emulated RCT Causal Inference Framework
- 2024 ePoster presentation at IUGA annual meeting
- 2024 oral presentation at UGSA annual meeting
- Publication efforts ongoing
Future projects underway in:
New devices for management of pelvic organ prolapse
Review of subsequent birth outcomes in women who sustained OASI injury in a previous birth.
- This work assesses the outcomes of a new service providing obstetric anorectal studies which was established in 2022
- This service was supported by a Western Health Foundation grant in 2022.