“The results will impact current screening guidelines to prevent stroke and improve stroke-related healthcare.”
“This project will be the world’s largest randomised study of AF screening and brings together the brightest minds in the field of atrial fibrillation,” Dr Lowres says.
“We are excited by the potential health impact this far-reaching research will have on everyday lives in Australia and the UK.”
The trials will be coordinated by the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at The University of Sydney under the guidance of Professors Anthony Keech and John Simes. In addition to this, HRI is collaborating with multiple partners on this pioneering project in Australia and the UK.
- Professor Mark Nelson is Senior Professorial Fellow at Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Professor and Chair, Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania and holds an Adjunct Professorial position with the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.
- Professor Anthony Keech is Professor of Medicine, Cardiology and Epidemiology at the University of Sydney and Senior Associate Director of the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney.
- Professor Charlotte Hespe is Head of General Practice and Primary Care Research for University of Notre Dame Australia, and Chair of the Royal Australasian College of General Practice (RACGP) NSW/ACT Faculty Council and a national RACGP Director.
- Professor Dominique Cadilhac is Professor (Research) and Head of Translational Public Health: Stroke and Ageing Research, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. She is also Head of Public Health, Stroke Division – Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
- Professor Jonathan Mant is Professor of Primary Care Research at the University of Cambridge, an honorary consultant in Public Health for Public Health England and an honorary consultant for Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
- Dr Michael Sweeting is Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Leicester. He also holds honorary contracts with the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge and with Public Health England.
- Professor Vincent Thijs is a Professorial Fellow at Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne. He is also Head of Stroke at Austin Health, Victoria, and co-director of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Clinical Trials Flagship.
- Professor John Simes is Senior Principal Research Fellow and Founding Director of the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at The University of Sydney.
- Professor Christopher Reid is a Principal Research Fellow based in Curtin University in Western Australia and is Chair of the Australian New Zealand Cardiovascular Trials Alliance (ANZACT) network and co-director of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Clinical Trials Flagship.
Header image L-R: Professor Ben Freedman OAM, Dr Nicole Lowres, Dr Katrina Giskes
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