Led by frontline health workers for frontline health workers

Our team includes frontline clinicians and researchers from Melbourne Health, La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and Monash University.

 

As frontline clinicians and researchers living and working through the pandemic, we are committed to identifying the impacts of COVID-19 on health workers, and proposing solutions to support the health workforce during this and future crises.

Lead investigators

Assoc Professor Natasha Smallwood
Assoc Professor Natasha Smallwood
Respiratory Physician | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Honorary Principal Research Fellow | University of Melbourne
Professor Karen Willis
Professor Karen Willis
Sociologist & Professor of Allied Health Research | La Trobe University

Investigators

Assoc Professor Mark Putland
Assoc Professor Mark Putland
Emergency Medicine Specialist | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Honorary Principal Research Fellow | University of Melbourne
Dr Elizabeth Barson
Dr Elizabeth Barson
Senior Clinical Psychologist | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Assoc Professor Doug Johnson
Assoc Professor Doug Johnson
General & Infectious Diseases Physician | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Honorary Principal Research Fellow | University of Melbourne
Dr Irani Thevarajan
Dr Irani Thevarajan
Infectious Diseases Physician | Victorian Infectious Diseases Service
Honorary Fellow | Nossal Institute for Global Health.
Professor Anne Holland
Professor Anne Holland
Professor of Physiotherapy | Monash University & Alfred Health
Assoc Professor Marie Bismark
Assoc Professor Marie Bismark
Public Health Physician & Health Lawyer | University of Melbourne
Psychiatry Registrar | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Assoc Professor Tony McGillion
Assoc Professor Tony McGillion
Clinical Nursing Practice | La Trobe University
Dr Nicola Atkin
Dr Nicola Atkin
Palliative Medicine Specialist | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Ms Debra Sandford
Ms Debra Sandford
Clinical Psychologist | Adelaide
PhD Student | University of Adelaide
Professor Shyamali Dharmage
Professor Shyamali Dharmage
Professor of Epidemiology | University of Melbourne
Dr Irene Ng
Dr Irene Ng
Anaesthetist | Royal Melbourne Hospital
Honorary Fellow | University of Melbourne
Assoc Professor Leila Karimi
Assoc Professor Leila Karimi
Organisational psychologist & statistician | La Trobe University
Dr Claire Long
Dr Claire Long
Geriatrician | Western Health
Assoc Professor Jane Munro
Assoc Professor Jane Munro
Paediatric Rheumatologist | Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Honorary Principal Research Fellow | University of Melbourne
Dr Cara Moore
Dr Cara Moore
Intensivist | Royal Melbourne Hospital