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| Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Medicine research |
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The Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Medicine Department has a comprehensive research program, which includes:
- Industry-sponsored clinical trials of drugs for the management of asthma, COPD and lung cancer
- Molecular targets involved in the pathogenesis of COPD. This is a collaboration with Associate Professor Gary Anderson from the Cooperative Research Centre for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, Professor Graham Brown and Dr James Black from the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases, and Dr Caroline Brand, Department Clinical Epidemiology, RMH. This project has involved establishing the Melbourne COPD cohort.
- Investigation of exercise-induced asthma in elite athletes. This is lead by Dr Karen Holzer. Associate Professor Peter Bruckner is a major collaborator.
- Self-management in acute severe asthma - collaboration with School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University.
Our current clinical trials include:
Asthma Clinical Trials
COAD Clinical Trials
Influenza Clinical Trials
Lung Cancer Clinical Trials
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