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The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) is a bi-national intensive care clinical research methods centre. It was established in 2006 within Monash University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, based in the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP) in Melbourne. The ANZIC-RC is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Enabling Grant funding, by NHMRC project and other project-related grants, and by Monash University.
The ANZIC-RC assists with the design, funding and execution of clinical trials. Advice and assistance is available from experienced intensive care unit (ICU) researchers, data management/bio-statistical consultants, project managers, epidemiologists and health economists. The Centre coordinates and conducts comprehensive research programs including observational studies; feasibility projects; and large multi-centred, interventional, randomised controlled trials. It has the ability to support small, medium and large clinical trials.
The ANZIC-RC is a referral centre open to all ICU clinicians (including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals) offering a range of services (see below).
The ANZIC-RC also provides PhD or MD opportunities for clinicians interested in critical care research. PhD projects may be sub-studies of existing trials within the ANZIC-RC or may be novel, stand-alone projects. Typically, they have a clinical focus and are not basic science or lab-based research. For current PhD projects, please refer to our PhD Scholars webpage. For entry criteria, please refer to Monash University's PhD in Epidemiology "How to Apply" information. To discuss PhD or sabbatical opportunities at the ANZIC-RC please contact anzicrc@monash.edu.
Currently research is being conducted by the ANZIC-RC in the following areas:
- Severe sepsis
- Traumatic brain injury
- Acute lung injury
- Acute kidney injury
- Blood transfusion practices
- Sedation practices
- Nutrition in the critically ill
ANZIC-RC services include advice and assistance with:
- Project design
- Study protocol development
- Case Report Form (CRF) design and development
- Database design
- Ethical issues such as consent and ethics submissions
- Statistical support including study design, power and sample size calculation, statistical analysis and interpretation
- Complete project management
- Manuscript preparation
- Research funding applications
ANZIC-RC services are available to all Australian and New Zealand intensive care clinicians, including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
The first four hours of ANZIC-RC services are provided free of charge (once per year per researcher), following approval of the project by the ANZIC-RC Scientific Review Committee. Any additional work is charged on a cost-recovery basis.
To apply for assistance.
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