Collaborators and supporters
The Program has strong international collaborations throughout Europe and North America, most prominent and enduring of which is participation in the international effort to create "multi-domain" third generation assessment systems under the auspices of the interRAI Research Collaborative.
The Program specialises in multi-national and multi-site studies, with over 30 organisations participating in its research programs over the past 5 years.
Aegium Foundation
The Aegium Foundation of Queensland has provided extensive funding since 1989 to support the Masonic Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Queensland. In addition, financial support is offered to facilitate the "telegeriatrics" research program.
Find more information on the Aegium website.
Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital
The Princess Alexandra Hospital Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit strives for excellence in patient care, education and research. The unit's mission is to work with patients and their carers to promote, maintain and improve the health, well-being and independence of patients through the provision of multi-disciplinary, diagnostic, therapeutic and outreach services.
The aim of the unit is to establish a quality geriatric service to meet current needs of the region and to improve the health of the elderly in the region.
interRAI Australia Coordinating Centre
CHSR hosts the interRAI Australia Coordinating Centre, which responds to enquiries and provides information and support to organisations interested in or using the interRAI suite of assessment instruments. For more information on interRAI visit the websites www.interrai.org and www.interrai-au.org.
RAIsoft
The Program has a formal partnership with Finnish specialist software house “RAIsoft” which develops systems around the interRAI suite of assessment systems. Our program has co-developed solutions for nursing assessment in acute care and specialist geriatric consultation in and beyond the hospital setting.