Who we are and what we do

The Jean Hailes Clinical Research Unit is affiliated with both Monash University and Southern Health, sits within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and is located at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. The integrated research team is focusing on women's health and specifically on the continuum of adverse lifestyle, obesity, insulin resistance, insulin resistant syndromes including metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The progression through this continuum is not inevitable and our research focuses on prevention and translation of evidence to optimise prevention. The unit also conducts an extensive menopause research program. Collaborating locally, nationally and internationally in projects with other research organisations or undertaking single centre studies, the Jean Hailes Clinical Research Unit maintains an independent approach to research.

As part of the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health (JHF) the research team works closely with the Education Unit to translate the latest research findings into practical health and lifestyle approaches for women and their health professionals. The team also has skills in evidence synthesis and appraisal. Our research interests focus on areas that impact the quality of life as well as longevity for women. The strength of our research program lies in our ability to produce solid results and focus on community health outcomes, in an environment that fosters quality research.

Current research projects

For more information about our current research go here.

Research committee

For more information on the members of our research committee go here.

Research staff

Professor Helena Teede is the Director of Research at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health located at the School of Public Health, funded through the NH&MRC research fellowship scheme. As the Foundation research director, Helena holds a Monash University Chair in Women's Health. She also holds a position as head of Diabetes Unit at Southern Health, Victoria's largest health service.

For more information on her biography and the research team member profiles go here.

Prospective students

For more information on how we support our students go here

Publications 2010 and from previous years

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health concentrates on groundbreaking research in key areas of women's health. The Foundation's work has been published in various prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and Journal of American Medical Association. More...

Australian National PCOS evidence based guidelines

Recently the Department of Health and Ageing provided funding to the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Alliance and the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health to develop a suite of evidence based guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. All of these guidelines will be proposed for National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and international approval. More...

Further resources

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Content updated August 19, 2010