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Research Partnerships
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is committed to improving health and wellbeing outcomes related to women’s health issues.
One part of our work is to ensure the very latest research findings are ‘translated’ into practical resources and education for both women and health professionals, so that the research is understood and used. We also connect research and consumer groups so that efforts to improve policies and healthcare, as a result of new research findings, are aligned and efficient.
Because we routinely collect and analyse experiences and data on women’s health issues from around Australia, we often provide knowledge and insights that help shape the research so that it best meets the needs of girls, women and people assigned female at birth.
Jean Hailes is part of two federally funded Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) and works with multiple groups funded federally by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Centre of Research Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SPHERE)
SPHERE is improving the quality, safety and capacity of primary healthcare services to achieve better outcomes for women. SPHERE’s projects address evidence and practice gaps in abortion, contraception and preconception care.
Jean Hailes’ role is to support the translation and dissemination of research findings and provide input and advice as a member of the SPHERE Stakeholder Advisory Group.
The AusCAPPS Network is a project within the Centre of Research Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SPHERE).
AusCAPPS is a multidisciplinary community of practice that supports GPs, pharmacists and nurses working in primary care to deliver long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) and medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP).
Our role is to provide advice about the content and delivery of the Community of Practice via the project Expert Advisory Group.
Endo-MP is a project within the Centre of Research Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SPHERE).
The Endo-MP project aims to develop and implement an endometriosis management plan to support the navigation and management of endometriosis and pelvic pain for providers and their patients. It is expected that primary care management will be at the centre of this plan.
Jean Hailes’ role is to recruit women to the Endo-MP project, provide expert clinical advice and participate in the Expert Advisory Group.
Medical Research Future Fund
Co-Designing, evaluating, and implementing supportive care for Endometriosis (CoDeEndo)
This clinical study, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), will co-design and evaluate a new online supportive care intervention (CoDeEndo) for Australian adults living with endometriosis.
Our role will be to recruit women to the CoDeEndo clinical trial and to provide advice in the form of feedback from women with endometriosis.
En-DIT group
Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Innovation and Treatment (En-DIT) Group
The En-DIT group is an Australian endometriosis research group comprising researchers, scientists, clinicians and consumers.
The En-DIT group is using MRFF funding for nine projects designed to better understand factors that lead to the development and progression of endometriosis, in line with the National Action Plan on Endometriosis.
Our role is to support the translation of research findings from the group to support better diagnosis and care for women with endometriosis.
MySurvivorCare
Stepped-care pathway for improving wellbeing for women with cancer
MySurvivorCare is creating an online patient-driven stepped-care service delivery platform for the management of symptoms after cancer. The project has four stages:
A scoping survey to assess prevalence, bother, interference, severity and distress from menopausal symptoms in female cancer survivors.
- Exploring the enablers and barriers to using a patient-driven stepped-care model and platform.
- Development of the stepped-care model and assessment of user experience.
- Further development of the online platform.
Jean Hailes’ role is to support recruitment to the study, provide advice on applications and other documentation linked to the study and connect the research team with consumer representatives and other consumer input as required.
MySurvivorCare is funded by the Centre for Research Excellence in Women’s Health in Reproductive Life.
MenoPROMPT
A co-designed, comprehensive, evidence-based program to improve the care of women at and after menopause
This project will develop a menopause assessment and decision-making tool that is integrated into the most commonly used GP software, so that key information is immediately accessible to GPs. The project will also co-design a digital self-assessment tool that women can use to report their menopausal symptoms before they visit their GP, to make sure those symptoms are not overlooked.
Our role is to recruit women to the MenoPROMPT project and provide advice on developing plain language health information for women.
The HaPPI study
Multisite randomised controlled trial comparing yoga, cognitive behaviour therapy and standard care to improve
quality of life and reduce healthcare costs in endometriosis
The HaPPI study is using MRFF funding to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of yoga and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), compared to standard care-receiving patient education, to improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs for people with endometriosis.
Our role is to support recruitment to the clinical trial and to support the translation of research findings into practical information for people with endometriosis.
Review process
Our review process
This information has been reviewed by clinical experts and is based on the latest evidence.
Our content review process ensures our health information is accurate, trustworthy, current and useful.
We regularly check our information to make sure it reflects the latest clinical guidelines and key findings from large, reliable studies.
Where possible, we focus on Australian research to make our information more relevant locally.
Experts play a key role in reviewing our content. Clinicians at Jean Hailes check information for accuracy and real‑world relevance. These include GPs, gynaecologists, endocrinologists, psychologists and allied health professionals.
We also work with partner organisations, independent specialists and people with lived experience to make sure our content reflects both expert knowledge and the experiences of the community.
