Meet the Team

The Transform Collaboration

Transform brings together a diverse group of experts and organisations committed to improving healthcare for people with chronic illnesses. Our collaboration includes:

  • People receiving care

  • Chief Investigator and Associate Investigators from the University of Melbourne and Monash University

  • 16 healthcare research and healthcare organisations across Melbourne

Our Team:
A Diverse Mix of Voices

We believe that the best solutions come from listening to everyone involved in healthcare. That's why our key stakeholders include:

  • Consumers*: People living with chronic illnesses and their carers

  • Clinicians: Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals

  • Health Services: Organisations from across the healthcare system

  • Healthcare Funders: Those who finance and support healthcare initiatives

  • Researchers: Experts in Implementation Science, Health Care Systems and Translation

  • Health Economists: Research specialists in healthcare economics and policy

Our Approach:
Co-creating Solutions

By bringing together this diverse group, we ensure that:

  • Solutions are centred around the needs of people receiving care

  • Multiple perspectives are considered from persons receiving care, clinicians, health organisations, and other stakeholders

  • Solutions are created collaboratively

  • Those who will implement and benefit from the changes are involved from the start

This inclusive approach, driven by the patient journey experience, helps us develop practical, effective solutions that will work in the real world, benefiting both patients and healthcare providers.

*We recognise the term ‘consumers’ is not universally accepted, and we are working collaboratively to determine a suitable alternative, guided by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/faqs-about-partnering-consumers-nsqhs-standards-second-edition). Currently we are using the word interchangeably with ‘people with lived experience’, ‘people receiving care’, and ‘patients and carers’.

The Research Team

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    Professor Lena Sanci

    Lead Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Professor Grant Russell

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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    Dr Sandra Davidson

    Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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  • Ms Robyn Smith

    Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Professor Helen Skouteris

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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  • Professor Adam Elshaug

    Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Professor Harriet Hiscock

    Chief Investigator
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute

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    Dr Rachel O'Loughlin

    Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Professor Kelsey Hegarty

    Chief Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Associate Professor Christopher Barton

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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  • Associate Professor Jacqueline Boyle

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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    Professor Velandai Srikanth

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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    Associate Professor Craig Nelson

    Chief Investigator
    Western Health

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    Associate Professor Ines Rio

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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    Dr Katrina Long

    Chief Investigator
    Monash University

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    Associate Professor Kim Dalziel

    Associate Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Associate Professor Caroline Johnson

    Associate Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Dr Bianca Forrester

    Associate Investigator
    Western Victoria Primary Health Network

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  • Dr Morgan Rayner

    Associate Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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  • Professor Douglas Boyle

    Associate Investigator
    University of Melbourne

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    Dr Mukesh Haikerwal

    Associate Investigator
    Cirqit Health

  • Dr Riki Lane

    Associate Investigator
    Monash University

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    Professor Carol Hodgson

    Associate Investigator
    Monash University

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    Dr Lester Mascarenhas

    Associate Investigator
    Utopia Refugee Health

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  • Dr Jagdeesh Singh Dhaliwal

    Associate Investigator
    Monash University

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    Galina Daraganova

    Associate Investigator
    South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network

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    Kirsten Moore

    Associate Investigator
    Research and Evaluation Manager at the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

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    Siân Slade

    Associate Investigator

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    Cath Kaylor-Hughes

    Associate Investigator

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Our partners

Transform brings together multidisciplinary expertise and strong partnerships including:

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