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The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation was pleased to award six PhD Scholarships in 2025. Click here to meet the recipients.
Professor Gregory Scalia AMProfessor Gregory Scalia AM first stepped into The Prince Charles Hospital as a registrar in the early 90s. Now, as the hospital’s long-standing Director of Echocardiography, he has dedicated most of his career to ensuring that complex cardiac diagnoses are accessible to a much larger portion of the population through echocardiography
Meet the 2025 Research Fellowship Recipients
In this blog, we introduce you to our 2025 Research Fellowship recipients and share insights into their work and why their investigations are so important.
Key Indicators of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
“There’s emerging evidence that links poor sleep to the development of dementia – particularly Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr Irene Szollosi.
PhD candidate Carl Francia first observed the disproportionate impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever and RHD on Indigenous Australians while working as a physiotherapist in 2022.
TPCH Researcher of the Year 2024, Dr Ieuan Evans
TPCH Researcher of the Year 2024, Dr Ieuan Evans, is working to develop a Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) program specifically for Trikafta.
Enhancing patient recovery with Memory Lane
The hospital’s Occupational Therapy department enlisted the help of some fourth-year UQ students to complete a joint project aimed at promoting Memory Lane and gathering feedback on its usage.
Jacarandas and The Prince Charles Hospital
Over the past several decades on The Prince Charles Hospital’s campus, Jacaranda trees have offered shade and shelter from the elements, as well as a beautiful spot for people to gather outside the clinical environments.
The Prince Charles Hospital’s 2025 Giving Day
Over $162,000 was raised for The Prince Charles Hospital at our fifth annual Giving Day, thanks to our special community.