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Associate ProfessorChristina Abdel Shaheed

NHMRC Principal Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

Project Opportunities

Title: Pain Medicines Road Map

Summary of opportunity:

There is currently no evidence source (in Australia or globally) that has appraised and summarised the evidence on the efficacy and safety of common pain drugs to treat pain in one document. Existing systematic reviews tend to focus on one drug and one pain condition. What is lacking is a comprehensive overview, or ‘Pain Medicines Road Map', which ‘brings it all together'.

Opportunity synopsis:

The focus of this Masters or PhD opportunity will be to evaluate the efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, gabapentinoids (pregablin and gabapentin), and glucocorticoids for any pain condition. The successful candidate will carry out four overview reviews (one for each drug class). Previous experience in carrying out systematic reviews is recommended but not mandatory. A detailed project plan will be discussed with the supervisors.


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PhD opportunities

1) Pain Medicines Road Map

2) Cancer pain management

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Pain Medicines Road Map
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for the management of musculoskeletal conditions.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: Filling evidence gaps for highly used or high-risk treatments
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment of Back Pain and Postoperative Pain