The Opportunity

The PhD stipend scholarship offers an outstanding opportunity for talented candidates to undertake PhD study in the field of care and safety of hospitalised older adults using advanced localisation/motion-based sensor technologies.

The PhD Project:

This PhD forms part of an NHMRC Ideas Grant (‘Smart Ward PREDICT’), based at the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, using data from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing Smart Ward and Healthy Ageing Data Platform.

New localisation and motion-based sensor technologies, including radar, RFID and Bluetooth, are being rapidly developed and deployed in aged care, home and hospital settings. However, there is a lack of real-world evidence on their acceptability, validity and clinical relevance, potentially leading to wasteful health and aged care spending.

The aim o...