Trust’s outstanding gynae team wins international awards for research

Date: 01 September 2017

Get involved with research at Medway

Research is a big priority for our clinical staff here at the Trust. Our doctors, nurses and other health professionals regularly work on research projects locally, nationally and internationally – with our patients benefitting from some of the most cutting edge treatments.

We are very proud of our gynaecology team, whose research was recently honoured on the international stage at the annual meeting of the International Urogynaecological Association. This event showcases some of the most cutting-edge research in gynaecology taking place across the world, and our team picked up not one but two prizes! 

Our former research fellow, Aswini Balachandran, won the prize for the best abstract presented by a physician-in-training – ‘Cystodistension as a treatment for overactive bladder – results of an RCT’. 

Our current research fellow and trainee, Natasha Curtiss, won the best basic science prize titled ‘Age, menopausal status and the bladder microbiome’. 

Winning a prize at an international meeting is usually a once in a lifetime achievement.

Professor Linda Cardozo, Past President of the International Urogynaecological Association, commented that: “to win two prizes in the same international meeting is truly outstanding.” 

We’re very pleased for our team, and to be able to provide some of the most innovative and effective care to the women using our gynaecological services. 

Would you like to be involved in research at Medway?

There are currently dozens of different research projects taking place across the Trust. Many of these offer access to some of the newest available treatments to treat clinical conditions. 

Others are involved in developing live-saving and life-changing forms of treatment, or look into how NHS services can be delivered more safely, more effectively and in the best way possible to support the needs of our patients. 

If you are a patient who would like to know if there are any research projects taking place in the department that is caring for you and that you might be eligible for, please ask one of the nurses or doctors caring for you. 

Your participation could potentially make a real difference to NHS care – both your own, and for other people.

You can contact our research team directly. To find out more, please contact Tom Hatton. 

Telephone: 01634 830000 ext 6736 

Email: tom.hatton@medway.nhs.uk 

  • Summary:

    Research is a big priority for our clinical staff here at the Trust. Our doctors, nurses and other health professionals regularly work on research projects locally, nationally and internationally – with our patients benefitting from some of the most cutting edge treatments.