Perth

In Perth, research and clinical care in cystic fibrosis is a combination of efforts by Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The University of Western Australia. The cystic fibrosis clinic at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children takes care of about 170 children. The cystic fibrosis clinic focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to the care of our patients with cystic fibrosis and their families.

The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is one of the largest and most successful medical research institutes in Australia. Founding Director Professor Fiona Stanley leads a dedicated team of more than 400 staff and students. Established in 1990, the Institute was among the first to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to major health issues: clinical research, laboratory sciences and epidemiology all under one roof, to tackle complex diseases and issues in a number of ways.

The Division of Clinical Sciences aims to conduct high quality, clinically relevant research that focuses on paediatric respiratory diseases, especially cystic fibrosis and asthma. The research program of the Division is based on: understanding the basic mechanism of these diseases, developing better methods for monitoring them, and also the development and testing of new treatments.