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Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation

The Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) is a partnership Centre between one of Australia’s largest health service, Monash Health and one of our largest Universities, Monash University, and brings national and international leadership and reach in women’s health, public health and implementation.

Vision and mission

MCHRI’s vision is Better Care, Better Equity, Better Health, and is focused on prevention and care to improve health, especially for women, girls and their families.

Our core themes of research include:

  • public health in preconception, pregnancy & postpartum
  • reproductive women’s health (incl PCOS, early menopause, infertility)
  • healthy lifestyle
  • cardiovascular health & diabetes
  • public health across mental health
  • women’s financial wellbeing
  • advancing women’s leadership & careers
  • women’s heathy ageing

How MCHRI can help

MCHRI provides health resources and information for women, health professionals and policy makers.

They provide women with health apps, resources and information, including in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), early menopause, infertility, lifestyle, pregnancy and also professional development in health leadership.

MCHRI develops resources for health professionals and provides professional development in women’s health, implementation and consumer and community involvement.

With partners, MCHRI developed the clinical guidelines for PCOS, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and unexplained infertility.

Programs, apps and tools

  • A range of health resources for women
  • Resources for health professionals
  • Ask PCOS: Free app that helps women with PCOS to find trustworthy information of the highest quality from leading experts.
  • Ask Early Menopause: Free app that helps women with early menopause to find trustworthy information of the highest quality from leading experts.
  • Ask Fertility : Free app that helps women with infertility find information of the highest quality from leading experts.
  • Ask Heart Health – Coming soon
  • Risk prediction tools: Evidence-based tools to be used by healthcare professionals and pregnant women to calculate the probability of adverse outcomes after developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy.

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This information was originally published on healthdirect - Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation.

Last reviewed: June 2025

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