grants awarded
| Project | Year | Amount Funded |
|---|---|---|
Dr Brett Mitchell, Avondale College of Higher Education Reduction of catheter associated urinary tract infections in hospitals: a randomised study |
2017 | $170,662 |
Professor Ken Hillman, The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research Reducing inappropriate admissions and long hospital stays to improve health management for elderly patients. |
2017 | $150,000 |
Professor Kate Curtis, The University of Sydney An evidence-based approach to improving outcomes and reducing hospital-acquired complications in patients with rib fractures: Chest Injury Pathway (ChiP) |
2017 | $290,796 |
Professor John Wheatley, Westmead Hospital Randomised controlled trial of a non-pharmacological integrated care intervention to reduce breathlessness in patients with severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
2017 | $60,246 |
Associate Professor Georgina Chambers, University of New South Wales (Sydney) Evaluating the influence of model of care on health and psychosocial outcomes of mothers and babies |
2017 | $218,525 |
Dr Janine Bailey, Western Sydney University Pharmacist-led Home Medicines Review at Orange Aboriginal Medical Service: Implementation and Evaluation |
2017 | $48,100 |
Associate Professor Mark Gillet, Royal North Shore Hospital Impact of assessing and forwarding to GPs a Drug Burden Index in elderly patients discharged from Emergency Department |
2017 | $49,389 |
Ms Natalie Simmance, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited Identifying and reducing hospital-acquired malnutrition |
2017 | $85,797 |
Dr Ilana Ackerman, University of Melbourne Feasibility and costs of implementing the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Standard Set for hip and knee osteoarthritis |
2016 | $150,000 |
Professor Gavin Andrews, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney A low-cost accessible online program that improves the mental wellbeing of women experiencing depression and/or anxiety during the perinatal period |
2016 | $150,000 |
Dr Lynette Cusack, The University of Adelaide Evaluating the costs and effectiveness of reduced length of stay for planned caesarean sections |
2016 | $46,333 |
Dr Kirtan Ganda, Concord Repatriation General Hospital Improving the identification and management of patients with radiographically proven osteoporotic vertebral fractures |
2016 | $20,000 |
Professor Edward Janus, Western Health Standardising evidence-based interventions to shorten length of stay, reduce readmissions, reduce hospital costs and improve patient-reported outcomes for elderly patients in hospital with pneumonia |
2016 | $300,000 |
Dr Isuru Ranasinghe, University of Adelaide Reducing unwarranted variation in early complications following cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator implantation in Australian hospitals |
2016 | $250,000 |
Professor Michael Solomon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Retrospective analysis on the impact of mental health co-morbidities on key outcomes for surgical patients |
2016 | $85,000 |
Dr Christopher Freeman, The University of Queensland |
2016 | $150,000 |
Professor John Attia, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Centre Reducing unnecessary pathology test ordering in hospitalised patients |
2014 | $372,927 |
Assoc. Professor Roderick Clifton-Bligh, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital Evaluation of fracture risk calculators for clinical practice |
2014 | $124,268 |
Ms Karen Demangone, Royal Hobart Hospital Paediatric & Adolescent insulin pump Decision Aid – a Novel Intervention (PANDANI) |
2014 | $50,023 |
Ms Carmel Kennedy, Macquarie University Hospital Design and implementation of an improved pre-admission assessment clinic |
2014 | $309,532 |
Assoc. Professor Friedbert Kohler, HammondCare and Sydney South West Area Health Hospital Inpatient versus Home-based rehabilitation after knee replacement (HIHO Study) |
2014 | $140,463 |
Assoc. Professor Friedbert Kohler, HammondCare and Sydney South West Area Health Consumer preferences for rehabilitation |
2014 | $43,440 |
Dr Karen Luxford, Clinical Excellence Commission TOP 5 (Beyond the Hospital) |
2014 | $299,900 |
Dr Mary McCaskill, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Investigating Paediatric Appendicitis Scores Study (iPASS) |
2014 | $175,505 |
Assoc. Professor Christopher Pearce, Inner East Melbourne Medicare Local Admission risk calculation in general practice |
2014 | $397,989 |
Dr Nicholas Zdenkowski, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group Evaluation of a decision aid for women considering neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer |
2014 | $191,936 |
Professor William Runciman Use of surgical and radiology checklists in Australian hospitals: uptake, barriers and enablers |
2012 | $311,195 |
Dr Emer Heatley Post-natal reminders to test for type 2 diabetes in women who have experienced gestational diabetes mellitus - a randomised controlled trial (the DIAMIND study) |
2012 | $50,000 |
Professor Alan Pearson A multi-site audit of current in-hospital falls prevention practices and assessment of the effectiveness of best practice implementation strategies |
2014 | $265,000 |
Professor Ian Harris Improving services and outcomes for joint replacement recipients |
2013 | $722,045 |
Dr Simon Rice Preventing relapse of major depressive disorder in young people: development and piloting of a moderated online social therapy intervention |
2013 | $199,959 |
