grants awarded
| Project | Year | Amount Funded |
Final Report |
|---|---|---|---|
Dr Jason Wallis ‘Wiser Rehabilitation’ following primary, elective total hip (THR) and knee (TKR) replacement surgery at a private hospital. |
2020 | $164,595 | |
Dr Chris Schilling Improving patient selection for total knee replacement (TKR). |
2020 | $295,395 | |
Associate Professor Jill Newby A blended digital mental health intervention for adult depression and anxiety: implementation evaluation |
2020 | $289,646 | |
Associate Professor Peter Malliaras Internet and telerehabilitation-based management of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a randomised controlled trial |
2020 | $201,602 | |
Dr Gustavo Machado Optimising outcomes for patients with back pain by preventing hospital admission. |
2020 | $315,764 | |
Conjoint Associate Professor Alwin Chuan A randomised controlled trial of virtual reality pain therapy for chronic neuropathic pain. |
2020 | $30,092 | |
Associate Professor Melinda Carrington Reducing readmission among patients with myocardial infarction in the COVID-19 era by applying digital cardiac rehabilitation and telehealth monitoring |
2020 | $250,000 | |
Associate Professor Tarik Sammour Poor guideline compliance for surveillance colonoscopy: reducing the colonoscopy burden |
2019 | $221,400 | |
Dr Barbara Murphy Getting Back on Track after a cardiac event |
2019 | $159,502 | |
Dr Jane Wu Evaluating a new model of integrated care between acute and rehabilitation services, via Proactive Rehabilitation Screening (PReS) |
2019 | $240,034 | |
Dr Michael Johnson Identification and analysis of the variation of diagnosis and clinical outcome in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery |
2019 | $100,000 | |
Mr Michael Doumit Replacement of multi-disciplinary hospital clinic appointments with telehealth appointments delivered directly to the home |
2019 | $143,114 | |
Professor Ian Harris Assisting patients with knee osteoarthritis to make informed choices about total knee arthroplasty and non-operative management |
2019 | $258,256 | |
Professor Jodie Dodd Variations in clinical practice and health outcomes for women and babies associated with early term caesarean birth in the absence of medical indication |
2019 | $161,195 | |
Professor Thomas Hugh Surgeons choices: Why aren’t same-day hernia operations the norm in Australia? |
2019 | $20,000 | |
Dr Isuru Ransainghe Contribution of Physician and Device to CIED Complications |
2019 | $160,000 | |
Professor Luke Bereznicki, University of Tasmania Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly |
2018 | $274,000 | |
Associate Professor Tom Briffa, The University of Western Australia Better use of angiography in managing undifferentiated chest pain |
2018 | $240,000 | |
Professor Gustavo Duque, The University of Melbourne Prevention of in-hospital hip fractures in frail older persons |
2018 | $109,000 | |
Professor Ian Harris, Australian Orthopaedic Association Practice variation and outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation after joint replacement surgery, a data linage study |
2018 | $98,000 | |
Mitchell Lawlor, The University of Sydney Minimally invasive glaucoma devices: assessing safety and efficacy with existing real-world registry data |
2018 | $80,000 | |
Professor David Paterson, The University of Queensland RCT of “treat all” versus “test and treat” strategies to prevent surgical site infections |
2018 | $85,000 | |
Professor Geoffrey Tofler, Royal North Shore Hospital Patient Directed Discharge Letter (PADDLE): A novel approach to improve patient knowledge satisfaction and outcome |
2018 | $200,000 | |
Dr Magnolia Cardona , Bond University Optimising early end-of-life conversations and advance care planning in general practice: (Stage 1) |
2017 | $82,000 | |
Professor Kei Lui, University of New South Wales Using a clinical registry to reduce variation in clinical outcomes in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
2017 | $211,000 | |
Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly, University of New South Wales Difficult Discussions: Helping adolescents and young adults to voice their choices at end-of-life |
2017 | $189,000 | |
Professor Belinda Gabbe, Monash University Burns Quality Improvement Program: the use of clinical registry data to directly improve patient outcomes |
2017 | $167,000 | |
Dr Michael Ireland, University of Southern Queensland Working Well: Enhancing the Resilience and Mental Health of Medical Doctors |
2017 | $169,000 | |
Dr Brett Mitchell, Avondale College of Higher Education Reduction of catheter associated urinary tract infections in hospitals: a randomised study |
2016 | $170,662 | Dr Brett Mitchell Final Report |
Professor Ken Hillman, The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research Reducing inappropriate admissions and long hospital stays to improve health management for elderly patients. |
2016 | $150,000 | Professor Ken Hillman Final Report |
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) |
2016 | $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) |
2016 | $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 |
2016 | $218,525 | |
Dr Janine Bailey, Western Sydney University Pharmacist-led Home Medicines Review at Orange Aboriginal Medical Service: Implementation and Evaluation |
2016 | $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 |
2016 | $49,389 | |
Ms Natalie Simmance, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited Identifying and reducing hospital-acquired malnutrition |
2016 | $85,797 | Ms Natalie Simmance Final Report |
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 |
2015 | $150,000 | Dr Ilana Ackerman Final Report |
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 |
2015 | $150,000 | Professor Gavin Andrew Final Report |
Dr Lynette Cusack, The University of Adelaide Evaluating the costs and effectiveness of reduced length of stay for planned caesarean sections |
2015 | $46,333 | Dr Lynette Cusack Final Report |
Dr Kirtan Ganda, Concord Repatriation General Hospital Improving the identification and management of patients with radiographically proven osteoporotic vertebral fractures |
2015 | $20,000 | Dr Kirtan Ganda Final Report |
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 |
2015 | $300,000 | Professor Edward Janus Final Report |
Dr Isuru Ranasinghe, University of Adelaide Reducing unwarranted variation in early complications following cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator implantation in Australian hospitals |
2015 | $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 |
2015 | $85,000 | |
Dr Christopher Freeman, The University of Queensland |
2015 | $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 | Associate Professor Roderick Clifton-Bligh Final Report |
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 | Associate Professor Friedbert Kohler Final Report |
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 | Associate Professor Christopher Pearce Final Report; |
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 | Dr Nicholas Zdenkowski Final Report |
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 Alan Pearson Final Report |
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 | Dr Simon Rice Final Report |
Professor William Runciman Use of surgical and radiology checklists in Australian hospitals: uptake, barriers and enablers |
2012 | $311,195 | Professor William Runciman Final Report |
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 | Dr Emer Heatley Final Report |
How to contact us
Email: hcf_foundation@hcf.com.au
Phone: Belinda Bahram, HCF Research Foundation Administration Assistant - 02 9290 8811
