Researchprojects

grants awarded

Project Year Amount
Funded
REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS

Ms Leigh Darcy, Hunter Primary Care

Translating a metropolitan Aged Care Nurse Practitioner model to a rural residential care setting to optimise primary care outcomes.

2024 $428,724  

Dr Ariel Roxburgh, Eastern Health

Piloting a digital recovery platform to aid healthcare peer workers in improving patients’ alcohol and drug outcomes

2024 $220,812  

Professor Kate Curtis, University of Sydney

HIRAID® Inpatient: Improving the safety and quality of nursing care for hospital patients

2024 $482,265  

Dr Rocco Cavaleri, Western Sydney University

Home-based neuromodulation: Preventing the transition from acute to chronic pain

2023 $170,353.40  

Professor Geoff Delaney, University of New South Wales

Transforming Cancer Outcomes with Real-Time Health Data Analytics: A Population-Level Implementation Study in New South Wales, Australia

2023 $256,707

DOI 10.1111/resp.14812

Professor Grant Brinkworth & Dr Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Western Sydney Local Health District

Implementing a Scalable, personalised, behaviour Change digitAL hEalth program in primary care for chronic disease treatment – the SCALE clusterrandomized study

2023 $514,590  

Associate Professor Claire Ashton-James, University of Sydney

Evaluating implementation and effectiveness of a digital intervention to reduce pain and reliance on opioids after total knee replacement surgery

2023 $153,257.42  

Dr Kimberley Van Schooten, Neuroscience Research Australia

StandingTall eHealth balance exercise to foster mobility and prevent falls in older people receiving home care

2023 $293,450  

Dr Jacqueline Francis-Coad, University of Western Australia

Enabling functional independence at home – training support workers to deliver a fall prevention program to frail, older adults

2023 $371,120  

Dr Caroline Nicholson, The University of Queensland

To identify and provide management support for people at risk of frailty in general practice to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations.

2023 $331,337.60

DOI 10.1071/PY23173

Prof Josephine Chow, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research

Implementing and evaluating an integrative palliative care model for older people in the community who wish to die at home.

2023 $195,383  

Dr. Kristy Robson, Charles Sturt University

Age Well@Home program for rural Australian’s

2023 $216,514  

Mr. Simon Davidson, The University of Sydney

HeLP (a Healthy Lifestyle program for Pain) for older people with musculoskeletal conditions and comorbid chronic disease risks

2023 $313,760.74  

Professor Jenny Doust, The University of Queensland

Understanding the variation in the use of hysterectomy to improve outcomes for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

2022 $402,898  

Professor Sonja March, University of Southern Queensland

Finding the right balance of "support": Testing a new digital model of care for child and adolescent anxiety in regional communities

2022 $376,621  

Associate Professor Shaun O'Leary, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Reducing Inappropriate Medications for low back pain in the Emergency department (RIME): a controlled interrupted time-series implementation study

2022
$284,662
 

Professor Andrea Driscoll, Deakin University

Regional heart health: Keeping Australians out of hospital

2022 $318,785
 

Professor Jennie Scarvell, University of Canberra

Best practice pathway for knee osteoarthritis –Implementing an advanced musculoskeletal pre-surgical triage and assessment clinic 

2022 $206,552
 

Dr Mitchell Sarkies, Macquarie University

Implementation of evidence and consensus-based perioperative care pathways to reduce unwarranted clinical variation in a private, academic health sciences centre 

2022 $267,534

BMJ Open 2023-075008

Associate Professor Denise O'Connor, Monash University

Value In Care - optimising surveillance COLonoscopy (VIC-COL) in Victorian healthcare services: an interrupted time series study

2022 $492,618
 

Professor Vivienne Chuter, Western Sydney University

Implementation and evaluation of the Australian guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease into hospital-based high-risk foot services: An evidence-based model. 

2022 $250,600
 

Professor Ilana Ackerman, Monash University

Short Stay Joint Replacements

2022 $200,769

BMC Med, 21, 511 (2023)
BCM Health Services Research 23, 1436 (2023)

Professor Vasi Naganathan, Sydney Local Health District

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation of Emergency Hospital in the Home model of care for older people. 

2021 $468,879
 

Associate Professor Victoria Manning, Monash University

“AAT-App”: Smartphone-delivered Approach Avoidance Training to prevent relapse and treatment re-admission among patients leaving residential alcohol treatment. 

2021 $269,462
 

Professor Sue Cotton, Orygen

An evaluation of an alternative model of psychiatric inpatient care for young people with severe mental illness 

2021
$300,000
 

Dr Kathryn Mills, Macquarie University

Taking the first step: assessing implementation strategies designed to increase access to exercise programs for people with knee osteoarthritis 

2021
$508,438

BMJ Open-2022-071045

Dr Sanjeevan Muruganandan, Northern Health

Digital health to extend Victoria’s first specialised ambulatory pleural service: A proof-of-concept feasibility study 

2021
$296,256
 

Associate Professor Amanda Gwee, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Reducing the burden of care on children with bone and joint infections with entirely oral antibiotic treatment

2021
$266,515
 

Dr Jason Wallis, Monash University

‘Wiser Rehabilitation’ following primary, elective total hip (THR) and knee (TKR) replacement surgery at a private hospital.

2020 $164,595  

Dr Chris Schilling, University of Melbourne

Improving patient selection for total knee replacement (TKR).

2020 $295,395

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 23, 179 (2022)
DOI 10.1111 ans.18250

Associate Professor Jill Newby, University of New South Wales

A blended digital mental health intervention for adult depression and anxiety: implementation evaluation

2020 $289,646  

Associate Professor Peter Malliaras, Monash University

Internet and telerehabilitation-based management of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a randomised controlled trial

2020 $201,602  

Dr Gustavo Machado, University of Sydney

Optimising outcomes for patients with back pain by preventing hospital admission.

2020 $315,764

DOI 10.1111/1756-185X.14450
DOI 10.1016 J.MSKSP.2023.102814
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2021.06.018
DOI 10.1136/emermed-2022-212874
BMJ Open-2022-069517
DOI 10.1007/s10067-022-06054-w
DOI 10.1111/1742-6723.14487

Conjoint Associate Professor Alwin Chuan, South Western Sydney Local Health District

A randomised controlled trial of virtual reality pain therapy for chronic neuropathic pain.

2020 $30,092

DOI 10.1111/anae.15971

Associate Professor Melinda Carrington, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Reducing readmission among patients with myocardial infarction in the COVID-19 era by applying digital cardiac rehabilitation and telehealth monitoring

2020 $250,000

DOI 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100591
DOI 10.1186/s12913-023-10361-6

Associate Professor Tarik Sammour,  South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 

Poor guideline compliance for surveillance colonoscopy: reducing the colonoscopy burden

2019 $221,400

DOI 10.1111/ans.17965

Dr Barbara Murphy, Australian Centre for Heart Health

Getting Back on Track after a cardiac event

2019 $159,502

DOI 10.2196/34534
DOI 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad034

Dr Jane Wu, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Evaluating a new model of integrated care between acute and rehabilitation services, via Proactive Rehabilitation Screening (PReS)

2019 $240,034

DOI:10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001267

Dr Michael Johnson, Spine Society of Australia

Identification and analysis of the variation of diagnosis and clinical outcome in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery

2019 $100,000

DOI 10.1007/s00586-023-07529-3

Mr Michael Doumit, Macquarie University

Replacement of multi-disciplinary hospital clinic appointments with telehealth appointments delivered directly to the home

2019 $143,114

DOI 10.1016/j.jcf.2022.09.006
DOI 10.1016/j.jcf.2023.12.002
DOI 10.1542/peds.2021-053822

Professor Ian Harris, Sydney Local Health District

Assisting patients with knee osteoarthritis to make informed choices about total knee arthroplasty and non-operative management

2019 $258,256

DOI 10.1186/s12891-023-06142-1
DOI 10.1111/ans.18817

Professor Jodie Dodd, Women and Children's Health Network

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, North Sydney Local Health District

Surgeons choices: Why aren’t same-day hernia operations the norm in Australia?

2019 $20,000

DOI 10.1111/ans.18339
DOI 10.5694/mja2.51410

Dr Isuru Ransainghe, University of Queensland

Contribution of Physician and Device to CIED Complications

2019 $160,000

DOI 10.1007/s00586-023-07529-3

Professor Luke Bereznicki, University of Tasmania

Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly

2018 $274,000

DOI 10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.09.007

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, Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre

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

BMJ Open Ophth-2021-000904
DOI 10.1111/ceo.14048

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

DOI 10.31128/AJGP-08-19-5033
DOI 10.1093/fampra/cmaa036

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

DOI 10.21037/pm-21-93

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

DOI: 10.3390/cancers15072129

Professor Belinda Gabbe, Monash University

Burns Quality Improvement Program: the use of clinical registry data to directly improve patient outcomes

2017 $167,000

DOI.10.1016/j.burns.2020.01.005
Professor Belinda Gabbe Final Report

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
DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.003
DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30736-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019/04/003
BMJ Open-2017-018871

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

DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.025
DOI 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.003
DOI 10.1186/s43058-021-00189-8
DOI 10.1186/s12913-019-4177-z
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0256028
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111393

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

DOI 10.1038/s41533-020-0172-5
DOI 10.1089/pmr.2020.0081

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
DOI 10.1002/acr.22868
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2016.11.003

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
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.008

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

DOI: 10.1111/imj.14704
DOI: 10.7326/M18-2810

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

JSM APMH F-11116

Dr Christopher Freeman, The University of Queensland

Reducing medication misadventure and unplanned hospital admissions: A model of General Practitioner and Pharmacist collaboration in primary care

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

Dr. Mary McCaskill Final Report

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, University of Adelaide

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, Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre

Improving services and outcomes for joint replacement recipients

2013 $722,045

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0180090

Dr Simon Rice, Orygen

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, University of Adelaide

Use of surgical and radiology checklists in Australian hospitals: uptake, barriers and enablers

2012 $311,195

Professor William Runciman Final Report

Dr Emer Heatley, University of Adelaide

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

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