Improving The Safety Of Implantable Medical Devices
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$775,924.00
Summary
Medical devices provide benefits but also have the potential to cause harm. Large amounts of data exist on medical devices after they have entered the market, but methods for analysing the data and rapidly detecting safety issues are lacking. The aim of the research is to improve the safety of implantable medical devices by using novel methods on existing data sources to develop an efficient and accurate post-market surveillance system.
BETTER MAN Project: Tailored Early Online Intervention For Men Using Intimate Partner Violence
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$506,202.00
Summary
Domestic violence damages the health of families, particularly women and children. We aim to make all families safer by generating new knowledge from a world-first trial of a healthy relationship website (BETTER MAN). This website assists men to identify their use of abuse and violence early and motivate them to seek help. We will tailor their help-seeking response to their individual experiences. We will have the safety, health, and well-being of women and children as our focus in this work.
SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE AMONG AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALS (SAFER HOSPITALS)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,084,271.00
Summary
Global concern exists about the safety and quality of health care. Our study will, for the first-time in Australia, evaluate how often untoward outcomes such as adverse events, deaths, and readmission occur after hospital care, how they vary among hospitals that may suggest disparities in quality, and the costs to the health system. The findings will prioritise targets for quality improvement, lead to better monitoring methods, and inform clinical and policy intervention to improve care.