Pushing And Pulling Evidence Into Practice: Implementing Best Practices In Upper Limb Movement Therapy After Acquired Brain Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$178,157.00
Summary
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is the leading cause of disability in adults in Australia. After ABI, many people are unable to use their upper limb (UL) to perform important, everyday tasks. While there is research evidence which has shown that movement therapy targeted at the UL will improve the likelihood of being able to use the UL after rehabilitation, many therapists do not currently provide sufficient UL movement therapy to patients. This practice gap will be addressed in this project.
Improving Patient Management Pathways In Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$181,065.00
Summary
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision impairment in Australians aged over 50 years. In recent years, there have been a number of diagnostic tests and new interventions developed for AMD, but it has proven challenging to communicate this information to all primary eye care practitioners. This project will investigate the reasons management guidelines are not always being followed, and develop online training to provide direct bench-to-bedside AMD education.
Best Fed: Implementing Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines To Improve Breast Milk Use And The Feeding Management Of Infants Born
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$177,197.00
Summary
Breast milk is the best food for babies born prematurely. There are challenges for women in providing breast milk and challenges for clinicians in managing the feeds of preterm babies, including when to start feeds and how quickly to progress. Sometimes research evidence doesn’t translate into practice and in this project I will support clinicians to implement the best evidence so that more preterm babies are receiving breast milk on discharge home.
ChIP: Improving Patient And Health Service Outcomes For Patients With Blunt Chest Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$174,107.00
Summary
The majority of trauma patients sustain chest injuries. If not treated promptly with sufficient analgesia, physiotherapy and respiratory support, complications such as pneumonia occur. This can result in death or longterm pulmonary impairment, delayed recovery and significantly increased resource use. To improve patient care and service delivery, we have developed the innovative ChIP treatment model, which triggers a clear treatment path and rapid multi-disciplinary response.
Facilitating Venous Leg Ulcer Guideline Implementation: Closing The Gap
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$177,197.00
Summary
Venous leg ulcers are a continuing challenge to patients, health care professionals and healthcare systems. Healing is protracted and ulcer recurrence common. Early identification and treatment is paramount to optimise health. Best practice treatment is compression, however more than 50% of ulcers remain unhealed after two years due to variability in clinical practice. I will conduct a scoping systematic review to identify reasons for gaps between evidence-based care and clinical practice.
Enhancing Communication, Language Services, And Information Exchange: The ECLIPSE Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$181,065.00
Summary
The ECLIPSE study addresses the problem of clinician-patient communication as an avoidable factor contributing to adverse maternal and newborn health outcomes. Multidisciplinary hospitals teams will co-design and implement community informed strategies for sustainable reforms in communication, information exchange and use of language services for migrant and refugee women with low English proficiency.
Preventing Perioperative Inadvertent Hypothermia In Adult Surgical Patients: The Development, Implementation And Evaluating Of An Evidence-based Care Bundle.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$174,107.00
Summary
It is well established that keeping patients warm and preventing hypothermia before, during and after surgery leads to better outcomes. Although recommended practices for keeping a patient warm during surgery are relatively simple and inexpensive, they are often not adhered to in clinical practice. The aim of this implementation study is to improve compliance with evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of unplanned hypothermia in adult surgical patients.
The Effectiveness Of Systems-based Intervention In Increasing Health Assessments In Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$177,197.00
Summary
Access to health checks is an important part of Closing the Gap in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. Health checks benefits patients by increasing preventive health opportunities and detecting chronic disease. Despite these benefits, few Aborignal people undergo health checks. This research will examine the effect of an intervention in increasing the prevalence of Aboriginal people receving health checks in Aboriginal Medical Services.
An Integrated Approach To Improving The Primary Clinical Care Of Patients With Early Stages Of Age-related Macular Degeneration
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$176,886.00
Summary
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in Australia. Preventing progression to late AMD is the most valuable approach to reduce vision loss. Evidence-practice gaps exist in the primary clinical care provided to AMD patients. This project will adopt an integrated approach to improve the translation of research evidence by optometrists relating to modifiable risk factors for AMD progression; such factors include smoking, diet and nutritional supplementation.
Improving Access To Optimal Clinical Care For People With Chronic Hepatitis B Through The Implementation Of A Nurse-led Model Of Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$176,250.00
Summary
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a global public health issue. Best practice guidelines indicate that early diagnosis and treatment can reduce mortality, however, guidelines are not being followed because uptake of management and treatment is low. This project aims to address the gap between optimal and current CHB management through implementation of a nursing service, which will build capacity, and target the need for improved management for this vulnerable group of patients.