Yindymarra (to Honour, Respect) Aboriginal Experiences In The Conduct Of Health Research: The Development Of Practical Recommendations To Enhance The Uptake Of Ethical Research Guidelines.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,015,166.00
Summary
Ethical, high quality research is needed to reduce the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Currently, there is no critical analysis of the uptake of ethical guidelines. This study will investigate the experiences of Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal health researchers at a national level. Collected data will inform a nationally endorsed set of practical recommendations to guide future Aboriginal health research.
A Roadmap For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Adolescent Health: Defining Priority Health Needs And Actions Through The Empowerment & Capacity Development Of Young People.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,002,448.00
Summary
A third of the Indigenous population are adolescents, their health central to cultural continuity and health equity. Yet priority health needs and evidence-based responses for Indigenous adolescents remain poorly defined, a barrier to effective policy. The project is significant because it will establish a roadmap to guide actions around Indigenous adolescent health. It will also result in a network of engaged and up-skilled Indigenous young people who can drive implementation.
The LAPSE Study: Impact Of Local Sleep In The ADHD Brain
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$621,113.00
Summary
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterised by inappropriate levels of inattention. ADHD patients also frequently experience sleep disturbances and abnormal daytime sleepiness. We will examine to what extent sleep disturbances can account for ADHD symptoms by examining if the attentional deficits associated with ADHD can be explained by a phenomenon called local sleep, whereby parts of the brain spontaneously fall asleep in the context of a globally awake brain.
Improving Understandings Of And Responses To Alcohol-related Family Violence For Aboriginal People
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,294,735.00
Summary
Family violence and alcohol misuse contribute to many health and social inequities facing Aboriginal peoples. This Aboriginal-led project will investigate associations between alcohol and family violence in urban, regional and remote contexts to co-design improved interventions for Aboriginal peoples facing these issues. We will use an innovative approach combining participatory anthropological methods with network analytical techniques to address the gravity and complexity of the problem.
Osteoarthritis Compass: Predicting Personalized Disease Onset And Progression With Future Capacity For Clinical Use.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$860,231.00
Summary
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common, painful, and costly. General guidelines for knee OA management exist but cannot be personalized to the patient. New computer modelling methods enable prediction of knee OA onset and progression on a patient by patient basis but need further testing. Our aims are to 1) apply these new computer modelling methods to legacy datasets acquired from patient groups at risk of, and with, knee OA, and 2) make these models simple and fast enough to be clinically useful.
Improving Cardiac Valve Implant Outcomes With Advanced Computer Simulation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$593,367.00
Summary
This project focuses on improving heart valve procedures, specifically focusing on new transcatheter techniques of heart valve implantation. The research uses advanced imaging and computer simulation techniques to predict the outcome and improve minimally invasive heart procedures.