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Quality Of Life, Associated Psychological And Economic Family Impacts, And Trajectory Of Recovery In Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Paediatric Burns Patients.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$86,117.00
Summary
Over a third of burns injuries in Australia are paediatric, with over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Burns are a major injury, having devastating long term consequences, connected to psychological distress, trauma, cost and disability. This research focusses on quality of life measures, economic impacts and psychological distress, investigating enabling and inhibitory factors to burns recovery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their family.
Advancing The Knowledge, Understanding And Management Of Respiratory Exacerbations In Children With Bronchiectasis
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$71,359.00
Summary
Bronchiectasis is a condition which causes significant morbidity, burden of disease and mortality in children as well as adults. Exacerbations in bronchiectasis influence the decline in lung function and quality of life for patients. Although the importance of treating exacerbations effectively is well accepted, there are no universally accepted guidelines for recognizing and managing an exacerbation of bronchiectasis in children. This study aims to fill this clinical and research gap.
The Economics Of Surgery: Using Routine And Registry Data To Improve Policy, With Particular Reference To Congenital Heart Disease (the Fontan Procedure) And Prosthetic Surgery (hip And Knee Replacements)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$86,073.00
Summary
My research will use economics to help improve surgery outcomes. Clinical and policy recommendations in surgery often come from a relatively low evidence base. I will make use of detailed data registries of previous recipients of hip and knee surgery (St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne) and Fontan heart surgery (Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne) to develop advanced economic models of surgery outcomes. My aim is to use these models to improve real-world health policies in surgery.
Advanced Heart Failure Management With Ventricular Assist Therapy – Evaluating Australian Costs Of Care And Effectiveness From Implant To Transplant Or End Of Life
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$45,668.00
Summary
Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are implantable heart pumps that are increasingly being used to slow down the progression of end stage heart failure. This project assesses the costs and effectiveness of VAD therapy and advanced heart failure medical management in an Australian health care setting. The aim is to provide Australian clinicians and health decision makers access to current and relevant, clinical, cost and effectiveness data for advanced heart failure and VAD therapy.
Developing A Holistic Approach To Economic Evaluations In Aboriginal Child Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$64,057.00
Summary
Aboriginal communities have health and non-outcomes they value in the delivery of health services. Little is known about how all these outcomes are captured in economic evaluations of interventions in Aboriginal child health and whether they align or differ from the outcomes policy makers find useful in economic evaluation reports. Projects from this PhD may provide further insight into the development of holistic approaches to economic evaluations in Aboriginal child health.
This project will examine if providing additional therapy services on a Saturday reduces health care costs, and improves the health of hospital inpatients receiving rehabilitation compared to the usual Monday to Friday service. Preliminary information suggests additional Saturday rehabilitation services could reduce length of stay by 3 days without compromising discharge outcomes. If successful this trial will have substantial health and economic benefits for the patients and for organizations.
The Costs And Effectiveness Of New Anticancer Drugs
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$89,699.00
Summary
The general aim of this project is to assess new anticancer drugs and to determine what contributes to their cost, how well they work and their cost-effectiveness. Specific objectives include to systematically review recent evidence about the costs and cost-effectiveness of anticancer drugs, to perform cost-effectiveness analyses of expensive anticancer treatments based on data from clinical trials and to survey medical oncologists to determine their views on how treatment costs affect decision ....The general aim of this project is to assess new anticancer drugs and to determine what contributes to their cost, how well they work and their cost-effectiveness. Specific objectives include to systematically review recent evidence about the costs and cost-effectiveness of anticancer drugs, to perform cost-effectiveness analyses of expensive anticancer treatments based on data from clinical trials and to survey medical oncologists to determine their views on how treatment costs affect decision making.Read moreRead less
Three Case Studies Evaluating Health Service Interventions And Exploring The Factors Influencing Their Undertaking And Use In Clinical And Organisational Settings.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$95,121.00
Summary
Healthcare services aspire to provide the highest quality healthcare while facing pressure on costs. In this context evaluating health service interventions is essential. This thesis will evaluate three such interventions aimed at improving patient care. In doing so, it will explore the factors affecting their translation into practice and their capacity to inform relevant decision makers, including clinicians, managers and policy-makers.
Quantifying The Burden Of Systemic Sclerosis In Australia: From Data Linkage To Patient Reported Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$81,976.00
Summary
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease with the potential to cause significant physical, financial and psychosocial burden on patients, their family members and wider community. The true ‘burden’ of SSc in Australia is unknown. My study aims to quantify this burden of disease and use our results to advocate for appropriate allocation of resources with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes and reducing the financial and human costs of this chronic rare disease.