Integration And Implementation Of Deprescribing Recommendations To Reduce Medication Induced Harm
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,544,073.00
Summary
Older people in Australia commonly take multiple medicines for their health conditions. As people age and their health changes, medicines that were once helpful may become harmful. This research program will investigate how we can enhance treatment guidelines and use these guidelines in practice to increase discontinuation of unnecessary and potentially harmful medicines. This will lead to reduced medicine induced harm and may improve the quality of life of older Australians.
Transforming Acute Hospital Care To Improve Outcomes For Stroke
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,350,000.00
Summary
Stroke is severely disabling but patients do not always receive the best care. I will lead rigorous research to improve stroke care in the emergency department and stroke units. I will help clinicians implement evidence-based stroke care, including protocols to manage fever, raised glucose and swallowing difficulties across Australia and internationally. Results will be relevant globally, informing strategies to drive practice change and improve patient outcomes.
My research aims to improve health care for back pain. First, I will conduct and summarise clinical trials to identify the best treatments for back pain. Second, I will develop data systems to check that the health care delivered is of the highest quality. Third, I will improve understanding of low back pain amongst the general public and health workers. Last, I will work with health services to develop better ways to deliver health services for back pain.
Improving Diabetes-related Health Outcomes With Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People Across The Lifecourse
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,567,932.00
Summary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bear a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes at all ages. My program of work aims to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, through early-life prevention: pre-conception, pregnancy, childhood. I lead a partnership of researchers, health services and policy makers across Australia to improve diabetes-related health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Transforming Early Detection Of Cancer In Primary Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,360,520.00
Summary
Detecting cancer early is important to improve survival and quality of life. Cancer can be detected through cancer screening or timely diagnosis of patients when they present to their GP with symptoms. This program will transform approaches to detecting cancer earlier in primary care through advances in computer-aided diagnosis and use of new genetic tests to find people at increased risk of cancer.
Challenging Behaviours In Dementia: Mechanisms, Assessment And Interventions
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$645,205.00
Summary
This research program focuses on the behavioural symptoms of dementia. These symptoms are common, and can range from reduced motivation and empathy to overeating, gambling and socially-inappropriate or repetitive behaviour. Notably, these behaviours are challenging for carers and families to cope with, and often lead to patients being placed into aged care facilities. My research aims to understand why these symptoms develop and how we can manage these behaviours effectively.
Tackling Australia’s Low Screening Participation To Prevent Bowel Cancer Deaths
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,188,416.00
Summary
Bowel cancer is Australia’s second deadliest cancer despite being largely treatable if detected early. The big problem is most people do not screen so too many cases are not detected soon enough. I will endeavour to increase screening participation by developing a range of strategies that do better at encouraging people to screen. I will then test each of them to determine which results in the highest participation within the actual National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.