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I am an immunologist determining how the immune system is regulated, with the aim of preventing diseases such as asthma, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis caused by dysregulated immune responses.
The identification, prevention and management of chronic disease risk factors and understanding impact on clinical outcomes is fundamental to improving health and well-being. The program of work encapsulated in this application utilises a number of research methods to advance our understanding and provide new directions for cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
Technology-enabled And Consumer-informed Approaches To Improving Mental Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$766,322.00
Summary
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in Australia, the majority of Australians with a mental illness do not seek professional help and people with a severe mental illness live 25 years less than others in the community. This research aims to improve the quality of life of those with a mental illness, through an innovative research program that investigates new technology based models of mental health service and delivery and involves people with mental illness as part of the rese ....Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in Australia, the majority of Australians with a mental illness do not seek professional help and people with a severe mental illness live 25 years less than others in the community. This research aims to improve the quality of life of those with a mental illness, through an innovative research program that investigates new technology based models of mental health service and delivery and involves people with mental illness as part of the research team.Read moreRead less
Improving Outcomes In Chronic Disease Prevention And Control
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$849,540.00
Summary
This fellowship focuses on improving health outcomes in people with or at risk of chronic diseases. This will involve systematic reviews to better understand the efficacy and safety of preventive therapies, with an emphasis on people with multiple chronic disease, and building on an ongoing program of health services research to identify novel strategies for implementation of evidence-based care within complex health systems. The work will be conducted largely in Australia, China and India.
Reducing The Global Burden Of Injury Through Effective Prevention And Trauma Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$782,370.00
Summary
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, including in low and middle income countries and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I will lead a policy focused research program to identify risk factors for major causes of unintentional injury (road injury, burns, falls and drowning), develop and evaluate programs to prevent injuries, and lead work in health systems to improve trauma care and rehabilitation in both Australia, and globally.
Stroke affects 1 in 6 Australians and often leads to lifelong disability. This Fellowship will support A/Prof Bernhardt to: 1) complete the world first, international clinical trial of very early rehabilitation for people with stroke (AVERT), which has the potential to reduce the global disability burden of this disease; 2) in a new acute exercise laboratory, complete studies that help refine existing early exercise interventions and 3) test new models of rehabilitation care that take advantage ....Stroke affects 1 in 6 Australians and often leads to lifelong disability. This Fellowship will support A/Prof Bernhardt to: 1) complete the world first, international clinical trial of very early rehabilitation for people with stroke (AVERT), which has the potential to reduce the global disability burden of this disease; 2) in a new acute exercise laboratory, complete studies that help refine existing early exercise interventions and 3) test new models of rehabilitation care that take advantage of advanced e-health capability.Read moreRead less
Using Healthcare Wisely: Psychosocial Interventions To Reduce Unnecessary Testing And Treatment
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$763,845.00
Summary
Overuse of healthcare (use of unnecessary tests and treatments) is harming patients and diverting scarce health resources from where they are most needed. Effective communication of the problem to the public, patients, clinicians and policymakers is a prerequisite for behaviour change. This fellowship will develop a suite of communication-based interventions to reduce overuse and build a multidisciplinary workforce of researchers to address this urgent problem facing health systems globally.
Large-scale Epidemiology, Chronic Disease And Disadvantaged Populations: Evidence And Translation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$849,540.00
Summary
Nationally and internationally, we face an increasing burden of chronic disease and health care costs. Health risk factors and premature ill-health are increasingly concentrated in the disadvantaged. A large proportion of the chronic disease burden is preventable through better evidence and implementation. This application is to conduct innovative large-scale research on Indigenous health, chronic disease and the health of disadvantaged populations, including work on implementation of solutions.
Building Capacity For Health Services Research In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$697,209.00
Summary
I have developed a programme of applied health services research by winning grants, publications in good journals, investing in PhD and post-doc researchers and engaging with state governments and health departments. In 2011 I set up the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation that will improve health services by funding health services research, and offering research training for health care professionals. The purpose of this fellowship is to sustain this activity.
I lead an internationally recognised research program that examines how governments can best respond to alcohol and illegal drugs – a significant health and social problem in Australia. My research generates new evidence to inform drug policy and I study how to translate research into meaningful information that governments can use. My aim is to improve how Australia responds; reducing the community harms and improving the health of those affected by alcohol and drugs.