Secondary Prevention – Increasing Uptake And Engagement To Reduce Cardiovascular Events
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$421,747.00
Summary
Cardiovascular disease is a common and long-term health problem. Dr Redfern will continue to develop new and existing strategies for increasing uptake of and adherence to long-term behavioural change by people living with heart disease. The work will encompass policy development and media campaigns as well as trialling electronic communication systems such as text messaging and smart phone applications and new approaches including providing incentives for people who enact healthy behaviours.
Reducing Falls By Improving Knowledge Translation: A Mixed-methods Study To Incorporate Falls Prevention Best-practice Evidence Into Osteoarthritis Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$88,502.00
Summary
Over 50% of people with osteoarthritis (OA) will fall. Resources exist to assist clinicians in the management of OA, but give little or no attention to falls.The association between OA and falls supports the need to incorporate falls prevention strategies into routine OA care. This project aims to reduce falls and fall-related harm in people with OA by creating a list of recommendations for preventing falls that can be incorporated into current OA resources and routine OA care.
Applied Research In The Prevention And Control Of Infections In The Hospital Setting
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$174,434.00
Summary
Hospital infections result in increased: (1) length of stay; (2) costs to the healthcare system and individual and (3) morbidity/mortality. Vaccination and hand hygiene are both proven infection control practices. However, compliance rates are still less than ideal. I will study how a new innovative method impacts on uptake of both. Barriers to masks as an infection control strategy will also be examined, as they are one of the few strategies that can be guaranteed to be available in a pandemic.
Improving The Quality Of Maternity Care For Women With Female Genital Mutilation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$181,065.00
Summary
Although we know how to manage the complications and care for pregnant women affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) health outcomes for these women remain poorer than other women in Australia. Women with FGM are dissatisfied with their maternity care and health professionals lack skills. This project aims to improve maternity care for FGM affected women by implementing women centred guidelines to assist communication between women and health professionals and ensure shared decision making.