Improving The Quality, Efficiency And Outcomes Of Stroke Care: Transforming Policy And Practice
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$466,492.00
Summary
This Fellowship supports an innovative body of research focussed on interventions to improve the care and outcomes of stroke. In Australia, stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, variability in clinical care is resulting in some preventable disability. Over the next 4 years A/Prof Cadilhac will conduct clinical trials (n=2) and observational studies (n=3) aimed at improving the health system and outcomes of stroke. She uses economic evaluation to ensure findings are us ....This Fellowship supports an innovative body of research focussed on interventions to improve the care and outcomes of stroke. In Australia, stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, variability in clinical care is resulting in some preventable disability. Over the next 4 years A/Prof Cadilhac will conduct clinical trials (n=2) and observational studies (n=3) aimed at improving the health system and outcomes of stroke. She uses economic evaluation to ensure findings are used for changing policy.Read moreRead less
Preventing And Treating Significant Infections In The Community And In Hospitals
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$328,990.00
Summary
Infections that require hospitalisation are common and a significant event for patients. This research will look at severe influenza and define how protective the influenza vaccination is against hospitalisation. It will also look at preventing healthcare associated infections and in particular those involving antibiotic resistant "superbugs".
Understanding And Preventing Population-level Harm From Alcohol
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,048.00
Summary
This project will support Dr Livingston's world-leading work to better understand the reasons that alcohol consumption and related-harm changes at the population level. It will also support projects that will directly assess the impact of changes to alcohol policies in Australia and the development of policy simulation models, to provide critical evidence and ensure well-informed policy decisions can be made to reduce alcohol-related harm.
Alcohol-related harm is a major contributor to the total burden of disease and social problems experienced both globally and in Australia. Considerable burden is placed on health and policing sectors and at substantial financial cost. This project will significantly improve Australian capacity to monitor alcohol related harms at local, state and national levels, enhance the underlying epidemiology and understanding of relations between alcohol and harm and enable reliable and timely evaluation o ....Alcohol-related harm is a major contributor to the total burden of disease and social problems experienced both globally and in Australia. Considerable burden is placed on health and policing sectors and at substantial financial cost. This project will significantly improve Australian capacity to monitor alcohol related harms at local, state and national levels, enhance the underlying epidemiology and understanding of relations between alcohol and harm and enable reliable and timely evaluation of alcohol policy.Read moreRead less
Evaluation Of New Screening Strategies For Prevention Of Cancer
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$251,144.00
Summary
Governments, clinicians and consumers have a need for accurate and up-to-date information about the cost-effectiveness, benefits and harms of cancer screening. This project will evaluate whether further changes to cervical screening will be needed after the release of next generation HPV vaccines, whether new screening programs should be implemented for lung cancer and Lynch syndrome, the potential role of new technologies for bowel screening, and whether prostate testing can be improved.
Low back pain affects one in four people in Australia and is responsible for over $8 billion spent on treatments and work loss every year. Surgery is a popular treatment approach for this multifactorial condition but we still lack high quality science to support the role of surgery for low back pain. We also lack research capacity in this field. In my fellowship, I propose to conduct high quality studies to generate and implement scientific knowledge in this field.
Toward An Evidence-based Approach For Treating End-stage Knee Arthritis
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,048.00
Summary
World-wide more than one million total knee replacements (TKR) will be performed for end-stage knee osteoarthritis in 2016 alone. With an ageing population, demand for this procedure will increase dramatically, placing burden on a constrained health system. Up to 25% of TKR recipients experience on going pain after surgery and are dissatisfied with TKR. My research seeks to improve efficiencies and equitability of this important surgical procedure and in doing so optimise patient outcomes
Health and obesity are socially patterned, with lower socio-economic status associated with worse health and higher obesity prevalence. With its high, and increasing prevalence, obesity is likely to be a substantial contributor to increased social inequalities in health. I will estimate the contribution of current obesity trends to social inequalities in diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Australian adults, and identify obesity prevention and management strategies most likely to reduce socia ....Health and obesity are socially patterned, with lower socio-economic status associated with worse health and higher obesity prevalence. With its high, and increasing prevalence, obesity is likely to be a substantial contributor to increased social inequalities in health. I will estimate the contribution of current obesity trends to social inequalities in diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Australian adults, and identify obesity prevention and management strategies most likely to reduce social inequalities in these major health outcomes.Read moreRead less
Economic Evaluation Of Policies To Manage Type 2 Diabetes Using Evidence From Randomized Controlled Trials
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$472,994.00
Summary
The aim of this Career Development Award is to develop computer simulation models to predict health outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes. This model will be used to examine the cost-effectiveness of different management strategies for people with type 2 diabetes in order to increase efficiency in the allocation of resources and to improve the quality of diabetes care.
Reducing The Social Gradient In Tobacco Smoking Rates: The Road Less Travelled; Novel And Innovative Paths For Improved Cessation Rates And Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$437,034.00
Summary
Smokers from low-socioeconomic status (SES) background want to quit as much as those from high-SES, but have lower cessation rates. Current behavioural and pharmacological methods are having limited impacts. New evidence-based treatment strategies with improved cessation rates for low-SES smoking populations are urgently needed. This research will test new and innovative cost-effective treatments to improve smoking cessation and results will have direct impacts on health practice and policy.