Activating Primary Care COPD Patients With Multi-morbidity (APCOM) Pilot Project
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$78,309.00
Summary
The Activating Primary Care COPD Patients with Multi-morbidity (APCOM) pilot project aims to empower primary care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other co-existing chronic conditions. This will be done by means of a tailored, practice nurse-delivered, self-management intervention designed to improve the participants' disease awareness and coping skills.
'An Investigation Of Aspects Of Oral Health And Access To Care For People Living In Social Chaos In The Rural Setting
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$57,036.00
Summary
Improving access to oral health care for disadvantaged populations is often difficult in the rural setting where workforce capacity is challenged by high demand for episodic care, lengthy waiting lists and absence of recall. For some people, lifestyles are not necessarily chosen or easily changed. Analyzing the stories people tell about their lives in the rural setting will offer explanations of how their doctors and dentists can effectively integrate their oral health and general health.