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Optimising Emergency And Trauma Systems Through Evidence Based Pathways
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$418,049.00
Summary
Developing systems for emergency and trauma care based on strong evidence and robust data systems is crucial to the acute health sector. Through an extensive, well recognised collaboration of research groups at The Alfred, Monash and the National Trauma Research Institute, we aim to undertake world leading systems development both locally and globally, focusing on prehospital, emergency and trauma clinical care pathways significantly reducing mortality and improving functional outcomes.
The Physiology Of Health Systems: Port Lincoln As A Case Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,228,073.00
Summary
No health system in Australia has a complete, population-wide view of how they are used, by whom, and with what effect on health. Our plan is to capture and describe comprehensively all health system activity relating to a sizeable and carefully-defined Australian population and to complement this with a population-wide census of health status. Such 'intelligence' is fundamental to evaluating the current performance of health systems and to planning changes to them.
Improving Access For Community Health And Sub-acute Outpatient Services
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$644,791.00
Summary
Many patients face long waits for access to outpatient and community health services. Waiting lists with triage systems to allocate priority are commonly used to manage demand, but these systems often contribute to inefficiencies in service delivery. This project will trial implementation of an alternative approach using immediate allocation of new patients to triage appointments in a range of ambulatory services within a metropolitan health service.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100343
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$427,115.00
Summary
Dying well: Designing rural end-of-life services for chronic disease. This project aims to understand how existing rural service structures impact access to end-of-life support in chronic conditions. Chronic diseases account for 90% of deaths in Australia, yet access to end-of-life support is limited and little is known about services in rural areas. Information gathered through patient and stakeholder interviews, national survey and service mapping will be used to generate a new evidence-based ....Dying well: Designing rural end-of-life services for chronic disease. This project aims to understand how existing rural service structures impact access to end-of-life support in chronic conditions. Chronic diseases account for 90% of deaths in Australia, yet access to end-of-life support is limited and little is known about services in rural areas. Information gathered through patient and stakeholder interviews, national survey and service mapping will be used to generate a new evidence-based framework and guideline. These outputs will support early engagement with end-of-life planning, known to improve quality of life and reduce health system costs, and to inform development of equitable future end-of-life services for people and their families living with chronic conditions across rural Australia. Read moreRead less
Centre For Research Excellence To Promote Safer Families: Tailoring Early Identification And Novel Interventions For Intimate Partner Violence
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,497,801.00
Summary
Partner violence damages the health of families, particularly children. We aim to make all families safer by generating new knowledge from evidence (reviews of studies, data from following families over time and trials of health and community programs) to assist health and family services to identify violence early and tailor responses to individual’s experiences and to specific communities. We will support early career researchers by mentoring and an international network.
Consumer Directed Care: Understanding And Promoting Participation And Care Outcomes For People Living With Dementia In Receipt Of A Home Care Package
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$571,648.00
Summary
This research will develop tools and assess the impact of the delivery of Consumer Directed Care for people living with dementia in receipt of a Home Care Package. It will also translate the findings into an intervention aimed at building the capacity of service providers and consumers to work together to improve care outcomes for people with dementia.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101262
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$359,753.00
Summary
Decision making in older people approaching the end of life. End of life care provides an ideal framework in which to explore the principle of individual autonomy and consumer decision making. Older people at a high risk of dying in 6 months will be recruited from acute care wards, and asked about preferences for involvement in end of life decision making in a standardised interview survey. Surrogate decision makers and physicians will be asked to answer the same questions from the patient's per ....Decision making in older people approaching the end of life. End of life care provides an ideal framework in which to explore the principle of individual autonomy and consumer decision making. Older people at a high risk of dying in 6 months will be recruited from acute care wards, and asked about preferences for involvement in end of life decision making in a standardised interview survey. Surrogate decision makers and physicians will be asked to answer the same questions from the patient's perspective (namely what they think the patient wants). Findings will suggest ways end of life care can be better tailored so that patients can participate in decisions and receive care that is consistent with their wishes.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101640
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
The caregiver bereavement study: determining the effect of caregivers' anticipatory grief on post-bereavement outcome. The study discovers the 'true' impact of caregiving and is situated at the forefront of theoretical and methodological innovation. Furthermore, it will enhance the nation's capacity to provide appropriate services to caregivers pre- and post-bereavement which will promote the wellbeing of the large number of caregivers in our communities.
Transforming the experiences of ageing: The ABC of building socially inclusive communities. This project addresses the national goal: ageing well, ageing productively. Serious problems with community and residential care services for older Australians are well documented. This project will determine the best way to find out what older people want now and for the future, in terms of housing, supports and services.
Barriers And Disparities In Access To Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$57,140.00
Summary
The wide variation in living kidney donation rates across Australia remains unexplained. This study will identify a range of barriers and reasons for the disparities in the rates of living donor kidney transplantation. National surveys will be administered to adults eligible for kidney transplantation, qualitative interviews will be conducted with potential transplant recipients and clinicians, and transplant centres will be surveyed.