Immunisation In Under Studied And Special Risk Populations: Closing The Gap In Knowledge Through A Multidisciplinary Approach
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,499,969.00
Summary
Much of the vaccine research which informs national policy is conducted by the pharmaceutical industry or by government. However, there are critical research gaps in special-risk and under-served populations where targeted research is not commercially viable. These include research in the extremes of age, Indigenous Australians, migrants, refugees, immunosuppressed and traveller populations. This CRE will address research gaps in such populations, which have not been addressed elsewhere, using n ....Much of the vaccine research which informs national policy is conducted by the pharmaceutical industry or by government. However, there are critical research gaps in special-risk and under-served populations where targeted research is not commercially viable. These include research in the extremes of age, Indigenous Australians, migrants, refugees, immunosuppressed and traveller populations. This CRE will address research gaps in such populations, which have not been addressed elsewhere, using novel, multidisciplinary methods.Read moreRead less
Diabetic Retinopathy - Closing The Loop For Diabetic Eye Care And Complication Risk Mitigation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,583,140.00
Summary
Indigenous Australians with diabetes are at high risk of vision loss due to diabetic eye disease. Training and implementation of local retinal imaging, regional reading, and web-based systems can improve communication and fragmented service delivery. We will train and evaluate, in an indigenous Australian setting, an open-source remote-access IT solution to improve eye care and outcomes, adaptable to national and international locations.
Centre For Informing Policy In Health With Evidence From Research (CIPHER)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,614,403.00
Summary
The Productivity Commission has recently said that without evidence, policy makers must fall back on intuition, ideology or conventional wisdom. CIPHER will make an internationally leading contribution to understanding how governments can most easily find and use research evidence. We will test strategies designed to make findings from research more readily available, to increase policy makers skills in using research and to encourage research that is of more immediate use to policy agencies.
Centre For Research Excellence In Medical Workforce Dynamics.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,496,646.00
Summary
The Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics will grow new capacity in health services research, with high potential for policy impact, providing much needed evidence on the factors that influence doctors' decisions on how many hours to work, their location of work, including working in rural and remote areas, and decisions to leave the medical workforce and retire. These decisions influence the population’s access to health care, costs and health outcomes.
A Centre Of Research Excellence In Adolescent Health: Making Health Services Work For Adolescents In A Digital Age
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,496,295.00
Summary
Developmentally appropriate adolescent healthcare must be inter-disciplinary, with sound communication and acknowledging increasing autonomy; not easily accommodated within traditional paediatric and adult models of care. Our diverse team of experts will work with young people, parents, policy makers and service providers to create principles of cost-effective, equitable and accessible healthcare for adolescents, making best use of present-day health services and modern digital technologies.
On TRACK (Teaching, Research And Community Knowledges) : CRE Promoting Brain Health With Older Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$3,000,000.00
Summary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience high rates of dementia at younger ages of onset, having far reaching consequences for the person, their family and their communities. The OnTRACK (Teaching, Research and Community Knowledges) Centre for Research Excellence will generate knowledge about culturally safe approaches to optimise the well being and quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at risk of or living with dementia.
Centre Of Research Excellence In Improving Health Services For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,629,464.00
Summary
Our CRE aim is to improve health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. We provide new knowledge about health services Aboriginal children should receive. We strengthen primary care and hospital services. We improve understanding; test new models; ensure translation into policy and build capacity. We are from national and international Aboriginal, non government and mainstream organisations. We generate findings that are generalisable to health systems in Australia and inter ....Our CRE aim is to improve health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. We provide new knowledge about health services Aboriginal children should receive. We strengthen primary care and hospital services. We improve understanding; test new models; ensure translation into policy and build capacity. We are from national and international Aboriginal, non government and mainstream organisations. We generate findings that are generalisable to health systems in Australia and internationally.Read moreRead less
Centre For Research Excellence In End Of Life Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,650,129.00
Summary
The pattern of disease, dying and death has changed dramatically in Australia over the last century. ELCCRE brings together four leading research centres in end of life care and establishes strategic links with leading investigators in chronic disease, health economics and legal and ethical issues. ELCCRE will address the urgent need for evidence based end of life service delivery strategies that are responsive to the complex, unpredictable and often extended patterns of disease progression.
Breathe Well: A Centre For Research Excellence In Chronic Respiratory Diseases And Lung Ageing
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,527,082.00
Summary
Our CRE is based on common respiratory conditions covering wide spectrum of ages and severity. We will investigate how to maintain optimal respiratory health, through innovative approaches to early detection, improved therapy and adherence. We have a strong multi-disciplinary team of collaborators and we will build capacity through post-doctoral fellowships to improve our structural balance and optimise translational outputs. Tasmania is an ideal community to host a strong CCRE.
Frailty Trans-Disciplinary Research To Achieve Healthy Ageing
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,301,169.00
Summary
Frailty may lead to a loss of independence which is more common with ageing but not inevitable. This centre of research excellence brings together a national team of clinician and academic researchers and forges strong links to three international centres of excellence in frailty research. Whilst providing new opportunities for the next generation of frailty clinicians and researchers, new research evidence to support the prevention and treatment of this hidden health issue will be developed.