Airway Wall Thickness And Heterogeneity Are Key Determinants Of Asthmatic Airway Function.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$207,509.00
Summary
Asthma is a common disease which is typified by excessive narrowing of the airways in response to stimuli that are trivial to non-asthmatic individuals. However, little is known about what causes asthmatic airways to be able to narrow so excessively. In this study, we will be looking at the importance of thickening of the airway walls in relation to excessive airway narrowing in asthmatics. We will also look to see how patchy the airway narrowing is in asthmatics and how this relates to excessiv ....Asthma is a common disease which is typified by excessive narrowing of the airways in response to stimuli that are trivial to non-asthmatic individuals. However, little is known about what causes asthmatic airways to be able to narrow so excessively. In this study, we will be looking at the importance of thickening of the airway walls in relation to excessive airway narrowing in asthmatics. We will also look to see how patchy the airway narrowing is in asthmatics and how this relates to excessive airway narrowing that occurs in severe asthmatic attacks. We will therefore be studying asthmatics of varying degrees of disease severity as well as those admitted to hospital because of acute severe attacks of asthma, and comparing them with a group of non-asthmatic subjects.Read moreRead less
Quantifying The Burden, Understanding The Predictors, And Improving The Outcomes Of Non-fatal Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$459,270.00
Summary
This Career Development Fellowship will use the analysis of existing (and continuing data collection), and key health data linkages to improve understanding of the outcomes of injury survivors and factors contributing to outcomes. The outcomes of this research program will be improved injury burden estimates, and better health outcomes for trauma survivors through informing evidence-based clinical guidelines and trauma care delivery.
Improving The Measurement Of Non-fatal Injury Burden - Validating The Global Burden Of Disease (GBD) Project Through Synthesis And Analysis Of The Six Leading Injury Outcome Cohort Studies From Around The World
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$155,443.00
Summary
This project will use data from the six largest and most comprehensive cohort studies across five countries to evaluate methods for determining the disability associated with injury. The findings will direct how injury burden is measured for by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, and for individual country or region-specific studies. The research will have direct relevance to Australia by improving outcome measurement in ways that are critical for enhanced clinical, public health policy an ....This project will use data from the six largest and most comprehensive cohort studies across five countries to evaluate methods for determining the disability associated with injury. The findings will direct how injury burden is measured for by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, and for individual country or region-specific studies. The research will have direct relevance to Australia by improving outcome measurement in ways that are critical for enhanced clinical, public health policy and planning settings.Read moreRead less
Paediatric Validating Injury Burden Estimates Study (VIBES-Junior)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$484,562.00
Summary
Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents, and can have lifelong effects for survivors. This study will quantify how well children recover from injury, and how long this takes, to establish better measures of the population impact of injury sustained in childhood and adolescence. The findings will be used to inform future health and social policy concerning primary prevention of injury in childhood and adolescence and the provision of services after injury.
Prof Anderson a clinical neuropsychologist with two broad areas of research: 1) understanding the impact of early childhood brain injury across multiple domains – brain, cognition, social skills, behaviour; and 2) developing and evaluating interventions (child and family-based) to reduce burden following childhood brain injury.