Prevention Of Otitis Media With Probiotics In Indigenous Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,531.00
Summary
The project is searching for ‘good’ bacteria in the upper airways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (A&TSI) children that have the ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes middle ear disease. These ‘good’ bacteria constitute a possible probiotic and will be matched to commercially available probiotic strains. These probiotic strains will then be used to recolonise the upper airways of A&TSI children to determine whether we can reduce the recurrence of middle ear disease.
Vaccine And Antibiotic Selective Pressures On The Microbiology Of Otitis Media In Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children In Northern Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$88,502.00
Summary
Investigating the influence that pneumococcal vaccines and specific antibiotics have on the bacteria in the nose which cause otitis media (OM), to determine the most effective prevention and treatments to reduce OM in Indigenous children.
Developing Salient Messages For Indigenous Tobacco Control In Rural Aboriginal Smokers
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$117,331.00
Summary
I am a General Practitioner with a keen interest in smoking cessation particularly for Aboriginal people, who have a high rate of smoking. Media messages are not to date being completely effective in this group, so I am investigating how to make more relevant and persuasive messages to support Indigenous smokers and their families (importantly pregnant smokers) to become smoke-free and encourage them to use effective treatments to do so.