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2022 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant recipients 2022

• Dr Shalini Arunogiri from Turning Point, Statewide Services received the BankVic Research and Innovation Grant for the project “PeerLEAD Peer navigation and Linkage in the Emergency department for Alcohol and Drugs”.
  
  
• Dr Shananthan Balachandran from Endocrinolgy received the Pam and Alfred Lavey Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Re-differentiating and restoring radioactive iodine responses in thyroid cancer”.
  
  
• Dr Patrick Carney from Neurosciences received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “We smashed the waiting list for epilepsy outpatients: Can these achievements be sustained and enhanced with an innovative patient flow strategy?”.
  
  
• A/Prof Jaya Chandrasekhar from Cardiology received the David Rex Bruce Woolley Research and Innovation Grant for the project “i-INOCA: Innovation to improve management of Ischaemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery disease”.
  
  
• Dr Ross Cody from Neurology received the David Rex Bruce Woolley Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Improving Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) management and efficacy of stroke prevention at Eastern Health the start of a continuous quality improvement program”.
  
  
• Prof Julie Considine from Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Eastern Health Partnership received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Clinical deterioration in Hospital in the Home patients”.
  
  
• A/Prof David Darby from Eastern Neurosciences received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The Melbourne Adaptive Cognitive Assessment (MACA): standardisation of a novel cognitive screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementia”.
  
  
• Dr Amy Dennett from Allied Health Clinical Research received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “CanFit: A randomised controlled trial to increase physical activity of hospitalised cancer survivors using Fitbits”.
  
  
• Dr Kathryn Ducharlet from Eastern Health Integrated Renal Services received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Advance care planning and end of life care for patients with advanced renal disease”.
  
  
• Dr John Dyett from Intensive Care Unit received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Eastern Metropolitan Implementation of ECMO during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Cardiac Arest – A Pilot Randomised Trial (EPIC CPR Pilot Trial).”
  
  
• Prof Christopher Gilfillan from Endocrinology and Diabetes received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Smac-mimetics as a Therapeutic Option in Epithelial Thyroid Cancer”.
  
  
• Ms Swapna Gokhale from Quality Planning and Innovation received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Risk prediction model for Delirium using machine learning on routinely collected patient data”.
  
  
• A/Prof Judith Hope from Mental Health Program received the BankVic Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department – Expanding the Horizon”.
  
  
• Dr Louis Huang from Renal Medicine received the Robert C Bulley OAM Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis Study”.
  
  
• Dr Christopher Ip from Urology received the Robert C Bulley OAM Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Patient Insights when Considering Prostate Biopsy after a Negative Prostate MRI study”.
  
  
• Mr Justin James from Breast and Endocrine Surgery received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “A model to select Early Breast Cancers where Sentinel Node Biopsy “can be avoided”.
  
  
• Dr Margaret Lee from Cancer Services received the APH Philanthropic Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Survival and PAtterns of Care in the Era of FLOT-based Chemotherapy for Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (SPACE-FLOT)”.
  
• Prof Amanda Nicoll from Gastroenterology received the Gastroenterology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Improving The Diagnosis and Management of Medication Liver Toxicity”.
  
  
• Ms Catherine Senserrick from Physiotherapy received the David Rex Bruce Woolley Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Pilot of the Eastern Health Physiotherapy Triple S team – Student Support for Stroke Patients”.
  
  
• Dr Maryann Street from Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Eastern Health Partnership received the Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Evaluating the efficacy of a digital App to enhance patient-centred nursing handover”.
  
  
• A/Prof Andrew Teh from Cardiology received the Hayward Cardiology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Sensitivity of the Withings ScanWatch for detecting paroxysmal atrial fibrillation”.
  
  
• Dr Abhinav Vasudevan from Gastroenterology and Hepatology received the Robert C Bulley OAM Research and Innovation Grant for the project “InflixiSWITCH: switching from intravenous to subcutaneous infliximab for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease”.

2021 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant recipients 2021

• Dr Anuj Bohra from Gastroenterology received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Enhancing the utility of capsule endoscopy in the Australian Inflammatory Bowel Disease landscape”.
  
  
• Prof Amy Brodtmann from Neurosciences received the Pam and Alfred Lavey Research and Innovation Grant for the project “A blood test for dementia? Clinical utility of a dementia blood biomarker in Eastern Health clinic settings”.
  
  
• Dr Paul Buntine from Emergency received the BankVic Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Management of Borderline Personality Disorder at Box Hill Hospital Emergency Department”.
  
  
• Dr Peter Chan from Intensive Care Unit received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Hospital and COVID-19 Workflow Performance Using Advance Data Analytics”.
  
  
• A/Prof Jaya Chandrasekhar from Cardiology received the Hayward Cardiology Research and Innovation Grant and the Mary Thompson Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Heartwise: the utility of a digital health application to allow symptom and risk factors recognition to reduce presentation time in women with potential heart disease symptoms - A pilot study”.
  
  
• Prof Julie Considine from Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Eastern Health Partnership received the Ms Xie Yun Ying Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Improving hospital discharge using patient-carer-staff co-design”.
  
  
• A/Prof Anthony Dear from Medicine received the Robert C Bulley OAM Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Evaluation of a Novel Photo-Angioplasty Device to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease”.
  
  
• Mrs Sarah Fussell from Pharmacy received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Discharge Medication Documentation in Renal Patients through Pharmacist-led Partnered Prescribing”.
  
  
• Dr Simon Gibbs from Haematology received the Henk De Jong Myeloma Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The ‘NEPTUNE’ study: A NursE-led OutPatienT Follow-Up Project of Myeloma PatieNts trEated with IMiDs”.
  
  
• Mr Justin James from Surgery received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the early stage primary breast cancers; A retrospective review to identify the Early Breast Cancers in whom "Sentinel Node Biopsy" can be avoided and the prospective evaluation of the predictive model”.
  
  
• Dr Jillian Lau from Infectious Diseases received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Surveillance of Life-Long Antibiotics: The impact of life-long antibiotics on the microbiome and quality of life”.
  
  
• A/Prof Victoria Manning from Addictions received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Senior SWiPE”: A novel, personalised smartphone app to help reduce alcohol consumption among older adults in the Eastern Health community”.
  
  
• Ms Cathy Ngo from Pharmacy received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Forget-me-not: an interdisciplinary, patient and carer inclusive approach to reducing antipsychotic use after delirium and acute behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia”.
  
  
• Mrs Rebecca Nicks and Ms Anna Joy from Acute and Aged Medicine received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Lessons from changes to core business in subacute inpatient services during a pandemic”.
  
  
• Ms Melanie Price from Emergency received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The Eastern Health COVID-19 staff sero-surveillance study (ECOSS)”.
  
  
• Prof Shomik Sengupta from Surgery received the Robert C Bulley OAM Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Development & Validation of a Method for Detection of Circulating Tumour DNA in Non-Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder”.
  
  
• Prof Nicholas Taylor from Allied Health Clinical Research Office received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Motivational interviewing delivered via telehealth to improve patient and health service outcomes in metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial”.
  
  
• A/Prof Stephen Ting from Haematology received the Hoscat Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Lipidomic profiling of acute myeloid leukemia niche and cells”.
  
  
• A/Prof Daniel Van Langenberg from Gastroenterology received the APH Philanthropic Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Evaluating and optimising the utility of low cost biomarkers in the assessment of inflammatory bowel disease”.
  
  
• Dr Limy Wong from Renal Medicine received the APH Philanthropic Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Sarcopenia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)”.

2020 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant recipients 2020

• Ms Lynne Allison from Child Youth Mental Health Service received the William Alfred Gray Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Infancy access project (IAP) – maximising the optimal social and emotional development of at risk infants, toddler and preschoolers through accessible mental health service assessment and intervention”.
• Mr Peter Brann from Child Youth Mental Health Service received the Pam and Alfred Lavey Research and Innovation Grant for the project “How do young people with serious mental health difficulties perceive Emergency Departments and their mental health treatment?”
• A/Prof Jillian Broadbear from Spectrum service for personality disorder received the Rotary Club of Box Hill Bruce McKenzie Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Recognising and treating men who experience borderline personality disorder”.
• Dr Paul Buntine from Emergency Department received the Hoscat Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Management of acute low back pain in hospital Emergency Departments: adherence to evidence-based guidelines”.
• Dr Peter Chan from Intensive Care services received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Contactless monitoring using infrared thermography”.
• Dr Patrick Carney from Neurosciences received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Optimisation of first seizure management”.
• Dr Philip Choi from Neurosciences received the Hoscat Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Laboratory testings in patients prescribed a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) presenting with acute stroke – the SODA (Stroke On DOAC) pilot study”.
• Mrs Stephanie Clarke from Physiotherapy received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The experience of pain and its relationship to breathlessness in people experiencing an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”.
• Dr Amy Dennett from Allied Health Clinical Research office received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Getting the timing right: prehabilitation to improve outcomes after autologous stem cell transplantation (PIRATE)”.
• Dr Simon Gibbs from Haematology and Oncology received the Henk De Jong Myeloma Research and Innovation Grant for the project “The SUBLIME Project - Self administration of sUbcutaneous Bortezomib in muLtIple myeloma and AL-aMyloidosis at homE”.
• A/Prof Judith Hope from Mental Health received the BankVic Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Where did you go? A follow-up study of persons presenting to the Emergency Department with suicidal ideation who do not wait”.
• Prof Claire Johnson from Aged and Palliative Care received the Box Hill RSL Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Routine symptom monitoring for quality in Residential Aged Care project”.
• Dr Chantal L'Abbate from Neuroscience received the Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Does an animated video in addition to standard consent procedure improve participant understanding and satisfaction in acute stroke trials? A pilot study”.
• Dr Will Lee from Ambulatory Care and Neurology received the Sau Lan Ng Research and Innovation Grant for the project “A multidisciplinary Parkinson’s Disease Strategy Training Program: Measuring the impact on client’s quality of life and carer stress”.
• Dr Darren Lockie from BreastScreen received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Use of Contrast Enhanced Mammography in a BreastScreen Assessment Clinic”.
• Ms Hannah Mitchell from Dietetics received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Prevalence of sucrase-isomaltase genetic hypomorphic variants in patients with irritable bowel syndrome in Australia”.
• Ms Cathy Ngo from Pharmacy received the Irene Mary Sammons Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Exploring barriers to hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and specialist referral for patients under care of Eastern Health's mental health program”.
• Prof Amanda Nicoll from Gastroenterology received the Gastroenterology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of hepatotoxicity”.
• Dr Denise O'Driscoll from Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine received the Robert Bulley Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Does ethnicity contribute to clinical outcomes and therapeutic responses to treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea?”
• Prof Shomik Sengupta from Surgery received the Robert Bulley Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Development and validation of a method for detection of circulating tumour DNA in muscle-invasive urothelial cancer of the bladder”.
• A/Prof Andrew Teh from Cardiology received the Hayward Cardiology Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Smart Wars II: Apple watch versus implantable loop recorder for diagnosing atrial fibrillation after unexplained stroke”.
• A/Prof Daniel van Langenberg from Gastroenterology received the Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Enhancing quality, and utility of disease assessment modalities in luminal crohn’s disease (EQUAL study)”.
• Mr Enoch Wong from General Surgery received the David Nowell Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Assessing the role of sarcopaenia and frailty in upper gastrointestinal malignancy: Can we do better?”
• A/Prof Rachel Wong from Oncology received the APH Philanthropic Foundation Research and Innovation Grant for the project “Pancreatic cancer: understanding routine practice and lifting end results (PURPLE) registry. A prospective pancreatic cancer clinical registry”.
• The Oncology Unit received the following combined grants for the project “Does routine completion of supportive care screening (SCS) with a tailored action and referral protocol impact on uptake of key supportive care services for patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer?”:
  Lisa Kirwan Lung Cancer Research and Innovation Grant
  Peter Norman Reynolds Research and Innovation Grant
  David Nowell Research and Innovation Grant and
  Sandra Lau Research and Innovation Grant

2019 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant recipients 2019

• Dr Jillian Broadbear from Mental Health received the 2019 Wandin Rustic Dinner Research Grant for the project 'How does long-term specialist treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder affect future emergency & mental health service use?'
• Dr Paul Buntine from Cardiology and Emergency received the 2019 Hayward Cardiology Research Grant for the project 'The Utility of Magnesium in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response: A Randomised Controlled Trial'
• Dr Patrick Carney from Neurology received the 2019 Irene Mary Sammons Research Grant for the project 'Delivery of first seizure care in the 21st century: A pilot study of an optimised first seizure service delivered to remote and rural areas using telemedicine'
• Prof Julie Considine from Aged Care and Emergency received the 2019 Zouki Research Grant for the project 'Physical and psychological impact of prolonged emergency department stay on older people'
• A/Prof Anthony Dear from Surgery received the 2019 Robert C Bully Surgical Research Grant for the project 'Design, Development and Evaluation of a Novel Photo-Angioplasty Device to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease'
• Mr Geoffrey Haar from Gastroenterology and Pharmacy received the 2019 Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for the project 'Adalimumab Biosimilar Centralised Dispensing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease- (ABCD in IBD)'
• Dr Katherine Harding from Neurology received the 2019 Wandin Rustic Dinner Research for the project 'STAT – Specific Timely Appointments for Triage: An innovative approach to reduce wait times. Can it work in Acute Specialist Clinics?'
• Dr Will Lee from Neurology received the 2019 Greek Orthodox Community Research Grant for the project 'An Exploratory Study of the Association of Chronic Inflammation and Parkinson’s Disease Using PBS Prescription Data'
• Prof Dan Lubman from Turning Point received the 2019 Pam and Alfred Lavey Research Grant for the project 'Addressing breast cancer risk: a pilot randomised controlled trial targeting alcohol consumption in women aged 40+ years'
• Mrs Sally Macdonald from Oncology received the 2019 Kirwan Lung Cancer Research Grant for the project 'Development and Implementation of a Lung Cancer Care Plan at Eastern Health'
• Dr Andrew Mant from Oncology received the 2019 Annette Berg Memorial Melanoma Research Grant for the project 'Immunotherapy toxicity biomarker study'
• Dr Mayur Garg from Allied Health and Gastroenterology received the 2019 Bao Lin Chan Monastery Research Grant for the project 'Evaluation of long term outcomes of the low FODMAP diet for patients with IBS'
• Dr Kirrily Rogers from Neurology received the 2019 William Alfred Gray Research Grant for the project 'Together but alone: caregiver grief and loss in dementia syndromes'
• Dr Peter Chan from Emergency, Respiratory and Surgery received the 2019 Robert C Bully Surgical Research Grant for the project 'Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring to Minimise Blood Testing'
• Dr Jose Segal from Mental Health received the 2019 Rotary Club of Box Hill Bruce McKenzie Mental Health Research Grant for the project 'The use of combination depot antipsychotic medication in an adult mental health cohort'
• Ms Stephanie Sprogis from Nursing and Midwifery received the 2019 Zouki Research Grant for the project 'Modifications to Medical Emergency Team (MET) activation criteria and implications for patient safety: A point prevalence study'
• Dr Philip Choi from Neurology received the 2019 Buddha Vihara Research Grant for the project 'Ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous cannula insertion to improve time metrics in acute stroke'
• A/Prof Andrew Teh from Cardiology and Neurology received the 2019 Eastern Health Foundation Cardiology Research Grant for the project 'Smart Wars: Apple Watch versus Kardiaband for Diagnosing Atrial Fibrillation.
• Prof Francis Thien from Community Health, Emergency and Respiratory received the 2019 Jenkins Respiratory Research Grant for the project 'An examination of the effects of a Five Grass Pollen sublingual tablet (Oralair®) in mitigating seasonal allergic symptoms among those who have previously suffered from thunderstorm asthma'
• Dr Daniel Van Langenberg from Gastroenterology and Pharmacy received the 2019 Irene Mary Sammons Research Grant for the project 'VICSWITCH: Prospective evaluation of clinical, pharmacokinetic, and safety data of Eastern Health IBD patients treated with biosimilar infliximab (Inflectra), including a managed switching program from originator to biosimilar infliximab'
• Dr Simon Gibbs from Haematology and Oncology received the 2019 Henk De Jong Myeloma Research Grant for the project 'The SUBLIME Project - Self administration of subcutaneous Bortezomib in multiple myeloma and AL-amyloidosis at home'

2018 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research and Innovation Grant recipients 2018

• Dr Mayur Garg from Gastroenterology received the 13CABS Research Grant for the project “Endocuff-Vision assisted colonoscopy for surveillance for cancer and dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease”
• Dr Tony Amin from Renal received the Box Hill Golf Club Research Grant for the project “Identifying risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death in end stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) requiring dialysis”
• Dr Andrew Mant from Oncology received the Carolyn Goodie Memorial Melanoma Research Grant for the project “Predictive blood biomarkers of immune activity in advanced melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy”
• A/Prof Owen Roodenburg from ICU received the Criddle ICU Research Grant for the project “The use of machine learning and big data analytics to improve patient safety and outcome”
• Dr Margaret Lee from Oncology received the Eastern Health Foundation Oncology Research Grant for the project “Establishing a biobank of colorectal cancer models for the pursuit of personalised therapies”
• Dr Anna Munasinghe from Renal received the Eastern Health Foundation Renal Research Grant for the project “Exercise can favourably change the gut microbiome in a model of Chronic Kidney Disease.”
• Dr Hui Liew from Renal received the Eastern Health Foundation Renal Research Grant for the project “Destruction of the endothelial glycocalyx in chronic Kidney Disease”
• Prof Nicholas Taylor from Allied Health received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for the project “Understanding and managing metabolic syndrome in the community to prevent chronic disease”
• Ms Kylie D'Arcy-Evans from Pharmacy received the Greek Orthodox Community Research Grant for the project “Impact of electronic decision support on vancomycin dosing and concentrations”
• Dr Andrew Teh from Cardiology received the Hayward Cardiology Research Grant for the project “Identifying abnormal heart structure and blood markers associated with unexplained stroke”
• Dr Katherine Gibney from Hospital in the Home received the Hospital Promotions Victoria Research Grant for the project “Prospective hospital-based surveillance for invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) disease: data to guide iGAS management and prevention and improve patient outcomes”
• Dr Carmel Pezaro from Oncology received the Irene Mary Sammons Research Grant for the project “Treatment response prediction using oestrogen receptor variants in men with advanced prostate cancer”
• Dr Denise O'Driscoll from Respiratory received the Jenkins Respiratory Research Grant for the project “Defining the phenotype of obstructive sleep apnoea in Chinese patients to improve treatment.”
• Prof Ian Davis from Oncology received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research Grant for the project “Novel prostate cancer circulating tumour cells may give insights into treatment response and resistance”
• Dr Karen Talia from Anatomical Pathology received the Pam and Alfred Lavey Research Grant for the project “Third trimester stillbirth and foetal growth restriction at Eastern Health; correlation with placental histopathology and ultrasound findings.”
• Dr Bronwyn Anderson from ICU received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant for the project “Evaluation of the isometry of different femoral and tibial points for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using four-dimensional computed tomography”
• Dr John Dyett from Surgery received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant for the project “ACTSLOB - A comparison of Thromboelastometry and standard laboratory testing in bleeding patients”
• Dr Jonathan Chua from Surgery received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant for the project “Efficacy of oral pyridostigmine for treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction”
• Dr Joan Chong from Addiction Medicine received the Rotary Club of Box Hill Bruce McKenzie Memorial Research Grant for the project “Effect of codeine rescheduling on Emergency Department prescribing practices”
• Prof Christopher Gilfillan from Endocrinology received the Team FORE Research Grant for the project “The validity of Hba1c in characterising persisting dysglycaemia after Gestational Diabetes”
• Dr Abhinav Vasudevan from Gastroenterology received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Research Grant for the project “Using serological markers to predict response to thiopurine allopurinol therapy in inflammatory bowel disease”
• Dr Catherine Brumby from Renal received the William Alfred Gray Research Grant for the project “Evaluation of hypertension overnight after pre-eclampsia (HOPE Study)”
• Ms Andrea Doric from ICU received the Zouki Research Grant for the project “Identification of patients at risk of clinical deterioration and/or dying”
• Dr Rachel Wong from Oncology received the Zouki Research Grant for the project “Utilising circulating tumour DNA analysis to inform adjuvant chemotherapy in high risk colorectal cancer. DYNAMIC-008 (Stage 3) and DYNAMIC-011 (Rectal).”

2017 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients 2017

Pictured above are the 2017 Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients

• Professor Ian Davis from Oncology received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research Grant for “Characterisation of the properties of a novel molecule that specifically binds to estrogen receptor alpha”
• Professor Christopher Gilfillan from Endocrinology received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research Grant for “Isolation and molecular characterization of thyroid-origin cells and circulating thyroid cancers cells from peripheral blood by flow cytometry”
• Dr Matthew Jiang from the Department of General Medicine received the John Funder Research Mentoring Award for “Gluten free (GF) meals in cafes and restaurants. Are they truly GF? An Australian analysis of GF meals in cafes and restaurants in Melbourne”
• A/Prof Stephen Ting from Haematology received the Eastern Health Foundation Oncology Grant for “STATs as a biomarker for poor prognosis in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”
• Professor Chris Bladin from Neurology received the Irene Mary Sammons Research Grant for “Does Exenatide attenuate blood-brain barrier derangement in acute ischaemic stroke? An MRI permeability study”
• Dr Patrick Carney from Neurology received the Rotary Club of Box Hill Bruce McKenzie Scholarship for “Depression in epilepsy: Does medication induced changes in brain connectivity contribute to depression?”
• Dr Patrick Carney from Neurology received the House Husbands Research Grant for “Does medication change brain connectivity following a new diagnosis of epilepsy?
• Dr Jillian Broadbear from Mental Health (Spectrum) received the House Husbands Research Grant for “Burden of suicide and self harm in Emergency Department presentations arising from a probable diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder”
• Dr Catherine Brumby from Renal received the Elaine and Frank Derwent Memorial Research Grant for “Screening for hypertension and other risk factors after pregnancy (SHORAP Study)”
• Dr Ming li Yee from Endocrinology received the Elaine and Frank Derwent Memorial Research Grant for “Sarcopenia and its relationship to bone mineral density, metabolism, and outcomes in post-menopausal women with hip fracture”
• Dr Ian Chao from Surgery received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant for “The Application of 3D-printing technology for the purposes of anaesthesia education”
• Dr Daniel Van Langenbe from Gastroenterology received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Research Grant for “Reinduction as preferred first-line compared to dose interval shortening for loss of response to infliximab in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an effective, sustainable approach to a growing problem”
• Dr Eliza Hawkes from Oncology received the Carolyn Goodie Memorial Melanoma Research Award for “Role of on treatment PET scanning in melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy”
• Dr Judi Porter from Allied Health Research office received the Box Hill Golf Club Research Grant for "Pilot study of doubly-labelled water to develop international equations of total energy expenditure in the older elderly”
• Dr Andrew Teh from Cardiology received the Team FORE (Fundraising and Office of Research & Ethics) Research Grant for “Utilization of mobile smart phone based electrocardiogram and smart watches in assessment of arrhythmias”
• Dr Olga Skibina from Neurology received the MS Research Grant for “Understanding pregnancy outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis”
• Mr Kevin McMillan from Urology received the Eastern Health Foundation Oncology Research Grant for “An assessment of PSA referral trends from community GP's to Eastern Health: how can it be improved?”
• Dr Victoria Manning from Turning Point received the Buddha Vihara Temple Research Grant for “Can novel computerised brain training reduce relapse among methamphetamine users?”
• Ms Natalie Heynsbergh from Deakin University received a one year Top up scholarship for “Development of a smartphone application for carers of people with colorectal cancer: a pilot study”
• Mr David Snowdon from La Trobe University received a Top up scholarship for “Does effective clinical supervision of Allied Health professionals improve quality of care”
• Mr Jithin Sajeev from Monash University received a one year Top up scholarship for “Atrial Myopathy: Analysing the link to cryptogenic stroke”

2016 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients 2016

Pictured above are the 2016 Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients and donors

• A/Prof David Darby from Neurology received the Box Hill Golf Club Research Grant for "Plasma biomarkers of fronto-temporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease pathology"
• Dr Rachel Wong from Oncology received the Linda Williams Memorial Oncology Research Grant for "Circulating tumour DNA informing adjuvant chemotherapy in Stage II colon Cancer (DYNAMIC)"
• Dr Lachlan Maddock from Surgery received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant towards four vascular surgery research projects being conducted at Box Hill Hospital
• Mrs Penelope Casey from Nursing received the Frank Derwent Memorial Research Grant for "A point prevalence survey of delirium and cognitive impairment at Eastern Health"
• Dr Jillian Broadbear from Mental Health - Spectrum received the Frank Derwent Memorial Research Grant "Suicide risk associated with Borderline Personality Disorder in Victoria- A joint investigation with Coroners Court of Victoria and Turning Point's AMBO project"
• Prof Nick Taylor from Allied Health received the International Star Chefs Research Grant for "Improving outcomes after rehabilitation"
• Prof Dan Lubman from Turning Point received the Irene Mary Sammons Research Award for "Barriers to a good night’s sleep during a hospital stay"
• Prof Ian Davis from Oncology received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Oncology Research Grant for "Characterisation of novel circulating tumour cells in prostate cancer patients to guide treatment"
• Dr Carmel Pezaro from Oncology received the Wandin Rustic Dinner Oncology Research Grant for "Defining primary resistance to first-line treatment in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: a preliminary biomarker cohort study"
• Dr Paul Buntine from Emergency received the House Husbands Research Grant for "Implementation of an evidence based pathway to enhance the appropriateness of imaging in suspected Pulmonary Embolism (PE)"
• Dr Bruce Wilkie from Surgery received the House Husbands Research Grant for "Prophylactic oral metronidazole for post-haemorrhoidectomy pain – A double blinded randomised controlled trial"

2015 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients 2015

Pictured above are the 2015 Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients

• Professor Dan Lubman from Turning Point received the Zouki Research Grant for “Can supportive text messaging post-detox boost treatment outcomes following inpatient drug and alcohol withdrawal?”
• Catherine Brumby from the Renal Medicine Department received the Zouki Research Grant for “Changes in the microvascular circulation during and after delivery in complicated pregnancies (NASCENT) study”
• Maryann Street from the Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre received the Zouki Research Grant for “Influences on Emergency Department length of stay for older people”
• Professor Ian Davis,Professor of Medicine; Head, Eastern Health Clinical School - Cancer Services; Monash University Eastern Health Clinical School received the Box Hill Golf Club Research Grant for “Identification of novel prostate cancer markers using 2nd generation sequencing”
• Dr Bianca Devitt from the Oncology Department received the Linda Williams Memorial Research Grant for “Understanding the health literacy needs of Eastern Health breast cancer patients”
• Professor Chris Gilfillian from General Medicine and Endocrinology received the Landream Research Grant for “HERD Study (Heart and Early Dysglycaemia): defining an in-risk population”
• Michael Armstrong from Orthopaedic Surgery received the Robert C Bulley Surgical Research Grant for “A randomized trial of the modified Hueter anterior approach (MHAA) versus the minimally invasive posterior approach (MIPA) in primary total hip arthroplasty”
  Michael Armstrong passed away in 2015, however his research team have continued the research started by Michael in 2014.
• Anne Goulopoulos from the Pharmacy Department received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for “The attitudes and beliefs of Australian Emergency Department clinicians on antimicrobial stewardship in the Emergency Department: a qualitative study”
• Dr Jillian Broadbear from Spectrum received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for “Evaluation of the efficacy of quetiapine as an adjunct to psychotherapy for the treatment of severe Borderline Personality Disorder”

2014 grant recipients

Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant recipients 2014

• Michael Armstrong from Orthopaedic Surgery received the Box Hill Golf Club Research Grant for “A randomized trial of the modified Hueter anterior approach (MHAA) versus the minimally invasive posterior approach (MIPA) in primary total hip arthroplasty”

• Peter Brann from Eastern Health’s Child and Youth Mental Health Service received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant “Young Adults perception of their well-being in mental health”

• Professor Ian Davies from Oncology Medicine received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for “Biology and functional significance of prostate cancer basal-like and luminal-like cellular subsets”

• Dr Anthony Dear from the Eastern Health Clinical Research Unit received the Eastern Health Foundation Research Grant for “Identification of Novel Molecular Markers Predictive of Early Epigenetic Treatment Response in Myelodysplasia”