With the generous support of philanthropists, Eastern Health Foundation and the Office of Research and Ethics are proud to award Research and Innovation Grants for 2020.
The breadth of research conducted through this program extends across all aspects of healthcare including surgery, aged care, emergency, drug and alcohol, oncology and mental health.
Thank you to the philanthropic individuals, businesses and community groups who provide seed funding, ongoing financial support and significant donations so our researchers can focus on enhancing patient care.
Their generosity means our researchers are better able to understand diseases, discover treatments, and explore medical practices that can have immediate benefits to patients today.
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
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