Summary of Grants Awarded
Previous Grants Awarded in detail
Grants Awarded Rounds 1, 2 and 3 (2008) |
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Principal Investigator |
Amount Awarded |
Principal Investigator Hospital |
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| FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED | |||
| Noel Stevenson Fellowship: DrPH through School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University Disaster Health Education in Australia – An Analysis of Current Status, Needs and Educational Strategies and the Development of Potential Future Models. | A/Prof Peter Aitken | $150,000 | Townsville |
| Frank Garlick Fellowship: Master of Science in Clinical Trials (MSc) – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Joseph Ting | $150,000 | Mater Public |
| FELLOWSHIP SUB-TOTAL | $300,000 | ||
| PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| The Sepsis Registry: A prospective database to characterise and facilitate improved outcome for admitted patients with community-acquired infection | Dr Julian Williams | $200,000 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| Accelerated pathway in the assessment of suspected acute coronary syndrome in the Emergency Department: a diagnostic accuracy study. | Dr Louise Cullen | $200,000 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| Evaluation of the Emergency Department Patient Admissions Predictive Tool: assessing its impact on access block, cancellation of elective surgery, work practices and patient outcomes. | Dr David Green | $100,000 | Gold Coast |
| The Robina Emergency Department Impact (REDI) Study. The impact of a new emergency department on patient presentations and ambulance service delivery in health service districts in Australia: a 12 month before and after study. | Dr James Lind | $60,000 | Gold Coast |
| PROJECT GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $560,000 | ||
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| A randomized controlled trial comparing patient controlled versus physician controlled sedation with propofol in patients requiring procedural sedation in the Emergency Department. | Dr Anthony Bell | $25,247 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| Procedural Sedation Registry – Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: A comprehensive analysis of a prospective registry of 2000 consecutive procedural sedations and telephone follow-up from Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospital Emergency Departments. | Dr Greg Treston | $50,000 | Redcliffe and Caboolture |
| Regulatory systems for occupational exposures in emergency health care: Contemporary challenges for the emergency physician in prevention, control and management. | Dr Michael Sinnott | $50,000 | Princess Alexandra |
| The effects of implementation of a tertiary survey tool for multi-trauma patients. | Dr Gerben Keijzers | $46,552 | Gold Coast |
| Validation of CARING criteria: A diagnostic accuracy study for predicting who should have an Advance Health Directive (AHD). | Dr Philip Richardson | $47,003 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| End-of-Life Issues – Withdrawal of treatment/decision not to treat in the Emergency Department: A prospective multi-centre study. | Dr Philip Richardson | $50,000 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| Comparison of the quality and completeness of the medical record and the proportion of appropriate referrals for suspected abusive injury of young children presenting to two representative Qld Paediatric EDs using traditional ED worksheets and purpose designed pre-printed worksheets both computer generated in EDIS and manually distributed. | Dr Robert Pitt | $24,898 | Royal Children’s Hospital |
| ABC’s (Armbanding, Barcoding, Compliance) of Patient Safety – Armbanding the Emergency Patient – does technology reduce patient misidentification of pathology specimens – a prospective interventional observational trial in a large tertiary Emergency Department. | Dr David Spain | $42,200 | Gold Coast |
| Prospective cohort study of cardiac risk profile of Emergency Department patients with chest pain: a comparative analysis of risk stratification tools. | Dr Ellen Burkett | $50,000 | Princess Alexandra |
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $385,900 | ||
| TRAINEE GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| The effect of consecutive night shifts on the psychomotor performance of registrars working in the emergency department. | Dr James Tilleard | $16,850 | Nambour |
| Cost effectiveness and clinical outcomes of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Point of Care Testing versus BNP Laboratory testing for Adults with Dyspnea in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Nambour Hospital. | Dr David Ward | $13,050 | Nambour |
| Will a mandatory clinical debriefing program affect levels of psychological distress in Emergency Registrars? | Dr David Ward | $9,050 | Nambour |
| Pilot project to assess measures of psychological impact of providing CPR on a related victim of cardiac arrest. | Dr Iain McNeill | $14,650 | Princess Alexandra |
| Placement of antiseptic solution and hand lotion as a factor influencing hand hygiene compliance in the Emergency Department. | Dr Michael Sinnott | $16,800 | Princess Alexandra |
| TRAINEE GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $70,400 | ||
TOTAL ROUNDS 1, 2, 3 |
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$1,316,300 |
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Grants Awarded Rounds 4 and 5 (2009) |
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| FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED | |||
| Noel Stevenson Fellowship: Master of Science in Clinical Trials (MSc) – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Jeremy Furyk | $225,000 | Townsville |
| FELLOWSHIP SUB-TOTAL | $225,000 | ||
| PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Tamsulosin for the treatment of Distal Ureteric Calculi: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomised, Multi-Centre Trial (The TaRDUS Trial) | Dr Jeremy Furyk | $278,783 | Townsville |
| C.R.A.S.H. study: A randomised study of tissue oxygenation in an ovine model of haemorrhagic shock comparing the effect of colloid, fresh red cells, aged red cells and saline. | Dr Andrew Staib | $106,375 | Princess Alexandra |
| Optimisation of cardiac output in emergency patients through non invasive cardiac output monitoring in the acute resuscitation phase. What does it add? | Dr Neil Grant & Dr Ogilvie Thom | $300,000 | The Prince Charles, Redcliffe |
| The Queensland Aeromedical Retrieval System: A Review of Current Status and the Impact of Statewide System Developments | A/Prof Peter Aitken | $262,240 | Townsville |
| Assessment of the microcirculation in shocked critically unwell patients during the first 24 hours of resuscitation | Dr Bill Lukin | $119,055 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Hospital In Nursing Home Program in Three Queensland Hospitals | Dr Bill Lukin | $297,846 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| A Comparison of the Implementation of Interventions for Controlling Laboratory Blood Tests Ordering in Four Queensland Teaching Hospital Emergency Departments | Dr Kevin Chu | $130,723 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| Medication & Fluid orders in the Emergency Department: Examining the incidence of error and adverse events | Dr Philip Richardson | $88,064 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| PROJECT GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $1,583,086 | ||
| PROGRAM GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Examining Sepsis in the Emergency Department: A prospective program of research designed to characterise and facilitate improved outcome for admitted patients with community-acquired infection | Dr Julian Williams | $90,056 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| The “Skills Training Options for Resuscitation in Kids” (STORK) Program | Dr Jason Acworth | $220,320 | Royal Children’s |
| PROGRAM GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $310,376 | ||
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Development of a human cardiac myocyte assay for the production of lethal dose response curves for box jellyfish venoms: Can heat and intralipids be used as a treatment for cubozoan? | Dr Peter Pereira | $41,673 | Cairns Base |
| Pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic Understanding For Fentanyl Intra-Nasal for children in pain or during painful procedures: pilot study. | Dr David W Herd | $44,241 | Mater Children’s |
| A randomized, unblinded trial of continuous infusion versus bolus dosing of Flucloxacillin for cellulitis. | Dr Peter Logan | $41,647 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| (CT compare phase II) CT coronary angiography assessment of emergency patients presenting with undifferentiated chest pain and intermediate risk of coronary artery disease: A randomised prospective comparison with the Chest Pain Assessment Service TPCH | Dr Allison Fifoot | $50,000 | The Prince Charles |
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $117,561 | ||
| TRAINEE GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| “Blind Prescribing” and the prescribing preparedness of doctors in emergency departments. | Dr Michael Sinnott | $15,200 | Princess Alexandra |
| TRAINEE GRANT SUB-TOTAL | $15,200 | ||
Grants Awarded Round 6 (2010) |
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| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Capacity Building Grant to Cairns Base Hospital | Dr Peter Pereira | $210,000 | Cairns Base |
| Capacity Building Grant to Princess Alexandra Hospital | Dr Michael Sinnott | $120,000 | Princess Alexandra |
| Capacity Building Grant to Nambour Hospital | Dr Stephen Priestley | $30,000 | Nambour |
| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT SUB-TOTAL | $360,000 | ||
Grants Awarded Round 7 (2010) |
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| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Is Helicopter Transport Safe for Divers with Decompression Illness? A Prospective Simulation Study Evaluating Intravascular Bubble Formation in Healthy Volunteers Exposed to Vibration versus Stillness following a Table 14 Hyperbaric Treatment. | Dr Denise Faye Blake | $46,311 | The Townsville |
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $46,311 | ||
| TRAINEE GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| A comparison between Air and Nitrox gas for recreational scuba divers to 18 msw. | Dr Denise Faye Blake | $19,382 | The Townsville |
| Randomised cross-over evaluation of therapeutic subclavian arterial compression (TSAC) for peripheral vascular stasis. | Dr Darren Powrie | $15,652 | Princess Alexandra |
| TRAINEE GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $35,034 | ||
TOTAL ROUNDS 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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$2,752,567 |
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Grants Awarded Round 8 (2010) |
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| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Capacity Building Grant to The Townsville Hospital | A/Prof Peter Aitken | $210,000 | The Townsville |
| Capacity Building Grant to the Gold Coast Hospital | Dr Gerben Keijzers | $210,000 | Gold Coast |
| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $420,000 | ||
| PROGRAM GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Study 1: Rapid assessment of cardiac chest pain: The Australia and New Zealand Assessment of chest Pain Rule (ANZAP rule): A prospective validation study. Study 2: Comparison of the Australia and New Zealand Assessment of chest Pain Rule (ANZAP rule) with NHF risk stratification: Clinical outcomes. Study 4: Diagnostic accuracy of exercise stress test (EST) in intermediate risk chest pain patients. Study 5: Examining the role of anxiety in chest pain. Study 6: Pre-hospital transportation of patients with potential acute coronary syndrome. |
Dr Louise Cullen | $581,223 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| PROGRAM GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $581,223 | ||
| PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Developing a quality framework for the care of older patients in the Emergency Department. | Dr Ellen Burkett | $280,539 | Princess Alexandra |
| Propofol or Ketofol for Emergency Medicine Procedural Sedation: A Randomised Controlled Trial utilising eHealth methodology. | Dr Anthony Bell | $115,075 | QE II Jubilee |
| Prevalence and risk factors associated with CA-MRSA in a Queensland Urban Emergency Department: A prospective study. | Dr Julian Williams | $94,100 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| PROJECT GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $489,714 | ||
Grants Awarded Round 9 (2010) |
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| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| The Road Ambulance Matters to Patients experiencing delayed off-loading (RAMPing) study. | Dr Joseph Ting | $50,000 | The Mater Adult Public |
| The utility of Ultrasound for distinguishing heart failure from other causes of dyspnoea in older persons. | Dr Kylie L Baker | $46,000 | Ipswich General |
| A prospective, blinded evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of pre-hospital Focused Abdominal Sonogram for Trauma (FAST) performed by paramedics and emergency physicians as part of an initial assessment, with comparison to CT or operative findings, in patients with blunt or penetrating trauma, treated by a road-based rapid emergency response team in the greater Brisbane area. | Dr Stephen Rashford | $32,075 | Royal Brisbane & Women’s |
| Prospective evaluation of an innovative system for online clinical assessment of practical skills (eCAPS) for Emergency Medicine residents and registrars. | Dr Colin Myers | $34,582 | The Prince Charles |
| STAFF SPECIALIST GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $162,657 | ||
| TRAINEE GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| EASI – Efforts to Attenuate the Spread of Infection: A prospective, multi-centre microbiological survey of Ultrasound Equipment in Australian Emergency Departments and Intensive Care units. | Dr Ogilvie Thom | $9,627 | Redcliffe |
| Comparing intern’s assessments using mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) with existing workplace based assessments in the emergency medicine term. | Dr Victoria Brazil | $8,774 | Royal Brisbane & Women’s |
| TRAINEE GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $18,401 | ||
TOTAL ROUNDS 8, 9 |
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$1,671,995 |
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Grants Awarded Round 10 (2011) |
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| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Capacity Building Grant to the Prince Charles Hospital. | Dr Frances Kinnear | $150,000 | The Prince Charles |
| CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $150,000 | ||
| PROGRAM GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Quality linking of health data to evaluate patient and health service outcomes and key performance indicators following the implementation of patient flow strategies. | Dr Gerben Keijzers | $104,833 | Gold Coast |
| Study 3: A decision analytic cost-effectiveness model for chest pain pathways. | Dr Louise Cullen | $41,716 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| PROGRAM GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $146,549 | ||
| PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| The Australasian Paediatric Head Injury Rules Study: a prospective validation of 3 international clinical decision rules for acute head injury in children presenting to emergency departments. | Dr Jason Acworth | $298,028 | Royal Children’s |
| Checking radiology reports and reviewing patient records: an IT solution for preventing missed limb fractures. | Dr Kevin Chu | $139,001 | Royal Brisbane and Women’s |
| PROJECT GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $437,029 | ||
| TRAINEE GRANTS AWARDED | |||
| Effect of IV Fluid Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Alcoholic Intoxication presenting to the Emergency Department, a randomised trial. | Dr Gerben Keijzers | $40,000 | Gold Coast |
| TRAINEE GRANTS SUB-TOTAL | $40,000 | ||
TOTAL ROUND 10 |
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$773,578 |
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GRAND TOTAL (as at 13 Sep 2011) |
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$6,514,440 |
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