Public health research funding 2002-03
The Public Health Group of the Department of Human Services advertised for public health research proposals in the areas of Communicable Disease, Environmental Health and Nursing Practice research in August 2002. The number and quality of applications received, for the available funding, resulted in strong competition.
Details of the twelve successful project applications are listed below:
| Topic |
Typing of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neiseria gonorrhoea isolated from gay men |
| Investigators |
Dr Sepehr Tabrizi, Professor Christopher Fairley, A/Professor Anthony Smith, A/Professor Suzanne Garland |
| Organisation |
Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
| Funding |
$23,500 |
| Topic |
Psychological and social factors associated with uptake and maintenance of clinical treatment for hepatitis C |
| Investigators |
Professor Marian Pitts, Dr Mary O'Brien, Dr Meredith Temple-Smith, Dr William Sievert
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| Organisation |
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University |
| Funding |
$73,292 |
| Topic |
Asplenic Patient Education for the Prevention of Sepsis |
| Investigators |
A/Professor Denis Spelman, A/Professor Alison Street, Dr Merrole Cole-Sinclair, Dr Ian Wooley |
| Organisation |
Alfred Hospital |
| Funding |
$66,500 |
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| Topic |
The development of a sensitive and rapid Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction test, using 'Real Time' PCR, for the detection of Murray Valley Encephalitis virus from infected mosquitoes and from animal blood |
| Investigators |
Ms Elwyn Wishart, Dr Simone Warner |
| Organisation |
Victorian Institute of Animal Science |
| Funding |
$19,498 |
| Topic |
Determination of acute phase hepatitis C virus infection |
| Investigators |
Professor Eric Gowans |
| Organisation |
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health |
| Funding |
$74,243 |
| Topic |
An evaluation of a new test for the detection of latent TB infection in Victoria |
| Investigators |
Dr Beverley-Ann Biggs, Dr Paul Vinton, A/Professor Paul Johnson, Dr James Black |
| Organisation |
Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Melbourne Health |
| Funding |
$69,020 |
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| Topic |
Improving primary health care for settlers from the Middle East and Afghanistan |
| Investigators |
Dr Beverley-Ann Biggs, Dr James Black |
| Organisation |
International Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne |
| Funding |
$75,469 |
| Topic |
Hepatitis C and Initiation Into Injecting Drug Use in a Rural Setting |
| Investigators |
Dr John Fitzgerald, Dr Kevin McDonald |
| Organisation |
Department of Criminology, Sociology Program, The University of Melbourne |
| Funding |
$37,101 |
| Topic |
The epidemiology and impact of childhood respiratory viral infections |
| Investigators |
Professor Terry Nolan, Dr Jonathan Carapetis, Dr John Carlin, Dr Christopher Birch |
| Organisation |
Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
| Funding |
$70,711 |
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| Topic |
Application of Geospatial Information Systems to Public Health Emergency Management |
| Investigators |
Arjen Klomp, Maurits van der Vlugt, Dr David Lemon, Peter O'Neill |
| Organisation |
Sinclair Knight Metz Pty Ltd |
| Funding |
$75,000 |
| Topic |
Building Graduate Nurse Competence in Risk Management and Harm Minimisation |
| Investigators |
Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone, Professor Olga Kanitsaki, Ms Janet Kelsh |
| Organisation |
Dept of Nursing & Midwifery, RMIT University |
| Funding |
$73,758 |
| Topic |
Occupational Violence in Nursing: An analysis of the phenomenon of patient aggression and code grey/black events in 4 Victorian hospitals |
| Investigators |
Ms Marie Gerdtz, Dr Phillip Maude, Dr Nick Santamaria |
| Organisation |
Victorian Centre for Nursing Practice Research,
The University of Melbourne |
| Funding |
$74,918 |
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