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  • Monash Partners Healthcare Improvement and Implementation Science MOOC

    The Monash Partners Healthcare Improvement and Implementation Science massive open online course (MOOC) opens Monday November 11. This course is freely available to all staff across the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA).

    This short course has been co-designed by the Monash-Warwick Alliance, a partnership between Monash University and Warwick University, and Monash Partners especially for health professionals working in the area of healthcare management and administration.

    During the course participants will increase their understanding of complex healthcare systems, the capabilities and skills needed to mobilise new knowledge and identify processes for building ‘agency’ across the levels of the individual, the organisation and the wider system.

    The course begins on 11 November 2019 and can be access here

    Please contact Laura Robson, Monash Partners Workforce Development Coordinator, if you require any further information.

  • $21 million in funding for dementia research

    WAHTN commends the Australian Government for setting aside an additional $21 million for dementia research. This is a significant area of research and the funds will help focus research on risk reduction, prevention and tracking of dementia – which is Australia’s second leading cause of death.

     

    The need for investment in research to develop new treatments and to improve dementia care is evident. The $21 million is in addition to the $185 million Dementia,  Ageing and Aged Care 10 year mission which is funded through the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

     

    We congratulate the recipients of the 13 funded projects (listed below) who are all part of our Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) partner organisations.

     

    Funded Projects from Round 5 – Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention:

    Chief Investigator Project Title Organisation
    Assoc Prof Lisbeth Evered The PROJECT Trial: PeRiOperaTive Enhancement of Cognitive Trajectory University of Melbourne
    Prof Kaarin Anstey Translating the evidence on dementia risk reduction to generate assessments, advice and training for health professionals, policy makers, patients and public University of New South Wales
    Prof Andrew Pipingas Mediterranean diet and exercise to reduce cognitive decline and dementia risks in independent living older Australians: the MedWalk randomised controlled trial Swinburne University of Technology
    Dr Ashleigh Smith Living your best day – Optimising activity and diet compositions for dementia prevention University of South Australia
    Prof Sharon Naismith REducing Sleep Apnoea for the PrEvention of Dementia (REShAPED): a multi-site feasibility RCT University of Sydney
    Prof Katherine Samaras Preventing cognitive decline with metformin: a randomised controlled trial The Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    Dr Paul Gardiner Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes The University of Queensland
    Dr Yen Ying Lim BetterBrains: Person-Centred, Multi-Domain, Primary Prevention Strategies to Delay Memory Decline University of Melbourne
    Dr Johnson George Holistic Approach in Primary care for Preventing Memory Impairment aNd Dementia (HAPPI MIND) Monash University
    Assoc Prof Amy Brodtmann Cardiovascular exercise to prevent cognitive decline in high risk patient populations: a post-ischaemic stroke exercise intervention study University of Melbourne
    Assoc Prof Edward Strivens Reducing dementia risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities James Cook University

     

    Funded Projects from Round 6 – Improving Dementia Data and Methods:

    Chief Investigator Project Title Organisation
    Prof Annette Dobson Improving Australia’s Dementia Statistics The University of Queensland
    Prof Velandai Srikanth Leveraging electronic medical records and routine administrative data towards a population approach for monitoring dementia frequency, risk factors and management Monash University

     

  • Platform Leader role opportunity at SAHMRI

    A full-time, 2 year contract opportunity as the Platform Leader (Capacity Development) at the SAHMRI Aboriginal Health Equity Theme is now open for applications.

     

    The position works closely with Professor Alex Brown, along with SAHMRIs staff, students and partner organisations. The Platforms Leader will drive two newly funded capacity development programs including the national Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) Indigenous Research(er) Capacity Building Network Initiative and another Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded Health Translation South Australia project.

     

    This is a great opportunity for a leader of the future in this space to gain valuable experience while also significantly contributing to a cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers.

     

    Applications close Friday 7 June, 2019

     

    Please note this opportunity is offered through one of our AHRA partners is based in South Australia.

    Further information about the role and apply

  • Federal Budget win for WAHTN

    The Federal Government has announced it will continue to support medical and health research by investing a significant amount of funds into the national Alliance of Advanced Health Research Translation Centres, which includes WAHTN. The Australian Health Research Alliance has been awarded $218 million in funding for Rapid Applied Research Translation over the next ten years.

     

    This funding and long-term investment represents a major endorsement of the Translational Research Centres and our leading role in accelerating the translation of research into policy and practice for greater health impact. The funding will support collaboration and our efforts toward enhancing integration across healthcare, research and education.

     

    Executive Director of WAHTN, Professor Gary Geelhoed has said “We’re extremely happy that the federal budget included continued funding of the national Advanced Health Research Translation Centres. It shows an ongoing commitment by the federal government to these Centres and recognises their increasing importance to healthcare in Australia. It will allow WAHTN to continue our leading role in promoting, supporting and translating medical research into better healthcare for all West Australians”

     

    Working together through partnership, commitment and engagement we can continue our journey delivering better healthcare through research.

     

    Find out more info

  • MRFF Funding opportunities and current projects

    Please find below a list of MRFF Funding opportunities that are current and on the near horizon. WAHTN and Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA), of which WAHTN is a member, encourages collaboration and communication between researchers.   Please send in your nominations from academics/researchers/clinicians and others who may be interested to lead collaborative/be involved in projects suggested by the MRFF or other funding bodies.

    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Opportunities

    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) Impact Grants

     

     

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