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Recently awarded Small Project Grants

2012

Effects of oral iron chelation on endothelial function, iron parameters and oxidative stress in patients with coronary artery disease (Dr Jessica O'Brien, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine)

Contrast enhanced ultrasound and the detection of synovitis in haemophilic arthropathy - a suitable alternative to MRI (Dr Candice Law, Diagnostic Radiology Department)

A randomised controlled trial comparing gradual versus immediate removal of orthosis following clinical union of traumatic cervical spinal fractures (Jennifer Maciel, Physiotherapy Department)

Filter life in renal replacement therapy. The FLIRRT Study (Dr Matthew Brain, Intensive Care Unit)

2011

Physical activity following hip or knee arthroplasty (Paula Harding, Physiotherapy Department)

Patient expectations of rehabilitations after lung transplant (Louise Fuller, Physiotherapy Department)

A retrospective study to assess the nutritional status of women with cystic fibrosis pre-, peri- and post-pregnancy to identify risk factors and predictors of poor nutritional status and clinical outcomes 1 year post-pregnancy (Clare Robinson, Nutrition Services)

Effect of sleep on motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (Will Lee, Department of Neurology)

Incidence of new colonisation with multidrug resistance gram-negative bacteria in ICU patients (Dr Iain Abbott, Infectious Diseases Unit)

Can splinting and early mobilisation in the dart-throwers plane of motion improve functional outcomes and reduce postoperative complications in people after scapho-lunate ligament repairs? (Pilot study) (Sharon Goldby, Occupational Therapy)

Exploring the incidence of trauma in people experiencing a seclusion episode and the impact of post-seclusion counseling (Fiona Whitecross, Department of Psychiatry)

Quality of life in patients with ARDS supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (Tori Everard, Physiotherapy Department)

Self-reported exercise and activity levels in a population of patients with Parkinson’s disease (Kathryn Richardson, Physiotherapy Department)

Polypharmacy in the heart failure patient: are all prescribed drug classes required? (Dr Ingrid Hopper, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics)

Does GBV-C viraemia improve sustained virological response rates to interferon based treatment in chronic hepatitis C infection with genotype 1? (Dr Ilana Gory, Gastroenterology Department)

2010

In vivo microscopic characterisation of red nodules (Dr Chris Jalilian, Melanoma Services)

Changes in exhaled nitric oxide levels during direct and indirect bronchial provocation tests in asthma (Mahesh Dharmakumara, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine)

To assess health related quality of life in stage 1 seminomatous germ cell tumour patients treated with either adjuvant carboplatin chemotherapy, adjuvant radiotherapy, or high intensity chemotherapy (PEB regimen) (Dr Jeremy Lewin, Medical Oncology Unit)

The incidence, epidemiology, antibiotic susceptibility and typing of community onset and hospital-acquired methicillin resistant Staphyloccocus aureus (MRSA) at The Alfred hospital (Dr Cameron Jeremiah, Infectious Diseases Unit)

A randomised controlled trial investigating carbon dioxide insufflation of the pericardial field as a neuroprotective strategy in open chamber cardiac surgery (Dr Krishanu Chaudhuri, CJOB Cardiothoracic Surgery Department)

Defining the role of NFkappaB1 transcription factor in T cell neoplasms (Dr George Grigoriadis, Haematology Unit)

Pain processing in patients after severe burns versus a population of unaffected volunteers: a comparison (Dr Harriet Beevor, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine)

Why do some patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) desaturate on exertion, but others do not? (Faizel Hartley, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine)

2009

Variations in oesophageal pressures and haemodynamics with changing levels of positive end-expiratory pressure in the mechanically ventilated patient (Dr Ida-Fong Ukor, Intensive Care Unit)

Can exercise training improve cardiovascular fitness and quality of life in patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)? (Kathryn Hayes, Physiotherapy Department)

Trial of conservative management of wrist pain caused by ulnocarpal abutment (Alison Hardman, Occupational Therapy)

APACHE III: A tool for outcome prediction amongst patients with burns in Australasia? (Dr Edwina Moore, Burns Service)

Optimising cefepime dosing in critical care: the pharmacokinetics of extended (prolonged) infusions (Bianca Levkovich, Pharmacy Department)

The effect of direct versus indirect challenges on the distribution of ventilation (Matthew Ellis, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine)

Heart type fatty acid binding protein as a prognostic marker for traumatic brain injury (Dr Nilika Wijeratne, Department of Pathology)

Improving treatment with permanent 125iodine seed implants for prostate cancer using dosimetry with either fused CT/MR images or fused CT/US images (Ryan Smith, William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre)

Are individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and darker skin pigmentation at risk of lowered bone mineral density, and further HIV disease progression due to high risk of vitamin D deficiency? (Julia Price, Nutrition Services) Allied Health Grant

Does the use of splints in adults with axillary burns result in better range of shoulder movement? (Alison Kolmus, Physiotherapy Department) Allied Health Grant

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2008

The clinical consequences of mannose-binding lectin deficiency in lung transplantation (Dr Kate Carroll, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine)

A randomised controlled study of a pre-operative intervention in patients with diabetes undergoing cardiac surgery (Sue Wyatt, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes)

Randomised controlled pilot trial of n-acetylcysteine in the treatment of chronic heart failure with coexistant chronic renal failure (Dr Anthony Camuglia, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine)

A randomised controlled trial of a skills training group intervention to reduce psychological risk factors associated with sexual risk behaviour, and to increase safer sex behaviour, in men who have sex with men (Dr Michelle Earle, Infectious Diseases Unit)

Relevance of PaO2/FIO2 ratio in ICU management of immunosuppressed patients (Dr Lachlan Miles, Intensive Care Unit)

Enhancing endogenous neurogenesis with anti-inflammatory treatment as a potential therapy following traumatic brain injury (Dr Nicole Bye, National Trauma Research Institute)

Heparin in severe sepsis: IL-6 as a marker of efficacy (Dr Andrew Westbrook, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University)

Permissive Hypercapnia and Alveolar Recruitment with Limited Airway Pressures (PHARLAP): a phase II randomised trial in ARDS patients (Dr Donal Ryan, Intensive Care Unit)

A randomised trial of a very low calorie diet after FOLFOX chemotherapy prior to liver resection for colorectal metastases (Dr Charles Pilgrim, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery)

Assessing the mental health literacy and willingness to seek help of new mothers utilising maternal and child health services (Dr Rachel Cousins, Primary Mental Health and Early Intervention Team)

2007

The role of physical activity in ambulatory patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (Ms Soula Fillipas, Physiotherapy Department)

Vascular preconditioning of the gastric conduit prior to oesophagectomy (Dr Paul Burton, Department of Surgery)

The long term effect of inhaled hypertonic saline (6%) in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (Ms Caroline Nicolson, Physiotherapy Department)

Hypoxia increases neurotoxin quinolinic acid production in the traumatic injured brain (Dr Edwin Yan, National Trauma Research Institute)

Immunopathology in Immune Restoration Disease in a subpopulation of HIV-1 infected patients commencing antiretroviral therapy (Dr Jessica Rotty, Infectious Diseases Unit)

A retrospective analysis of impact of early lymphocyte recovery and the outcome in autologous stem cell transplantation for Hodgkin lymphoma (Dr Sushrut Patil, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit)

Neuropsychological outcome after hypothalamic hamartoma resection (Dr Jacqueline Anderson, Department of Neurosurgery)

Does hepatitis C have a direct effect on the central nervous system? Evidence from neuropsychological studies in pre-cirrhotic patients (Dr Rubina Alpitsis, Department of Neurology)

Understanding JC replication in the CNS of PML patients (Dr Tanja Jankovic-Karasoulos, Department of Anatomical Pathology)

2006

Informing a palliative care model for progressive, non-malignant disease: cystic fibrosis (Dr Maxine Braithwaite, Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine)

Pre-clinical therapy of hypertensive cardiomyopathy using relaxin (Dr Qi Xu, Alfred & Baker Medical Unit)

Predicting communication outcomes post sub arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). A pilot study. (Ms Janine Mahoney, Speech Pathology)

Impact of a shoulder treatment flowchart on outcomes of axillary burns (Ms Henrietta Law, Physiotherapy Department)

Predictors of progressive hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (Dr Adam Gordon, Gastroenterology Department)

Use of intravenous lignocaine for pain relief in those with burn injury (Mr Ken Leeming, Intensive Care Unit)

Attenuation of ischaemia reperfusion injury in lung transplantation (Dr Miriam Koniuszko, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department)

Endothelial function / dysfunction in heart failure patients before and after the insertion of an LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) (Ms Juliana van der Merwe, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department)

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2005

Early detection and management of ischaemia-reperfusion injury (Dr Judy Currey, Nursing Administration)

Improving compliance with blood transfusion guidelines in a Teaching Hospital Intensive Care Unit (Dr Daryl Jones, Intensive Care Unit)

The Australian study of women's health, sexuality and relationships (Mr Richard Hayes, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre)

The efficacy of a pseudoallergen-free diet in the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria and/or angiodema: a randomised controlled study (Ms Kate Connell, Nutrition Services)

Can a modified diet with low glycaemic load improve insulin sensitivity in overweight people with chronic heart failure? (Ms Fiona Adams, Nutrition Services)

Clinical assessment alone is not always an accurate measure of burn depth (Ms Melinda Pacquola, Burns Service)

Large animal experiment to assess new techniques of surgical correction of ischaemic mitral regurgitation (Dr Silvana Marasco, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department)

2004

Analysis of motor learning in inherited ataxias (Ms Kate Tuck, Neurosciences Department)

Does early ambulation after hip fracture surgery accelerate recovery? (Ms Leonie Oldmeadow, Physiotherapy Department)

GPIIb/IIIa receptor blockade to avoid peripheral restenosis (Dr Geoff Kohn, Department of Surgery)

Impact of HIV infection and treatment of HIV on cholesterol metabolism (Ms Honor Rose, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute)

Impact of inflammatory cytokines and neurotrophic factors on neurogenesis occurring after experimental traumatic brain injury (Dr Xiaodi Han, Department of Neurosurgery)

The relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and enteral tube feeding in cystic fibrosis (Ms Colleen Ash, Nutrition Services)

Investigating a possible determinant of natural killer cell activity (Mr Mingus Rose, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit)

Quantitation of motor response to perturbation of upper limb position: a measure of cerebellar intermediate zone function (Mr Max Cowey, Neurology Department)

2003

HS-CRP and its association with vascular events in HIV positive patients (Dr Ian Woolley, Infectious Diseases Unit)

Endotracheal suction with or without daily changes of closed system suction. Effect on ventilator associated pneumonia and cost (Ms Lauren Moresi, Nursing Services)

Ventilator induced lung injury patients with acute lung injury - Is an "open lung" approach the best strategy? (Dr Frank McCaughan, Intensive Care Unit)

Immunity to HCV in HIV patients undergoing HAART therapy: a retrospective cohort (Ms Tracey McPhail, Infectious Diseases Unit)

Optimising lung preservation for transplantation (Dr Taka Oto, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department)

Pharmacogenomics of interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic Hepatitis C virus infection (Dr Mark Berzsenyi, Department of Gastroenterology)

Use of keratinocytes to reduce graft-versus-host disease (Dr Ann Stewart, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit)

Heart rate reduction as a therapeutic target for heart failure (Dr Helen Kiriazis, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute)

Psychosocial support for patients with cancer (Ms Julie Cairns, Nursing Administration)

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