Nursing and Allied Health Grants 2024 Recipients Announced

10.05.2024

The RPH Research Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the Nursing and Allied Health Grants 2024, with recipients working on novel research projects aimed at enhancing patient care within the East Metropolitan Health Service. The Foundation has awarded a total of $72,861 across five research projects.

Nursing and Allied Health Grants 2024 encompass a diverse range of projects that address critical healthcare challenges. From personalising rehabilitation strategies in Intensive Care Units to creating alternative treatment options for those with chronic pain to exploring the patient experience in isolation rooms for multi-resistant organism management, these projects are delving into how treatments need to be adjusted to improve mental health and recovery. Projects researching how to improve lung function testing for transgender individuals and understand the recovery process for children and adolescents with ankle or knee sprains are looking to reduce gaps in healthcare access and enhance patient care.

Congratulations to the Nursing and Allied Health Grants 2024 recipients:

Exploring the patient’s experience when allocated to an isolation room to manage multi-resistant organism.
Ms Gabrielle Calleja
$15,000
Royal Perth Bentley Group

Examining the impact of isolation infection control measures on diverse patient groups, focusing on mental wellbeing and information access during hospitalisation and discharge.

Improved Lung Function Testing for Transgender People
Mr Finn Chilcott
$15,000
Royal Perth Bentley Group

Investigating the suitability of using the Global Lung Function Initiative lung function predicted values for transgender, intersex, and/or gender diverse people.

How well do children and adolescents who sprain their ankle or knee recover from their injury?
Dr Karen Richards
$13,891
St John of God Midland Public Hospital

Investigating ankle and knee sprains in children and adolescents at Midland Emergency Department (ED), to track their recovery, re-injury rates in six months, and post-ED medical service use.

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Blending digital and clinician support to help people with chronic pain and mental health concerns
Dr Robert Schutze
$15,000
Royal Perth Bentley Group

Combining clinician-supported care and digital health solutions to improve mental health and pain management for chronic pain sufferers.

Developing a way to measure if people are engaged in their rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Ms Sheldon Walker
$13,970
Royal Perth Bentley Group

Enhancing ICU personalised rehabilitation strategies by creating a measure of cognitive engagement for patients with prolonged ICU stays.

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