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Volume 13, Issue 2, December 2008, ISBN 1832 620X
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PHCRED Strategy: 2009 NHMRC project grants |
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On 16 th October, Health Minister Nicola Roxon awarded 688 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants at a value of $357 million. Many of the grants will support research in primary health care and general practice. Amongst the recipients are: .
| State |
Title |
Amount |
Chief Investigator |
Organisation |
NSW |
Quit in General Practice |
$1,076,950 |
Prof Nicholas A Zwar |
University of New South Wales |
SA |
Prevention of heart disease in families with a history of early onset heart disease |
$110,650 |
Prof Nigel Stocks |
University of Adelaide |
VIC |
The diamond cohort study -long term outcomes of depressive symptoms in primary care |
$544,600 |
Prof Jane Gunn |
University of Melbourne |
VIC |
PEACH: Patient Engagement and Coaching for Health: An intensive treatment intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes |
$298,125 |
Prof Doris Young |
University of Melbourne |
TAS |
ABIDING - Ankle Brachial Index Determination by oscillometric method IN General practice |
$125,050 |
Prof Mark R Nelson |
Menzies Research Institute |
WA |
BEST-Australia: Screening for Barrett's Oesophagus in Primary Care |
$493,500 |
Prof Jon D Emery |
University of Western Australia |
PHC RIS would like to congratulate all the grant recipients. For the full list see <http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/rounds/projects/_files/2009_NHMRC_Project_Grants.pdf>
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