2016

The Far West Palliative Approach framework

Bringing the Far West NSW Palliative and End of Life Model of Care and Approach Framework to five new rural and remote generalist healthcare sites across the local health district

Patient centred care to reduce unplanned readmission within 28 days

Improving discharge planning and processes for improved patient care and to reduce unplanned readmission

Removing barriers to evidence translation

Facilitating clinician and patient uptake of evidence-based stroke rehabilitation

Promoting behaviours that protect against childhood obesity

Support the development and translation of program evidence to prevent overweight and obesity among adolescents

Sweet Smiles

Reducing the amount of sugar sweetened beverages consumed by children and adolescents, by targeting parents and children using public dental services in Northern NSW

Implementation trial of CIRCUITS

A technology based cognitive remediation program for people with schizophrenia

Bundled Catheter Care approach: an intervention study

New model of care aimed at reducing Indwelling Urinary Catheter

Counselling and Nicotine (CAN) QUIT in Pregnancy Rewards Plus

Trial the acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention for pregnant women who smoke tobacco with other substance use problems

Integration of DTEXT program into NSW Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service

Determine the effectiveness of a text message intervention (DTEXT) on lifestyle risk factor modification and diabetes self-management for people with type 2 diabetes, and its integration into the NSW Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service

The Diabetes Debridement Study

Wound debridement frequency and healing outcomes in diabetic foot ulcers

Text messaging support for patients with chronic disease

Extend and translate TEXTME trial work into a service model for a broader patient population with chronic disease including patients with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and evaluate this as a clinical trial

Implementation of a sustainable publicly-funded Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) program

Establish if a two-week publicly funded Constraint Induced Movement Therapy program can be translated into practice and sustained over two years across multiple health services in South Western Sydney Local health District

Implementation and evaluation of take-home naloxone for opioid overdose prevention

Examine the feasibility, sustainability and scalability of the take-home naloxone intervention across NSW Health

Tapering large doses of prescribed opioids in patients with non-cancer pain

Investigation of two interventions for tapering large doses of prescribed opioids in patients with non-cancer pain

Improving management of comorbid substance use and mental illness

A new Multi-modal Translation Intervention Package (MTP) approach to comorbidity treatment

SMS SOS

Using SMS text messages to prevent self-harm

INCOG guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation

Implementation of the INCOG guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation within the Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit

Enhanced model of care for older surgical patients

Implementation and evaluation of an enhanced model of care for older surgical patients

Translating pathogen genomics into improved public health outcomes

Examine the added value of pathogen whole genome sequencing for public health and clinical management of high burden communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, and two foodborne diseases salmonellosis and listeriosis

Early nurse initiated Fascia iliaca regional nerve blocks in elderly emergency department patients

Investigating that early nurse-initiated Fascia lliaca Nerve Block can be successfully introduced and sustained within a tertiary level emergency department, and can be then generalised and scaled up to other emergency departments

Hospital management of young adults admitted with anorexia nervosa

Improve safety and efficiency of hospital management of young adults admitted with anorexia nervosa

Translating research evidence from the Healthy Beginnings Trial

Translating research evidence from the Healthy Beginnings Trial to prevent childhood obesity at the beginning of life

Quality end of life care

Conduct a randomised controlled trial to assess if facilitated Advance Care Planning intervention can provide positive outcomes in improved patient care

Tools to sustainably address inappropriate polypharmacy in routine care

Determine the extent and potential impact of inappropriate polypharmacy (use of harmful or unnecessary medicines) in older inpatients with and without dementia, and to develop tools to sustainably address inappropriate polypharmacy in routine care

Tropoelastin protein

Tropoelastin-based biomaterial platform for atrophic scars, aesthetics and skin regeneration.

Auditory Cortical Discrimination test module

World-first tool that will change clinical management for infants identified with hearing loss through newborn hearing screening programs

Nano-X Latus

Smarter and smaller radiotherapy systems for treating cancer

Breathe Well

The device guides breast cancer patients to perform breath holds so that their heart moves further away from the radiation beam.

Geldom

Next-gen condom made from innovative tough hydrogels

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