Western Alliance Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Recipients Announced

We are pleased to announce the successful recipients of the inaugural Western Alliance Rapid Applied Research Translation Grants. After what was an extremely competitive process with 14 applications, 3 teams have been allocated funding to undertake their research translation projects across western Victoria:

‘Establishment and evaluation of a perioperative medicines management service at regional hospital sites in Western Victoria’
Principal Investigator: Dr Greg Weeks
Academic Principal Investigator: A/Prof Kevin McNamara
Executive Sponsor: Dr Ajai Verma 
(Barwon Health, South West Healthcare, Grampians Health, Deakin Rural Health) – $37,200

‘Developing a roadmap for the implementation of Shared Medical Appointments in General Practice’
Principal Investigator: Dr Nic Brayshaw
Academic Principal Investigator: Prof Karen Dwyer
Executive Sponsor: Andrew Giddy
(Western Victoria Primary Health Network, Deakin University) – $33,413

‘Translating research into practice: improving texture modification systems in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in rural and regional Western Victoria’
Principal Investigator: Cara Hill
Academic Principal Investigator: A/Prof Anna Wong Shee
Executive Sponsor: Joanne Money
(Grampians Health, Colac Area Health, Deakin Rural Health) – $29,387

A huge congratulations to all of the team members involved in these proposals – we look forward to seeing these projects come to life. 

Thanks also to the hard work of all the applicants and reviewers in this grant round. We are planning to open applications for another round of translation grants later this year, so stay tuned!