The complete list of RBWH Foundation Grant Round 4 recipients is as follows:
Dr Andrea Taylor,
Nurse Manager Researcher, Surgical and Perioperative, RBWH.
Optimising nurse-led perioperative care for older adults in Australia.
Working with patients, their families and clinicians, teams will co-design a nursing role specifically to support older adults through their surgical journey.
Dr Bianca Graves,
Infectious Diseases Specialist, Infectious Diseases Department, RBWH.
Clinical impact of targeted sequencing for the diagnosis of infections.
Testing the speed, sensitivity and accuracy of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for diagnosing infections.
Geerthika Galister,
Interprofessional Practice Coordinator, Allied Health, STARS.
Consumers shaping our future workforce through interprofessional simulation.
By co-designing resources and involving consumers directly in training, healthcare students can benefit from rich and authentic learning experiences that help them develop the skills they need to deliver collaborative, person-centred care.
Robert Ellis,
Nephrology Advanced Trainee, Kidney Health Service, RBWH.
Capturing healthcare utilisation of different subspecialty patient cohorts.
Analysing national health data to better understand the complexity of patients and how care happens across different medical specialties could provide the key to more equitable, fit-for-purpose care.
Dr Angela Tognolini,
Senior Specialist Anaesthetist, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, RBWH.
Plasma concentrations and outcomes of an optimised intraoperative lidocaine infusion regimen in patients with obesity.
Testing a new dosing regimen for pain-relieving medication lidocaine, used during abdominal and pelvic surgery for patients with obesity.
Dr Amanda Corley,
Research Fellow, Research and Implementation, RBWH.
Identifying harm from dialysis catheters in intensive care and setting future research priorities: a pathway to practice improvement.
Investigating how and why dialysis catheters fail in ICU patients and the steps that could be taken to improve catheter survival and reduce the risk of complications.
Taneal Barber,
Registered Nurse, Adolescent Mental Health Unit, RBWH
Pilot study: exploring the impact of group art therapy on social support and isolation in adolescent cancer patients.
Evaluating the effectiveness of group art therapy in reducing social isolation and improving emotional well-being among adolescent cancer patients at the RBWH You Can Centre.
Professor Andrej Trampuz,
Chair of Device-Related Infection Management, Jamieson Trauma Institute, RBWH.
Time is health: early diagnosis of ventriculitis using new diagnostic biomarker D-lactate in cerebrospinal fluid.
Assessing the performance of D-lactate in cerebrospinal fluid as a biomarker for early and accurate diagnosis of ventriculitis in patients with external ventricular drains.
Dr Kimberley Baxter,
Research Consumer Engagement Project Officer, Education and Research Alliance, STARS.
CollaborativeEd: codesigning digital learning for enhanced consumer involvement in healthcare.
Co-design and delivery of a digital microlearning package to build staff capability in consumer and community involvement across the Herston Health Precinct.
Lisa Garland,
Acting Midwifery Unit Manager, Midwifery Group Practice and Birth Centre, RBWH.
Comfortable Upright Birthing.
Comfortable Upright Birthing (CUB) aids to support women during labour and birth.
Sally Robertson,
Clinical Nurse Gastroenterology Research, Gastroenterology Department, STARS.
STARS Endoscopy Pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Trialling a culturally safe endoscopy service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients at STARS.
Claire Scoles,
Nurse Educator, Kidney Health Service, RBWH.
Dialysis Lifelines: mastering vascular access for safer patient care.
Supporting nurses’ vascular access skills through simulated haemodialysis training across the Kidney Health Service.
Jennifer Walker,
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Palliative and Supportive Care Service, RBWH.
Palliative Care memory making and condolence cards.
Supporting patients at the end of life to create tangible mementos for family members, facilitating emotional expression and offering comfort through grief.
Amanda Mellow,
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Senior Social Worker, Youth Cancer Services, RBWH
Queensland Youth Cancer Service patient engagement video.
Developing an engaging, co-designed video to introduce new patients to the Youth Cancer Service team, support services and peer programs.
Associate Professor Karin Lust,
Director of Internal Medicine and Aged Care, and Obstetric Physician, RBWH.
Step back in time: environmental improvements to promote patient activity.
Encouraging older patients to be more active and mentally engaged during hospital stays by creating a 67-metre-long photo corridor outside the RBWH medical wards.
Sarah Wilson,
Speech Pathologist, Speech Pathology and Audiology, RBWH.
Co-design and implementation of a head and neck cancer radiation therapy consumer education pathway.
Co-designing and implementing a set of online and printed education resources to support people receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer at RBWH.
Tamsin Mahoney,
Occupational Therapy Director, Allied Health, STARS.
‘It just makes’ SENSe: restoring touch, feeling and purpose for people with sensory impairment after stroke.
Specialist equipment and sensory rehabilitation training for Occupational Therapists supporting stroke survivors at three Metro North hospitals.
Evelyn Nicholl,
Dietitian, Dietetics and Food Services, RBWH.
Bringing patients to the table: enhancing the meal experience.
Specially designed placemats which improve mealtimes for patients by signposting to an ordering app and feedback mechanism.
Liana De Michele,
Eat Walk Engage Program Facilitator, Internal Medicine and Aged Care, RBWH.
Patient centred therapy dog program: a joint RBWH and Mental Health funding application supported by RBWH Patient Friendly Working Group.
Providing comfort, joy and meaningful engagement for patients, carers and staff by expanding the much-loved Therapy Dog Program across 18 wards at RBWH and Metro North Mental Health services.
