Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Available projects

 


Anatomy and Human Biology

R900: Does surgery for degenerative low back pain work? A systematic review


Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute (ANRI)

R860: Cognitive retraining and the role of neuroplasticity in MS patients


Biomedical and Chemical Sciences

R101: Evidence for improvement in milk production by breastfeeding mothers
R840: Nipple pain and infection in breastfeeding mothers at KEMH


Centre Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders (CNND)

R861/2: The effect of static magnetic fields on brain excitability


Centre Ophthalmology and Visual Science

R012/013/014/015/016: Genetic Interrogation of Common Blinding Diseases (acute anterior uveitis)
001: Investigation of the molecular aetiology of giant cell arteritis
R017: The long term ophthalmological outcome of children born premature in Western Australia
R002/003: Spectacle recycling: An analysis of the suitability of recycling old spectacles to meet the needs of third world countries
R004/005/006: Sports Eye Protection: Evaluation of the effect of swimming goggles on the optic nerve and other glaucoma parameters in swimmers
R007/008: Sports Eye Protection: Evaluation of the effect on eyes of high sun exposure in sporting groups
R009/010/011: Raine Eye Health Study (General)


Education Centre

R051: The perception of education value in clinical rotations in Australian Medical Schools


ICHRC

R902: Prognostic indicators in birth asphyxia: A comprehensive review for resource limited settings.
R601: The role of father figures in the development of anorexia nervosa in adolescent females.


Medicine and Pharmacology

R392: Determinants of breast cancer rescreening rates for women who have a physical or intellectual disability.
R304: Determining cause of death in men involved in a trial of intermittent androgen block for prostate cancer: problems encountered in the death audit process.
R391: Are breast cancer detection rates in an Australian Population Screening Program related to Country of Birth
OPEN: Creating the ideal outpatient clinic letter to General Practitioners
OPEN: Improving the usefulness of discharge summaries from a tertiary hospital.
R804:Childrens attitudes towards anaesthesia (Outpatient Group)
R302: A study to confirm the safety of supra-therapeutic doses of paracetamol in palliative care patients.
OPEN:: Lipoprotein(a) in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
R315: An evaluation of DEMQOL in assessing the Quality Of Life (QOL) in a residential care facility
R313: The Western Australian Children’s Follow up and Active Surveillance of Trivalent influenza vaccine (FAST) Study
R109 Role of pharmacy practice in the care for familial hypercholesterolaemia.
R117: Perceptions of Post-operative Paediatric Pain: A comparison of child, parent, nurse and independent observer pain scores following day case surgery
R112: Parecoxib and paracetamol for pain relief following minor day stay gynaecological surgery
R393: Outcome for symptomatic women with normal mammogram reports, screened in a population screening program.
R805:Childrens attitudes towards anaesthesia (Inpatient Group)
R806:Childrens attitudes towards anaesthesia (Recovery Room Group)
TAKEN: Do efforts to reduce polypharmacy reduce adverse outcomes in residential care
R110: Do initial CPAP therapy decisions predict CPAP use?
OPEN: Evaluation of the effectiveness of a peer assissted learning programme to teach musculoskeletal medicine examination skills
R456: The relationship between a history of migraine and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective study based on self-reported and clinical data.
R101: Alternative microRNA regulation in malignant mesotheliona
R108: Pacemaker and ICD follow up - how often should we see patients in clinic?
R314: Qualitative Study of the Awareness and Knowledge surrounding Organ and Tissue Donation
R103:: The role of a father or father figure in a young person’s life; is the quality of the relationship associated with the use of illicit drugs.
R318: Perspectives of health providers concerning patient safety in the hospital setting.
R114: Utilisation of cranial computed tomography scanning for paediatric head injury in Australasia
R107: Assessment of Mammographic Breast Density in the Management of Women with Breast Cancer - an overview of contemporary medical literature
R116: An audit of palliative care in a RACF
R311: Evaluation of RITHDat Royal Perth Hospital Between 2007 and 2010
R309: Dermatology patient attendance pattern at three teaching hospitals in Western Australia
OPEN: Does Dietary Fish Oil Consumption influence platelet and coagulation activation ?
R306: The use of oral vitamin D supplementation for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure.
R205: Durability of successful treatment response and quality of life in chronic hepatitis C patients who achieved sustained virological response
OPEN: Indigenous Australian patient?s attitudes to being involved in teaching
R247: Does a false positive recall in a Breast Cancer Screening Program effect future participation?
R303: Non-Australian patient?s attitudes to being involved in teaching
R113: Developmental effects of exposure to general anaesthesia in early life.
OPEN: Psychology Aspects of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
R310: Dermatology prescriptions at Royal Perth Hospital: a 12 month retrospective study
Potential mechanisms contributing to the risk of Cardiovascular disease in patients presenting with acute exacerbation of COPD.
OPEN: Famiial Combined Hyperlipidaemia and Familial Hypercholesterolaema: Prevalence and Association
R118: Elevated Lipoprotein (a) in Familial Combined Hyperlipidameia and Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
R811: Parecoxib, celecoxib and paracetamol for pain management following caesarean delivery (The COMMAND Trial)
R104: Are women with large breasts, less likely to rescreen in a population screening program
R105: Are women with leaking silicone implants less likely to rescreen than women without leaking silicone implants
TAKEN: Genetics of Apolipoprotein E in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Association with Hypertriglyceridaemia and Cardiovascular Disease
R102: Incidence and predictors of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia


Other

R202: Do Australian practitioners and junior doctors have adequate knowledge concerning medical costs.
MBL Deficiency and the risk of infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
R401: Muscle relaxants use in surgical procedures at RPH
R115: Audit of monitoring for metabolic bone disease in adult tertiary hospital patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
R201: Nab Paclitaxel - A therapeutic option for anaplastic thyroid cancer?
R317: MBL Deficiencies in Spondyloarthropathies
R404: A comparison of psychological well being before and after surgery in patients who have undergone laparoscopic gastric banding surgery
TAKEN: The experiences of an intern: What really goes on.
R402: Medical Students' Encyclopedia (Working title)
R403: Audit of Current Practice In Neuromuscular Blockade: Has the Introduction of Sugammadex changed it?
A study to test the reliability, sensitivity and validity of modified shuttle walk test in assessing cardiovascular (aerobic) fitness in acute major burn patients
R406: Abraxane study on advanced pancreatic cancer
R319: Teleultrasound for procedural guidance. Using teleultrasound can we remotely guide novice practitioners to perform ultrasound guided procedures?
R405: Development of a dynamic cervical brace for females to aid in the relief and rehabilitation of soft tissue neck pain due to whiplash or prolonged forward flexion in office workers
A study to test the reliability, sensitivity and validity of modified shuttle walk test in assessing cardiovascular (aerobic) fitness in acute major burn patients
A study to test the reliability, sensitivity and validity of modified shuttle walk test in assessing cardiovascular (aerobic) fitness in acute major burn patients
The Factors Predicting Mortality in Burns Patients Between 1 Week and 3 Months Post-Burns Injury
R119: Correlation between proximal clot load on CTPA with higher D-dimer: is there a clear relationship?
R407: Should mebendazole be used empirically in children with malnutrition?
R111: The prognosis and prognostic factors for major vascular events after a recent stroke and transient ischaemic attack of the brain.
Audit of monitoring for metabolic bone disease in adult tertiary hospital patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
R316: Comparison of Ultrasound and Venograph in assessment of Vessel selection for AVF formation
R203: Gender differences in heart failure patients who present to the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service at Royal Perth Hospital.


Paediatrics

R151: Assessment of pneumococcal protein specific antibodies in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children with otitis media undergoing ear surgery.
R152: Risk-factors in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in a Western Australian cohort of children undergoing ear surgery.
R908: Can children presenting with respiratory illness and wheeze be managed without antibiotics?
R154:Comparing Etanercept and Adalimumab in the treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: a retrospective study
R153: Factors influencing parental attitudes towards influenza vaccination in young children.
R150: Understanding outpatient complexity: a retrospective audit of general paediatric outpatient case mix at Princess Margaret Hospital
R905: What is the best intravenous fluid for children with severe dehydration but no shock?


Pathology

R700: Serum cytokine measurements in evaluating Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for treating refractory Crohn’s Disease
R703: Infant deaths and unsafe sleep practices in WA.


Population Health

R106: Breast Arterial Calcification in Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal Women Screened at BreastScreen WA
OPEN: The Humanitarians: Assessment of motivations and self-reported rewards of volunteer workers at Western Australia AIDS Council and Hepatitis Western Australia


Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care

A251: Evaluation of a culturally appropriate cardiac rehabilitation program for Aboriginal people
A250: The tertiary hospital experience of Indigenous patients in Perth
A501: Creating better health care: recent graduates preparedness to practice with Aboriginal people


Psychiatry

R301: Assessing safety and outcome data from benzodiazepine use patients treated with subcutaneous flumazenil