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An overview of current and past research projects of the Unit 
  
2010

  • Patients who leave without being seen in emergency departments: an analysis of predictive factors and outcomes using the Victorian linked dataset.  RMH Home Lottery Research Fund.  For more information

2009

  • Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds: a literature review.  November 2009. This report was commissioned by RMH. For more information

  • Potentially preventable hospitalisations: a review of the literature and Australian policies.  July 2009. This report was commissioned by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. For more information

  • Supporting sustained uptake of exercise in people with osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip: a literature review.  CEHSEU in collaboration with University of Melbourne.  For more information

  • Models of care for the management of people with osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip: a literature review. CEHSEU in collaboration with University of Melbourne.  For more information
  • Osteoarthritis management in Australian general practice: an analysis using the BEACH dataset. CEHSEU in collaboration with University of Melbourne.  For more information

  • Clinical outcomes, staff and carer perceptions of acute hospitalisation of older patients. For more information

  • Automated Screening for Adverse Events in Hospitalised Patients with Common Medical Conditions: A Pilot Project.  For more information

  • Provision of literature and policy review regarding patients at risk of critical illness and serious adverse events in primary care.  For more information.  For more information

  • Development of an electronic guideline (iguide) for the pharmacological management of general medical and orthopaedic older inpatients with delirium. (Phase 2).  For more information

  • General Medical Indicators Program (GMIP) Phase 3.  For more information

  • The Role of Single Patient Rooms in Haematology Services: A Literature Review. For more information

 

2008

  • Provision of statistical advice regarding a proposed telephone survey of patient experiences For more information
  • To conduct a review of infection control practitioner scope of practice (role of ICP) in Australian jurisdictions For more information
  • Identification of clinical indicators for the COAG LSOP initiative For more information
  • The utility of clinical decision tools for diagnosing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis. For more information

  • Patients who leave without being seen in emergency departments: an analysis of predictive factors and outcomes using the Victorian Linked Dataset. For more information

2007

2006

  • Melbourne Health: Mortality and Adverse Event Management Framework.  Commissioned by Melbourne Health. For more information
  • Literature review to assess timetabling of community therapy services.  Direct Access Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital. For more information
  • Literature review of single point entry into ambulatory care setting.  Direct Access Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital. For more information
  • Fracture Prevention Initiative Project. Funded by Royal North Shore Project. For more information
  • Which measures of balance best discriminate balance impairment and falls risk in people with lower limb arthritis and can be improved by exercise? J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust. For more information
  • Development of a web based guide for people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. For more information
  • Falls Evaluation Framework. Funded by Victorian Quality Council, Victorian Department of Human Services. For more information
  • Consumer's choice of technology for communication with health professionals: an insight into the needs and outcomes of the ageing population when being coached. Commissioned by National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre.  For more information
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Delirium in Older People. (http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/health/acute-agedcare/index.htm) For more information
  • Assessing the needs of people with early rheumatoid arthritis. For more information
  • Osteoarthritis Implementation Pathway Collaborative (OAPIC). For more information
  • Literature review of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid Obesity. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services. For more information

2005

  • A literature and guidelines review on standards for isolation and negative pressure rooms. For more info
  • Hand Hygiene Evaluation. For more information
  • Use of mortality as an outcome indicator of clinical performance for inter organisational comparison. For more information
  • A literature review of public health intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis. For more information
  • Patients who leave the emergency department: a literature review.  Commissioned by Victoria Department of Human Services and conducted in collaboration with Melbourne Health Emergency Department. For more information
  • Active engagement of consumers with osteoarthritis in managing medications: process mapping complex. For more information
  • Measurement for Improvement Toolkit. For more information
  • Obesity management in acute Health Care settings. For more information

2004

  • Towards a best practice model for the support of newborns with long-term respiratory conditions. For more information
  • Models of Care to Optimise Acute Length of Stay: Short Stay / Observation Unit (SOU), Medical Assessment & Planning Unit (MAPU), Emergency Medical Unit (EMU). For more information

2003

  • A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention to reduce functional decline and health service utilisation in the elderly. For more information
  • Performance Monitoring for Acute Health Care: In-patient mortality and quality of care.  For more information
  • Pain the 5th vital sign: review of acute pain management in Victoria.  For more information
  • Pressure Ulcer Point Prevalence Survey (PUPPS 1 and PUPPS 3).  For more information
  • General Medical Indicators Program, Royal Melbourne Hospital.  For more information

2002

  • The prevention of functional decline in elderly patient. Evidence based clinical practice guidelines for use in Royal Melbourne Hospital.  For more information
  • Transitional Care Program: a controlled trial.  For more information
  • Review of Health status of Power Industry Workers who participated in the State Electricity Commission, Victoria (SECV) Lung Function Program.  For more information
  • Review of the Impact of Regional Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD) at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) & Western Hospital (WH).  An analysis within a broader context of local attitudes to Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).  For more information

2000

  • Impact of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination on Hospital Admissions for Community-acquired Pneumonia Among Persons Aged 65 Years or Older. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services, NH&MRC.  For more information
  • Epworth Hospital in the Home Evaluation. Funded - Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.  For more information
  • Short Stay Observation Unit Study. Funded - Access Unit, Quality Branch, Acute Health, Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Variation in Length of Stay for Medical In-Patients at 5 Metropolitan Teaching Hospitals. Funded - Access Unit, Quality Branch, Acute Health, Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Systematic Reviews. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Teaching Skills Workshop. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Screening for osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis: sensivity and specificity of two case-selective paradigms. International Lilly Centre for Women's Health Grant.  For more information

 

1999

  • An Evaluation of an Action Research Approach to Teaching Evidence Based.  For more information
  • An Evidence-based Disease Management Program for Patients with Asthma. Funded - Quality Branch, Acute Health, Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Asthma Care in the Acute Hospital Setting. Funded - Bristow Grant, Asthma Foundation of Victoria.  For more information
  • A Regional Evidence-based Disease Manage-ment Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Funded - Evidence Based Clinical Practice Research Projects, National Health and Medical Research Council.  For more information
  • Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy Services Review for the Royal Melbourne and Western Hospitals. The project was a joint venture between Iridium Consulting Pty Ltd and the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation Unit, North Western Health. Funded - Physiotherapy Services, North Western Health.  For more information
  • CPAP Service Development Project. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information
  • Evaluation of the Appropriateness of the Use of Blood Products. Funded by Red Cross Blood Service, Victoria.  For more information
  • Regional Asthma Health Planning Project. Funded - Public Health Division, Victorian Department of Human. Services.  For more information
  • Evidence-based Medicine. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information

  1998

  • Hospital in the Home Sustainability Project. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services, Care Continuity Branch.  For more information
  • Hospital in the Home Costing Study. Funded - Victorian Department of Human Services.  For more information


 

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