AHRC is proud to sponsor our innovative Allied Health Projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
In addition to securing over $7million in successful external grant funding in 2024, the AHRC is proud to sponsor our innovative Allied Health Projects. Nearly $80,000 has been awarded to support Allied Health researchers.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Physiotherapy<\/strong> Weekend (6 day) allied health rehabilitation service Speech Pathology<\/strong> Investigating the prevalence and nature of respiratory comorbidities of dysphagia and dysphonia in patient with end stage lung disease requiring lung transplant
\nNutrition and Dietetics<\/strong> Gastroparesis in lung transplant \u2013 do lung transplant patients with clinically significant gastroparesis have worse outcomes?
\nPhysiotherapy<\/strong> Pre-operative physiotherapy education for patients undergoing thoracic surgery
\nSpeech Pathology<\/strong> Incidence and nature of dysphagia in individuals with COPD
\nOccupational Therapy<\/strong> Comprehensive evaluation of consumer perspectives on the OT hand therapy rapid access service to inform ongoing implementation<\/p>\n<\/div>2024<\/h2>
\nPhysiotherapy<\/strong> Lung transplant candidates\u2019 quadriceps strength can decouple from other markers of disease progression with targeted exercise training
\nDietetics<\/strong> A multiphase quality activity to investigate incidence, impact and accuracy of hospital acquired malnutrition diagnosis, documentation, coding and subsequent financial impact
\nOccupational Therapy<\/strong> Evaluation of an Occupational Therapy hand therapy rapid access service
\nPsychology<\/strong> Direct to psychology models of care in hospital and health services<\/p>\n<\/div>