Grants awarded for 2024

Assessing Perioperative Outcomes in Victoria

Novice Investigator Grant

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Quality of recovery Comparison between Opioid-Free Anaesthesia and Opioid-Containing Anaesthesia for Elective Laparoscopic Surgery

Novice investigator Grant

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Long-term effects of a cannabis-based medication on insomnia in chronic back pain: a randomized crossover trial

Novice Investigator Grant

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A paradigm shift in understanding anaesthesia

Project Grant

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Analgesia for major minimally invasive abdominal surgery: A randomised controlled trial of Intrathecal Morphine (The AIM study)

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Early postoperative care – identifying high value through economic analysis

Project Grant

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The pressure field: a Software-based Model for Optimisation of the Adult Circulation during Surgery (SMOACS)

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Comparison of programmed Intermittent bolus versus continuous infusion local anaesthesia regimens via erector spinae catheter for rib fractures: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind study

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A pilot randomised controlled trial of midodrine or atomoxetine to prevent ward hypotension in surgical patients at high risk of hypotension

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International study of cerebral oxygenation and electrical activity during major neonatal surgery

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Anaesthesia reversal agents: investigating a presynaptic target mechanism

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Artificial Intelligence based Surgical Risk Calculator for Cancer Surgery: The ANCHOR Project – Phase 2

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Angiotensin II vs. noradrenaline infusion to reduce length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery (the PORTHOS study)

Project Grant

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Pilot study of dual antiplatelet therapy and heart failure medication to manage myocardial injury in non-cardiac surgery

Project Grant

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Interim analyses in two-by-two factorial designs: A simulation study using the VAPOR-C trial

Project Grant

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Integration of the Duke Activity Status and Frailty Indices into cardiac evaluation before high-risk noncardiac surgery

Patrons Emerging Investigator Grant

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Skantha Vallipuram ANZCA Research Scholarship

Dr Chuan-Whei Lee was awarded the Skantha Vallipuram ANZCA Research Scholarship to support her in pursuing a PhD at the University of Melbourne with her thesis topic of surgery at the end of life: a paradigm for assessing futile treatment. Dr Lee’s research will focus on postoperative survival and quality of life outcomes of older and high-risk patients with different end-of-life illness phases and trajectories who are considered for surgery.

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Plasmalyte versus Normal Saline as a wash solution in Cell Salvage

Provisional/New Fellow Research Award

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Investigating Oximetry and Capnography To assess impact of Opiate Infusions on Patients Undergoing Palatoplasties

John Boyd Craig Research Award

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Machine learning to predict postoperative hypotension in a tertiary Australian hospital

ANZCA Innovation and Technology Research Award

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Is complex regional pain syndrome associated with structural or functional changes in the locus coeruleus?

Russell Cole Memorial ANZCA Research Award

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How effective is intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) and a leuco-depletion filter (LDF) in removing cancer cells and bacteria during pelvic exenteration surgery?

Patricia MacKay Memorial ANZCA Research Award

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The PREVENT AGITATION Trial II – Children ≤1 year

Elaine Lillian Kluver ANZCA Research Award

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A comparison of nausea and vomiting in postoperative paediatric patients with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA): morphine vs oxycodone - POPCORN trial

Robin Smallwood Bequest

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Beyond burnout in anaesthetists: Prevalence and assessment of current strategies and supports for mental wellbeing

Harry Daly Research Award

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