2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre 2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Ms Kirsty Forsdike BA PgDipLaw PgDipLegalPractice is a senior research assistant working on the Conventional and Alternative Listed Medicines – Explored for Depression (CALMED) and Chiropractic Observation & Analysis STudy (COAST) projects. Ms Melanie Charity BSc MSc is a research assistant working on COAST where she is primarily involved in data management. GRANTS Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) CAM use among mid-age women: a national mixed-methods study across the urban-rural divide. Adams J, Young A, Sibbritt D, Pirotta M, Humphreys J, Cohen M & Broom A. Total funding: $450,771 Awarded by: NHMRC, CAM Grant Duration: 2009-2011 Laser acupuncture in patients with chronic knee pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. McCrory P, Bennell K, Hinman R, Reddy P, Crossley K & Pirotta M. Total funding: $673,275 Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant Duration: 2009-2012 Pilot for a national census of medicines use. Pirotta M, Chondros P & Williamson M. Total funding: $10,000 Awarded by: The University of Melbourne, Internal Grants Scheme Duration: 2008 Use of oral garlic (Allium sativum) in recurrent thrush (vulvovaginal candidias). Pirotta M & Watson C. Total funding: $56,331 Awarded by: Shepherd Foundation Duration: 2009 The use of probiotics to reduce the incidence of sepsis in premature infants. Garland S, Tobin J, Pirotta M, Jacobs S & Tabrizi S. Total funding: $773,625 Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant Duration: 2007-2009 What motivates GPs working in integrative medical practices to use complementary medicines as treatment modalities? Rayner J, Willis K & Pirotta M. Total funding: $9,961 Awarded by: La Trobe University Faculty of Health Sciences Duration: 2009 page26
Sexual Health Design, modelling and evaluation of the Chlamydia pilot in general practice. Hocking J, Gunn J, Fairley C, Kaldor J, Donovan B, Low N, Law M, Carter R, Imrie J, Pitts M, Mitchell A, Gertig D, Temple-Smith M, Sanci L, Pirotta M, Chen M, Hellard M & Tabrizi S. Total funding: $1,599,405 Awarded by: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Duration: 2008-2009 Design, modelling and evaluation of the Chlamydia pilot in general practice. Hocking J, Fairley C, Gunn J, Kaldor J, Donovan B, Low N, Law M, Temple-Smith M, Regan D, Wilson D, Carter R, Imrie J, Tabrizi S, Chen M, Pitts M, Mitchell A, Ward J, Sanci L, Pirotta M & Hellard M. Total funding: $2,900,000 Awarded by: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Duration: 2009-2011 Genital infections in young women. Hocking J, Bradshaw C, Tabrizi S, Fairley K, Pirotta M & Donovan B. Total funding: $115,896 Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant Duration: 2008-2010 How does Chlamydia infection impact on the sexual, reproductive and mental health of Victorians and the Victorian health care system? Hocking J, Fairley C, Temple-Smith M, Keogh L, Chen M, Fisher J, Williams H, Hsueh A, Henning D, Bayly C & McNamee K. Total funding: $186,869 Awarded by: Department of Human Services, Victoria Duration: 2008-2009 Treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a randomised controlled trial. Fairley K, Bradshaw, Pirotta M, Garland S & Hocking J. Total funding: $255,426 Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant Duration: 2007-2009 Cancer BEST - Australia: A Phase II Study of Non-Endoscopic Screening for Barrett's Oesophagus in Primary Care. Emery J, Boussioutas A, Fitzgerald R, Walter F & Blazeby J. Total funding: $15,000 Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant Duration: 2009-2011 Primary Care Cooperative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4TG). Emery J, Gunn J, Pirotta M, Trevena L, Barratt A, McCaffery K, Mitchell G, Kilbreath S, Monterosso L, Foreman L, Booth P, Weller D, Forster K & King M. Total funding: $219,564 Awarded by: Boost Cancer Research, Australian Government, Cancer Australia Duration: 2009 page27
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RESEARCH ASSISTANTS<br />
Ms Kirsty Forsdike BA PgDipLaw PgDipLegal<strong>Practice</strong> is a senior research assistant working on the<br />
Conventional <strong>and</strong> Alternative Listed Medicines – Explored for Depression (CALMED) <strong>and</strong> Chiropractic<br />
Observation & Analysis STudy (COAST) projects.<br />
Ms Melanie Charity BSc MSc is a research assistant working on COAST where she is primarily involved<br />
in data management.<br />
GRANTS<br />
Complementary <strong>and</strong> Alternative Medicine (CAM)<br />
CAM use among mid-age women: a national mixed-methods study across the urban-rural divide.<br />
Adams J, Young A, Sibbritt D, Pirotta M, Humphreys J, Cohen M & Broom A.<br />
Total funding: $450,771<br />
Awarded by: NHMRC, CAM Grant<br />
Duration: 2009-2011<br />
Laser acupuncture in patients with chronic knee pain: a r<strong>and</strong>omised placebo-controlled trial.<br />
McCrory P, Bennell K, Hinman R, Reddy P, Crossley K & Pirotta M.<br />
Total funding: $673,275<br />
Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant<br />
Duration: 2009-2012<br />
Pilot for a national census of medicines use.<br />
Pirotta M, Chondros P & Williamson M.<br />
Total funding: $10,000<br />
Awarded by: The University of Melbourne, Internal Grants Scheme<br />
Duration: 2008<br />
Use of oral garlic (Allium sativum) in recurrent thrush (vulvovaginal c<strong>and</strong>idias).<br />
Pirotta M & Watson C.<br />
Total funding: $56,331<br />
Awarded by: Shepherd Foundation<br />
Duration: 2009<br />
The use of probiotics to reduce the incidence of sepsis in premature infants.<br />
Garl<strong>and</strong> S, Tobin J, Pirotta M, Jacobs S & Tabrizi S.<br />
Total funding: $773,625<br />
Awarded by: NHMRC, Project Grant<br />
Duration: 2007-2009<br />
What motivates GPs working in integrative medical practices to use complementary medicines as treatment modalities?<br />
Rayner J, Willis K & Pirotta M.<br />
Total funding: $9,961<br />
Awarded by: La Trobe University Faculty of <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Duration: 2009<br />
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