ANNUAL REPORT2014/15

History of the HCF Research Foundation 3

Our Mission, Our Vision 4

Message from the Chair 5

Funds 6 Donation, Funds Committed 6

Research Outcomes 7 TXT2BFiT 7 Dementia Research 8 The University of Sydney 9

We’re proud of our partners 10

Commissioned Research 12 The George Institute for Global Health 12 The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 14

Our recent projects 16

2014/2015 Publication and Presentation Highlights 18

Governance 20 The Board/Management 20 Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission,

Australian Competitive Research Grants Register 22 Finances 23

CONTENTS2

History of the HCF Research Foundation

The HCF Research Foundation, now in its 15th year, was established in 2000 as The HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation to fund health and medical research for the benefit of all Australians. In 2008 the focus was moved towards health services research, an area of research which does not receive large funding dollars from other sources. In 2013 the name was simplified to HCF Research Foundation.The HCF Research Foundation was originally established with a donation from The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Limited (HCF). While HCF has continued to donate money, the HCF Research Foundation operates independently and with specific focus on funding health services research that can benefit all 24 million Australians.

HCF Research Foundation ABN 40 577 146 605

Health Services ResearchHealth services research examines how people get access to health care, how much health care costs, and what happens to patients as a result of this care.The objectives of the HCF Research Foundation’s health services research program are to improve the prevention, treatment and cure of diseases in the general community by funding research and study proposals that enhance and utilise current knowledge to improve health and health services; and improve the quality, efficiency, access to and equity of provision of health services.The HCF Research Foundation’s research program therefore addresses the main dimensions of the health system that are of concern to HCF, the HCF Research Foundation and the community at large: achieving better health outcomes and access to affordable, high quality health care when and where needed.

3HISTORY OF THE HCF RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Our MissionThe HCF Research Foundation’s mission is to encourage examination and improvement of the provision, administration and delivery of health services to consequently effect positive changes to the health of all Australians. This is achieved by funding research projects that consider the most effective ways to organise, manage, finance and deliver high quality care; reduce errors; and improve patient safety.

Our Vision• To be known as an independent funder of high

quality research, demonstrating that investment in research can contribute to the improvement of the health of Australians.

• To be easy to deal with so that researchers are not subject to onerous requirements with regards to applications and reporting in order that they can spend their time focussing on research.

• To contribute to capacity building in the area of health services research by encouraging new researchers and service providers to partner with career researchers to develop sound project plans.

‘...to consequently effect positive changes to the health of all Australians.’

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5MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Message from the Chair

The HCF Research Foundation was initially established 15 years ago to fund health and medical research for the benefit of all Australians. Since inception, the Foundation has committed more than $14 million to universities, research institutes and hospitals across the country. Now, 15 years on, the initial ethos has evolved to an absolute focus on health services research. Health services research is an area of research that doesn’t typically receive large amounts of funding, which is surprising considering how significantly results can impact access and treatment delivery. It’s not just about cures or treatments, but improving efficiency and reducing costs of health care, which is vital to delivering improved health outcomes for all Australians. Investment so far has covered a diverse range of health situations: decision aids to help families of children with diabetes, rehabilitation options for those undergoing knee replacement, reducing unnecessary tests in hospitals, technology assessment to help consumers manage obesity, and programs to assist carers of dementia patients, to name a few. As Chair of the HCF Research Foundation, I believe strongly that quality health services research, when funded appropriately, can be invaluable to health care delivery at all levels. With an ageing population, increasing hospital admissions and the rising cost of health care, it’s important for us to take a more active role in ensuring the quality and efficiency of health services in the future, thereby ensuring they can be sustainably funded. Every year, we are proud to see the exciting outcomes of research we fund. But it’s not enough to simply fund the research. We need to take that next step to ensure it goes beyond the pages of a medical journal.That’s where the HCF Research Foundation’s Commissioned Research comes in, designed amongst other things to assist researchers with the translation of findings into practical outcomes. Our most recent major partnership, and one I’m delighted to be involved with, is with The George Institute.The Foundation is committed to increasing the capacity of health services researchers in Australia. In collaboration with the George Institute, we are directly funding two PhD students and one Post-Doctoral student for up to three years.

The exciting areas they will cover are: • Developing statistical methods to reliably determine whether

a new health care intervention is successful by evaluating data during implementation.

• Developing and evaluating of a major new primary care intervention for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in Australia.

• The economics of preventing high cost conditions in patients at high risk of chronic disease.

This is all part and parcel of our commitment to contribute to the area of health services research. Next year, the HCF Research Foundation will commit more than $3 million dollars towards research that will benefit our whole community. We prioritise projects that are likely to deliver results and be implemented in practice in the short-term. In this way, we can support research that effects change ‘now’ to ensure Australia maintains a global reputation for top health care for many years to come.Lastly, I would like to thank all of the health services researchers out there who are constantly driving to find new methods and techniques to improve our health care system – together we can make a difference.

Lisa M. McIntyre Chairperson

International research ranks Australia’s health care system as one of the best in the world, and yet more must be done in order to face the challenges ahead. Delivery of health services is one area for improvement, often overlooked.

“...quality health services research, when funded appropriately, can be invaluable to health care delivery at all levels.”

DonationHCF funds the corpus of the Foundation by donation from the net surplus of the health fund. Since the Foundation’s inception in 2000, HCF has made contributions to the Foundation of $50 million.

Funds CommittedIn 2014/15, the HCF Research Foundation committed $2.1 million to health services research. This was comprised of funds for investigator driven grants from our Expressions of Interest (EOI) program and via our Commissioned Research program. Since inception, the HCF Research Foundation has committed a total of $14 million across 29 universities, research institutes and hospitals, throughout Australia.

‘Since inception, the HCF Research Foundation has committed a total of $14 million...’

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7RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Two hundred and fifty 18 to 35-year-olds residing in the Greater Sydney Area participated. The program was designed to prevent further weight gain in already overweight young adults and to achieve this through positive change in diet and physical activity. At the completion of the program, the participants were tracked for an additional six months to assess maintenance of the positive changes in their lifestyle behaviours while receiving a very low impact follow-up program. Eighty percent of the 250 participants completed the nine month trial.The intervention program emphasised consumption of core foods and limited discretionary foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar. Intervention participants also received a detailed nutrition booklet.The program delivery was via mobile-phone text messages (8 per week over the 12 week period) which were educational, motivational and underpinned by the processes-of-change of the transtheoretical model of behaviour change. In addition, support was offered via weekly emails, an app on each of the four behaviours to allow self- monitoring, with extra resources able to be accessed on the dedicated website. Five coaching calls during the 12 weeks allowed participants to work with an Accredited Practising Dietitian trained in motivational interviewing, to set individual goals, discuss enablers and barriers, receive feedback on goals and set new goals. The mean weight of the intervention group at baseline was similar to that of the control. At 12 weeks, the intervention participants had lost a mean of 1.9 kg compared with control participants who gained a mean of 0.2 kg. The proportion of intervention participants who had lost greater than or equal to 5% of their baseline body weight was 26%, compared with 5% of controls at 12 weeks. After a further six months, that is nine months from baseline, the changes were largely maintained. At this point, the intervention participants had lost 3.5 kg, compared with controls that now reported a loss of 0.9 kg. Forty-six percent of intervention participants had lost greater than or equal to 5% of their baseline body weight, compared with 21% of controls.

The intervention arm consumed more fruit and vegetables and drank less sugar-sweetened beverages than the control participants and maintained the increased total physical activity. Participants highly valued the brief coaching calls, text messages, emails and the diet booklet. They engaged less with the website materials, apps and blogs. We conclude there is good evidence to support the use of text messaging, supported by telephone coaching by an Accredited Practising Dietitian, to create positive changes in the lifestyles of young adults and support them in the prevention of future weight gain. New research is planned to translate the program for use in the young adult community-at-large.

The TXT2BFiT randomised controlled trial examined the efficacy of a 12-week mobile-phone administered healthy lifestyle programme.

RESEARCH OUTCOMES: TXT2BFiT

‘Participants highly valued the brief coaching calls, text messages, emails and the diet booklet.’

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Rob* had been an ambulance medical officer in his working life and had been recently admitted to hospital as a dementia patient.Whenever he heard an alarm bell on the hospital floor, he thought he needed to respond and would become agitated. However, because the hospital staff knew his history they could respond by telling him that the ambulances had all gone out and the job was done.This is just one example of a dementia care model called TOP 5, tested in Australia with research funded by the HCF Research Foundation. The model is based on logging five key pieces of personal information about each dementia patient in hospital care.

The studyDr Karen Luxford, Director of Patient Based Care for the Clinical Excellence Commission was principal investigator of the HCF-funded study which was conducted over two years between 2012 and 2014. The study concluded with a 12-month trial in hospital settings, involving 1,277 patients with a recorded TOP 5. The patients were drawn from 17 public and four private New South Wales hospitals.The TOP 5 model simply uses five tips provided by the dementia patient’s primary carer, which are recorded and then travel with the patient when they are transferred between residential and hospital settings, for example.“What we found was that this was a very simple way for staff to engage with carers,” Dr Luxford says. “It makes it easier and less stressful for carers and patients entering a hospital setting, especially in transition of care, when they are moving between facilities.”The resultant report from the study was provided to the HCF Research Foundation and also to an international medical journal in April. And Dr Luxford says the information will be shared with national organisations such as Alzheimer’s Australia.

In its broader activities, HCF not only works to improve health outcomes for its members, but also the greater Australian community - through the HCF Research Foundation.

RESEARCH OUTCOMES: DEMENTIA RESEARCH

‘The TOP 5 model simply uses five tips provided by the dementia patient’s primary carer, which are recorded and then travel with the patient...’

* Name has been changed to protect the privacy of the individual.

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The second year of Associate Professor Adam Elshaug’s HCF Research Foundation Principal Research Fellowship has allowed him to influence the policy of low-value health care through grant-sponsored research, leading to numerous high-impact publications; academic, media, and government presentations; and PhD and post-doctoral supervision. Associate Professor Elshaug attributes

The Foundation’s generous support as key in allowing the implementation of his academic work through various advisory roles, including with Choosing Wisely Australia, Choosing Wisely International, the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Atlas of Variation in Health Care, Cancer Australia, and in 2015 his Ministerial appointment to the Medicare Benefits Schedule Reviews Task Force (MBSRTF). All are directly involved in transforming the health care system to ensure the right patient receives the right care at the right time in the right place. In 2015 Choosing Wisely Australia launched, with doctor groups nominating individual health care practices that represent low-value care. The MBSRTF is charged with reviewing items on Australia’s Medicare Benefits Schedule to ensure they represent the best and most up-to-date medical evidence and are offering Australian patients and taxpayers the highest possible standards of care, and value, for their health care dollars.

Associate Professor Elshaug’s research and policy work is recognised internationally. Dr. Elshaug has achieved exposure to an international audience with some 18 publications in the past two years alone, in a wide array of top-tier journals from the British Medical Journal to the Journal of the American Medical Association, to The Medical Journal of Australia. Fellowship funding through the HCF Research Foundation has also allowed Associate Professor Elshaug to start building a team of future experts in his field. He currently supervises five PhD students and three post-doctoral fellows.

Committee Roles• Member: Medicare Benefits Schedule Reviews Task Force

(MBSRTF) Australian Government Department of Health (Ministerial Appointment)

• Member: ACSQHC Atlas of Healthcare Variation Advisory Group Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

• Member: Choosing Wisely Advisory Group National Prescribing Service [NPS MedicineWise], Australia

• Member, Executive Committee: Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ)

• Member, Steering Group: Cancer Australia Statements - Influencing Best Practice Cancer Care

• Member, Planning Committee: Choosing Wisely International

Associate Professor Adam Elshaug.

RESEARCH OUTCOMES: VALUE IN HEALTH CARE

We’re proud of our partners

WE’RE PROUD OF OUR PARTNERS10

11WE’RE PROUD OF OUR PARTNERS

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH12

“ This partnership represents a unique opportunity for The George Institute to work with the HCF Research Foundation in order to improve capacity for health services research.”Professor Anushka Patel, The George Institute’s Chief Scientist about the partnership.

The HCF Research Foundation and The George Institute for Global Health have embarked on an innovative partnership to help improve Australia’s research capability in the vital area of health services.Driven by the shortage of research skills focused on the efficiency of health care delivery, the partnership will address growing concerns that Australia’s ageing population and increased life expectancy demand more efficient and effective health care for chronic diseases. The HCF Research Foundation will provide almost half a million dollars over three years to fund research positions and develop the specific skills required to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery in Australia.

About The George Institute for Global HealthThe George Institute conducts targeted, innovative health research aimed at reducing the burden of leading causes of death and disability in Australia and around the world and to ensure all Australians have access to safe, effective treatments. Since its inception 16 years ago, The George Institute has established a global research program with centres in China, India and the United Kingdom, in addition to its Australian headquarters, and has over 450 staff and 50 ongoing research projects. The institute has raised over $500 million for global health research.

A focus on health services and health systems The George Institute has a substantial program in health services and health systems research. Our work, conducted in partnership with a range of stakeholders and collaborators includes: assessment of health care needs; evaluation of health system performance; formulation of innovative models of care; development and application of novel methods of evaluation; and knowledge translation to influence policy and practice. The scholarships and fellowship supported by the HCF Research Foundation will help build Australian capacity in these critical areas of research endeavour.

Adina Hayek Adina Hayek has commenced her doctoral studies, funded by a HCF Research Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship in Health Services, while completing her training in General Practice. She is passionate about providing equitable and evidence-based medical care which has led to her desire to become involved in research.As part of her PhD studies, Adina is involved

in the development and piloting of a novel complex intervention that aims to improve cardiovascular risk management in high risk individuals within the primary care setting. This intervention will include point-of-care electronic decision support software for general practitioners, a cardiovascular “Polypill” (a single pill containing blood pressure lowering and cholesterol lowering medications +/- aspirin) as well as a pharmacy-based adherence support program for patients. Once developed, this will be evaluated in a large scale trial involving 70 GPs and partner community pharmacies in NSW and Victoria.

Tim Watkins Tim has a Master of Biostatistics degree from the University of Sydney. During his doctoral studies, he will work on a number of projects including the evaluation of a telemonitoring service for people with hypertension and diabetes.Commencing a full-time PhD at The George Institute in 2014 marked a new direction for Tim following 15 years as the IT Manager at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit.

His research focuses on new statistical methods used to infer causality in large observational studies of health care interventions. “I’m grateful to have the support of The HCF Research Foundation and The George Institute. Through my projects I hope to devise better methods of determining whether a specific health system intervention works effectively.”

Two of the PhD scholarship recipients:

13COMMISSIONED RESEARCH

‘The HCF Research Foundation will provide almost half a million dollars over three years to fund research positions...’

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Dr Victoria WadeTurning Recipients into Participants: A Pilot Study of the Feasibility, Acceptability and Impact of Introducing an Online Software System into a General Practice to Increase Patient Engagement with Chronic Disease and Risk Factor ManagementThis pilot study will invite patients that attend a new general practice in a low socioeconomic status suburb of Adelaide to enrol in an electronic system of care. The system will enable patients to participate in goal setting and lifestyle management programs. Also, following a recommendation by their GP, a smaller group of patients with chronic conditions will be enrolled in home telehealth programs. These patients will be lent devices which will be used for home monitoring of blood pressure and other relevant data. The electronic system will also provide online bookings, keep information about the patients’ care plans, collect automated assessments, and send reminders.The level of uptake and the acceptability of this approach to care will be assessed. The patients that consent to enter the project will have their use of the system measured, and will be asked about how useful it is in helping them to manage their health. GPs will be asked about the value of the system for clinical care, measuring patient health outcomes, and about the impact of this system on the workflow and care processes in the general practice. The results of this pilot study are intended to show whether or not this approach is a useful model for patients to increase their engagement with their general practice and their own self-management, as well as for chronic disease management.

Dr Victoria (Tori) Wade is a general practitioner and psychologist, who is a Senior Research Fellow with the Discipline of General Practice at The University of Adelaide, as well as the Clinical Director of the Adelaide Unicare e-Health and Telehealth Unit. Dr Wade is also the Vice President of the Australasian Telehealth Society and she recently completed a PhD on the uptake and sustainability of telehealth services

in Australia at The University of Adelaide. Previously, she was in clinical practice in Adelaide, as well as being the Medical Director and then CEO of the SA Divisions of General Practice. At present, Dr Wade conducts research and operates clinical telehealth services with a variety of organisations, such as universities, teaching hospitals, Medicare Locals, rural general practices, community care services, and professional associations. Recent projects have included rural telehealth specialist service development, introducing telehealth between general practitioners and residential aged care facilities, the impact of telehealth on service integration, and the uses of telehealth in medical education.

Dr Rhee graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Medicine at UNSW Australia. He subsequently specialised in the field of General Practice, obtaining the FRACGP in 2008. As a Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at UNSW, he convenes the Primary Care course in the Medicine program and conducts research projects around end-of-life and aged care in the primary care

setting as well as educational research on eLearning and blended learning.His PhD examined the role of Advance Care Planning in the Australian primary care context. He is a Scientific Working Group member of the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4) and an organising committee member of the International Primary Palliative Care Network. His clinical work is at the HammondCare Centre for Positive Ageing and Care, where he provides primary care service to residential care facility residents and retirees living in nearby independent living units.

Dr Joel RheeA Pilot Study of a Systematic Patient-Centred and Practice Nurse Coordinated Model of Advanced Care Planning (ACP) in Australian General PracticeAdvance Care Planning (ACP) is a process of planning for future health and personal care whereby the person’s values, beliefs and preferences are made known so they can guide decision-making at a future time when that person cannot make or communicate their decisions. General practice is recognised as an ideal setting for ACP, given the long term relationship that patients often have with their GP and other staff. However, there is evidence of inadequate uptake of ACP in Australian general practices. Moreover, approaches used so far in Australian general practice have often involved external facilitators employed by another organisation, rather than the practice nurses.This study therefore aims to pilot and evaluate the usefulness, feasibility and acceptability of a systematic, patient-centred approach to ACP that is centred on the general practice, particularly the practice nurse. Four general practices in eastern Sydney will pilot the approach and evaluation data will be captured through surveys and interviews with patients, families, nurses, GPs and other staff. The findings of the study will: (1) enable further refinement of this model of ACP to make it more acceptable to patients, families and general practices; (2) provide information on the likely challenges that may arise when it is applied on a larger scale; and (3) inform the design of a future larger study to definitely test the effectiveness of this model of ACP.

15COMMISSIONED RESEARCH

The HCF Research Foundation has partnered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to fund research into primary health care and general practice (GP) with the aim of improving management of chronic disease and enhancing the quality, effectiveness and cost of primary care.

OUR RECENT PROJECTS16

Our recent projectsProject Year Amount funded

Principal Researcher: Professor John AttiaTitle: Reducing unnecessary test ordering 2014 $372,927

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Roderick Clifton-BlighTitle: Evaluation of fracture risk calculators for clinical practice 2014 $124,268

Principal Researcher: Ms Karen DemangoneTitle: Paediatric & Adolescent iNsulin pump Decision Aid – a Novel Intervention (PANDANI) 2014 $50,023

Principal Researcher: Professor Alan PearsonTitle: A multi-site audit of current in-hospital falls prevention practices and assessment of the effectiveness of best practice implementation strategies

2014 $265,000

Principal Researcher: Ms Carmel KennedyTitle: Design and implementation of an improved pre-admission assessment clinic 2014 $309,532

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Friedbert KohlerTitle: Hospital Inpatient versus HOme-based rehabilitation after knee replacement (HIHO Study) 2014 $140,463

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Friedbert KohlerTitle: Consumer preferences for rehabilitation 2014 $43,440

Principal Researcher: Dr Karen LuxfordTitle: TOP 5 – Improving the care of patients with dementia beyond the hospital setting 2014 $299,900

Principal Researcher: Dr Mary McCaskillTitle: Investigating Paediatric Appendicitis Scores Study 2014 $175,505

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Christopher PearceTitle: Admission risk calculation in general practice 2014 $397,989

Principal Researcher: Dr Nicholas ZdenkowskiTitle: Evaluation of a decision aid for women considering neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer

2014 $191,936

Principal Researcher: Professor William RuncimanTitle: Use of surgical and radiology checklists in Australian hospitals: uptake, barriers and enablers 2013 $311,195

Principal Researcher: Dr Emer HeatleyTitle: Post-natal reminders to test for type 2 diabetes in women who have experienced gestational diabetes mellitus - a randomised controlled trial (the DIAMIND study)

2013 $50,000

Principal Researcher: Dr Sarah DennisTitle: Using the electronic Practice Based Research Network (ePBRN) to prevent re-admission for type 2 diabetes

2013 $376,970

Principal Researcher: Professor Alan PearsonTitle: A multi-site audit of current in-hospital falls prevention practices and assessment of the effectiveness of best practice implementation strategies

2013 $265,000

Principal Researcher: Professor Ian HarrisTitle: Improving services and outcomes for joint replacement recipients 2013 $722,045

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Project Year Amount funded

Principal Researcher: Dr Simon RiceTitle: Preventing relapse of major depressive disorder in young people: development and piloting of a moderated online social therapy intervention

2013 $199,959

Principal Researcher: Dr Rosemary HigginsTitle: Development and piloting of a flexible online secondary prevention program for cardiac patients “HeLP Yourself Online”

2012 $125,025

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli Title: A mobile phone administered weight management program tailored for young adults 2012 $309,202

Principal Researcher: Dr Karen LuxfordTitle: TOP 5 - Improving the care of patients with dementia 2012 $354,900

Principal Researcher: Dr Maryann StreetTitle: Minimising post-operative risk through PACT (Post-Anaesthetic Care Tool) 2012 $122,820

Principal Researcher: Professor Doug ElliotTitle: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: developing consensus for a pragmatic ‘clinical surveillance’ definition and measuring current incidence in Australian ICUs

2012 $221,863

Principal Researcher: Professor Jonathon KarnonTitle: Reducing variation in clinical practice: a twin track approach to support improved performance 2012 $314,294

Principal Researcher: Dr Julie RedfernTitle: An integrated electronic decision support system for cardiovascular disease management 2011 $297,927

Principal Researcher: Professor Enrico CoieraTitle: An Independent National Clinical Evidence Service 2008 $988,855

Principal Researcher: Dr Marlene FransenTitle: Maximum Recovery after Knee Replacement (MARKER) study 2008 $465,500

Principal Researcher: Professor Ben FreemanTitle: CHOICE study for secondary prevention of heart disease 2008 $604,697

Principal Researcher: Dr Jacques JoubertTitle: ICARUSS - A Program Of Integrated Care To Reduce Disability And Institutionalisation In Older Australians By Preventing Secondary Stroke

2007 $1,382,224

Principal Researcher: Assoc. Professor Chris PoulosTitle: Utilisation Review As A Tool To Redesign Rehabilitation And Subacute Care In Australia 2007 $326,506

Principal Researchers: Professor Hugh Taylor and Professor Rasik VajpayeeTitle: A randomised, single centre study of the equivalence of two intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery - Tilganga Intraocular Lens Trial

2007 $100,000

Principal Researchers: Dr Donna Urquhart and Professor Peter CameronTitle: Evaluation of Orthopaedic Treatment Effectiveness across Victorian Hospitals 2006 $128,000

2014/2015 Publication and Presentation Highlights

2014/2015 PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS18

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J. Mulley, J. Redfern, L. Neubeck, G. Coorey, D. Peiris A consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 2014.

Naylor JM, Badge H, Harris I, Fletcher J, Xuan W, Gray L, Armstrong E, Lin C. Compliance of arthroplasty surgeon protocols with Australian guidelines or preventing VTE. XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Sydney, Australia, ePoster

Naylor JM, Badge H, Harris IA, Gosbell I, Armstrong EA, Gray L, Xuan W, Lin C. Compliance of arthroplasty surgeon protocols for preventing surgical site infection with Australian guidelines. ASM AOA, Melbourne, Australia, Oral

Rice, S. M., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Gleeson, J., Gilbertson, T., Barlow, E., Eleftheiadis, D., Davey C., Parker, A., Bendall, S., Hetrick, S. Moderated online social therapy for depression relapse prevention in young people: The Latitudes pilot study. 2014 Society of Mental Health Research Annual Conference, Adelaide, Poster.

J. Taggart, S. Dennis, S. Liaw, H. Yu, B. Jalaludin, E. Comino, J. Wright, A. Hayen, M. Harris Using the electronic Practice Based Research Network (ePBRN) to identify diabetes Type 2 patients at risk of hospital readmission. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 2014

J. KarnonComparative hospital performance: new data, borrowed methods, more targeted analysis?University of York, England

Lowres N, Redfern J, Freedman SB, Orchard J, Bennett AA, Briffa T, Bauman A, Neubeck L.Choice of Health Options in prevention of Cardiovascular Events in people with Atrial Fibrillation.European Journal of Cardiac Nursing.

Rice, S. M., Goodall, J, Hetrick, S, Parker, A.,Gilbertson, T., Amminger, G. P., Davey C., McGorry, P., Gleeson, J., Alvarez-Jimenez, M. Online and Social Networking Interventions for the Treatment of Depression in Young People: A Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research; 16(9):e206.

Naylor JM, Grootemaat M, Badge H, Simpson G, Harris IA, Descallar J. Is satisfaction with the acute-care experience higher amongst consumers treated in the private sector? A survey of public and private sector arthroplasty recipients. Osteoarthritis Summit, Sydney, Australia, Oral

Neubeck L, Lowres N, Jackson A, Freedman B, Briffa T, Bauman A, Redfern J.A simple screening tool for assessment of nutritional status in cardiac patients.Brit J Cardiac Nursing 2014

McArthur A. Barriers and implementation of evidence-based falls prevention strategies: the clinical perspective. Oral presentation. 6th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, Luna Park, Sydney

Rice, S. M., Goodall, J., Hetrick, S., Parker, A., Gilbertson, T., Amminger, G. P., Davey C., McGorry, P., Gleeson, J., Alvarez-Jimenez, M. Online and Social Networking Interventions for the Treatment of Depression in Young People. 9th International Conference on Early Psychosis, Tokyo, Poster.

SEPTEMBER

2014

Naylor JM, Badge H, Harris IA, Gosbell I, Armstrong EA, Xuan W, Gray L, Lin C. Compliance of arthroplasty surgeon protocols for preventing surgical site infection with Australian guidelines. ACIPC, Australasian College for Infection Prevention & Control, Adelaide, Australia, Oral

Stephenson M, McArthur A. Prevention of in-hospital falls: a multi-site audit and best practice implementation project. Oral presentation. 6th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, Luna Park, Sydney

2014/2015 Publication and Presentation Highlights

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FEBRUARY MARCH JUNEMAY

2015

Y. Xie, G. Schreier, D. C. W. Chang, S. Neubauer, Y. Liu, S. J. Redmond, and N. H. Lovell.Predicting days in hospital using health insurance claims.IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

J Attia University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.Hunter New England Health District Leadership Forum on low-value health care, Oral

Giles K, Stephenson M, McArthur A, Aromataris E. Prevention of in-hospital falls: development of criteria for the conduct of a multi-site audit. International Journal of Evidence Based Health care 2015. 13(2):104-11.

M. Allman-FarinelliEfficacy of TXT2BFiT, a mobile phone-based healthy lifestyle program for preventing unhealthy weight gain in young adults: three month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial (ORAL)Flow and cost of young adults into the TXT2BFiT weight gain prevention randomised controlled trial: from enquiry to randomisation (ORAL)Presentations for the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity

K. Luxford, A. Axam, F. Hasnip, J. Dobrohotoff, M. Strudwick, R. Reeve, C. Hou, R. VineyImproving clinician-carer communication for safer hospital care: a study of the ‘TOP 5’ strategy in patients with dementia. International Journal for Quality in Health Care Vol 27(3)

The Board

Management

Lisa M. McIntyreB.Sc (Hons), PhD, GAICDDirectorMs McIntyre was appointed as a Trustee in 2013, became Chair in March 2014 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

Helen LapsleyBA MEc FCHSMDirectorProf. Lapsley was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Corporate Trustee in 2015.

Shaun M. LarkinHlthScD, MBA, MHSc, BHADirectorMr Larkin, the Managing Director of HCF, was appointed as a Trustee in 2010 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

Claire L. JacksonMBBS, MD, MPH, CertHEcon, GradCert Management, FRACGP, FAICDDirectorProf. Jackson was appointed as a Trustee in 2013 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

M. E. Rummery AMB.Univ (Hons) SCUDirectorMs Rummery was appointed as a Trustee in 2009 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

John YuAC, MB, BS, FRACP, FRACMADirectorJohn Yu was appointed as a Trustee in 2013 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

Russell J. Schneider AMGAICDDirectorMr Schneider was appointed as a Trustee in 2006 and has been a Director of the Corporate Trustee since its registration in 2015.

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Wayne AdamsBMathManagerWayne Adams is the manager of the Foundation.

Full details of the Directors’ skills, experience and expertise, and their directorships can be found at hcf.com.au/foundation

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21AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES

Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits CommissionThe Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) commenced on 1 July 2013 and now regulates approximately 54,000 charities, including the HCF Research Foundation. Its purpose is to maintain, protect and enhance public trust and confidence in the sector through increased accountability and transparency.

Australian Competitive Research Grants RegisterThe HCF Research Foundation’s Health Services Research Grants Program is listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register. The register lists granting schemes that provide competitive research grants to higher education providers. The income received by these providers from schemes listed on the register is used in allocation of the Australian Government’s Research Block Grants.

FINANCES22

FinancesStatement of Financial Positionas at 30 June 2015

The HCF Research Foundation’s annual statutory report can be found on our website.

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2015$

2014$

AssetsCash and cash equivalentsFinancial assets at fair value through profit or lossOther receivables

3(b)45

12,31550,532,811

11,938

128,01349,709,656

789

Total assets 50,557,064 49,838,458

LiabilitiesResearch grants payableOther payables

67

2,240,31614,346

3,635,780

Total liabilities 2,254,662 3,640,780

Net assets 48,302,402 46,197,678

EquityTrust capitalRetained earnings

1,00048,301,402

1,00046,196,678

Total equity 48,302,402 46,197,678

Research grants granted

Administration and other expenses

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