St Vincent's Hospital and The University of Melbourne Centre for Palliative Care Education & Research

Past Research

Funding Source

Title

Chief Investigators

Amount

Victorian Government Department of Human Services Implementation of the Liverpool care pathway for the imminently dying patient at St Vincent's geriatric evaluation and management units Philip J, Quinn K, Austin H, Flynn E, Trewartha J. $49 996
Victorian Government Department of Human Services The development and implementation of an evidence-based palliative care teaching program for hospital junior medical staff Weil J, Philip J, Gold M, McIver S, Rotstein L. $45 297
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Group education program for family caregivers of palliative care patients Hudson PL, Kristjanson L, Quinn K, Ashby M, Fisher J, Braithwaite M, Brumley D, Cockayne M. $99 176
Nurses Board of Victoria Towards optimal facilitation of family meetings in palliative care Hudson PL, Aranda S, Quinn K. $50 000
Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation Group education program for family caregivers of palliative care patients Hudson PL, Kristjanson L, Quinn K, Ashby M, Fisher J, Braithwaite M, Brumley D, Cockayne M. $105 821

Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Evaluate and develop a multidisciplinary short course in palliative care

Ashby M, Hudson PL, Quinn K.

$100,000

National Health and Medical Research Council

A randomised clinical trial to test a pain education program for patients with cancer and their family carers

Kristjanson L, Aranda S, Spry N, Oldham N, Hudson PL.

$150,000

Victorian Government Department of Human Services After hours palliative care provision Bolleter A, Hudson PL, Wellman D, Ski C.  
Victorian Government Department of Human Services Hospital based palliative care consultancy teams Kearney J, Hudson PL, Wellman D, Ski C.  
Victorian Government Department of Human Services Palliative care service delivery frameworks Kearney J, Hudson PL, Wellman D, Ski C.  

National Health and Medical Research Council

Understanding factors contributing to nausea: Clinical and patient perspectives

Yates P, Clavarino A, Mitchell G, Hudson PL, Cameron G.

$100,000

National Health and Medical Research Council

Assessment of the effectiveness of Australian models of palliative care delivery in four neurodegenerative disorders

Hudson PL (Associate Investigator)

$150,000

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Development of guidelines for palliative care in residential aged care and an education program on palliative care for staff working in aged care facilities

Hudson PL (Associate Investigator)

$500, 000

Victorian Government Department of Human Services

An evaluation of a day hospice program

Hudson PL, Quinn K, Martin P.

$5,000

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute and St Vincent’s

Assessing barriers and facilitators to nurses’ use of research findings

Aranda A, Hudson PL, Quinn K, Krishnasamy M, Weih L, Dunning T.

Unfunded

William Cooper Fellowship (Nurses Board of Victoria)

What are the current practices by health professionals in relation to the assessment and management of diabetes in end of life care?

Quinn K, Hudson PL, Dunning T.

$5,000

Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation

Support for family members of dying cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial

Hudson PL

$150,000

 

Past Affiliated Research

Funding Source
Title
Role
Palliative Care Australia National inquiry into the social impact for caring for the terminally ill Working Party Member (Hudson P.)
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Respecting patient choices program National Reference Committee Member (Hudson P.)
Cancer Australia Family sensitive practice in cancer care Expert panel member (Hudson P.)

 

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