Projects and Grants

The Value in Health Economics and Policy group have a variety of projects underway, many funded and some in development. For more information and to express your interest in being involved in these projects please see the contact information below.

2023
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Mandate Evaluation project (MandEval)

Medical Research Future Fund
$4.7 million
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
2022
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The VheP COVID-19 Vaccine Preferences Project

HDR Student Support Allocation Funding, School of Medicine and Public Health (University of Newcastle), $5000
Contact:

marcello.antonini@uon.edu.au
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Improving the Well-Being of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Mental Health & Heart Disease Strategic Grant, The Heart Foundation, $964,531
Contact:

andrew.boyle@health.nsw.gov.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
2021
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The Australian Workplace Index

Research Support Package, University of Newcastle, $210,000
Contact:

Christina.Boedker@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.audoowon.lee@newcastle.edu.au
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Global Alliance for Chronic Disease (GACD) project: community informed intervention to increase cervical screening in Eswaniti

NHMRC, $1,200,000
Contact:

janet.dzator@newcastle.edu.au
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Facilitators and barriers to the use of telehealth in HNEHealth: developing an evidence-based model of telehealth implementation in mental health and drug and alcohol services.

HMRI, $119,769
Contact:

milena.heinsch@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aulaura.wall@newcastle.edu.au
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Investigating the effects of COVID-19 policy on population and society

Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aumarcello.antonini@uon.edu.au
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Digital Mental Health recovery from COVID-19

NSW Health, $459,046
Contact:

milena.heinsch@newcastle.edu.aufrances.kay-lambkin@hmri.org.au
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Private health insurance economics and actuarial studies for Lifetime Health Cover and risk equalisation

Partnership with Finity Consulting
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aujbranigan@tulipwoodeconomics.com.au
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Using a national level multi-registry analysis to determine whether prescribed anti-platelet therapies post-stroke can modify the risk of cognitive decline or dementia

NHMRC Ideas Grant, $455,571
Contact:

michael.nilsson@newcastle.edu.aumadeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.aurohan.walker@newcastle.edu.au
2020
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A practice change intervention to increase the routine provision of care addressing gestational weight gain: a stepped-wedge trial

NHMRC Partnership Grant, $734,163
Contact:

john.wiggers@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
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Child Dental Benefit Policies and the Health of Australian Children

ARC, $250,000
contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
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Articulating Value in Housing Cooperatives

ARC Linkage, $594,268
Contact:

sidsel.grimstad@newcastle.edu.au
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Regional youth in precarious times: Work, wellbeing and debt

Faculty of Education and Arts (University of Newcastle), $70,000
Contact:

david.savage@newcastle.edu.au
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Health Technology Assessment, Research Support and Other Services Panel

Department of Health, $178,383
Contact:

Danielle.lang@newcastle.edu.aumadeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
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Research Funding for Treatment of alcohol dependence with an mTOR inhibitor (TAMI) Study

Hunter New England Local Health District, $28,554
Contact:

madeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
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Pandemic Tourism Perceptions

Faculty of Business and Law (University of Newcastle), $13,000
Contact:

heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
2019
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The PRETEND Trial: A mixed methods study evaluating Preferences, feasibility, and costs of performing sham surgery Trials involving major surgical procedures

NHMRC, $18,182
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aulaura.wall@newcastle.edu.au
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The Effects of Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention on Academic Outcomes in Children with Hearing Loss

NUW Alliance, $65,367
Contact:

david.savage@newcastle.edu.au
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Comparative Analysis of Supply Chain Agility for Disaster Response

Faculty of Business and Law (University of Newcastle), $18,885
Contact:

drichard.oloruntoba@newcastle.edu.au
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University of Bologna and University of Newcastle. Comparative health systems analysis of chronic disease management programs

Faculty of Business & Law (University of Newcastle)
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.itheidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
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Aston University and University of Newcastle. Social Health Insurance and Tax-Financed Health Systems comparison in OECD countries

Faculty of Business & Law (University of Newcastle), $20,000
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.itheidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
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Gender Equality in the Medical Technology Industry

Medical Technology Association of Australia, $18,182
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
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Economic Development, Health and Nutrition for Sustainable Development

Australia Africa Universities Network, $10,000
Contact:

janet.dzator@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.itAdrian.melia@newcastle.edu.auheidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
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Cross-cultural country comparison of health policy, implementation and effectiveness: The United Kingdom versus Australia

Faculty of Business and LawUniversity of Newcastle,$40,000
Contact:

janet.dzator@newcastle.edu.au
2017
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Repurposing of carbamazepine for treatment of skeletal dysplasia

European Commission, European Union, $9,245,924
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.itnaomianita.moy@unibo.it
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ORTHOUNION: Cell based clinical research for bone regeneration

European Commission, European Union, $9,000,000
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
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Patients First: the Continuous Improvement in Care - Cancer (The CIC Cancer Project)

Cancer Research Trust, $3,500,000
Contact:

francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
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A Systematic Review of Humanitarian Logistics Models for Medical and Healthcare products in Humanitarian Emergencies in Africa

Brown University, $3,816
Contact:

richard.oloruntoba@newcastle.edu.au
2016
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Provision of external evaluation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and health technology related submissions

Department of Health, $6,342,029
Contact:

Danielle.lang@newcastle.edu.aumadeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au