How good is our kids' healthcare?
Thousands of children with the most common health complaints, including asthma and diabetes, will be part of a UNSW study assessing the suitability of healthcare.
Published on the 22 May 2013
Professor Braithwaite with John Conde, Chairman Bupa Health Foundation Board
Thousands of Australian children with the most common health complaints, including asthma and juvenile diabetes, will be part of a UNSW study assessing the appropriateness of healthcare.
The project, CareTrack Kids, will be carried out by the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at UNSW and has just received an award worth $400,000.
It continues a 2012 study that demonstrated there are large gaps in the provision of appropriate care to adult patients in 22 of the most common health conditions.
A collaborative approach with healthcare professionals will be used, allowing novel interventions to be tested, ensuring appropriate evidence-based care can be delivered.
UNSW received two of the six awards presented by the Bupa Health Foundation.
The other project focuses on using the internet to tackle depression, using Cognitive Bias Modification. Led by Dr Alishia Williams from UNSW’s Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, the project will create a remotely-accessible treatment for depression that will increase access to treatment and enhance outcomes in a cost-effective manner. It was awarded just over $88,000 by the Foundation.
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