The AHA has 3 roles in research:
The AHA Board and AHA Research Special Interest Group (SIG) are excited to announce that AbbVie are continuing to support the efforts of the AHA to further develop the research capacity of its members.
AHA financial members are invited to submit an application for financial support to undertake research in 2019-20. Funding may be split between several successful applicants or allocated to one applicant. Applications close on Friday 17 January 2020. Late applications will not be considered.
Download the Guidelines for Research Funding Scholarships 2019-20 here.
To apply, download the Expression of Interest form here, complete all details - save with your name in the title, and submit here.
The following AHA members have been granted scholarships from Australasian Hepatology Association to pursue research proposed in their applications.
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Year |
Title of Research Project |
Researcher |
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2018-2019 Research Application |
Children, adolescent and their family’s experience of living with viral hepatitis: a qualitative study |
Dr Suzanne Sheppard-Law (formerly Polis) BN, MPH (research), PhD |
| Acceptability of External Jugular Venepuncture for Patients with Liver Disease and Difficult Venous Access | Sinead Sheils RGN, MN (NP); Susan Mason BN, MN; Janice Gullick RN, PhD, Assoc Prof. | |
The National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) – conducts research that describes and analyses the social understandings, meanings and practices of peoples, institutions and communities in relation to HIV, Hepatitis C and other communicable diseases.
The Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society – undertakes research that focuses on epidemiology, clinical research and clinical trials in the field of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections.
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) – a leading centre for research on sexuality, health and gender, for research training in these fields, and for knowledge transfer into policy and practice.
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry – online register of clinical trials being undertaken in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.
World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines
Australian Bureau of Statistics
VassarStats
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Statistics
US National Library of Medicine
Therapeutic Guidelines
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Lowitja Institute
Centre for disease analysis great epidimiology maps, free publications and slide sets
Social scientific research
Interactive database of global (including Australia demographics)
GPower for sample size
Sample size estimates
CIAP
Qualitative Report
Translation of evidence NIH
Health Statistics New South Wales
Institute of Child Health
METeOR
The BMJ how best to read a research paper
University of York Centre for Reviews and dissemination
NMAP (Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions) part of the BIOME gateway, NMAP provides access to over 1200 evaluated Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions Internet resources.
Health System Evidence – McMaster Health Forum
Toolkits Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives
National Institute of Health – Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences
Bestbets
Health Statistics New South Wales
TRIP 100 datasets relevant to EBM TRIP (Turning Research into Practice)
NICE guidelines