The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is an ongoing research fund set up by the Australian Government to support health and medical research. Every year, the government uses some of the net interest from this long-term investment to pay for medical research initiatives. In July 2020, the fund grew to $20 billion.
The MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) initiative invests in transformative, translational research projects that encourage academic researchers and health service providers to collaborate to improve healthcare delivery, services and health system sustainability. The initiative provides $218 million over 10 years.
Health Translation Queensland has distributed funding to a range of late-stage translational research projects through the MRFF RART program.
Streamlining diagnosis for patients who present to emergency departments with chest painChest pain is one of the most common complaints from patients...
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Prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in childrenMore than one in four (or 217,000) Queensland children are living with overweight or...
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Rapid diagnosis of sepsis in children using gene-expression signaturesSepsis is a rare and life-threatening condition caused by an abnormal reaction...
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Reducing harm in older inpatients with and at risk of deliriumDelirium is a serious condition where a person experiences a disturbance in attention,...
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Redesigning diabetes care through new technologiesDiabetes is one of the biggest challenges confronting Australians and its health system, with...
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Early detection of melanoma utilising 3D body imaging technologyMelanoma is the most severe type of skin cancer. Developing from epidermal...
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Faster and more accurate diagnosis of patients with symptoms of bowel diseaseAccurate diagnosis of patients presenting with bowel disease currently...
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Developing faster and more accurate diagnosis of sepsisSepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's response to an infection...
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Accelerated diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients at EDsApproximately one in four patients...
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Developing faster and more accurate diagnosis of sepsisSepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's response to an infection...
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Queensland is home to Australia’s largest integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR), which currently contains information on more than 70 per...
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This project, Centre for Personalised Analysis of Cancers (CPAC), aims to improve patient care by optimising cancer treatments—bringing the right...
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While the burden of disease for chronic pain1 is high for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, referrals to pain management services are...
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Multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of plasma cells, is characterised by osteolytic bone disease. Fatigue and muscle weakness are common treatment...
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Around 3,000 families experience perinatal loss each year in Australia. The loss of a baby to stillbirth or neonatal death is a devastating life...
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