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.
2021
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
2021, HMRI Funding
$119,769
Contact:
milena.heinsch@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
laura.wall@newcastle.edu.au
Telehealth Evidence Synthesis
2021, HMRI Funding
$100,351
Contact:
Christopher.Williams1@health.nsw.gov.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
laura.wall@newcastle.edu.au
madeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
Investigating the effects of COVID-19 policy on population and society
Contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aumarcello.antonini@uon.edu.au
Private health insurance economics and actuarial studies for Lifetime Health Cover and risk equalisation
2021, Partnership with Finity Consulting
Contact:
jbranigan@tulipwoodeconomics.com.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
2020
A practice change intervention to increase the routine provision of care addressing gestational weight gain: a stepped-wedge trial
2020, NHMRC partnership
$734, 163
Contact:
john.wiggers@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
Child Dental Benefit Policies and the Health of Australian Children
2020, ARC
$250,000
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
Articulating Value in Housing Cooperatives
2020, ARC Linkage
$594,268
Contact:
sidsel.grimstad@newcastle.edu.au
Regional youth in precarious times: Work, wellbeing and debt
2020, Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia
$70,000
contact:
david.savage@newcastle.edu.au
Health Technology Assessment, Research Support and Other Services Panel
2020, Department of Health
$178,383
contact:
Danielle.lang@newcastle.edu.aumadeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
Research Funding for Treatment of alcohol dependence with an mTOR inhibitor (TAMI) Study
2020, Hunter New England Local Health District
$28,554
contact:
madeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
Pandemic Tourism Perceptions
2020, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
$13,000
contact:
heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
2019
The PRETEND Trial: A mixed methods study evaluating Preferences, feasibility, and costs of performing sham surgery Trials involving major surgical procedures
2019, NHMRC
$18,182
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aulaura.wall@newcastle.edu.au
The Effects of Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention on Academic Outcomes in Children with Hearing Loss
2019, NUW Alliance
$65,367
contact:
david.savage@newcastle.edu.au
Comparative Analysis of Supply Chain Agility for Disaster Response
2019, Faculty of Business and Law University of Newcastle
$18,885
contact:
drichard.oloruntoba@newcastle.edu.au
University of Bologna and University of Newcastle. Comparative health systems analysis of chronic disease management programs
2019, Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle
to be added
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
Aston University and University of Newcastle. Social Health Insurance and Tax-Financed Health Systems comparison in OECD countries
2019, Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle
$20,000
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
Gender Equality in the Medical Technology Industry
2019, Medical Technology Association of Australia
$18,182
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
nib Hospital Rate Inflation Project
2019, nib Health Funds Limited
$18,182
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
Adrian.melia@newcastle.edu.au
heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
Economic Development, Health and Nutrition for Sustainable Development
2019, Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
$10,000
contact:
janet.dzator@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.au
francesco.paolucci@unibo.it
Adrian.melia@newcastle.edu.au
heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
Cross-cultural country comparison of health policy, implementation and effectiveness: The United Kingdom versus Australia
2019, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, Australia
$40,000
contact:
janet.dzator@newcastle.edu.au;
2017
Repurposing of carbamazepine for treatment of skeletal dysplasia
22017, European Commission, European Union
$9,245,924
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
naomianita.moy@unibo.it
ORTHOUNION: Cell based clinical research for bone regeneration
2017, European Commission, European Union
$9,000,000
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
Patients First: the Continuous Improvement in Care - Cancer (The CIC Cancer Project)
2017, Cancer Research Trust
$3,500,000
contact:
francesco.paolucci@newcastle.edu.aufrancesco.paolucci@unibo.it
A Systematic Review of Humanitarian Logistics Models for Medical and Healthcare products in Humanitarian Emergencies in Africa
2017, Brown University
$3,816
contact:
richard.oloruntoba@newcastle.edu.au
2016
Provision of external evaluation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and health technology related submissions
2016, Department of Health
$6,342,029
contact:
Danielle.lang@newcastle.edu.aumadeleine.hinwood@newcastle.edu.au
