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  • New funding for research aimed at improving health care in WA 19 May 2022 A total of $2.2 million has been awarded to Western Australian researchers through the Translation Fellowships 2021 program. This program provides three-year Fellowships to high performing early- to mid-career researchers to conduct projects that facilitate the translation of research findings into policy and/or practice in the Aboriginal health or country and regional WA health areas. The program is funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund which provides a secure source of funding to drive health and medical research, innovation and commercialisation. Four Fellowships of up to $600,000 have been awarded as outlined in the table below. Coordinating Principal Investigator Administering Institution Project Title Funding...
  • Researchers benefit from funding for research aimed at improving health outcomes 17 May 2022 A total of $2.36 million has been awarded to Western Australian researchers through the Implementation Science Fellowships 2021 program. This program provides three-year Fellowships for research programs that address a contemporary challenge or need faced by the WA public health system in the area of Aboriginal health or country and regional health, and identify strategies for the successful impl...
  • Researchers benefit from funding for translation research projects 08 April 2022 A total of $2.1 million has been awarded to Western Australian researchers through the Research Translation Projects (RTP) 2021 program. The RTP program provides grants for short-term research projects in the areas of clinical, health services and public health research that demonstrate improved cost-effectiveness and efficiencies for the WA public health system while maintaining or improving pat...
  • Health research funding boost for clinician fellowships 24 November 2021 A respiratory physiotherapist studying chronic lung disease in Aboriginal children is one of four research fellows to share in $1.45 million as part the Clinician Research Fellowships (CRF) Program. The program is funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund in partnership with the Raine Medical Research Foundation, with support from the Department of Health. Dr Pamela Laird, a ...
  • $1.5 million boost for WA biobanking 23 November 2021 Sixteen high-quality Western Australian biobanks were awarded over $1.5 million through the Biobank Interim Support Program 2021, which is supported by the State Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation Fund. The 16 grant recipients were selected through a competitive merit-based process with each biobank meeting criteria for research excellence and engagement with the community. The gra...

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  • FHRI Fund event 2021
    FHRI Fund event celebrates early achievements 23 November 2021 On Monday 15 November 2021, key health and medical research and innovation stakeholders gathered at the WA Museum Boola Bardip to celebrate the early achievements of the FHRI Fund and to look to the State's future direction for research and innovation. Mr John Van Der Wielen, Chair of the FHRI Fund Advisory Council, was the MC for the event, which was attended by the Minister for Health, the Directors General of the Departments of Health and Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation and representatives from the health, academic, charitable, not-for-profit and private sectors. Presentations at the event were provided by FHRI Fund grant recipients, the Research and Innovation Office's Consumer and Community Involvement Coordinator, the Director of the Department of Health's Research and Innovation Office and the Assistant Director General of the Department of Health's Clinical Excellence Divis...
  • WA Near-miss Award recipient
    FHRI Fund supporting world-class research 22 November 2021 Dr Chris Brennan-Jones’ vision to enable Aboriginal children to access the earliest and most effective interventions for the leading cause of preventable hearing loss in this group is a step closer thanks to a Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund 2021 Emerging Leaders Fellowship. The Closing the Gap Roadmap for Hearing Health recognises that hearing loss in Aboriginal children can lead to delayed speech and educational development, with substantial long-term consequences. Dr Brennan-Jones’ research, conducted through the Wesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at the Telethon Kids Institute, aims to create lasting change in the way the health system provides services, leading to better health and educational outcomes for these children. The State’s FHRI Fund was established in 2020 to provide a secure source of funding to drive health and me...
  • Tracey Wilkinson at clinical trials forum
    Clinical trials consultation provides options for FHRI Fund 05 November 2021 In August and September 2021, the FHRI Fund (through the Department of Health), supported by the WA Health Translation Network(external link) and MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub(external link), conducted a consultation to inform FHRI Fund Advisory Council recommendations to the Minister for Health regarding Programs and Initiatives to advance clinical trials in WA. The purpose of the consultation was to identify actions that may enhance clinical trial capacity and expertise, improving the quality of clinical trials in WA and making the State more competitive for grant funding and attractive to commercial sponsors. The consultation culminated in a forum on 9 September 2021, attended by experts in clinical trials, including consumers, clinicians, clinical trial professionals, academics and industry. These experts converted the outputs from the pre-forum clinical trials surveys i...
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    FHRI Fund Funding Principles guiding Programs and Initiatives 05 November 2021 Today the Funding Principles for the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund have been released. These Funding Principles play an important role within the FHRI Fund governance model. The governance model for the FHRI Fund has several components. The essential governance requirements are set out in the Act. Other governance provisions are outlined in the accompanying Governance Framework, while the Funding Principles guide the design, implementation and measurement of benefits from Programs and Initiatives. Policies and processes guide the day-to-day operation of FHRI Fund. The FHRI Fund Funding Principles have been determined by the Advisory Council and tabled by the Minister for Health in Parliament. The nine Funding Principles are presented below. 1. Open and Transparent Ensure that the application and review processes are open and transparent, widely advertised and accessi...
  • Forum
    Consultation now open on how to enhance clinical trials in WA 23 August 2021 The FHRI Fund (through the Department of Health), supported by the WA Health Translation Network(external link) and MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub(external link), is conducting a consultation to inform FHRI Fund Advisory Councilrecommendations to the Minister for Health regarding Programs and Initiativesto advance clinical trials in WA. The purpose of the consultation is to identify actions that may enhance clinical trial capacity and expertise, improving the quality of clinical trials in WA and making the State more competitive for grant funding and attractive to commercial sponsors. A survey to support this consultation is now open. If you are a consumer who has experience relevant to clinical trials, you can share your views in a consumer-specific survey (external link). For other people or organisations with clinical trials experience and knowledge, please complete the s...
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Last Updated: 03/06/2021
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