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Funding for clinicians to undertake important research 29 November 2022 More than $1.4 million has been awarded to four recipients of Clinician Research Fellowships (CRF). The CRF Program provides support to WA Health employees so they can pursue high-quality research projects that will lead to better outcomes in Western Australia’s public health system, while continuing to perform some of their clinical duties. The CRF Program is a joint initiative of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund and the Raine Medical Research Foundation. Health experts involved in clinical duties, including allied health and health sciences, dental, medical, nursing and midwifery professions, are eligible to apply for the Program. The initiative covers the costs of back-filling some of the Fellows’ clinical work and can be for up to three years depending on the research proposal. Further information about the CRF Program recipients can be found at Past Recip...

Innovation Fellowship funding to support innovation in Western Australia 29 November 2022 A total of $622,351 has been awarded to Western Australian innovators through the Innovation Fellowships 2022 program. This program provides Fellowships to talented Western Australians to enable them to develop innovative early-stage processes, products and/or services that address a problem that arises from an unmet health or medical need or opportunity in Western Australia. The program is fund...

Western Australian clinicians on the innovation fast-track 29 November 2022 Twenty-one Western Australian healthcare professionals have been selected as participants in the first cohort of the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AusCEP). AusCEP is a program of the Researcher Exchange and Development with Industry (REDI) Initiative delivered through MTPConnect. Similar AusCEP cohorts have been established in Victoria and New South Wales. The Western Australian cohor...

FHRI Fund Open Day in Bunbury showcases research and innovation opportunities 17 November 2022 On Wednesday 2 November 2022, researchers, innovators, community members, and the academic and private sectors gathered in Bunbury and online for the first FHRI Fund Open Day. The Open Day was held at the Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury, coordinated by the Department of Health's Office of Medical Research and Innovation (OMRI) and The University of Western Australia. The Minister for Medical ...

Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Open Day 05 October 2022 Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Open Day to be held in Bunbury 2 November 2022. The WA Department of Health’s Office of Medical Research and Innovation is holding a Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Open Day in Bunbury, co-hosted by The University of Western Australia. This is an opportunity to hear about the FHRI Fund, including streamlined funding cycles and available ...