2020 PRF Grant Recipients
The PRF has awarded over $1.6 million in grants since 1990, funding research across a range of areas including respiratory conditions, incontinence, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, knee osteoarthritis and more. Some Seeding Grant recipients have successfully entered into research careers within Australian universities and internationally.
The Physiotherapy Research Foundation is pleased to announce the following grant recipients for 2020;
| Grant Recipient | Grant Type | Name of Research Grant | Grant Amount |
| Dr David Snowdon, Peninsula Health | Seeding Grant | Understanding the effect of an allied health assistant model of care on compliance with hip fracture guidelines: a feasibility randomised controlled trial in physiotherapy | $9,976 |
| Vicky Duong, University of Sydney | Seeding Grant | Adherence to exercise and physical activity following total knee replacement | $8,000 |
| Lori Forner, The University of Queensland | Seeding Grant | Understanding the effects of heavy weightlifting on pelvic organ support in vaginally parous women: a cross-sectional study | $9,867 |
| Helen Eason, University of Sydney | Seeding Grant | Investigating non-invasive methods of body composition analysis to enhance the assessment and differential diagnosis of lipoedema | $9950 |
| Frances Coulston, The University of Melbourne | Seeding Grant | The Circus Project: A physiotherapy-informed co-designed circus intervention for pre-schoolers born preterm | $10,000 |
| Anita Plaza, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital | Seeding Grant | Evaluating the effectiveness of a Home-Based Telehealth rehabilitation model for the delivery of physiotherapy exercise programs following burns injury - a randomised controlled trial | $10,000 |
| Associate Professor Bernie Bissett, The University of Canberra | Jill Nosworthy Grant | Feasibility and patient acceptability of electronic inspiratory muscle training in ICU patients | $24,987 |
The PRF funds research grants annually, applications for 2021 will open in February.
Please refer to the Research Grants page for more information.
Congratulations to all 2020 recipients.
We look forward to sharing the findings of your research with all members in due course.