Applications to Round 4 of the National Blood Sector Research and Development Program closed on 5 April 2019. The NBA thanks all applicants who submitted an application to this round and is grateful to have received high quality input from clinical, research and government experts who participated in the review process and assisted the NBA in determining the mix of projects to be funded within the limited program budget. The NBA is confident that the research funded through this round will provide significant contributions to the development of new knowledge in the blood sector. Congratulations to the grant awardees. Successful applications are listed below.
Patient Blood Management Project Grants
Principal Chief Investigator |
Administering Institution |
Amount (incl. GST) |
Project Title |
Dr Jillian Patterson |
University of Sydney |
$227,771.50 |
Prevention and management of bleeding in maternity patients to optimise patient outcomes |
A/Prof Zoe McQuilten | Monash University | $100,654.40 | A study of patient and healthcare provider experiences of blood transfusion in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) |
Dr Ammar Majeed | Monash University | $129,086.10 |
RotEm-guided blood product in patients with Cirrhosis undergoing Invasive ProcEdures (RECIPE) |
Prof Anthony Harris | Monash University | $137,064.40 | The impact of perioperative patient blood management guidelines on blood use and outcomes in cardiac surgery |
Patient Blood Management Seed Grants
Principal Chief Investigator |
Administering Institution |
Amount (incl. GST) |
Project Title |
Dr Michael Simmonds |
Griffith University |
$54,621.60 |
Assessment of blood quality in cardiac surgery |
A/Prof David Roxby | Flinders University | $27,500.00 | Evaluation of transfusion triggers in elderly patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the prevalence of anaemia on discharge from ICU and hospital |
A/Prof Michael Stark | University of Adelaide | $43,428.00 | Is the use of washed red blood beneficial in transfused pre-term newborns? |
Clinical Prof Michael Leahy | University of Western Australia | $34,800.70 | Intravenous Iron for Treatment of Suboptimal Iron Stores in Non-Anaemic Patients Presenting for Major Surgery (ISNAPS) |
Dr Philip Crispin | Australian National University | $56,367.30 | A mixed method pilot feasibility study of self-managing red cell transfusion requirements in chronic anaemia |
Patient Blood Scholarship Grants
Principal Chief Investigator |
Administering Institution |
Amount (incl. GST) |
Project Title |
Dr Brenton Sanderson |
Macquarie University |
$33,000.00 |
Computerised Support for decision-making during massive transfusion to improve efficiency and outcomes |
Ig Scholarship Grants
Principal Chief Investigator |
Administering Institution |
Amount (incl. GST) |
Project Title |
Dr Nicholas Crump |
University of Melbourne |
$22,178.20 |
Neuromuscular ultrasound as a biomarker in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneu-ropathy (CIDP) |