Two Deakin Institute for Health Transformation researchers will receive a combined $200,000 in grant funding from the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART).
Diabetes Australia provides education, care and advocacy for more than two million people living with diabetes. The Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) is a leading Australian initiative that funds innovative research aimed at preventing, managing, and curing all types of diabetes. Over 50 years, it has invested over $50 million in hundreds of projects, focusing on new treatments, technology, and improving the lives of people with diabetes.
Shifting the curve: modelling the case for earlier intervention in type 2 diabetes
Dr Bernard Asiamah-Asare, Deakin Health Economics in the Deakin Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development
This project will model the potential health and economic benefits of earlier intervention for people at risk of or living with T2D. It will use a large, linked dataset of general practice, hospital, emergency, and mortality data.
The research will simulate the impact of earlier care such as screening, treatment or coordinated management on outcomes like hospitalisations, complications and healthcare costs.
Results will identify which strategies offer the best value for money, helping guide national efforts to prevent avoidable harm and reduce the growing burden of diabetes.
Improving care and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Melbourne
Dr Muyiwa Omonaiye, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Deakin Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a threefold higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and sixfold higher T2D-related mortality than non-Indigenous Australians.
This study will work to better understand barriers and enablers of medication-taking, blood glucose monitoring, access to services, cultural connectedness, physical activity and healthy food among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with T2D at Eastern Health.
The study findings will be used to guide the creation of visual and storytelling-based educational materials for tailored diabetes education programs, aimed at enhancing care and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with T2D.
Project team: Dr Muyiwa Omonaiye, Deakin Distinguished Professor Julie Considine, Professor Bodil Rasmussen, Dr Sharon Atkinson-Briggs, Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Professor Chris Gilfillan, Ms Kate Corrigan
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