Welcome Message

Have you heard? Abstracts for TSANZSRS 2018 are now open. With this, our abstract-linked awards are also open. We are once again calling for applicants for the Ann Woolcock New Investigator Award, the JRS Travel Award, the Janet Elder Travel Award, and the Boehringer Ingelheim COPD Travel Award – which is now available to support travel to a range of international respiratory conferences (instead of only CHEST). Our ASM Travel awards are also open and we hope that everyone who is eligible takes up these opportunities.

More details on these awards are below and online.

Just over the horizon is APSR 2017 in Sydney.  A large number of abstracts have been received and late breaking abstracts will open on August 9th. Abstract acceptance will be notified in mid- August. If your abstract is accepted, you must be registered by September 28th. The developing program is now live. The theme is Lung Health in a Changing Worldand with a diverse and experienced group of international speakers attending, this should be a highly educational and engaging meeting. Early bird registration closes 3 September.

We have been able to partner with TEVA Pharmaceuticals and launch the TSANZ/TEVA Scholar Awards which cover registration costs for APSR 2017. These are open to Advanced Trainees in Respiratory and/or Sleep medicine and applications close on the 30th of August. Please spread the word – there are 30 scholarships available.

I would also like to update you on the consultation on A framework for NHMRC assessment and finding of clinical trials and cohort studies which we recently responded to. Thank you to those who assisted with this. Our response was in line with our commitment to increasing investment in respiratory research. While TSANZ was broadly supportive of the consultation recommendations, we advocated for inclusion of a policy review period, a moderation of process, opportunity to appeal and some consideration of a change in the length of the application given the necessity to include other supporting documentation for specific types of studies.

We will continue to work to increase funding for respiratory research and will adapt as the research landscape in Australia and New Zealand continues to change.

Lastly, there are a number of surveys at the end of this email and I urge you to participate in these and help where you can.

Enjoy the August edition of your research roundup.

Prof Phil Hansbro

Chair, Research Sub-Committee

 

The following articles will take you to thelimbic.com

Work-related lung disease cases “tip of the iceberg”. A national register to record every case of work-related lung disease is one step closer following lobbying from the TSANZ and the Lung Foundation. Read More.

 + The rules for work-related lung disease compo are “unfair”. There are calls to expand the list of work-related lung disorders eligible for government compensation in NSW, amid concerns many with life-threatening conditions are missing out. Read More.

Oxygen saturation should be the 5th vital sign. A pulse oximeter should be as ubiquitous as a stethoscope, according to the British Thoracic Society’s new guidelines. Read More.

Non-invasive ventilation cuts COPD readmissions. Hard to treat patients with frequent COPD exacerbations can be kept out of hospital for longer when NIV is added to home oxygen. Read More.

Chronic breathlessness syndrome: a new name without shame.  We speak to Palliative medicine specialist Professor David Currow about his mission to get chronic breathlessness recognised as a distinct clinical entity. Read More.

Turf war stalling antibiotic stewardship. A rift between respiratory physicians and infectious diseases specialists could be stalling efforts to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance in patients with respiratory infections, researchers claim. Read More.

Better bedside management of pleural effusions. Brisbane doctors have significantly improved the outcomes of patients with pleural effusions by giving registrars and trainees practical hands on training on the use of pleural ultrasound. Read More.

Open Awards

Thoracic Society Awards

TSANZ / TEVA Scholar Award

Encouraging all TSANZ Advanced Trainees Members to attend APSR 2017 for career development. Close 30 August 2017.

Abstract-linked awards are now open

Ann Woolcock New Investigator Award

The Ann Woolcock New Investigator Award is presented at the TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) to acknowledge excellence in the conduct and presentation of scientific research. 

This is a Travelling Fellowship of AUD$1500 plus expenses (return economy airfare, meeting registration and accommodation) to support the recipient to attend and present their original high-quality research to the next Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR). Finalists (excluding the winning applicant) will receive a certificate of achievement and AUD $500.

This award furthers one of Professor Ann Woolcock’s goals of fostering research ties between the TSANZ and the APSR.

To apply for the Ann Woolcock New Investigator Award, you must complete the application coversheet using the upload functionality in the online abstract submission portal. To view the Ann Woolcock New Investigator Award eligibility criteria and application here coversheet please click here.

Boehringer Ingelheim COPD Travel Award

This travel award is designed to reward, encourage and provide international exposure for Advanced Trainees in Respiratory Medicine, junior Respiratory Physicians, post-doctoral respiratory healthcare professionals, and Respiratory Researchers whose work focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The award consists of up to AU$4000 to cover the recipient’s expenses (return airfare, registration, accommodation, living expenses) to attend and present an abstract at a relevant international respiratory conference, including: the American College of Chest Physicians, the European Respiratory Society, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology , or the American Thoracic Society.

To view the Boehringer Ingelheim COPD Travel Award eligibility criteria and application coversheet please click here.

Janet Elder International Travel Award

These awards will be made to three respiratory scientists or clinicians on the basis of scientific merit of their submitted abstract to the 2018 TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) to support their professional development in respiratory research. There will be two awards for early career researchers and one award for a mid-career researcher.

Each award consists of AUD$2500 to contribute to expenses to attend and present an abstract at an international scientific meeting of the recipient’s choice within the following year. 

These awards are made in the memory of Dr Janet Elder, one of the pioneers of respiratory medicine in Western Australia.

To apply for the  Award, you must complete the application coversheet using the upload functionality in the online abstract submission portal. To view the Janet Elder International Travel Award eligibility criteria and application coversheet please click here.

Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) Early Career Development

This Early Career Development Award is designed to reward, encourage and provide international exposure to promising recent advanced trainees/higher degree graduates. 

The award will cover the recipient’s expenses (return economy airfare to Japan, registration, accommodation, living expenses) to attend and present at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society in the following year. This award is fully provided by the Japanese Respiratory Society.

To apply for the  Award, you must complete the application coversheet using the upload functionality in the online abstract submission portal. To view the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) Early Career Development eligibility criteria and application coversheet please click here.

TSANZ Travel Grants to 2018 ASM

These travel awards are made available to encourage eligible TSANZ members to attend and enrich the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) through presentation of their work and active participation in the meeting. They are awarded to eligible applicants planning to pursue a career in respiratory medicine or related fields, based on the quality of the abstract submitted for presentation to the ASM.

To be eligible for the TSANZ Travel Grants to 2018 ASM Award, you must submit an accompanying form of certification (attach here) completed by your supervisor/head of department using the upload functionality in the online abstract submission form. To apply for the  Award, you must complete the application coversheet using the upload functionality in the online abstract submission portal. To view the TSANZ Travel Grants to 2018 ASM eligibility criteria and application coversheet please click here.

Lung Foundation Australia Awards

Lung Foundation Australia and Boehringer Ingelheim Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Research Fellowship – 2018/2019

Valued at $80,000 per year/ one or two years

Lung Foundation Australia / Boehringer Ingelheim COPD Fellowship supports research to improve the diagnosis and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Australia. Specifically, the proposed research must be aimed at developing and/or delivering optimal care to people with COPD.

Relevant domains of research inquiry range from evaluation of population screening initiatives; interventions to improve diagnostic accuracy within primary care; through to issues of management in the context of a clinician-patient interaction to system level issues to do with the organisation, financing and performance of the health system, including COPD management of indigenous and ethnic minorities within Australia.

Lung Foundation Australia invites applications from medical and scientific graduates who will be a resident in Australia throughout the period of the research program. The Fellowship is available as either a one or two year award, with a value of $A80,000 per annum. The funds are to cover the salary (including on-costs) for the successful research fellow and for no other purpose.

Apply now

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NEW Lung Foundation Australia and the Better Breathing Foundation Allied Health PhD Scholarship in Chronic Lung Disease – 2018/2021

Valued at $20,000 per year/four years: $40,000 per year/four years with matched funds

This Scholarship is made possible via a collaborative partnership with Lung Foundation Australia and the Better Breathing Foundation. The LFA/BBF Allied Health PhD Scholarship aims to support allied health professionals to undertake research into chronic lung disease. Relevant domains of research include any form of clinical, population, laboratory or genetics research.

Students with an allied health background wishing to undertake a PhD in chronic lung disease are invited to submit an application. This PhD Scholarship is aimed at a researcher who is commencing a higher degree and interested in improving outcomes for patients living with a chronic lung disease.

Lung Foundation Australia/Better Breathing Foundation will be allocating a set amount of funds of $20,000 per year over a four year period (total funding: $80,000) for the PhD Scholarship, with matching funds to be provided by the University.

Apply now

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Lung Foundation Australia / Ivan Cash Research Grant-in-Aid for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research 2018

Valued at $5,000

The Ivan Cash Research Grant-in-Aid’s creation was made possible by a bequest from Mr Ivan Cash, who sadly died from his idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2008. Lung Foundation Australia invites applications for the Ivan Cash Research Grant-in-Aid valued at $5,000. This IPF Research Award is open to any individual health care professional or scientist, who will be required to collaborate with the Australian IPF Registry management committee to undertake and publish a specific focused analysis of part of the collected dataset of the Australian IPF Registry. The Australian IPF Registry management committee will provide support to the successful applicant to enable the completion of the required research.

Apply now

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Lung Foundation Australia / Lizotte Family Research Award for Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis Research 2018

Valued at $5,000

Lung Foundation Australia invites applications for the Lizotte Family Research Award valued at $5,000 – to assist research in interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This Research Award is open to any individual health care professional or group of health care professionals who are able to demonstrate an interest in IPF, including respiratory physicians, histopathologists, radiologists, researchers, registrars, trainees, nursing and allied health staff.

The funds may be used as a contribution towards IPF related research or pilot projects, or to fund travel or education with respect to increasing knowledge about IPF.

Apply now

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Lung Foundation Australia / Ludwig Engel Grant-in-Aid for Physiological Research 2018

Valued at $5,000

Lung Foundation Australia invites applications for the Ludwig Engel Grant-in-Aid valued at $5,000 – to assist research in respiratory physiology. For the purpose of this Grant-in-Aid, Physiological Research is the use of any methodologies directed towards the elucidation of organ function and its understanding in a precise, quantitative manner.

The funds may be used as a contribution towards equipment, personnel or other running costs incurred in the conduct of research projects. The Grant-in-Aid is not to be used to fund conference travel or conference attendance.

Apply Now

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Lung Foundation Australia / A Menarini Pty Ltd 2017 Travel Awards

Lung Foundation Australia and A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd are excited to announce that there will be six (6) Travel Grants of up to $3,000 for international conferences and up to $1,500 for national conferences on offer to key health professionals in Australia whose work is focused on improving outcomes for patients living with COPD.

Apply now

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Lung Foundation Australia / A Menarini Pty Ltd 2017 Travel Awards

Lung Foundation Australia and A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd are excited to announce that there will be six (6) Travel Grants of up to $3,000 for international conferences and up to $1,500 for national conferences on offer to health professionals/researchers in Australia whose work is focused on improving outcomes for patients living with COPD.

How to participate

Follow the links above to access each award application form and download the information sheet.

More Information

Please email the TSANZ Awards Coordinator with any questions, comments or enquires.

Watch this space for more award announcements…

Lungs for Life Grant Bulletin

The Lungs for Life project has identified the following direct-to-researcher grants and awards due between late August and December, 2017:

Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Research Fellowship – closes 31/08/17
The Westpac Research Fellowship supports outstanding early career researchers whose ground-breaking work has the potential to make a difference in one of the Foundation’s focus areas: Technology and innovation, Strengthening Australia-Asia ties, and Enabling positive social change.

Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Social Change Fellowship – closes mid-August/2017
The Westpac Social Change Fellowship is an opportunity to invest in your capability, knowledge and networks with a view to helping you bring to life your innovative initiative for positive social change in Australia.

Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation – Medical Research Grants – closes 01/09/17
Advancing, promoting and encouraging medical research into Brain Sciences (psychiatry and neurology), Endocrinology and Diabetes, Geriatrics, Lung Disease (other than cancer), Rheumatology, Vision Sciences. Funding is primarily granted for the purchase of equipment, but may be used for other tangibles (e.g. therapeutic or imaging markers, software etc.). Funding requests for salaries/wages are not strongly supported, but will be considered by the directors.

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation Emerging Researcher Grant – closes 01/09/17
The Emerging Researcher Grant is aimed at providing New Investigators who have previously received and successfully completed a New Investigator grant from TPCHF the opportunity to further develop their skills, experience and build the research capacity of TPCH The priority areas are: Heart disease – heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease; Lung disease – lung cancer, asbestos related diseases, COPD, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, sleep disorders, asthma; Dementia – Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease, fronto-temporal dementia; Arthritis – osteoarthritis, joint replacement, growing cartilage.

Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2018-2019 – closes 05/09/17
For mid-career professionals (academic researchers, government policymakers, clinicians, managers, and journalists) from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, to spend up to 12 months in the US conducting a policy-oriented research study, working with leading US health policy experts, and gaining an in-depth knowledge of the US and other health care systems.

Tasmania Community Fund – small grants close 06/09/17, large grants close 27/09/17
To fund community organisations that make a difference by enhancing well-being and improving the social, environmental and economic outcomes for the Tasmanian community. Five category areas: children and young people; community participation and recreation; community well-being and life skills; connecting communities; culture, arts and heritage. Large grants are for applications for large infrastructure, asset and/or equipment.

Future Research Leader Fellowships – EOI closes 15/09/17
5 year full time Fellowships to provide salary and project support to encourage high calibre interstate and international emerging researchers to develop a program of work that support the activities that are being undertaken by the Translational Cancer Research Centres (TCRCs) in NSW. Applications must be in the area of implementation research and, more specifically, should address how research findings from the TCRCs can be taken up into routine cancer care.

CASS Medicine/Science Grants – 15/09/17
Research and development projects in science and/or medicine. Preference is given to proof of concept project applications. CASS will only accept applications from applicants employed by specific Victorian research centres.

Shepherd Foundation – closes 15/09/17
The Shepherd Foundation Trust welcomes grant applications from Victorian health professionals or research teams working in clinical, medical or scientific fields.  Grants are provided for research projects in all aspects of preventive medicine and/or occupational medicine. For research projects in all aspects of preventative medicine and/or occupational medicine. Applicants may apply for funding of one, two or three years.

Conquer Cancer Career Development Award – closes 21/09/17
Provides funding to clinical investigators who have received their initial faculty appointment to establish an independent clinical cancer research program. This research must have a patient-oriented focus, including a clinical research study and/or translational research involving human subjects. Submissions in all oncology sub specialties are welcome.

Financial Markets Foundation for Children – closes 30/09/17
Research programs designed to improve the health, welfare and wellbeing of Australian children. Preference will be given to projects focussed on children aged 14 years and under, although the Foundation will consider projects relating to children up to 18 years of age.

Cancer Research Institute CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – closes 01/10/17
Supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centres around the world who wish to receive training in cancer immunology. An eligible project must be immunology with direct relevance to solving the cancer problem.

World Cancer Research Fund International – closes 06/10/17
To fund research studies exploring the link between diet, nutrition, body composition, physical activity, and cancer prevention and survival. There are 2 types of grants: Investigator Initiated Grants for Principal Investigators; and Pilot Grants to be used as start-up funds for pilot research. Two main themes: identifying the mechanisms that underpin the effects of diet, nutrition and physical activity on cancer; addressing the host factors that influence an individual’s susceptibility to cancer development or progression.

The Bonser Family Research Grant and Mi-tec Publishing Medical Research Grant – closes 21/10/17
Cancer Council Tasmania calling for research relating to the reduction of the incidence and impact of cancer on individuals and the community. It includes every aspect of care, from prevention and early detection that leads to a better outcome, treatment and supportive care. The priority area is cancer control.

Rolling Grants

Auswide Community Grants Scheme –  grants under $5 000 close 30/09/17, grants over $10 000 close 21/10/17, grants over$ 5 000 close 01/12/17.
Supports local activities, organisations, events and projects covering a wide range of sporting, cultural and community interests and endeavours. Includes community services, events and celebrations, buildings, public spaces and facilities, research, and organisational development.

John Templeton Foundation
Interest areas are: science and the big questions; character virtue development; freedom and free enterprise; exceptional cognitive talent and genius; genetics; voluntary family planning.

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grants
Grants for non-European researchers to travel to Europe for up to three months to pursue an experimental project in basic biomedical research.

Baxalta Bioscience Grants – Medical Education & Fellowship Grants
Baxalta provides Medical Education & Fellowship Grants to support accredited or unaccredited educational symposia, seminars, web-based sessions, or fellowship programs directed at certified healthcare professionals. They are currently interested in supporting the following areas: Immunology; Hematology; Oncology.

Coopers Brewery Foundation – current round closes 01/08/2017
Medical research and health care; educational development for the young; aged care; promotion of family and community support based on Christian values.

The Balnaves Foundation
The Balnaves Foundation supports organisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged, and Indigenous communities.

allport bequest – closes 30/06 and 31/12 yearly
Must benefit citizens of Hobart. Organisation must be charitable or the project must be for charitable purposes.

 

Respirology

New from ANZSRS

ANZSRS’s Spirometry Training Courses Position Statement
Maureen P. Swanney, Christopher A. O’Dea, Emily R. Ingram, Leanne T. Rodwell, Brigitte M. Borg, for the ANZSRS Spirometry Training Course Working Group

Respirology Issue 22.6

Is bronchial thermoplasty cost-effective as treatment for problematic asthma patients? Singapore’s perspective on a global model.

HAI V. NGUYEN , SAIDEEP BOSE, SHWETA MITAL, ANTHONY CHAU ANG YII, SHIN YUH ANG, SEAN SHAO WEI LAM, DEVANAND ANANTHAM, ERIC FINKELSTEIN and MARIKO SIYUE KOH

DOI: 10.1111/resp.13027

 

Cost-effectiveness acceptability curve of bronchial thermoplasty with and without optimized asthma therapy

Pirfenidone and nintedanib for pulmonary fibrosis in clinical practice: Tolerability and adverse drug reactions

JONATHAN A. GALLI , ALOKNATH PANDYA, MICHELLE VEGA-OLIVO, CHANDRA DASS, HUAQING ZHAO and GERARD J. CRINER

DOI: 10.1111/resp.13024

Research team at the Temple Lung Center in Philadelphia, USA. From left to right: Huaqing Zhao, Jonathan Galli, Chandra Dass, Michelle Olivo-Vega and Gerard Criner.  Not included in the photo is Aloknath Pandya.

Research Project and Survey Requests

Inhaler Overhaul in Sight for Mild Asthma  –  recruitment closing soon

Friends and family with mild asthma could soon have a new treatment at their fingertips if results of the Novel Start Study show the condition can be well managed without daily medication.

People with apparently mild asthma make up 20 per cent of adults who die of asthma, and a third of people who need emergency asthma treatment,” says asthma specialist Professor Helen Reddel, who is heading the study in Australia.

Asthma experts in New Zealand and at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle are testing a new combination puffer treatment that could reduce asthma flare-ups and change the way mild asthma is treated worldwide.

Anyone who is using only Ventolin (or similar) for their asthma can volunteer – recruitment closes soon – by the end of August 2017.

Woolcock Institute, Sydney, Australia
Call: 02 9114 0444 or email gloria.foxley@sydney.edu.au

Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
Call: 02 4042 0532 or email joanne.howes@newcastle.edu.au

Medical Research Institute of NZ – Wellington, NZ
Call: 04 805 0147 or email irene.braithwaite@mrinz.ac.nz

 

 

‘Usual’ antenatal asthma management

Dear Colleague,

Our research team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University of Newcastle is conducting a nationwide survey to determine what ‘usual’ antenatal asthma management consists of. Gaining this knowledge will help to form a foundation on which to build improved antenatal asthma management across Australia.

If you are a health professional who provides antenatal care within Australia then we invite you to participate in a survey. This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Ethics approval has been granted for this study. All responses will be anonymous and confidential. Further information about the project and request for consent is outlined once you click on the survey link. If you have any questions regarding this research, please do not hesitate to contact Vanessa Murphy at Vanessa.Murphy@newcastle.edu.au or Karen McLaughlin on 0425277200.

Please click on the link below to proceed to the survey. If the link fails to load automatically, please cut and paste it into your internet browser: _{https://redcap.hmri.org.au/surveys/?s=NR78PWYW49}

 

Recruiting for new study investigating the effects of ambulatory oxygen therapy via portable concentrator in interstitial lung disease

Researchers at Austin Health are currently recruiting patients with chronic interstitial lung disease and exertional desaturation (< 90% on room air during the 6-minute walk test) for a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of ambulatory oxygen therapy via portable concentrators. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are in the link below. 

https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=371748&isReview=true  

If you wish to discuss possible patients for screening and enrolment or receive further information, please contact Yet Hong Khor on 03 9496 5390 or YetHong.Khor@austin.org.au.

This study has been approved by the Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee.

 

Are you interested in helping us further our understanding of healthcare professionals’ perceptions of asthma using an innovative method – drawings?

If so, and you are a healthcare professional, you are invited to take part in a research study exploring the use of drawings to further understanding of healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the experience of asthma.

An emerging approach for investigating people’s perspectives of illness is the use of drawings. Despite the high prevalence of asthma, there is yet to be research using drawing to explore healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the experience of asthma in the Australian population. Drawings may be useful for expression and could increase our understanding of the perspective of healthcare professionals involved in asthma management. The total time commitment is expected to be approximately one hour. You will be reimbursed for your time.

If you would like more details or would like to take part, please contact the researchers (details below). Thank you!

A/Prof Lorraine Smith, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney
Email: lorraine.smith@sydney.edu.au Telephone: 02 9036 7079

Melissa Cheung, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney
Email: lorraine.smith@sydney.edu.au Telephone: 02 9351 3710

 

Paediatric PFT needs assessment

We are undertaking a project to assess and address the needs of the global paediatric pulmonology/respirology community for practice guidelines for paediatric pulmonary function testing in both the clinical and research settings.

The first step in this project is to define and understand those needs via a short (less than 5 minute) survey. We ask that you complete this brief survey to help us understand how to best meet the needs of our community. Please click on the link below to complete the survey online.

Survey

Thank you for your time.

Nitin Kapur, Paediatric SIG Convenor

on behalf of 

Members of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Infant & Preschool Pulmonary Function Testing Working Group and the European Respiratory Society Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Working Group:

Graham Hall, BSc PhD
Jessica Pittman, MD MPH
Padmaja Subbarao, MD MSc FRCP
Claudia Calogero, MD
Stephanie Davis, MD
Margaret Rosenfeld, MD MPH

 

Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal use of Acute Oxygen Therapy in Adults

Dear colleagues,

Our research  team is conducting a study to investigate the  barriers, facilitators and attitudes of health care professionals towards the prescription and delivery of oxygen therapy in the acute care setting. We hope that the results from this study will provide information that will be used to inform and facilitate the translation of evidence based guidelines into clinical practice.

As a clinician who delivers care to patients who use oxygen therapy, we understand that your views and opinions are important. You are invited to participate in this voluntary online survey. It is expected that this should take no longer than 15 minutes. There are no correct or incorrect responses, this survey is designed to explore your opinions regarding acute oxygen therapy.

This study has been granted ethics approval by Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee  (Approval number: 16/04/20/5.03) and the University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference Number: H-2016-0222). For further information you can view the participant information HERE.

There are no anticipated risks to you for taking part in this survey. Information that you provide will be anonymous and remain confidential. Only those directly involved in this research have access to any answers that you provide. Participation in the survey implies consent and can be completed by clicking  the  OXYGEN SURVEY LINK HERE.

Please feel free to contact us directly if you have any questions regarding this research.

We thank you in advance for participating and ask you to consider forwarding this survey to other colleagues, who also deliver care to patients with oxygen therapy.

Kind Regards

Professor Vanessa McDonald
Professor Peter Wark
Joyce Cousins (PhD Scholar)
Contact: joyce.cousins@uon.edu.au

ATS Conference Review

Please CLICK HERE to view the publication by Research Review on the recent American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference.

TSANZ Recruiting Now