BRIGHT IDEAS GRANT
2025/2026 Bright Ideas Grant Winners
Yee Ching Wong
Department: Physiotherapy & OT
Project: Can a two-week hospital-based telerehabilitation program help stroke survivors improve arm movement?
Lisa Cowcher
| Department: Occupational Therapy Project: An economic evaluation of an early emergency department allied health frailty service |
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Louise Cleary
Department: Speech Pathology
Project: Feasibility of using Telepractice to remotely conduct Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies (TeleVFSS) to support regional dysphagia management in Western Australia
Gabriella La Macchia
Department: Radiation Oncology
Project: Exploring the Implementation Feasibility of an Integrated Radiation Oncology Real World Data Clinical Quality Registry using Automated Processing
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Bright Ideas Grants Awarded
Over $294,000
Bright Ideas Grants Awarded to Transform WA Patient Health Outcomes
Across 19
Bright Ideas Research Focus Areas
*Last Updated: 29/06/2025
2024/25 Bright Ideas Grant Winners
Dr Sanjay Ramakrishnan
Department: Respiratory
Project: DEAR-COPD: Diagnosis through Early Assessment during Respiratory Events
Dr Brendan Luu
Department: Ophthalmology
Project: Using non-invasive OCTA imaging of the retina to detect human cancer
Dr Paul Armstrong
Department: Hepatology
Project: Characterisation of liver fibrosis in patients with cystic fibrosis – a retrospective review
Dr Julia Bereyne
Department: Medical Oncology
Project: Exploring Oncology Patients' Perceptions of Clinical Trials: A Qualitative Study
Stephanie Preen
Department: Occupation Therapy
Project: Can augmented reality scanning technology support occupational therapy home environmental assessments? A feasibility study.
Peri Mickle
Department: Anaesthesia
Project: Provocation threshold and severity of hypersensitivity with intravenous challenge using non-linear drug infusion
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