This list is not exhaustive, new projects will be added regularly
A Scoping review of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) and Dense deposition disease (DDD)
Project name: A Scoping review of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) and Dense deposition disease (DDD)
Location: Rockhampton but can be supported remotely
Project type: Literature review
Supervisor: Dr Zaw Thet, Nephrologist, Rockhampton Hospital
Anticipated project duration: 6 months
Project summary:
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare glomerular disease, with an estimated incidence of 1-3 cases per million per year. It occurs due to dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway, which results in predominant C3 deposition within glomeruli. Considerable knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of the natural history of C3 glomerulopathy, not only because of the rarity of the disease but also because nomenclature changes and the inclusion of dissimilar cases in historical cohorts obscure the data and preclude meaningful conclusions from being drawn. Apart from a systematic review on the treatment of C3G in renal transplantation, there are no scoping or systematic reviews on this rare disease.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
KPI Audits in the Hervey Bay ED
Project name: KPI Audits in the Hervey Bay ED
Location: This project is open to Hervey Bay students only
Project type: Chart audits
Supervisor: Dr Rudesh Prasad (Emergency Staff Specialist, Hervey Bay Hospital)
Anticipated project duration: 1 month
Project summary:
This quality improvement will involve a chart audit relating to time to antibiotics, time to analgesia, time to ECG and signature, usage of asthma burst stamp and paeds IV fluids.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
Prevalence of kidney disease by kidney biopsy in Fraser Coast
Project name: Prevalence of kidney disease by kidney biopsy in Fraser Coast
Location: Hervey Bay
Project type: Chart audit, literature review
Supervisor: Dr Kishan Madhan, Director of Renal Medicine
Anticipated project duration: 6-8 weeks
Project summary:
An audit of kidney biopsies done in Fraser Coast from 2011 to 2023 is to be carried out. Histopathology results will be tabulated into disease categories to describe prevalence pattern. Literature search will be done to compare findings with prevalence in other Australian and in international jurisdictions. Results will be submitted for publication in a mainstream medical journal.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
Note: This project is open to Hervey Bay students only
Causes and predictors of mortality in dialysis patients
Project name: Causes and predictors of mortality in dialysis patients
Location: This project is available to Bundaberg students only
Project type: Chart audits
Supervisor: Dr Clyson Mutatiri (Director of Renal Medicine, Bundaberg Hospital )
Anticipated project duration: 3 months
Project summary:
The incidence of treated end-stage kidney disease in Australia is increasing, almost doubling between 1989 and 2018. Unfortunately, dialysis patients today continue to experience high mortality and suboptimal outcomes, with low health-related quality of life and high symptom burden. We aim to conduct a retrospective cohort study to determine the causes and predictors of mortality and rates of morbidity, and explore the relationships between various comorbid conditions and mortality on maintenance dialysis. This will inform prognostic and policy decisions that may guide the choice of interventions which modify directly these co-morbidities to improve overall patient outcomes.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
A systematic review of factors that influence consumer involvement in rural health
Project name: A systematic review of factors that influence consumer involvement in rural health
Location: Remote
Project type: Systematic review
Supervisor: Dr Priya Martin, Senior Research Fellow, UQRCS
Anticipated project duration: 12 months
Project summary:
There is an increasing push to involve patients and consumers (i.e. patient, carer, family) in healthcare. This systematic review will examine the evidence on consumer involvement in rural health practice, education and research. It will follow the PRISMA guidelines.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
Dealing with failure to attend general and specialist paediatric clinics in Central Queensland: Strategies, trends, and Future directions
Project name: Dealing with failure to attend general and specialist paediatric clinics in Central Queensland: Strategies, trends, and Future directions
Location: This project is available to Rockhampton students only
Project type: Chart audits, Qualitative/mixed methods
Supervisor: Assoc/Prof Sunday Pam (Head, Rockhampton Rural Clinical Unit)
Anticipated project duration: 6 months
Project summary:
The main aim of this audit is to define how frequent DNA is in Central Queensland and the associated factors. It is also intended to describe the trend over the past 7 years as a means of assessing the impact of some of the recently introduced strategies to mitigate DNA.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.
How long before we get it right? Appropriate and inappropriate imaging in Paediatric Acute UTI
Project name: How long before we get it right? Appropriate and inappropriate imaging in Paediatric Acute UTI
Location: Central Queensland (Gladstone & Yeppoon)
Project type: Chart Audits
Supervisor: Assoc/Prof Sunday Pam (Head, Rockhampton Rural Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland)
Anticipated project duration: Minimum three weeks data collection
Project summary:
This project assesses the adherence to imaging principles in pediatric Acute UTI. It is a retrospect study looking at four hospitals in the same health service. We aim to collect about 1100 episodes of UTI which is robust enough for most complex analyses on the subject. So far, we have collected over 800 episodes of Paediatric Acute UTI.
Enquiries: To enquire about any of the available projects, please email rcsrc@uq.edu.au with the project title as the subject line.