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Foundation awards $800,000 to support GP research

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General practice researchers from across Australia will share in $808,000 in Australian General Practice Research Foundation funding, supporting projects from modernising GP consultation data collection to tackling chronic disease, mental health, and workforce wellbeing.
 
This year, 14 grants involving 78 researchers were awarded with research topics also including a BEACH-style electronic tool to capture real-world GP consultations for policy and education and improving endometriosis management.
 
Other projects include expanding GP home visits, reducing burnout among rural GPs, preventing osteoporosis, auditing point-of-care and AI tools for shared decision-making, and enhancing maternal health in remote Aboriginal communities.
 
Professor Michael Kidd, who is Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and Patron of the Foundation, congratulated those who have been awarded a 2025 grant, as well as thanking the program’s supporters and partners.
 
‘Together, we are building the evidence base and supporting innovations that will strengthen general practice,’ he said.
 
‘I look forward to seeing how these projects translate into even better care for patients and communities right across our nation.’
 
With funding up almost 20% compared to 2024, major grants were awarded with the support of the Medibank Better Health Research Hub and nib foundation for:

• BREATHE FAST – testing rapid COPD diagnosis in rural general practice
• Scaling digital maternity care in remote general practice – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in remote areas often experiencing delays in pregnancy care
• Supported to succeed – evaluating GP-supported binge eating eTherapy as a scalable, low-intensity intervention

The HCF Research Foundation is supporting the Occasions of Care Explained and ANalysed (OCEAN) study, investigating GP consultation patterns and their implications for patient care, while Diabetes Australia is co-funding a project that supports GPs to address the social determinants of diabetes.

The 2025 Australian General Practice Research Foundation grant and award recipients:

Healthcare Systems and Sustainability Grant (supported by nib foundation) – $125,000
Dr John Hall, Dr Jemma Noakes‍, Dr Natalie Pink, Dr Debbie Passey, Dr Kara Burns, Dr Belinda Davey
Scaling digital maternity care in remote general practice
 
Healthcare Systems and Sustainability Grant (supported by nib foundation) – $125,000
Dr Karen Spielman, Dr Sarah Barakat, ‍Dr Rachel Kalman, Ms Sally Corry, Dr Kelly Dann, Dr ‍Shu Ong, ‍Prof Sarah Maguire, ‍Ms Peta Marks
Supported to succeed: Evaluation of GP-supported binge eating eTherapy as a scalable low-intensity primary care intervention
 
Preventative Strategies in Primary Care Grant (supported by Medibank Better Health Research Hub) – $239,600
Professor Charlotte Hespe, Associate Professor Katrina Giskes, Professor Christine Jenkins, Dr Ai-vee Chua, Associate Professor Ralph Audehm, Professor Bastian Seidel, Dr Hugh John Fardy, Dr Kerry Hancock, Dr Anthony Sunjaya, Dr Allison Humphreys
BREATHE FAST (Breathlessness Rapid Evaluation And THErapy – fast assessment spirometry testing): a tool supporting diagnosis of COPD in rural general practice
 
Health Services Research in General Practice Grant (supported by HCF Research Foundation) – $119,875
Dr Marguerite Tracy, Dr Christopher Harrison, Dr Julie Gordon, Dr Yang Lu, Dr Heather Russell‍, Professor Melissa Kang, Professor Meredith Makeham, Dr Kate Milledge
Occasions of Care Explained and ANalysed (OCEAN) GP study
 
Diabetes in General Practice Research Grant (supported by Diabetes Australia) – $60,000
Dr Hannah Woodall, Associate Professor Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Dr Robert Heffernan, Sherrilyn Walters, Dr Gaya Balakrishnan
Supporting GPs to address the social determinants of diabetes
 
GP Wellbeing Grant – $38,924
Associate Professor Kylie Vuong, Dr Sophie Vasiliadis, Dr Olivia Metcalf, Dr Teresa O’Brien, Associate Professor Jillian Benson, Professor Louise Stone
Rapid experience codesigning an emotional resilience intervention to improve rural general practice workforce retention
 
ANEDGP Innovation Grant – $18,648
Dr Elaine Leung, Professor Richard Reed, Dr Rebecca O’Hara
Can a GP-led endometriosis action plan improve self-management of endometriosis-related flare ups?
 
Family Medical Care Education and Research Grants – $20,000
Dr Anneliese Willems, Professor Lena Sanci, Professor Meredith Temple-Smith, Dr Brett Vaughn, Associate Professor Alvin Chong, Professor Parker Magin
Improving Dermatology Capability in General Practice (IDERM): A mixed-methods study of GP confidence, learning behaviours, and health system influences.
 
Family Medical Care Education and Research Grants – $20,000
Dr Amber Zi Ye, Dr Kate Marshall, Associate Professor Joel Rhee, Associate Professor Margo Barr, Dr Shruti Yardi, Associate Professor Michael Wright, Dr Ian Kamerman, Dr Patrick Daly
Mapping the landscape of general practitioner home visits in New South Wales
 
Chris Silagy Research Grant – $14,953
Dr Ben Mitchell, Associate Professor Geoffrey Spurling, Professor Mieke Van Driel, Professor Parker Magin
Improving shared decision-making in general practice: An audit of evidence presentation in point-of-care tools and AI clinical advisors
 
RACGP WA Faculty Research Grant – $9900
Dr Amna Mushtaq, Dr Marie Consolatrice Sage Ishimwe, Associate Professor Dan Xu
Beyond the skin: General practitioners perspective on managing psoriasis and its comorbidities
 
Indigenous Health Award – $10,000
Lauren Fawcett
Financial support to assist with final years of medical school and rural elective placement
 
Walpole Grieve Award – $5000
Dr Rim Ghali
Osteoporosis prevention in perimenopausal women: General practitioner perspectives of implementation of lifestyle interventions and screening practices
 
Charles Bridges-Webb Memorial Award – $1000
Dr Amber Zi Ye
Exploring disparities in cancer screening rate, cancer incidence and mortality in the culturally and linguistically diverse women in New South Wales: A population-based Australian cohort study
 
The grants are funded through donations and bequests from RACGP members, supporters and the public, as well as through corporate and philanthropic partnerships.
 
The Australian General Practice Research Foundation is the philanthropic arm of RACGP.
 
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Australian General Practice Research Foundation awards GP research grants

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