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ProfessorAnna Ugalde

Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 43739 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My interests are in the delivery of accessible and equitable healthcare, often with a focus on cancer, to drive improved patient experience and outcomes. This encompasses health services research, implementation research, trial design and conduct, evaluation of existing programs, policy impact and codesign and consumer engagement. 

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    TeleCARE: A personalised, clinician-supported, virtual care telehealth exercise, nutrition, education, behaviour change and peer support model for cancer-related fatigue
    1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Survivorship Care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation Grant - 2040469 - $1,997,048.05
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of Optimal Care Pathways for people living in rural and remote areas
    3 Sep 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health & Aged Care (Commonwealth) - $495,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CARER HUB: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARER RESEARCH, TRANSLATION & IMPACT
    8 Aug 2024 - 8 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Alliance - $20,000.00
  • GRANT
    Improving the utilisation of psychological treatments in residential aged care settings: A system wide approach.
    5 Aug 2024 - 13 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research - $140,000.69
  • GRANT
    Driving equitable cancer outcomes across Australia: Establishing a nationally scalable model to embed best practice cancer care into rural health services
    1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ugalde A,
    • Yoong S,
    • Short C,
    • Hart N,
    • Gunn K
    MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers - MRF2030313 - $4,899,021.10
  • GRANT
    Revolutionising sarcopenia care for people living with cancer: Establishing effective screening and referral pathways into evidence-based treatment in rural and specialist cancer services
    1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - Clinician Researchers Initiative: Applied Research in Health Grant - MRF2031994 - $1,465,954.82
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Improving cancer care across rural Victoria: Understanding and impacting on barriers to optimal care.
    15 Feb 2024 - 14 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Anna Ugalde
    VCA Mid-Career Research Fellowship - Victorian Cancer Agency - MCRF23018 - $700,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CARER HUB: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARER RESEARCH, TRANSLATION & IMPACT
    22 Aug 2023 - 28 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health - DA23001 - $1,214,300.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Validating the mHealth Framework for Health App evaluation.
    5 Jul 2023 - 30 Nov 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health - $35,000.00
  • GRANT
    PhD Scholarship: Investigating cancer nutrition priority areas and optimal cancer nutrition models of care following cancer treatment
    12 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    VCA PhD Scholarship - DEA23002 - $130,400.00
  • GRANT
    iCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Grant - MRF2022128 - $826,731.86
  • GRANT
    iCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial
    1 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria - $320,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Primary Health Care Nurse Consultation - development of a report for Quit Victoria.
    12 Sep 2022 - 31 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Quit Victoria - $30,300.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Western Victoria PHN Digital Health Strategy Community Consultation and Digital Health Literacy Support.
    23 May 2022 - 12 Aug 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Victoria Primary Health Network Limited - $75,000.00
  • TENDER
    Workforce impact modelling for the early design and feasibility of a potential Lung Cancer Screening program.
    30 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Australia - $118,090.91
  • TENDER
    National assessment of existing CT screening infrastructure to inform the early design of a potential Lung Cancer Screening program.
    21 Mar 2022 - 30 Sep 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Australia - $154,323.00
  • GRANT
    DELIVER: Delivering Enhanced heaLthcare at home through optImising Virtual tools for oldEr people in Rural and regional Australia
    1 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (DISER) Rapid Applied Research Translation - RARUR000072 - $5,620,293.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Assessment of OCP material accessibility and suitability for clinicians.
    20 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health - $287,000.00
  • GRANT
    Solving Unknown Primary cancER Earlier Diagnosis (SUPER-ED): A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial implementing a new model of care to support earlier diagnosis
    1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Schofield P,
    • Mileshkin L,
    • Ugalde A,
    • Tothill R,
    • Quinn S
    MRFF (NHMRC) Improving Diagnosis in Cancers with Low Survival rates - MRF2009027 - $186,720.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Exploring how peer support can be optimised for carers of cancer patients receiving palliative care.
    28 Apr 2021 - 28 Feb 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Council Victoria - Contract Research - $8,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    ACCESS Project (Accessing Cancer Care Equitably using Support Services) Evaluation.
    1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Council Victoria - $75,000.00
  • GRANT
    Improving the mental health of cancer survivors with an online mindfulness program: a partnership model to impact on cancer care.
    1 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - GNT1179317 - $715,644.70
  • GRANT
    Improving the mental health of cancer survivors with an online mindfulness program: a partnership model to impact on cancer care.
    1 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Epworth Healthcare - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Improving the mental health of cancer survivors with an online mindfulness program: a partnership model to impact on cancer care.
    1 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Health - $15,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Key Informant Interviews for Quitline Evaluation
    30 Mar 2020 - 11 May 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Council Victoria Grant - Research - CONTR2020/00609 - $23,000.00