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DrRebecca Bergin

Senior Research Fellow

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

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  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Early cancer diagnosis, inequalities such as rural-urban, socio-economic and age-related disparities in cancer outcomes and experiences, consumer involvement, health policy and health services research.

GRANTS

  • 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
  • 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:
    MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers - MRF2030313 - $4,899,021.10
  • GRANT
    MRFF Early and Mid-Career
    1 Nov 2023
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Informing responses to late diagnosis and rising incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer: Understanding pathways to diagnosis and treatment to improve outcomes.
    19 Mar 2021 - 2 Apr 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rebecca Bergin
    VCA Victorian Cancer Agency Early Career Research Fellowship - ECRF20015 - $168,073.00
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Victorian Cancer Agency Early Career Research Fellowship
    1 Mar 2021
  • GRANT
    Partner investigator, NUW Alliance 2019 Impact Research Grant
    1 Jan 2019
    “Not getting a fair go: why do people in rural areas with cancer have worse outcomes?”
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials group (PC4) Training Award
    1 Jan 2019
    “A systematic review of the nature and impact of patient and public involvement on cancer research”
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    PC4 Training Award
    1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bergin R
    “Exploring rural and urban pathways to lung cancer diagnosis”
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    PC4 Training Award
    1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bergin R
    “Developing data linkage skills and collaborations to better understand pathways to cancer care and rural–urban disparities.”
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    Department of Health and Human Services Postgraduate Scholarship
    1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bergin R
    PhD Title: Reducing outcome disparities for rural Victorians with colorectal cancer: understanding pathways to treatment and informing policy.
  • GRANT
    PC4 Travel Grant
    1 Jan 2011
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    Baker Heart Institute Summer Scholarship
    1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bergin R