RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
YEAR IN
REVIEW
2016
ABOUT
US
HISTORY OF THE
HCF RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
The HCF Research Foundation, now in
its 16th year, was established in 2000 as
The HCF Health and Medical Research
Foundation to fund health and medical
research for the benefit of all Australians.
In 2008, its focus shifted to health
services research, an area of research
that does not receive large funding
dollars from other sources. In 2013,
the name was simplified to the HCF
Research Foundation.
The HCF Research Foundation was
originally established with a donation
from The Hospitals Contribution Fund
of Australia Limited (HCF). While HCF
has continued to donate money, the
HCF Research Foundation operates
independently and with specific focus
on funding health services research that
can benefit all 24 million Australians.
HEALTH SERVICES
RESEARCH
Health services research examines how
people access health care, how much
health care costs, and what happens to
patients as a result of this care.
OUR MISSION
The HCF Research Foundation’s mission
is to encourage the examination and
improvement of the provision,
administration and delivery of health
services to effect positive changes to
the health of all Australians.
This is achieved by funding research
projects that consider the most effective
ways to organise, manage, finance and
deliver high-quality care; reduce the
number of errors; and improve
patient safety.
OUR VISION
•T
o be known as an independent funder
of high-quality research, demonstrating
that investment in research can help to
improve the health of Australians.
•T
o be easy to deal with so that
researchers are not subject to
onerous requirements with regards to
applications and reporting, but instead
can focus on research.
•T
o be an organisation that helps to build
the capacity of health services research
by encouraging new researchers and
service providers to partner with career
researchers and develop sound
project plans.
The HCF Research Foundation funds
research and study proposals that use
and enhance current knowledge to
improve health and health services; and
improve the quality, efficiency, access to
and equity of provision of health services.
The HCF Research Foundation’s research
program addresses the main dimensions
of the health system that are of concern
to HCF, the HCF Research Foundation and
the community at large: achieving better
health outcomes and access to affordable,
high-quality health care, when and
where needed.
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HCF Research Foundation
ABN 40 577 146 605
MESSAGE
FROM THE
CHAIR
Lisa M. McIntyre
Chair, HCF Research
Foundation
2016 has been an exciting year
for the HCF Research Foundation,
with the announcement of a new
international strategic alliance to
develop standardised healthcare
outcome measures. The aim
of this partnership is to drive
improvements in health
outcomes for all Australians.
The HCF Research Foundation has
partnered with the International
Consortium for Health Outcomes
Measurement (ICHOM).
ICHOM is an organisation that brings
together experts from around the world to
work together to define global standards
that incorporate the patient’s perspective
on treatment outcomes for common and
debilitating health care conditions.
The HCF Research Foundation is working
with ICHOM to develop two new health
outcome measures:
- Pregnancy and Childbirth: to focus
on achieving the best outcome at
childbirth for both the mother and
her newborn
- Oral Health Care: our future focus to
support overall health and wellbeing.
There is growing evidence that poor
oral health can result in poor general
health and even increase the chance
of chronic illness.
We are also funding implementation
research to drive improvements for people
with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee,
using ICHOM-developed tools.
On top of this exciting partnership, in
FY2016 we continued our successful
partnerships with:
- The Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners
- The Australian Prevention
Partnership Centre
- The George Institute for Global Health
- Professor Adam Elshaug, HCF
Research Foundation Principal
Research Fellow and international
expert in identifying and reducing
low-value health care.
While we have many research projects in
progress, this year we managed to fund
a further 10 teams to undertake health
services research.
The most recent grant recipients hail
from around the nation and their projects
have the potential to positively impact
Australians of all ages and life stages.
Projects include a low-cost accessible
online program aimed at improving the
mental wellbeing of women experiencing
depression or anxiety during the perinatal
period, through to research that addresses
variations in cardiac pacemaker and
defibrillator implantation complications
in Australian hospitals.
100% HEALTH SERVICES
RESEARCH
The HCF Research Foundation
is proud to be the only research
foundation that commits
100 per cent of its funding to
health services research.
Delivery of health services is
an area for improvement that
is often overlooked.
The HCF Research Foundation
is a corporate member of the
Health Services Research
Association of Australia and
New Zealand (HSRAANZ),
and is pleased to sponsor
the HSRAANZ biennial
conference.
International research ranks
Australia’s healthcare system
as one of the best in the world,
and yet more must be done
to face the challenges ahead.
It has been an interesting year indeed,
and we are extremely proud of the
relationships we have developed with the
health services research community to
support the vision of the HCF Research
Foundation to deliver positive health
outcomes for all Australians.
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FINANCIAL
SNAPSHOT
FUNDS COMMITTED
In FY2016, the HCF Research Foundation
committed $2.2 million to health services
research. This comprised funds for
investigator-driven grants from our
Expressions of Interest (EOI) program
and Commissioned Research program.
Since inception, the HCF Research
Foundation has committed more than
$16 million to universities, research
institutes and hospitals throughout
Australia.
HCF CONTRIBUTION
The corpus of the Foundation has been
funded by donations from the net surplus
of the health fund. Since the Foundation’s
inception in 2000, HCF has made
contributions of $50 million.
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RESEARCH GRANTS
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
$2,175,439
$131,036
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2016
2016 ($)
2015 ($)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Other receivables
352,308
49,626,237
9,173
12,315
50,532,811
11,938
Total assets
49,987,718
50,557,064
Liabilities
Research grants payable
Other payables
2,878,989
9,530
2,240,316
Total liabilities
2,888,519
2,254,662
Net assets
47,099,199
48,302,402
Equity
Trust capital
Retained earnings
1,000
47,098,199
1,000
48,301,402
Total equity
47,099,199
48,302,402
The HCF Research Foundation’s annual statutory report can be found at hcf.com.au/foundation.
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OUR PARTICIPATING
INSTITUTIONS
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THE INTERNATIONAL
CONSORTIUM FOR
HEALTH OUTCOMES
MEASUREMENT
The International Consortium for
Health Outcomes Measurement
(ICHOM) is an independent
not-for-profit organisation
co-founded by Michael E. Porter
of the Harvard Business School,
The Boston Consulting Group
and the Karolinska Institutet.
THE POTENTIAL OF
VALUE BASED
HEALTH CARE
ICHOM’s mission is to unlock the
potential of value-based health care by
defining global Standard Sets of outcome
measures that matter to patients and
by driving the adoption and reporting of
these measures worldwide. To date, it
has established 21 Standard Sets for
the most common medical conditions
covering approximately one-third of
the disease burden in high-income
economies. Standard Sets established
include those for Pregnancy and
Childbirth, Depression and Anxiety,
Stroke, Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniofacial
Microsomia and several types of cancer.
ICHOM is developing Standard Sets
for conditions including HIV/AIDS,
Oral Health, Facial Palsy and more.
GROWING MOMENTUM
FOR OUTCOMES
MEASUREMENT
Support for ICHOM is growing rapidly as
momentum gathers to measure outcomes
in a patient-centred and standardised
way to drive better outcomes and value in
health care. Today, ICHOM lists a wide
range of organisations including funders,
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providers, governments and patient
advocacy groups among its many
sponsoring and strategic partners from
around the world. Similarly, the number
of organisations adopting ICHOM
Standard Sets continues to grow, with
more than 400 around the world now
implementing, or measuring according
to, ICHOM standards.
In May 2016, ICHOM held its fourth and
most successful annual conference to
date. A large number of Australians
participated as delegates and presenters.
Dr Shaun Larkin, Managing Director of
HCF, delivered a memorable keynote
address on the topic ‘Private Health Plans’
Role in Driving the Journey Towards
Value’, serving as a voice and thought
leader for the private funder community.
At the conference, ICHOM took another
step towards the worldwide adoption of
outcomes measurement with the launch
ICHOM AND HCF
In 2016, HCF entered into a strategic
alliance with ICHOM — the first
(and only) private funder to do so.
The three-year agreement was
established to realise a shared vision
for the future of health care in Australia
(and globally). Under this vision, the
delivery and financing of healthcare
services are informed by a focus on
outcomes achieved and value for the
patient. More specifically, HCF and
ICHOM have chosen to focus their efforts
on two condition areas: oral health, and
pregnancy and childbirth.
HCF has led the way as a catalyst and
advocate for the application of valuebased healthcare principles in its region
and within the private funder community.
Its partnership with ICHOM has
integrated it into a global network of
organisations similarly advancing the
value-based healthcare agenda.
Organisations within this network benefit
from the support of healthcare innovators
and thought leaders that are working
together to learn from each other.
They put patient-reported outcomes
measurement into action around the
world, sharing and comparing their
experiences and challenges.
The HCF Research Foundation’s
collaboration with ICHOM reflects a
growing recognition that driving value
in health care requires cross-stakeholder
(industry-wide) engagement. ‘The value
agenda is not just about providers,’ notes
Michael E. Porter. ‘Health funds also have
a critical role to play. HCF Research
Foundation’s work with ICHOM
represents both organisations’ long-term
commitment to driving value, not just
locally in Australia, but across health
systems globally.’
Acute complications
of treatment
Survival &
Disease Control
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LIF
E
of TechHub. TechHub is an online resource
that connects care providers with
technology firms that have developed
electronic measuring tools. These tools
make the adoption of patient-reported
outcomes measurement more accessible
than ever to organisations around
the world.
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Patient Reported
Health Status
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BUILDING CAPACITY
IN HEALTH SERVICES
RESEARCH
IN THE WORDS OF OUR RESEARCHERS…
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“One of the greatest attributes of holding
the position of HCF Research Foundation
Professorial Fellow is the opportunity it
provides to secure research grants aimed at
creating sustainable health for all Australians.
Recently secured NHMRC (National Health
and Medical Research Council) grants ensure
many more researchers are now engaged
in research that will positively impact
healthcare policy.”
“The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
(TAPPC) is proud of the partnership that has
been forged with the HCF Research Foundation,
state governments, the Australian Government
Department of Health and the NHMRC.
Over the past three years, TAPPC has invested
$9.7 million in a comprehensive program of
research, and it will invest a further $9.5 million
over the next two years. There are currently
35 research projects focused on delivering
a preventive healthcare framework for the
Australian community.”
Professor Adam Elshaug
Professor Andrew Wilson
HCF Research Foundation Professorial Research Fellow
Director, TAPPC
“The George Institute for Global Health
acknowledges the significant contribution
the HCF Research Foundation has made to
enable our organisation to fund two PhD
students over a three-year period, as well
as a Post Doctorate Fellow for two years.
These scholarships have greatly enhanced
the number of people at the George Institute
focused on health services research.”
“The Royal Australian College of General
Practitioners (RACGP) is delighted with our
affiliation with the HCF Research Foundation.
Together, we have established research
grants for the purpose of funding research
into health services issues of relevance to
general practice. Each year we provide two
additional scholarships – continually
increasing the number of GPs involved in
research for the benefit of our patients.”
Anushka Patel
Professor Peter Mudge
Chief Scientist, The George Institute for Global Health
Patron, RACGP Foundation
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NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW RESEARCH
FUNDING FOR GENERAL
PRACTITIONERS
The HCF Research Foundation, in
partnership with The Royal Australian
College of General Practitioners (RACGP),
has awarded $120,000 in research grants
to two researchers investigating innovation
in primary care.
Every year, the HCF Research Foundation
co-funds two research grants with The
RACGP Foundation, with the aim of
improving access to health services.
Out of 17 applications from general
practitioners and general practice
registrars, the two successful applicants
and their topics of research are:
• Dr Tejas Kanhere and Scientia Professor
Mark Harris, University of New South
Wales (UNSW) – Accelerometers in
monitoring physical activity in
primary care
• Professor Moyez Jiwa, University of
Notre Dame (Melbourne Clinical
School), with co-investigators Dr Alan
Leeb and Dr Jonathan Darby –
Informing policy for patients who have
been prescribed antibiotics for an upper
respiratory tract infection.
Both of the winning proposals included
innovative technological applications.
Dr Kanhere and Scientia Prof. Harris,
from UNSW, identified a practice issue
in monitoring and managing physical
inactivity in patients. The study aims to use
the simple technology of accelerometers,
or activity trackers worn on the wrist,
which can provide both real-time and
historical data in the form of a step count.
Using a trial of 60 patients in NSW with a
BMI of 25 and above, the study hopes to
demonstrate accelerometers can be a
useful tool in promoting physical activity
in at-risk patients.
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The second grant, awarded to Prof. Jiwa,
Dr Leeb and Dr Darby, will also use
technology for practice monitoring and
management in relation to upper
respiratory tract infections (URTIs).
The grant recipients identified it can be
difficult for GPs to manage the correct
administration of antibiotics for patients
with URTIs. Their study will facilitate
real-time surveillance of patients from
10 general practices who have been
prescribed antibiotics for an URTI,
with the aim of enhancing the
evidence-based policy on deferred
antibiotic prescribing for self-limiting
URTIs and also reducing the number
of people prescribed antibiotics
inappropriately.
The HCF Research Foundation,
in partnership with the RACGP,
has awarded $120,000 in
research grants to two
researchers investigating
innovation in primary care.
IMPROVING CARE FOR
DEMENTIA PATIENTS
New research released today by the
Clinical Excellence Commission shows
there are significant benefits for dementia
patients, carers and healthcare staff when
carers and staff communicate during
patient transfers.
The research, funded by the HCF Research
Foundation, is the second analysis of the
‘TOP 5’ communication tool. The tool
involves carers sharing five important
pieces of information about dementia
patients with staff members so they can
better understand the person they are
caring for.
Releasing the findings at the international
health improvement conference APAC
Forum, Clinical Excellence Commission
Project Officer Erin Gilmore said the
findings reinforced that carers were an
important part of the healthcare team.
‘Our research shows there are significant
benefits for staff, patients and carers when
using TOP 5 while transferring dementia
patients between hospitals, aged care
facilities, community services and NSW
ambulances,’ Ms Gilmore said.
‘Benefits include improved staff
knowledge and confidence when caring
for people with dementia, improved
communication, increased carer
satisfaction, more personalised care and
reduced patient anxiety.
‘During the research, we tracked patient
experiences across seven public and three
private hospitals and their associated
referral centres. As with our earlier
research, we found overwhelming support
for the involvement of carers through
TOP 5.’
The study’s chief investigator Dr Karen
Luxford said: ‘This is very important and
timely research. The Australian Bureau
of Statistics reported Alzheimer’s and
dementia as the third-highest killer in
Australia in 2012, and the number of
people with dementia is likely to reach
almost 400,000 by 2020. There is no
denying that dementia is affecting more
people than ever before and this research
shows improved care and outcomes for
this vulnerable patient group are
achievable through very simple strategies.’
RECENT
PROJECTS
PROJECT
YEAR
AMOUNT
FUNDED
Dr Ilana Ackerman, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Feasibility and costs of implementing the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement
Standard Set for hip and knee osteoarthritis.
2015
$150,000
Professor Gavin Andrews, Director, Professor of Psychiatry, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
A low-cost accessible online program that improves the mental wellbeing of women experiencing
depression and/or anxiety during the perinatal period
2015
$150,500
Dr Lynette Cusack, Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide
Evaluating the costs and effectiveness of reduced length of stay for planned caesarean sections
2015
$46,333
Dr Kirtan Ganda, Endocrinologist and Research Fellow, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Improving the identification and management of patients with radiographically proven osteoporotic
vertebral fractures
2015
$20,000
Professor Edward Janus, Head of General Medicine, Director of Research, Western Health
Standardising evidence-based interventions to shorten length of stay, reduce readmissions, reduce
hospital costs and improve patient-reported outcomes for elderly patients in hospital with pneumonia
2015
$300,000
Dr Isuru Ranasinghe, Cardiologist and National Health and Medical Research Council/National Heart
Foundation of Australia Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Reducing unwarranted variation in early complications following cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator
implantation in Australian hospitals
2015
$250,000
Professor Michael Solomon, Academic Head and Consultant Surgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Retrospective analysis on the impact of mental health co-morbidities on key outcomes for surgical patients
2015
$85,000
Professor John Attia
Reducing unnecessary test ordering
2014
$372,927
Associate Professor Roderick Clifton-Bligh
Evaluation of fracture risk calculators for clinical practice
2014
$124,268
Ms Karen Demangone
Paediatric & Adolescent iNsulin pump Decision Aid – a Novel Intervention (PANDANI)
2014
$50,023
Professor Alan Pearson
A multi-site audit of current in-hospital falls prevention practices and assessment of the
effectiveness of best practice implementation strategies
2014
$265,000
Ms Carmel Kennedy
Design and implementation of an improved pre-admission assessment clinic
2014
$309,532
Associate Professor Friedbert Kohler
Hospital Inpatient versus HOme-based rehabilitation after knee replacement (HIHO Study)
2014
$140,463
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PUBLICATION AND
PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
FY2016
MS LIZ BROAD
‘PANDANI – developing a
Paediatric and Adolescent
iNsulin pump Decision
Aid’, Joint 7th International
Shared Decision-Making
and the 3rd International
Society for Evidence
Based Healthcare –
Sydney, Australia
JULY
TAGGART J,
LIAW S-T, YU H
Structured data quality
reports to improve EHR
data quality.
International Journal
of Medical Informatics.
2015;84(12):1094-8.
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR
FRIEDBERT KOHLER
Australian Orthopaedic
Association 75th Annual
Scientific Meeting:
Brisbane, Queensland –
presentation
Australasian Faculty
of Rehabilitation
Medicine and New
Zealand Rehabilitation
Association Combined
Rehabilitation Meeting;
Wellington, New
Zealand – presentation
OCTOBER
DR KAREN LUXFORD
NSW Rural Health and
Research Conference –
poster presentation
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR
FRIEDBERT KOHLER
National Allied Health
Conference: Melbourne,
Victoria – presentation
NOVEMBER
DR KAREN LUXFORD
9th Health Services
and Policy Research
Conference –
presentation
PROFESSOR
MARGARET
ALLMAN-FARINELLI
HSRAANZ conference –
presentation
DECEMBER
2015
PROFESSOR JACQUES
JOUBERT
ICARUSS, the Integrated
Care for the Reduction of
Secondary Stroke trial;
rationale and design of
a randomized controlled
trial of a multimodal
intervention to prevent
recurrent stroke in
patients with a recent
cerebrovascular event.
Int J Stroke, July 2015
vol. 10 no. 5 773-777
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HAN A, NAIRN L,
HARMER A, CROSBIE J,
MARCH L, PARKER D,
CRAWFORD R,
FRANSEN M
Early rehabilitation after
total knee replacement
surgery. A multicenter
non-inferiority randomized
clinical trial comparing a
home exercise program
with usual outpatient care.
Arthritis Care and Research
2015; 67: 195-202.
PROFESSOR IAN
HARRIS
Australia and New
Zealand Orthopaedic
Nurses Association
Conference –
presentation
PROFESSOR WILLIAM
RUNCIMAN
C. Mandel, T. Schultz,
A. Deakin, Z. Munn,
E. Aromataris, K. Giles,
A. Pearson, M. Peters,
G. Maddern,
W. Runciman.
The use of checklists in
radiology: An Australiawide cross-sectional
study. RANZCR Annual
Scientific Meeting.
Adelaide, October 29th
– 1st November 2015.
[selected by RANZCR
as a top 20 poster for the
American Roentgen Ray
Society Annual Scientific
Meeting, Los Angeles,
April 17-22, 2016]
LIS NEUBECK,
GENEVIEVE COOREY,
DAVID PEIRIS, JOHN
MULLEY, EMMA
HEELEY, FRED HERSCH,
JULIE REDFERN
Development of an
integrated e-health tool
for people with, or at
highrisk of, cardiovascular
disease: The Consumer
Navigation of Electronic
Cardiovascular Tools
(CONNECT) web
application
International Journal of
Medical Informatics.
JANUARY
DR ILANA
ACKERMAN
(CO-AUTHOR)
Publication reporting
the development of the
ICHOM Standard Set
for Hip and Knee
Osteoarthritis paper
in Arthritis Care and
Research
FEBRUARY
PARTRIDGE SR,
MCGEECHAN K,
BAUMAN A,
PHONGSAVAN P,
ALLMAN-FARINELLI M
Improved eating
behaviours mediate
weight gain prevention
of young adults:
moderation and
ASSOCIATE
mediation results of a
PROFESSOR
randomised controlled
FRIEDBERT KOHLER
American Academy of trial of TXT2BFiT,
Orthopaedic Surgeons: mHealth program.
Annual Meeting: Florida, Int J Behav Nutr Phys
Act. 13(1):44. 4
USA – presentation
MARCH
APRIL
DR ILANA
ACKERMAN
(CO-AUTHOR)
Invited poster
presentation at the
ICHOM international
conference, London
DR KAREN LUXFORD
Carers NSW
Conference – poster
MAY
ALLMAN-FARINELLI M,
PARTRIDGE S,
MCGEECHAN K, ET AL.
A Mobile Health Lifestyle
Program for Prevention
of Weight Gain in Young
Adults (TXT2BFiT):
Nine-Month Outcomes
of a Randomized
Controlled Trial.
JMIR mHealth uHealth
2016 4:e78.
JUNE
2016
PARTRIDGE S,
ALLMAN-FARINELLI M,
MCGEECHAN K,
BALESTRACCI K,
WONG A, HEBDEN L,
HARRIS M, BAUMAN
A, PHONGSAVAN P
Process evaluation
of TXT2BFiT a
multicomponent
mHealth randomised
controlled trial to
prevent weight gain
in young adults.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys
Act. 13:7.
PROFESSOR
MARGARET
ALLMAN-FARINELLI
University College
London Digital Health
conference 2016 –
presentation.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM
RUNCIMAN
C. Mandel, T. Schultz,
A. Deakin, Z. Munn,
E. Aromataris, K. Giles,
A. Pearson, G. Maddern,
M. Peters, W. Runciman.
Checklist use in
PROFESSOR IAN
radiology: an AustraliaHARRIS
wide cross-sectional
International Congress study. European
for Joint Reconstruction Congress of Radiology.
Australia – presentation Vienna.
J. MULLEY, J. REDFERN,
L. NEUBECK,
G. COOREY, D. PEIRIS
A consumer-focused
e-health strategy for
cardiovascular risk
management in primary
care: the Consumer
Navigation of Electronic
Cardiovascular Tools
(CONNECT) study.
Primary Health Care
Research Conference,
Canberra, 2014.
PROFESSOR
MARGARET
ALLMAN-FARINELLI
International Congress
of Obesity 2016 MAY
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR
FRIEDBERT KOHLER
10th World Congress
of the International
Society of Physical and
Medical Rehabilitation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– presentation
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THE
BOARD
Lisa M. McIntyre
Claire L. Jackson
Helen Lapsley
Shaun M. Larkin
B.Sc (Hons), PhD, GAICD
MBBS, MD, MPH, CertHEcon,
GradCert Management,
FRACGP, FAICD
BA MEc FCHSM
HlthScD, MBA, MHSc, BHA
Director
Director
Prof. Lapsley was appointed to
the Board of Directors of the
Corporate Trustee in 2015.
Mr Larkin, the Managing
Director of HCF, was
appointed as a Trustee in
2010 and has been a Director
of the Corporate Trustee since
its registration in 2015.
Director
Ms McIntyre was appointed
as a Trustee in 2013, became
Chair in March 2014 and has
been a Director of the
Corporate Trustee since
its registration in 2015.
Director
Prof. Jackson was appointed
as a Trustee in 2013 and
has been a Director of the
Corporate Trustee since its
registration in 2015.
MANAGEMENT
M. E. Rummery AM
Russell J. Schneider AM
John Yu
Wayne Adams
B.Univ (Hons) SCU
GAICD
AC, MB, BS, FRACP, FRACMA
BMath
Director
Director
Director
Manager
Ms Rummery was appointed
as a Trustee in 2009 and
has been a Director of the
Corporate Trustee since its
registration in 2015.
Mr Schneider was appointed
as a Trustee in 2006 and
has been a Director of the
Corporate Trustee since its
registration in 2015.
John Yu was appointed as a
Trustee in 2013 and has been
a Director of the Corporate
Trustee since its registration
in 2015.
Wayne Adams is the manager
of the Foundation.
Full details of the Directors’ skills, experience
and expertise can be found at
hcf.com.au/foundation
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AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES
AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS
COMMISSION
AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES
AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS
COMMISSION
The Australian Charities and Not-forprofits Commission (ACNC) commenced
on 1 July 2013 and now regulates
approximately 54,000 charities, including
the HCF Research Foundation. Its purpose
is to maintain, protect and enhance public
trust and confidence in the sector through
increased accountability and transparency.
AUSTRALIAN
COMPETITIVE
RESEARCH GRANTS
REGISTER
The HCF Research Foundation’s Health
Services Research Grants Program is
listed on the Australian Competitive
Grants Register. The register lists granting
schemes that provide competitive research
grants to higher education providers.
The income received by these providers
from schemes listed on the register is
used in allocating the Australian
Government’s Research Block Grants.
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hcf.com.au/foundation