The Coronavirus Action Fund: Key Funding Priorities

NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS

The Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) will generate clinical evidence that can be applied during the pandemic to reduce mortality or the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalised, but not yet critically ill, patients with COVID-19.

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND PPE

The Coronavirus Action Fund was able to quickly secure personal protective equipment for frontline health workers and researchers.

SPECIAL COVID-19 RESEARCH PROJECTS

The Special COVID-19 grants will analyse unprecedented changes in the delivery of healthcare including the impact of life-support on COVID-19 drugs, long-term COVID-19 side-effects and the impact of telehealth/virtual care on patient care.

COVID-19 RESEARCH COORDINATORS

COVID-19 research coordinators are assisting in the planning, implementation and maintenance of data collection and analysis systems in support of research protocol.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES INITIATIVES

Planning is underway to improve the outcomes of patients with serious infections, leverage grant and philanthropic funding, and train the next generation of infectious diseases researchers.

HEALTH WORKER SUPPORT

A significant medical event like the Coronavirus pandemic can add considerable stress to hospital staff. The Coronavirus Action Fund provides RBWH staff additional support through a variety of initiatives.