Useless unless there is a strategy being followed to solve exact brain problems. And as for stroke there is NO STRATEGY AND NO LEADERSHIP. So any stroke research is useless. Notice the 'models of care' NOT models of results.
Tyranny of low expectations in full display here. Just trying to 'care' for patients, NOT cure them.
Budget win for brain disorders
The 2019 Federal Budget has delivered a
win for people living with brain disorders in Australia, with a
$7million funding boost for research aimed at developing improved models
of care.
The clinical and research translation program, led by the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network (Mindgardens), will build new models of care to address the staggering burden of brain disorders in Australia. The disease burden associated with neurological, mental health and substance use disorders is in excess of $74 billion per
annum and currently accounts for 20.5 per cent of disability-adjusted
life years, nearly twice the global figure of 11.1 per cent illustrating
the scale of the health care challenge. Between 2010 and 2017 substance
misuse (drugs, alcohol) grew at 24.7 per cent, followed by neurological
disorders at 15.6 per cent and mental health disorders by 8.6 per cent.
Funding for Mindgardens will support a series of pilot programs to develop new models of care to target the three principal areas of brain health:
(1) Neurological conditions, including developmental disorders, stroke and dementia,
(2) Mental Health, and
(3) Drug, alcohol and addiction disorders.
Pilot programs will include Apex Clinics, a
‘one-stop hub’ assessment and review of all patients with neurological,
mental health or addiction brain disorders; integrated community hubs,
providing customised and targeted community services offering the best
evidence-based care to patients and linked to general practice;
innovative data technologies to build prevention tools to support early
intervention for both the patient and the clinician.
Says Professor Helen Christensen AO,
Interim Co-CEO of Mindgardens: “our current models of care treat
individual disorders in a siloed manner. These disorders are frequently
coexisting, they share brain mechanisms and behavioural patterns. We
need to take a helicopter view that cuts across siloed service
provision, creating better and more comprehensive care”.
Mindgardens aims
to become the Australian Comprehensive Brain Disorder Centre for
clinical care, research and innovation where pilot programs like Apex
Clinics, Integrated Community Hubs and Preventative Technologies can be
developed and then rolled out nationally to support all Australians
living with a brain disorder.
Professor Peter Schofield AO, Interim
Co-CEO of Mindgardens says: “linking outstanding patient care with
world-class research is the way to mutually leverage research discovery
and treatment innovation.
This has been demonstrated in cancer care
where Comprehensive Cancer Centres have had great success in steering
research towards the clinical problems of patients and bringing the
benefits of research into patient care”.
“Our aim is to become an international
leading precinct for innovative research and compassionate healthcare
for all brain disorders,” says Professor Schofield.
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