New MRFF funding for infant Tele-rehabilitation

HEU researchers Dr Li Huang and A/Professor Kim Dalziel are part of a team awarded MRFF grant to research tele-rehabilitation for infants. The project is led by Professor Alicia Spittle (Royal Women’s Hospital and University of Melbourne). The project will receive $1.8M to research tele-rehabilitation for early intervention to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born preterm and their parents’ wellbeing using a randomised controlled trial.

The project is part of the Government’s $27M investment in research and public health, announced in MP Greg Hunt’s recent media release.