ProfessorClaudia Rutherford
Professor of Health Outcomes Research
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Professor of Health Outcomes ResearchFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Claudia’s research interests are in the following areas:
1) Clinical research in the implementation of the routine collection of PROs in health settings for individual patient decision-making and service evaluation,
2) Health services research, co-design and implementation of supportive care interventions and models of care to improve patient outcomes
3) Methodological research to improve the standards of PRO/HRQL research, from concept development through to peer-review reporting.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTEmploying radiotherapy to augment glofitamab bispecific antibody immune response in relapsed lymphoma - The Radio-GLO studyDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Hawkes E,
- Rutherford C
- GRANTMore efficient delivery of high-cost standard-of-care therapies in relapsed multiple myeloma using real-time feedback of patient-reported outcome measures: the MY-PROMPT-2 trialDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Feb 2022People funded by this grant:
- Spencer A,
- Harrison S,
- Irving A,
- Ho PJ,
- Mandelbaum J
- GRANTThe IC3 Trial: Identifying Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer in PrimaryCareMRFF Medical Research Future Fund1 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Crawford DHG,
- Strasser S,
- Chondros P,
- Emery J,
- Adams L
- GRANTSISAQOL-IMI: Setting International Standards of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life Endpoints in Cancer Clinical Trials Innovative Medicines InitiativeEuropean Commission (Belgium)1 Jan 2021People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTTransition from acute to primary health care for early colorectal cancer survivors: using mixed methods to establish primary care providers opinions and current practices for managing symptoms and functions in the communityRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners1 Sep 2020
- GRANTDevelopment and implementation barriers of a new patient-reported outcomeUniversity of Sydney9 Mar 2020People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTTo test the clinical validity and reliability of the Steroid Symptom Questionnaire Multiple Myeloma SSQ-MM in a multi-centre cross sectional study with concurrent health related quality of life HRQoL measurementSydney Local Health District1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- White K,
- King T,
- Rutherford C
- GRANTPRO- INCCLUDE: Patient Reported Outcomes In Colorectal cancer patients from Culturally and LingUistically DiversE backgroundsWestern Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS)7 Jan 2019People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C,
- Heriot A,
- Yeung J,
- Jefford M
- GRANTUniversity of Sydney a Beckett FellowUniversity of Sydney3 Apr 2018People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTEnablers and barriers to implementing patient-reported measures to improve patient self-management, clinical care and health services qualityDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Speerin R,
- King M,
- Rutherford C,
- Tinsley M
- GRANTRES: Research agreement (incorporating Clinical Data Disclosure Agreement) UoS and Uni of Leeds (Claudia Rutherford, Margaret-ann Tait)University of Leeds1 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTHealth Outcomes Research in Primary Care. Follow-up of non-mobile elderly, through the Pressure Ulcer Information and Registry System (SIRUPP study)Andalusian Ministry of Health and Families (Spain)1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C,
- Vera-Salmeron E,
- Egea-Velazquez JA,
- Gomez-Pozo B,
- Montalvo-Cabrerizo M
- GRANTSydney Catalyst Travel and Education Award 2016University of Sydney - Sydney Catalyst Translational Cancer Research1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTUpskilling our post-graduate research students to world-class standards of incorporating health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and other patient-reported outcomes (PROS) into clinical researchUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Mercieca-Bebber R,
- Rutherford C,
- King M
- GRANTUpskilling our post-graduate research students to world-class standards of incorporating health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) into clinical research (Open Learning Environment - HDR)DVC Education1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- King M,
- March L,
- Rutherford C,
- Smith L,
- Caillaud C
- GRANTSupporting informed choice for management of screen-detected Ductal Carcinoma in Situ(DCIS) among older women (70 years and over)University of Sydney - Sydney Catalyst Translational Cancer Research1 Jul 2016People funded by this grant:
- Spillane A,
- Rutherford C,
- Hersch J,
- Saunders C,
- McCaffery K
- GRANTQualitative component of the OA Flare questionnaire development projectNorthern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)1 Feb 2016People funded by this grant:
- Rutherford C
- GRANTDeveloping a Patient-Reported Symptom Index for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder CancerCancer Australia1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Patel M,
- Smith D,
- Frydenberg M,
- Sengupta S,
- Hayne D
- GRANTShared decision-making for women with ductal carcinoma in situ: a pilot studyMedibank Health Research Fund1 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- Boxer M,
- Spillane A,
- King M,
- Butow P,
- Rutherford C
- GRANTTowards development of a decision support tool for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breastCancer Council Western Australia1 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- King M,
- Butow P,
- Burnett P,
- Musiello T,
- Chua B
- GRANTAn international field study of the Reliability and Validity of an EORTC breast reconstruction questionnaire to assess quality of life in all types of breast reconstruction “ Phase IVEuropean Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- King M,
- Rutherford C,
- Winters Z
- GRANTHTA 11/36/33: Pressure Relieving Support Surfaces: a Randomised Evaluation (PRESSURE 2) QOL sub- studyNational Institute for Health research (NIHR)1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Gray J,
- Hartley S,
- Brown S,
- McGinnis E,
- Wilson L
- GRANTMobility outcomes in multiple sclerosisMultiple Sclerosis Society (UK)1 Feb 2012People funded by this grant:
- Hobart J,
- Rutherford C