ProfessorRobyn Gallagher
Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Professor Gallagher's research aims to help patients to recover and lead healthier lives after admission to hospital for heart problems including heart attack,heart surgery and cardiac arrhythmias. Her work helps patients to reduce their risk of having further heart events, through cardiac rehabilitation, exercise and physical activity and medication adherence. Professor Gallagher's research aims to improve the quality of cardiac rehabilitation in Australia, through the QUICR MRFF-funded study and the SOLVE-CHD NHMRC Synergy funded program.She and her team address barriers to secondary prevention uptake including cognitive impairment, low health literacy and Chinese immigrant challenges. She is investigating innovative health technologies including fitness trackers and mobile phone apps to support lifestyle change including a randomised trial of the serious game mobile app for heart attack survivors (MyHeartMate) and telehealth for women recovering from heart attack and heart surgery. In recognition that nurses are role models and provide the bulk of healthcare, she completed 'Fit for the Future: 5000', the largest nurses' study conducted in Australia.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTSolving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (SOLVE-CHD)National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Redfern J,
- Briffa T,
- Gallagher R,
- Bauman A,
- Jennings G
- GRANTPersonalised Exercise Rehabilitation FOR people with Multimorbidity - The PERFORM trialDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2023 - 30 Nov 2027People funded by this grant:
- Singh SJ,
- Holland A,
- Cameron I,
- Gallagher R,
- Lannin N
- GRANTAdoption, impact and sustainability of evidence-based practice into health care: Co-design and evaluation of projects, systems and processesDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R,
- Hure AJ,
- Jackson D,
- Baillie A,
- Sherrington C
- GRANTWestern Norway Regional Health Authority1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Pettersen TR,
- Larsen AI,
- Hesthammer JG,
- Hjertvikrem N,
- Wentzel-Larsen T
- GRANTHeartPath: Targeting self-efficacy and health literacy through patient education to prevent recurrent heart events in Australians with heart diseaseDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2027
- GRANTA very brief intervention for physical activitybehaviour change in cardiac rehabilitation: the Measure It trialDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Tyack Z,
- Niyonsenga T,
- Freene N,
- Keegan R,
- McPhail SM
- GRANTIdentifying and addressing barriers and enablers to implementing best-practice cardiac rehabilitation: the Quality Improvement in Cardiac Rehabilitation (QUICR) Cluster-Randomised Controlled TrialDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2022 - 31 Jul 2027People funded by this grant:
- Hyun K,
- Figtree GA,
- Brieger D,
- Redfern J,
- Bauman A
- GRANTWestern Norway Regional Health Authority1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Norekvål TM,
- Bergsjø LO,
- Borge A,
- Gerdts E,
- Iversen MM
- GRANTGuardian Angel: Implementation of a peer support program for people with heart diseaseDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2021 - 30 Nov 2025People funded by this grant:
- Redfern J,
- Briffa T,
- Figtree GA,
- Bauman A,
- Gallagher R
- GRANTHealth4Me: Improving adolescent physical activity and nutrition behaviours via primary careDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 May 2021 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Steinbeck KK,
- Figtree GA,
- Kang M,
- Mihrshahi S,
- Hackett M
- GRANTConsumer co-creation and feasibility testing, of standardised ACS discharge and medication education, using Avatar technology, for patients and families with English as a second language and/or low health literacy, to prevent 30-day readmissionNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Apr 2020People funded by this grant:
- Zhang L,
- Gallagher R,
- Clark R
- GRANTSolving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease SOLVE-CHDNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Mar 2020People funded by this grant:
- Redfern J,
- Bauman A,
- Jennings G,
- Briffa T,
- Geelhoed E
- GRANTIncreasing Medication Adherence Among Adults With Atrial Fibrillation: A Medical Research Council Complex Intervention Framework Development And Feasibility StudyChief Scientist Office, Scottish Government1 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R,
- Neubeck L
- GRANTCognitive impairment - a novel explanation for acute coronary syndrome survivors difficulty in engaging in secondary prevention behavioursNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Feb 2018People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R,
- Naismith S,
- Tofler G,
- Bauman A
- GRANTAnalysis of the NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) 2017 Minimum Dataset AuditNational Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division)1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R
- GRANTPromoting engagement in secondary prevention behaviours after acute coronary syndrome through game strategies: development and evaluation of the MyHeartMate prototype in practiceNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Figtree GA,
- Chow CK,
- Gallagher R,
- Chow CK,
- Neubeck ALH
- GRANTQUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with heart disease QUELNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Woodward M,
- Chow CK,
- Hare DL,
- Zwar N,
- Usherwood T
- GRANTCardiac Rehabilitation Study - Potential for technology-based strategies to augment and improve access to cardiac rehabilitationNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Glinatsis H,
- Gallagher P,
- Sadler L,
- Belshaw J,
- Gallagher R
- GRANTUsing iPhones to screen for atrial fibrillation in general practice clinics to prevent stroke.National Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Patel A,
- Freedman B,
- Zwar N,
- Comerford D,
- Denney-Wilson E
- GRANTDevelopment of Graphic App for Atrial Fibrillation EducationPfizer Australia Pty Ltd1 Jul 2015People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R,
- Neubeck ALH
- GRANTHeart and Mind: the impact of cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity on cognitive function in acute coronary syndrome survivorsDVC Research1 Jul 2015People funded by this grant:
- Naismith S,
- Gallagher R,
- Neubeck ALH,
- Bauman A,
- Tofler G
- GRANTAF WorkshopPfizer Australia Pty Ltd1 Mar 2015People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R
- GRANTPotential for novel technology-based strategies to augment and improve access to cardiac rehabilitationNSW Health1 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- Glinatsis H,
- Roach K,
- Sadler L,
- Kirkness A,
- Gallagher R
- GRANTAustralian Research Council11 Oct 2013 - 31 Mar 2017People funded by this grant:
- Perry L,
- Duffield C,
- Gallagher R,
- Sibbritt D,
- Roden J
- GRANTDetection of mild cognitive impairment in heart failure patientsNSW Health Nursing and Midwifery Office1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Gallagher R,
- Gillies G,
- Sullivan A,
- Burke R,
- Hales S
