Research Grants
Ear Science Institute Australia has received research grants which have enabled
our dedicated team of researchers and scientists to achieve many ground-breaking
advancements into the diagnosis and treatment of ear and hearing disorders. This
support is essential to ensure that the Institute continues to provide meaningful
assistance to the hearing impaired community.
Our sincerest appreciation to the following research grant providers in assisting us
to develop an innovative telemedicine project that has improved vital healthcare services
in rural and remote areas:
Raine Medical Research Foundation
Tele-otology as a screening & diagnostic tool for ear disease in Aboriginal children. $118,715 - 2002/3
Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
Digital image compression for the efficient and accurate transmission of still images and movie sequences of
the eardrum for a tele-otology system. $137,020 - 2002/3
Clive and Vera Ramaicotti Research Foundation
Screening for ear disease in rural and remote Western Australia: development of a telemedicine system to
transmit images of the ear for expert assessment. $15,000 - 2002
Rural Health Support, Education and Training
Video-otoscopy and tele-otology training for rural and remote area health workers, $69,619 - 2002/3
Australian Society for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Compression of digital image sequences for pneumatic otoscopy of the tympanic membrane
$16,111 - 2002
If you would like more information about the research aims and outcomes of our Telemedicine Group,
follow the link below.
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