Grants and funding

lead chief investigator (Principal Investigator, cIA)

2015 - 2020
The comparative effectiveness of patient- and provider-directed strategies for increasing shared decision-making in reproductive health care
Thompson R, Elwyn G, Foster T, Tosteson T, Boardman M, Olson A,
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute [CDR-1403-12221], USA
US $2,128,816​   [AU $2,918,564]   [UK £1,441,958]
2017 - 2018
(Family) Planning Ahead: Pilot testing a patient decision aid on postpartum contraception
Thompson R, Theiler R, Stevens G, Donnelly K.
Society of Family Planning Research Fund [SFPRF11-II6], USA
US $74,930​   [AU $95,890]   [UK £55,492]
2017 – 2018
Developing the International Coproduction Health Network to advance coproduction of health and social services globally
Thompson R, Batalden P, Foster T.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USA
US $149,999​   [AU $191,958]   [UK £111,086]
2016 - 2017
(Family) Planning Ahead: Adopting user-centered design to enable patient-centered decision-making about postpartum contraception
Thompson R, Theiler R, Stevens G, Donnelly K.
Society of Family Planning Research Fund [SFPRF10-II6], USA
US $24,998​   [AU $34,712]   [UK £20,271]

chief investigator (Co-investigator)

2022 – 2027
Implementing an opioid stewardship intervention to reduce opioid use (IMPLORE)
Abdel Shaheed C, Maher C, McLachlan A, Blyth F, Degenhardt L, Ivers R, Lung T, Kelly P, Stanaway F, Thompson R.
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
AU $2,352,236
2019 - 2020
The implementation and evaluation of a shared decision-making training intervention in relation to timing of birth at South Western Sydney maternity hospitals
Coates D, Makris A, Thompson R, Donnolley N, Henry A, Nicholl M.
Women’s Health Initiative Translational Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia
AU $9,995   [UK £5,296]
2017 – 2019
International Coproduction Network (ICON)
Batalden P, Nelson E, Elwyn G, Thompson R, Foster T.
Rx Foundation, USA
US $200,000​   [AU $255,946]   [UK £148,116]
2017 – 2018
Where and How You Birth (WHY Birth): User-centred development and design of a maternity care decision aid
Vedam S, Munro S, Thompson R, Janssen P, Kornelsen J, Bansback N, Stoll K.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Canada
CA $30,000​   [AU $30,535]   [UK £17,670]
2014 - 2016
Participation in medical decision making during childbirth: A mixed study with women who attend public health services
(Participación en la toma de decisiones en salud durante el proceso reproductivo: Estudio cuali‐cuantitativo con mujeres del sistema público)
Bravo P, Villarroel L, Dois A, Contreras A, Uribe C, Sapag J, Thompson R.
National Fund for Research and Development in Health (Fondo Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud), Chile [SA14ID0027]
CLP $29,903,198   [AU $60,349]   [UK £31,677]
2013 – 2015
Evaluating CollaboRATE, a measure of patient engagement in real-world clinical settings
Elwyn G, Barr PJ, Ozanne EM, Thompson R, Berke EM, L'Heureux MM, Tai-­‐Seale M, Percac-­‐Lima S.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [GBMF3929], USA
US $822,129   [AU $920,850]   [UK £496,031]
2014 – 2015
Improving the timing of hospital admission in labour: The intrapartum admission decision-making improvement trial (I-ADMIT)
Miller Y, Clayton A, Beckmann M, Merollini K, Thompson R.
Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Australia
AU $75,000   [UK £39,367]
2009 – 2012
The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
Lee C, Miller YD, Thompson R, Gallois C, Watson B.
Queensland Government, Australia
AU $7,000,000   [UK £3,886,153]

associate investigator

2023 – 2026
Understanding the variation in the use of hysterectomy to improve outcomes for women with heavy menstrual bleeding
Doust J, Jordan S, Copp T, Wilson L, Hickey M, Mishra G, Thompson R.
HCF Research Foundation Health Services Research Grants Scheme, Australia
AU $402,898
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