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The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Tri-State Program is a collaboration between the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School in South Australia, the Centre for Remote Health in the Northern Territory and the Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health in Victoria. The program engages the Universities to work collectively to increase the pool of primary health care researchers, to build research capacity and sustainability in health research, and to facilitate the uptake of evidence in policy and practice. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. |
Tri-State PHCRED Conference 16-17th September, 2010
The Tri-State Conference will be held in Warrnambool, Victoria this year. This is an opportunity for Primary Health Care Researchers to present their work in a collegiate environment, to network and establish useful links with the research community. Conference registration is minimal at $55 which covers the conference dinner. Contact your PHCRED Program about sponsorship to attend.
KEY SPEAKERS:
Dr Ruth Sladek "How Doctors Think...Implications for Changing Practice" and
Dr Mark Morgan "Primary Care Research to Better Manage Diabetes, Heart Disease and Depression - The True Blue Study"
Presentations & Posters by PHCRED scholars. Prizes will be awarded for best poster & presentation
CONFERENCE DINNER at Pippies by the Bay includes a Sound & Laser Show of "Shipwrecked" the story of the Loch Ard
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Dr Ruth Sladek completed a PhD in the School of Medicine at Flinders University in 2008, investigating cognitive processes and decision making among doctors within the context of understanding evidence implementation. This was funded by the National Institute of Clinical Studies, part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). NICS’ role within the NHMRC is to improve health care by getting the best available evidence from health and medical research into everyday practice. Ruth’s qualifications are underpinned by Master of Public Health Degree completed at Adelaide University, and undergraduate majors in psychology and library and information management. As a health service researcher, she currently manages the Research to Practice Group at Flinders Medical Centre and has an adjunct appointment with Flinders University. She is currently involved in a range of studies, the largest being an RCT investigating the use of academic detailing for carers of patients using home oxygen therapy. Ruth’s research interests revolve around evidence translation and include eHealth literacy, individual differences in thinking and behaviour, psychometrics, and bibliometrics work validating Medline search filters, particularly in Indigenous Health and end-stage heart failure. |
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Mark Morgan trained as a GP in Oxford UK. He has worked as a partner in Hawkins Clinic Mt Gambier for 11 years and since December as a GP in Aldgate, Adelaide Hills.
Mark is a Senior Lecturer and tutor at Flinders University South Australia, he also tutors medical students at Adelaide University. He has been a Senior Research Fellow with the Greater Green Triangle UDRH, a PHCRED bursary holder and now PHCRED fellow.
Mark’s research interests are system changes to improve chronic disease management. His current research is in collaborative care for management of diabetes, heart disease and co-morbid depression. Research sponsored by PHCRED led Mark to publish his study "How do we compare - applying the UK pay for performance criteria to an Australian general practice". The paper has been presented to the RACGP conference and published in AFP. |
Check out the links below to assist with designing posters, oral presentations and how to write abstracts:
http://www.phcris.org.au/publications/factsheets/index.php
http://www.phcris.org.au/infobytes/writing_abstracts.php
Travel to Warrnambool - Options
- Fly to Mt Gambier, then car hire to drive to Warrnambool (2hrs)
Accommodation
- Other options include : Sebel Deep Blue or Quest Warrnambool
Different things to see and do in and around Warrnambool - http://www.visitwarrnambool.com.au/
For conference information contact Raelene Burnley: raelene.burnley@flinders.edu.au
NEWS BITES
Let us know your news and keep the PHCRED network up to to date - contact Elena DiBez on 7221 8535
PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE
PHCRED Annual Research Conference - at the University Club of WA
12th November 2010
For further information contact:
Lyn Brun, Statewide PHCRED Coordinator
t +61 (0)8 9956 0200│m +61 (0)418 927 670 │e lyn.brun@cucrh.uwa.edu.au │www.phcredwa.org.au
INTENSIVE - Short Course for Primary Health Care Researchers
Adelaide 20th & 21st October
To be held at Flinders University, Health Sciences Building
Topics :
Quantitative Research- common measures of association in epidemiology
Critical appraisal of systematic review and meta analysis graphs
Qualitative research methods
Writing a Primary Health Care Research proposal
WRITING FOR TENDER WORKSHOP with Dr Caroline Laurence
Tuesday 10th August at the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, Whyalla
(To be repeated in Adelaide - date to be announced)
Contact Elena Rudnik for more information elena.rudnik@unisa.edu.au
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS with Emeritus Professor Tim Miles
Professor Tim Miles will conduct workshops for the Tri-State Program during 2010. The workshops are aimed at improving Primary Health Care Researcher's skills in writing for ARC and NHMRC grants.
Professor Miles has acted as an assessor and expert reviewer on ARC and NHMRC grant processes. Professor Miles is Director, Research Centre for Human Movement Control at the University of Adelaide, Professor (Personal Chair) Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, and Adjunct Professor, School of Physiology at the University of South Australia.
Adelaide State Library- Wednesday 18th August 2010 (9.30 am - 3pm) (download flyer)
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This workshop is now full **
We will be running a repeat of this workshop at Flinders University on Thursday 7th October 2010
Register with: raelene.burnley@flinders.edu.au
Alice Springs - Centre for Remote Health - Thursday 26th August 2010 (9.30 am - 3pm)
Register with: Dr Melissa Lindeman - melissa.lindeman@flinders.edu.au
Warrnambool, Victoria - Wednesday 15th September 2010 (9.30 am - 3pm)
University Department of Rural Health Greater Geen Triangle. Register with: liz.jackway@greaterhealth.org
Whyalla, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School - Tuesday 9th November 2010 (9.30am - 3pm)
Register with: Elena Rudnik elena.rudnik@unisa.edu.au (download flyer)
New Face at Flinders PHCRED Program
Welcome to RDP Fellow Bradley Smith. Bradley recently submitted his PhD and will be working with PHCRED Coordinator Leigh Roeger on current projects including the the Complex Chronic Disease Study.
"I obtained a Bachelors and Honours degree in Psychology from the University of South Australia. I have a strong foundation in animal-related psychological research, and have recently submitted my PhD in Psychology (animal behaviour) at UniSA. My thesis focused on the behaviour and cognition of captive dingoes (Canis dingo). The study aimed to conduct a comparative analysis of canid cognition by testing dingoes on a series of behavioural experiments. The findings from the thesis supported the idea that wild and domestic canids differ in cognitive functioning. That is, wild canids (such as wolves and dingoes) are more adept at non-social problem solving tasks than domestic dogs. My work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Animal Behaviour, Animal Cognition, Anthrozoos, and the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. I began working with PHCRED as an RDP fellow in May 2010. I am thankful for the opportunity of becoming part of the team at Flinders University, and transferring my skills to the area of primary health care. The position gives me the chance to learn about a new area, and be involved in research that has a more applied focus. I look forward to the challenge!" |
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Letter from Mongolia - A new role for PHC Researcher Melinda Soos
Melinda is a former Coordinator of the Victorian Primary Health Care Practice-Based Research Network (VicReN) is now working in Mongolia with Voluntary Service Overseas . Melinda's role involves working in strategic planning and management to improve health service delivery.
The attached article by Melinda provides some insight into the state of Primary Health Care in Mongolia. Melinda can be contacted at her Melbourne University address: soosme@gmail.com
Article by Melinda Soos
POLICY FORUM
Primary Health Care Policy and Research - State and Federal Contexts
Wednesday 12th May, 2010 at the National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Click on the speakers name to download their presentation from the forum
KEY SPEAKERS:
Professor Leonie Segal, National Preventative Health Task Force
Sinead O'Brien, Deputy Executive Director, State Wide Services Strategy, SA Health
Associate Professor Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
Dr Marianne Hellers, South Australian Medical Research Institute
Stephanie Miller, Health Consumers Alliance
INDIGENOUS MINDS
Monday 10th May, 2010 at 12 noon, Health Sciences Building Flinders University
Indigenous Research Fellow John Binda Reid visited Flinders University in May to present his paper INDIGENOUS MINDS. John is based at the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs
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CAREER PATHWAYS INTENSIVE
Friday 28th May 2010, 9am-2pm at Flinders University
WORKSHOP Career Pathways In Primary Health Care Research
Tuesday 23rd February 2010, 9am-2pm at Flinders University
Opened by Professor John Coveney, School Of Medicine Flinders University
Defining PHC Research, Perspectives on Career Pathways and Opportunities, What's in a PhD? & Personal Career Journeys
New Resource SA NT DataLink - Launched
The secure facility will create anonymised, person-based linkages between records contained in datasets held by SA and NT government health, education and community service departments, and probably also some research data collections.
SA NT DataLink will enable sophisticated population-level health and well being research and will provide a more complete understanding of our population over time, leading to better planning, delivery and validation of services by governments.
https://www.santdatalink.org.au/
Conferences in 2010
Charles Darwin University - Symposium "Beyond Periphery"
On population and regional development in sparsely populated areas. One of the aims is to bring international and national speakers together on broad community issues. Research in rural and remote areas is one of the themes
Part One: Darwin 26-28 October 2010
Part Two: Whyalla 2-4 November 2010
See attached flyer for more information (download flyer here)
Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health
The 2nd Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium "Winds of Change: New Perspectives on Rural and Remote Mental Health" will be held at Novotel Brighton le Sands in Sydney from September 29th - 30th, 2010
Early Bird Closing 23 July - 2nd Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium Sydney 2010
http://www.anzmh.asn.au/rmh10
Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) 40th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
27th-29th Sept in Adelaide - Adelaide Convention Centre
The Australian Association of Gerontology (SA & NT Division) presents the inaugural
AAG Northern Territory Conference
'The Ageing North'
12 & 13 August 2010
Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin, Northern Territory www.aagNTconference.com
*** First Announcement and Call for abstracts ***
Building a 21st Century Primary Health Care System: A Draft of Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy
This Draft National Primary Health Care Strategy provides a road map to guide future policy and practice in primary health care in Australia. It is Australia’s first National Primary Health Care Strategy
http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/nphc-draft-report-toc
Primary Health Care Reform in Australia - Report to Support Australia’s First National Primary Health Care Strategy
http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/nphc-draftreportsupp-toc
Overview: The National Preventative Health Strategy
http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/NPHS
2009 Activities
PHCRED Tri-State Conference: Alice Springs, NT
 Show casing the research of the PHCRED Tri State Collaboration
The 2009 PHCRED Tri-State Conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alice Springs on
24th-25th September 2009. The conference was attended by about 60 researchers and addressed the following; key issues in primary health care, research in progress and capacity building and networking. View presentations from this conference along with the program and photos on the 2009 Conference webpage.
Visiting Professor Barry Weiss: Oct-Nov 2009
Barry Weiss is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, USA. Professor Weiss will be conducting writing and publishing workshops with the Tri State PHCRED Programs in the Greater Green Triangle, Whyalla, Alice Springs and Adelaide during his visit in October - November 2009.
View Health Literacy talk by Professor Barry Weiss, Oct 2009
Contact PHCRED Co ordinators for more detail: Adelaide University - Dr Karin Ried, Flinders University - Dr Leigh Roeger, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School - Dr Rupesh Goel, Greater Green Triangle Department of Rural Health- Dr Michael Coates.
REFLECTIONS ON THE AUSTRALASIAN EVALUATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2009
The Tri-State Program sponsored 5 delgates to attend the AES Conference this year in Canberra: Nova Reinfeld-Kirkman (Flinders University), Paul Alyward (University of Adelaide), Dr Philip Entwistle (Centre for Remote Health) and Melissa Koch (Spencer Gulf Rural Health School Uni SA ).
A brief report on their experiences at the Conference can be found by clicking on the delegate's name above.
WORKSHOPS (PHCRED Tri-State)
Comments from the evaluation of the Qualitative Research Methods Workshop with Dr Emily Hansen (UTAS) held in Adeliade May 2009
"Encourages me to contemplate doing some qualitative research and further education"
"I found this workshop exceeded my expectations and I learned a substantial amount of new information that I felt able to assimilate. I I appreciated Emily's breadth and depth of knowledge and the opportunity to think about it all in relation to both post research and future possible topics"
"Please come back to Adelaide"- thank you
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