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Volume 15, Issue 4 April 2011 PHC RIS infonet ISSN 1832 620X Editorial: Who are our primary health care research leaders? the knowledge base eg. peer In our unique position as PHC Inspirations, collaborations, 2 review publications, books researchers, we have close solutions - all for you at the PHC Research Conference and other publications. But links with both health care their knowledge of the providers and policy makers, RESEARCH ROUNDup - what 3 broader issues around something not seen in many you said about this resource primary health care is also other research sectors. PHC RIS’ Annual Report 2010 3 important. Indeed, many PHC researchers are also health Launch of new research 4 A research leader has a care providers. These features partnership in Melbourne’s passion for research and, facilitate the implementation south east through supervision and of research findings into mentoring, contributes to The Aboriginal and Torres 4 policy and practice; the Strait Islander Health Worker building the research research users. A PHC Project community. This can be a researcher is often identified win-win situation where Round two: Centres of 5 by the research users as a Research Excellence Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS students are supervised and leader based not just on what taught research skills and Centre of Excellence in 5 A leader is judged by what they know but also on how the research leader builds Research for building quality, they are, what they know they engage with providers their research team. There is governance, performance and and what they do. A leader and policy makers to present magic in being able to share sustainability in primary is a good listener, is research findings to them in a health care knowledge and skills with focused, organised, tailored and targeted manner. early career researchers. ReportWatch: Health 6 available, includes others, A research leader needs to expenditure in Australia and is decisive and Service to the research know how to communicate, confident. A leader is community is something else Primary health and public 6 collaborate with others so trustworthy and sets an a research leader does. health: Not mutually exclusive that they will join the team, example. Whether this is through share ideas and work PHCRED Strategy: Research 7-11 volunteering to serve on So what features would you together to get the research Capacity Building Initiative committees, peer reviewing attribute to a primary health done. Being a PHC research papers, assessing grant WebsiteWatch: Open access 11 care research (PHC) leader? leader is much more than proposals, mentoring websites What criteria do you use to doing research. colleagues etc; service to determine who is a leader in the community is what Who are our PHC research Upcoming events 12 primary health care? grows, strengthens and leaders? An indicator of what a PHC supports the members of the research leader knows would research community. include their contribution to PHC RIS Assist 1800 025 882 www.phcris.org.au Early bird registration closes 20 May Visit www.phcris.org.au/conference/2011 Newsletter of the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service Inspirations, collaborations, solutions – all for you at the PHC Research Conference Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS must attend at the final plenary session on Friday afternoon. The PHC Research Conference goes to 3 Hear some of the best Australian Brisbane this year – a great place to be PHC research from researchers in the middle of winter. This event is passionate about what they are shaping up to be an event you simply doing. Whether you are a cannot miss. You will be inspired by researcher or a research user, this what is on offer. There will be is the place to be. opportunities to collaborate with others 4 Networking is widespread at this as we share the research we have done Conference. Connections and and determine what we need to do careers are made here. Among the next. Presenters will provide solutions many social events is the very to many primary health care questions successful PHC RIS poster reception based on the research they have done on the Wednesday late afternoon and will be presenting at the where you can sip and nibble as conference. you view posters and chat. Here are ten top reasons why you need 5 Speed mentoring happens here. 8 Come for the launch of to be at this key annual event in Start at the welcome reception on Snapshot 2011 – stories that Australian PHC research. Tuesday evening by introducing demonstrate how research can yourself to the leaders. They are 1 Our keynote speakers will inspire improve the health of Australians. friendly, keen to grow the you with their achievements and 9 Register early to get the best flights profession and interested in others thoughtful presentations. There will and accommodation. Early bird who are passionate about PHC also be time for some robust registration closes 20 May. Our research. discussions with the speakers draft program is already on-line. 6 Share your stories, ideas and during the plenary sessions. 10 Come to the Conference and stay research with others - our 2 Q&A comes to the Conference. This for the weekend - enjoy the lunchtime topic tables can help with is your chance to ask the big Brisbane sights and sensations with this. Let us know the topic and we questions about primary health friends and colleagues. There is so will set up a table sign so interested care research. The panel has been much to do here. After the floods delegates can join you. carefully selected to answer and cyclone Yasi, Queensland needs 7 Learn more research skills – attend whatever comes their way. This is a you! the skill building workshops throughout the Conference. Dr Dame Claire Curtis, scriptwriter and co-founder of OUR 2011 CONFERENCE Bertschinger Comic Relief with the words, ‘This is the girl who started it all’. She has KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Claire Bertschinger is the also worked in other trouble spots Course Director for the Professor Kim Bennell including Lebanon, Afghanistan, Sudan, Diploma in Tropical Nursing Liberia and Sierra Leone. Kim Bennell is Professor at the London School of and Director of the Hygiene and Tropical In her autobiography, Moving multidisciplinary Centre Medicine and remains passionately Mountains, Claire relives the harrowing for Health, Exercise and committed to issues in the developing experiences of her career, as well as Sports Medicine, in world. the unexpected moments of kindness. Physiotherapy at the She is now head of tropical nursing at In 1984 Claire Bertschinger was a field School of Health Sciences, University of the London School of Hygiene and nurse in Mekele, northern Ethiopia, in Melbourne. Kim's research focuses on Tropical Medicine. conservative non-drug management of charge of distributing the limited food musculoskeletal conditions, particularly rations at her disposal. She was forced Claire has been awarded the Florence osteoarthritis. Kim has been awarded a to choose the children and adults with Nightingale Medal and was honoured Future Fellowship from the Australian the best chance of survival and, in her for her inspirational nursing career with Research Council and, in association own words, ‘felt like a Nazi the Woman of the Year - Window to with physiotherapy researchers from commandant, deciding who would live the World Award and the Human Rights the University of Queensland, was and who would die’. When Michael and Nursing Award from The awarded an NHMRC program grant Buerk approached with a camera crew International Centre for Nursing Ethics. which commenced in 2011, focusing on and questions, Claire outlined the scale In 2010 she was appointed a Dame musculoskeletal conditions. of the tragedy taking place every day. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The impact of Buerk’s famine report is widely accepted. When Claire met Bob For further information visit Geldof, he introduced her to Richard <www.phcris.org.au/conference/2011> Volume 15, Issue 4 Page 2 RESEARCH ROUNDup – what you said about this resource Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS Categorise RESEARCH ROUNDup according to topics At PHC RIS we are constantly looking Consider topics suggested in for ways to improve what we do. We consultation with the Department of have produced 16 issues of our Health and Ageing. resource RESEARCH ROUNDup since October 2008 and decided to evaluate The full report is available at it earlier this year. <www.phcris.org.au/researchroundup/> We thank the 147 people who % who What we asked you participated. They were mainly agreed researchers, project officers and All or some of the topics were relevant to my work 99 nurses/allied health practitioners and were subscribers to PHC RIS eBulletin All or some of the topics were interesting 100 and/or RESEARCH ROUNDup. Their An issue has led to discussion on the topic with my colleagues 81 responses are presented in the table. An issue of RESEARCH ROUNDup changed my thinking on a subject 73 Suggestions for improvement were I have followed up references in issues of RESEARCH ROUNDup 85 also provided and form the basis for I have cited a RESEARCH ROUNDup in my work 47 the recommendations listed below. A RESEARCH ROUNDup stimulated change in my practice 44 Our recommendations A RESEARCH ROUNDup led to an application in my organisation 35 Continue producing six issues/year RESEARCH ROUNDup aims (to some or a great extent) to keep me up-to- 90 Improve the format by improving date with recent primary health care research in Australia the hyperlinks to the references The format of RESEARCH ROUNDup is the best way (to some or a great 91 Promote the resource to a wider extent) to achieve the aim of the publication: To keep the reader up-to- audience date with recent primary health care research in Australia Set up an on-line forum for Six issues per year is just right 75 feedback and ongoing discussions I would prefer more issues 24 PHC RIS’ Annual Report 2010 Fae Heaselgrave, PHC RIS reinforces this tool as an effective Australian primary health care research Executive summary means for researcher collaborations.