Advancing Digital Inclusion In Low Income Australian Families - Bridgewater And Deception Bay
Funder
Australian Research Council, Queensland University of Technology
Summary
This ethnographic investigation explores the complex relationship between digital and social inclusion, and social infrastructure’s role (education facilities, charities, government services) in supporting low income families in six diverse communities from Far North Queensland to Tasmania, across diverse urban, regional and rural locations
Digital Skills For Health - Skills Solutions Partnership Program
Funder
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Summary
The Skills Solutions Partnerships (SSP) program provides a platform for collaboration between government, industry, TAFEs and dual sector universities to design and pilot innovative short training approaches to rapidly address workforce skills gaps in priority sectors.
Advancing Digital Inclusion In Low-income Australian Families
Funder
Australian Research Council Linkage Program
Summary
Explores the complex relationship between digital and social inclusion, and social infrastructure's role (education facilities, charities, government services) in supporting low income families.
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, The Eldon & Anne Foote Trust
Summary
This project aims to better understand the role of Open Access centres and how their services should adapt to meet the needs of their clients more effectively. A key goal of the project is to understand the types of participants who use these services.
The Pen, Or Is It The Spoken Word, That Is Mightier Than The Sword. A Study Focussed On Defining, Teaching And Assessing Skills In Effective And Therapeutic Communication
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$125,503.00
Summary
The aim of this research is to define the essential elements in effective and helpful health professional communication, convert these elements to measurable learning objectives, develop a valid method to assess competency and evaluate change that occurs when students participate in programs designed to develop communication competencies. (500 character limit including spaces and line breaks)
Targeting Health System Change To Provide Better Care For People With Chronic Pain
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,562,250.00
Summary
Chronic pain causes serious impacts to quality of life but the healthcare system is not well suited to managing the problem. This research addresses 3 barriers to evidence-based care. A new model that integrates clinical care with health coaching will be adapted for different settings. A training program to help clinicians incorporate research into their practice will be designed and evaluated. A pain education program aimed at empowering people in regional areas will be rolled-out and assessed.