A Geographic Approach To Measuring Social Deprivation And Health Care Need For Primary Health Care Policy And Planning
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$148,213.00
Summary
Understanding how and where people use and access health services, and how social disadvantage affects this is important for planning and providing primary health care services. Presenting information as maps is an effective way to explore and communicate these issues. This research program will use a geographic and map-based approach to understanding patterns of health service use and social disadvantage, to assist in developing primary health care policy.
An Evaluation Of Trust In A Primary Health Care System
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$135,550.00
Summary
Trust is a critical issue in the relationships between organisations that need to work together to achieve integrated services for consumers. As organisational representatives get to know one another trust may develop permitting a greater degree of collaboration. In Victoria, the Primary Care Partnerships Strategy process aims to strengthen the relationships between agencies in alocal areas to improve collaboration and achieve services that operate in an integrated way in the provision of servic ....Trust is a critical issue in the relationships between organisations that need to work together to achieve integrated services for consumers. As organisational representatives get to know one another trust may develop permitting a greater degree of collaboration. In Victoria, the Primary Care Partnerships Strategy process aims to strengthen the relationships between agencies in alocal areas to improve collaboration and achieve services that operate in an integrated way in the provision of services to consumers. It is about strengthening the system of care. The aim of this study is to understand how people within a primary care system build and maintain relationships of trust between individuals and between organisations. Individuals will be interviewed to learn how they experience trust and related issues, documents will be analysed to learn about the policy and organisational environments of trust relationships, and the Trust Evaluation Scale used to measure the factors associated with trust over a two year period. The outcomes of this study will be an understanding of how organisations establish the relationships that allow them to collaborate effectively. In particular it will help us understand how they can be encouraged to share the same protocols and procedures, to share information, and become more skilful at managing organisational differences, and it will provide a deeper understanding of relationships between primary health care organisations and the strategies that can help individuals and organisations create trust and collaborate.Read moreRead less
Improving Quality And Safety Of Health Care Delivery At The Interface Between The Primary And Acute Care Sectors
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,528,627.00
Summary
The interface between primary and hospital based care is a quality and safety flashpoint. Our Centre will investigate the utility of a new model of collaborative care at this interface involving upskilled general practitioners, supported by hospital specialists and multidisciplinary teams caring for people with diabetes, heart failure and people receiving palliative care. We will investigate the impact on health outcomes; consumer and health care professional satisfaction; and economic outcomes.
Investigating The Capacity Of The General Practitioner Workforce To Meet Ongoing HIV Primary Care Needs In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$469,552.00
Summary
The number of people living with HIV-AIDS in Australia is increasing and ageing, requiring an expert primary care workforce to provide HIV clinical care into the future. Yet the numbers of general practitioners training as s100 prescribers may be insufficient to replace those leaving to retire or change jobs. This study will provide critical and timely evidence for why and how GPs pursue or continue working in HIV medicine in different caseload and geographical settings across Australia.
Relationships Between General Practice And Community Health Services To Improve Shared Service Delivery
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$70,455.00
Summary
The quality of care for people with chronic disease can be improved through well coordinated primary health care services. This research will contribute to better understanding the factors that contribute to effective shared service delivery between general practice and community health services. It is of significance to Australian health policy, as governments are investing to improve access to a broader range of primary health care providers and more integrated service delivery.
General Practice Optimising Structured MOnitoring To Improve Clinical Outcomes In Type 2 Diabetes: GP-OSMOTIC T2D
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$864,980.00
Summary
We will study the use of a new technology, retrospective continuous glucose monitoring (r-CGM), to help achieve glucose targets for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in General Practice (GP). This is important because controlling glucose levels improves disease outcomes and because T2D is mostly managed in GP where the majority of people are out of glucose target levels and GPs and patients currently don’t have a simple effective method for monitoring blood glucose levels to guide treatment.
Preventing Chronic Disease Through Improved Dietary Behaviours: Developing And Implementing A Nutrition Intervention For Patients In Partnership With Practice Nurses (PPPNs) Using The Knowledge To Action Framework.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$338,899.00
Summary
This research program will contribute to prevention of chronic diseases by developing and piloting an intervention for use by patients in partnership with Practice Nurses to improve patients’ dietary behaviours. The research program is aligned with the World Health Organization’s commitment to partnering with patients for improved health care, and will result in a better understanding of how Practice Nurses and other health professionals can provide effective, patient-centred nutrition care.
Addressing Foundational Impediments To The Translation Of Chronic Disease Prevention Interventions In Community Settings
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$470,144.00
Summary
Smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, poor diet, and obesity are among the most important risk factors of chronic disease. While research has identified a number of effective interventions to address these risks, most have not been designed to be implemented in the community. Furthermore, little research has been undertaken to identify effective methods to achieve large-scale implementation of effective interventions. My fellowship seeks to address these issues.