Supporting Knowledge Translation In Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care: A Developmental Evaluation Of A Stakeholder Engagement Process To Support Use Of Evidence In Systems And Policy Change
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$66,784.00
Summary
The research uses a developmental evaluation approach and mixed methods to evaluate a dissemination activity that engages stakeholders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care in using aggregated quality improvement data to identify and address evidence-to-practice gaps in healthcare. Evaluation processes are being used to refine dissemination processes and materials. Findings will also offer insights about using developmental evaluation approaches in knowledge translation.
Improving The Synthesis Of Medical Research: The Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy Initiative
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$645,205.00
Summary
People who make decisions regarding the health of individuals or a society need trustworthy information to support these decisions, whether they be about the effectiveness of a strategy, the burden of a disease, the accuracy of a medical investigation or the preferences and values of a population. To produce trustworthy evidence, we need to collate and synthesise all of the information available. This work will improve the science behind evidence synthesis and the quality of evidence synthesis.
Blood transfusion is a vital part of medical practice. Patients expect that this treatment will be given only where it will help them, while the community expects that the money spent on transfusion is being spent wisely. The proposed program of work addresses critical deficits in understanding in transfusion medicine. It will improve the evidence base to inform clinical decision-making, provide strategies which ensure this evidence is translated promptly into clinical practice, and extend this ....Blood transfusion is a vital part of medical practice. Patients expect that this treatment will be given only where it will help them, while the community expects that the money spent on transfusion is being spent wisely. The proposed program of work addresses critical deficits in understanding in transfusion medicine. It will improve the evidence base to inform clinical decision-making, provide strategies which ensure this evidence is translated promptly into clinical practice, and extend this evidence base to inform clinical policy and planning in Australia.Read moreRead less
An Integrated Approach To Improving Patient-centred Care In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$438,768.00
Summary
My research project aims to improve patient-centred care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as emphysema, by developing, testing and implementing a decision aid for shared decision making. The decision aid will be for use during the patient-health provider encounter and will facilitate tailoring of COPD treatment to patient-defined health priorities and needs, thus improving adherence and outcomes.
This program, run by an established team with skills in public health, clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics and behavioural science addresses the under-researched issues of whether, when and how to use medical tests. The elements of the program follow the sequence in which testing is often done: for screening (early detection), for diagnosis on which to base treatment decisions, and for monitoring the effects of treatment. A common approach throughout is the identification of t ....This program, run by an established team with skills in public health, clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics and behavioural science addresses the under-researched issues of whether, when and how to use medical tests. The elements of the program follow the sequence in which testing is often done: for screening (early detection), for diagnosis on which to base treatment decisions, and for monitoring the effects of treatment. A common approach throughout is the identification of the benefits and harms of testing and assessing their trade-off; how benefits weigh up against harms. This research is relevant to all partners in healthcare, (consumers, clinicians and policy-makers), who currently are being tested or using tests without being fully informed about the accuracy and effects of these tests.Read moreRead less
Reducing Antibiotic Use In Primary Care: A Cluster Randomised Trial To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Decision Aids About Antibiotic Use For Acute Respiratory Infections
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$325,500.00
Summary
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide crisis. It means antibiotics no longer work. Reducing their use is critical. Acute respiratory infections (eg ear infections, sore throats, cough) are a target for reducing use as they are the most common reason that general practitioners (GPs) prescribe antibiotics, despite being usually not needed. This trial will test if decision aids reduce antibiotic use, by helping GPs and patients to discuss their benefits and harms and jointly decide about their use.
Health Care In The Round: Building Capacity For Integrated Decision-making For Improving Health Services.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,156,378.00
Summary
Our title, ‘Healthcare in the round’, reflects two key perspectives on improving health services. First, we wish to ‘close the loop’ between the introduction of an innovation and measuring its uptake and impact. Second, we are seeking to explore how decisions about health services might be ‘rounded out’ if the ethical dimensions, economic implications and community’s views on what is being proposed were routinely considered in deciding what changes to make to existing patterns of care.