Dear ISPRN members

We are writing to let you know that applications are now open for Coordinare’s GP research project grant.

You may well have come across an issue surrounding chronic disease in your practice and pondered the answer to your question. This grant is the perfect opportunity to find out the answer to your research question.

You don’t need to have had any prior research experience, just an idea and a willingness to learn how to undertake research, fully supported by a research and academic team.

Applications close 13 Feb 2017.

If you have any queries please contact Program Assistant, Alyssa Horgan on 42215819.

Kind Regards,

Alyssa Horgan

GP Research project application

Dear Colleague,

I am pleased to invite you and your colleagues to two workshops being conducted by the Australian Health Services Research Institute on Thursday 9 March 2017:

1. Measuring and Managing Health Outcomes: An Overview
2. Outcomes Evaluation and Benchmarking: Applications of Outcome Measurement

Professor Kathy Eagar (Director, Australian Health Services Research Institute), Associate Professor Jan Sansoni (Director, Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration) and Ms Frances Simmonds (Director, Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre), experts in the field of health outcomes and benchmarking, will provide an overview of the current Australian and international focus on health outcomes and discuss the different types of measures and indicators used in health outcomes evaluation. Health outcomes will be discussed in relation to population health, evidence based health care, quality improvement, outcome benchmarking and ‘value-based’ health care activities undertaken by health and community care organisations. The use of patient-reported outcome and experience measures and standardised outcome measurement suites will be reviewed within the context of quality improvement and health service evaluation.

These workshops would be relevant to health professionals and to those undertaking post-graduate studies in health.

The workshops will be held at the University of Wollongong’s Sydney Business School, Gateway Building, 1 Macquarie Place, Circular Quay.

I would appreciate if you could please distribute this information to relevant staff and students within your organisation. View more information and book your place. We hope to see you there.

Yours faithfully,

Moira Buckley, on behalf of:
Associate Professor Jan Sansoni
Director, Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration
Australian Health Services Research Institute
University of Wollongong
+61 2 4221 4411

Join us for the Health Impacts Research Cluster Conference Day  at the Innovation Campus on the 8^th December –

USING BIG DATA TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES

Talks commence at 9:00am in the IC Ocean Room, Level 2, Building 230
Finishing with drinks on the IC terrace 4-6pm

Presenters will include:

• Professor David Preen (University of Western Australia)
• Associate Professor Judy Mullan (University of Wollongong/Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District)
• Professor Linda Tapsell (University of Wollongong/Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute)
• Dr Abhijeet Ghosh (Coordinare)

with an introduction by Professor Nicholas Zwar (University of Wollongong).

The conference day will also include a HDR student showcase and opportunities for round table discussions.

Register online by 23^rd November at: http://smah.uow.edu.au/hirc or https://topaz.ad.uow.edu.au/events/public/eventregisterI.asp?EventID=415

This 18 month research project, supported by the University of Wollongong’s practice-based research network ISPRN, is designed to build research capacity within our region’s practices.

In fact, ISPRN will provide research mentoring and supervision by two senior GSM academics, administrative support and research assistance as part of the project.

The research should focus on chronic disease and involve at least two general practices from the region. The project should also be of sufficient enough scope to enable results to be published in a peer reviewed journal but also achievable by a novice researcher within an 18 month timeframe.

Applications are now open and close at 5pm on 18 November 2016.

Download an application form now!

For further information on the application process contact ISPRN Program Assistant Alyssa Horgan on (02) 4221 5819 or amunkman@uow.edu.au

Dear ISPRN Members

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new ISPRN website, which now sits under the School of Medicine within the Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health.

ISPRN Website

The new website details information on consultancy services the team can provide, up to date information on all ISPRN projects as well as information on ISPRN’s governance from our advisory, academic and strategic working groups.

We are also taking the opportunity over the Christmas period to update the resources on our blog to provide you with an up to date information on research tips, tricks and processes to assist you with your research endeavours.

We are also currently planning ISPRN workshops for 2017 and are interested to hear from you regarding the kind of research workshops that would be most beneficial to you.

If you have any questions, have some suggestions on research workshops or are interested in getting involved in one of our research projects, please feel free to get in touch.

Kind Regards

Alyssa Horgan
ISPRN Program Assistant
Graduate Medicine
amunkman@uow.edu.au 

Dear ISPRN Members

Please see correspondence below from Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health Strategy) & Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, Prof Alison Jones.

Letter from Professor Alison Jones

Kind Regards

Alyssa Horgan
Program Assistant
Illawarra and Southern Practice Research Network (ISPRN)

Save the date! 8^th December 2016

Health Impacts Research Cluster

Conference Day at the Innovation Campus, Wollongong

 Keynote speaker: Professor David Preen, Chair in Public Health and Director of the Centre for Health Services Research at the School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia (UWA)

More information will be sent shortly, but in the meantime please mark the date in your diary. Please feel free to circulate this to anyone in your networks who may be interested.

Kind regards

Dr Elizabeth Neale APD PhD
Research Fellow
Smart Foods Centre, School of Medicine | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health | Building 41 Room 309

University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia

T +61 2 4221 5961 | F +61 2 4221 4844 |

Dear ISPRN members, the NSW Ministry of Health is pleased to announce Round 5 of the Prevention Research Support Program (PRSP), formerly known as the Population Health and Health Services Research Support Program, for the period July 2017 to June 2021.

Funding is available to eligible NSW research organisations or collaborations conducting prevention and early intervention research that aligns with NSW Health priorities.

The PRSP will direct funds towards research infrastructure and strategies to build research capability and translate evidence from research into policy and practice.

Intending applicants should refer to the following documents which are available at www.health.nsw.gov.au/research/Pages/PRSP.aspx:

• NSW Health Prevention Research Support Program Information Kit for funding Round Five – July 2017 to June 2021
• NSW Health Prevention Research Support Program Round Five Application Package
• Prevention Research Support Program Standard Funding Agreement

All applications will be assessed against the eligibility and selection criteria set out in the Information Kit and Application Package. All funding will be provided on the basis of the Standard Funding Agreement, and all applications must be submitted on the Application Form (Part 1 of the Application Package).

Previously funded organisations under the Program may re-apply for funding under this round. However, there should be no expectation that PRSP funds will continue to go to the same organisations/collaborations.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30 November 2016.

If you are interested in applying, please contact Alyssa Horgan on 42215819 or amunkman@uow.edu.au

Kind regards,
Alyssa Horgan 
Program Assistant
Graduate Medicine
University of Wollongong

Dear ISPRN members,

ISPRN has had the following article published.

Congratulations to everyone who was involved.

http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2016/october/patients%E2%80%99-perspectives-about-why-they-have-their-contraceptive-implanon-nxt-device-removed-early/

What a great effort.

Kind Regards

Alyssa Horgan