Projects
PHCRED Research Capacity Building Initiative
The Research Capacity Building Initiative is an integral component of the overall PHCRED strategy and provides those working the area of primary health care with a range of support to improve their research skills. Practical support may include fellowships or bursaries being awarded, mentoring by skilled researchers, and, access to a variety of workshops relevant to different aspects of the research process.
Fellowships and bursaries provide subsidised time for individuals away from their normal duties to either conduct research and analysis or write up the results of their activities. Research projects undertaken by fellowship and bursary recipients are presented at the annual state conference held in October/November each year.
Fellowships and bursaries are advertised annually. Details and application forms are available here
COMBINED UNIVERSITIES CENTRE FOR RURAL HEALTH
The following projects have been undertaken by PHCRED fellowship and bursary recipients in 2008. Most projects have been completed with some still ongoing.
- Community interventions for at risk indigenous youth, Carnavon.
- Urinary pH in pregnancy.
- Evaluation of a work-life balance program.
- Management of constipation in the older adult living in residential care.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the Older Patients Initiative Care Coordination Team.
- Fremantle primary prevention study into risk factor modification for cardiovascular disease in general practice.
- Enhancing primary care research capacity in an indigenous community in the Kimberley.
- Prostate cancer data linkage study.
- A study to examine doctor's perceptions of radiation dose among a range of different investigations.
- Diabetes co-morbidity study.
- A double blind RCT to determine the effectiveness of using low level laser acupuncture (LA) for the treatment of chronic low back pain (LBP).
- Reduction of cardiovascular risk through self management interventions within general practice.
- The utility of Troponin testing in primary care.
- A project to improve and enrich PHC research by fostering collaboration between health professionals and communities.
- To explore the effectiveness of GP health department communication in the context of an infectious pandemic.
