2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
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RESEARCH PROGRAMS<br />
We have strong research programs in primary care mental health, chronic disease, young people's health, <strong>and</strong> abuse <strong>and</strong><br />
violence. These research programs are tackling some of the most challenging problems that face the Australian community such<br />
as depression, diabetes, family violence, risk taking behaviour in young people <strong>and</strong> sexually transmissible infections. We are<br />
developing research programs in the use of complementary <strong>and</strong> alternative therapies, musculoskeletal problems <strong>and</strong> cancer.<br />
Our annual research grant income in 2009 was $3.15 million, with most of this being awarded via Australian national competitive<br />
grants. See the publications section for a full list of our published works.<br />
Each Wednesday from 1-2pm during the academic year we meet for a research discussion called Research Matters. Visitors are<br />
always welcome. Our successful visiting academics program has attracted visitors from the United Kingdom, Irel<strong>and</strong>, New<br />
Zeal<strong>and</strong>, Hong Kong, Canada, USA <strong>and</strong> the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. We welcome enquiries from potential visitors who have similar<br />
research interests.<br />
RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING<br />
Since 2000 we have been actively engaged in building research capacity in primary health care as part of the University<br />
component of the Commonwealth Department of <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ageing <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Research, Evaluation <strong>and</strong><br />
Development (PHCRED) Strategy. Together with our partners from the University of Melbourne's Department of Rural <strong>Health</strong>,<br />
Shepparton, the Department of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong>, Monash University, Clayton, <strong>and</strong> Monash University's Department of Rural <strong>and</strong><br />
Indigenous <strong>Health</strong>, we form the Victorian PHCRED Partnership to offer:<br />
The PHCRED Fellowship Scheme<br />
Since 2002, we have supported 32 fellows to learn about literature searching, study design, development of study protocols,<br />
statistical analyses, ethics applications <strong>and</strong> writing research papers. The fellowships have enabled GPs <strong>and</strong> other primary care<br />
practitioners to gain h<strong>and</strong>s-on experience of the research process.<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
Dr Lisa Derigo MB BS<br />
MProfAppEthics FRACGP is a GP<br />
with both a clinical <strong>and</strong> research<br />
interest in sexual health. She is<br />
using her PHCRED grant to<br />
research university students'<br />
knowledge of Chlamydia.<br />
Ms Susannah Summons BSc MSc<br />
is a consultant nutritionist working in<br />
the area of remote Indigenous health.<br />
She is currently undertaking a project<br />
to investigate the enablers <strong>and</strong><br />
barriers to the establishment of<br />
remote community gardens as a<br />
source of food for remote<br />
communities.<br />
Dr Am<strong>and</strong>a Fraser BN MB BS MPH<br />
FRACGP is a GP with a special<br />
interest in youth health. She is<br />
currently undertaking a Master of<br />
Philosophy, exploring Medicare<br />
independence <strong>and</strong> health access<br />
for young people.<br />
Mr Soenke Tremper is a program<br />
3<br />
consultant with the sh ed (Sexual<br />
<strong>Health</strong>, HIV <strong>and</strong> Hepatitis<br />
Education) program, through which<br />
Victorian GPs are able to access<br />
ongoing education including HIV<br />
<strong>and</strong> Hepatitis C s100 accreditation.<br />
2009<br />
Mrs Maureen Goss BEd DipTeach DipPM is a practice manager at a busy inner city practice. She examined the systems which<br />
need to be in place for general practices to be ready to participate in research.<br />
Ms Jessica Malcolm is a dietician who has been working in the community health sector. Her research interests are around<br />
chronic disease management <strong>and</strong> social inequalities.<br />
Ms Carole Meade BA GDipLib GDipCounselling GDipSocSciGestaltTherapy GDipFamilyTherapy is the clinical care coordinator<br />
of a rural general practice. Her research interests include GPs’ underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the relationship between depression <strong>and</strong> Type 2<br />
Diabetes. Carole conducted a qualitative study of GPs in 2009, funded by a PHCRED grant.<br />
Dr Jason Ong MB BS FRACGP is a GP working in Prahran. He has a special interest in primary care research in particular,<br />
sexual health medicine. He is currently completing his Masters of Medicine in predicting contraceptive use in women.<br />
Dr Adeline Ooi MB BS FRACGP works at a general practice seeing many young people, which has led her to her research<br />
interest in young women's knowledge about Pap tests.<br />
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