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If you´re looking for a straightforward introduction to primary health care, infoBytes have the basics covered, making them your perfect starting point to primary health care. These infoBytes are updated regularly and provide a portal to the array of resources available on the world wide web.
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 View infoByte Australian health reform matters Whilst Australia’s health status is among the highest in the world, our health system is in need of reform to meet long-term challenges such as access to services, the growing burden of chronic disease, population ageing, cost inefficiencies, safety and quality, and the cost of new health tec… | View infoByte International primary health care systems This Infobyte provides information about and sources of further information on the primary health care systems in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. | View infoByte Medicare Locals This infoByte provides information about documents and websites that focus on the process of establishing Medicare Locals and the impact of this change on various stakeholders. | View infoByte Needs assessments in primary health care This infoByte reflects on needs assessments in primary health care in Australia and internationally. | View infoByte Nursing and primary health care This infoByte provides information on the role of Australian nurses in providing PHC as part of a reformed health system. It outlines recent developments to the role and activities of nurses in Australian PHC programs and worthwhile readings that provide further information on the crucial role of n… | View infoByte Primary Health Care Includes definitions, position statements and suggested reading about Primary Health Care (PHC) as well as explaining the differences between comprehensive and selected PHC |
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View infoByte About research Clarifying what research is and providing you with definitions for the many research types. | View infoByte Apply for research funding Covering a number of issues you need to address when considering your research question and applying for research funding, plus a number of links to resources to further help you | View infoByte Collaborative partnerships in research Collaborations occur to enable a sharing of different perspectives, skills, resources and other attributes that contribute to effectively addressing the research problem.
Learn how collaborative partnerships between researchers, practitioners, decision makers, consumers and community members can s… | View infoByte Ethical health research Containing guidelines and relevant articles relating to ethical health research as well as highlighting australian research focussing on ethical issues | View infoByte Evidence-informed health policy: Information sources Evidence-informed health policy is part of a general trend by the Australian Government towards embedding research evidence in policy decision-making. However, locating relevant and reliable evidence in a rapidly expanding array of information is both time- and resource-intensive for researchers an… | View infoByte Getting started in evaluation Contains the purposes of evaluation, definitions, glossary of terms, electronic discussion lists and the guidelines for conducting evaluations | View infoByte Involving consumers in your research Consumer participation resource for researchers: This infoByte offers reasons for and ways to involve consumers in research. | View infoByte Longitudinal Studies Containing information about Australian primary health care longitudinal studies, definitions of longitudinal studies, its disadvantages and advantages, information for those wanting to conduct a longitudinal study as well as information on how to access the databases and findings of such studies
| View infoByte Mentoring matters The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Strategy (PHCRED) supports primary health care providers to develop high quality research and evaluation knowledge and skills. One of the many ways this is being achieved is through mentoring. This infoByte lists key information about ment… | View infoByte Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) Contains definitions, aims and literature about Practice-Based Research Networks as well as a list of Practice-Based Research Networks in Australia | View infoByte Rapid Responses A Rapid Response is a brief review of evidence related to a specific policy area requested by policymakers, with a view to developing policy that is informed by evidence. | View infoByte Researchers influencing policy development Researchers and policy makers bring different perspectives to the policy making process. This infoByte outlines some key issues for researchers to consider when influencing policy development. |
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