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The Research Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) was established in 2000 to support University Departments of General Practice and Rural Health to provide training and support in primary health care research, particularly among local practitioners.
A strategic plan for Phase Two of RCBI has been developed by the Department of Health and Ageing in consultation with stakeholders outlining the revised set of goals, objectives and performance indicators for the initiative.
The Key Objectives of RCBI are:
- To increase the pool of primary health care researchers by up-skilling early-mid career researchers, and supporting the sustainable advancement of research careers in primary health care
- To support early-mid career researchers to undertake more high quality primary health care research and ensure its relevance to policy and practice by aligning it with identified needs and priorities.
- To disseminate and facilitate the uptake of evidence in policy and practice
There are several new features to the RCBI program in Phase Two including:
- A stronger emphasis on quality and program efficiency;
- Clearer goals, objectives and performance indicators, ensuring a shared understanding of the directions of the Program and an improved capacity to measure achievements; and
- A stronger more collaborative approach to strategic planning, coordinated by the State Advisory Committees and State-wide Coordinators.
Twenty six Australian University Departments of General Practice and Rural Health are being funded under the program.
Synthesis of Annual Reports
Since 2006, PHC RIS has been collecting data from the annual reports that were submitted to the Department of Health and Ageing.
2007 - Annual reports from 25 university departments of general practice and rural health were summarised. The PHC RIS infonet article "PHCRED Strategy fast facts: Growth in RCBI" provides a snapshot of what happened in 2007 (compared to 2006).
2006 - Annual reports from 24 university departments of general practice and rural health were summarised. The PHC RIS infonet article "PHCRED Strategy: Fast facts about RCBI" provides a snapshot of what happened in 2006.
2005 - "RCBI - the first 5 years: some highlights and learnings’ presents some of the highlights and
learnings derived from the first five years of annual reports (2001-2005)
submitted to DoHA.
2004 - "The PHCRED Strategy Phase 1 - what happened?" presents a summary of all the elements of Phase 1 of the PHCRED Strategy, including the RCBI.
2003 - "Research Capacity Building Initiative Program: A Birds-Eye View of 2003" presents a summary of the 2003 activities and achievements from RCBI funding in the Departments of General Practice and Rural/Remote Health.
2002 - "Capacity Building:
a birds-eye view of
2002
(& a snap shot of 2000)" presents a birds-eye view of the initiative identifing successes, possible gaps and suggesting opportunities for the future.
THE RESEARCHer DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The Researcher Development Program (RDP) was initiated under the Research Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) of the Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy. It was established to increase the number and range of people with knowledge and skills in primary health care evaluation and research. Financial support was provided for placement holders to undertake primary health care research and to gain access to existing research support. RDP targeted researchers from a broad range of backgrounds.
A national survey of Researcher Development Program (RDP) Fellows was conducted in 2009. This report is now available.
For more information about individual RDPs and their projects visit ROAR and use the search term 'RDP'.
Links
Links to state RCBI websites:
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