Snapshot of Australian primary health care research is a collaborative venture involving representatives from PHC RIS, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Association for Academic General Practice, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

This snapshot of recent Australian research projects demonstrates the potential for primary health care research to improve the health of Australians.

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Foreword

1. Care plans improve diabetes care
2. When antibiotics don't work
3. Can I get my stitches wet?
4. Better health for older Australians
5. Understanding suicide
6. Pit Stop - A men's health package
7. Where would you want to die if you had a terminal illness?
8. Delivering better asthma care
9. The psychological impact of skin disease
10. Improving hygiene and children's health in remote Indigenous communities
11. Communicating research: a worthwhile investment in the health of the Australian community
12. Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute

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This publication was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The views expressed in the publication do not necessarily represent the position of the Australian Government.

Editorial team: Sarah Eckermann, Ellen McIntyre, Libby Kalucy, Fiona Thomas
Writer: Edwina Light
Graphic Designer: Andrew Vincent, Phoenix Design

Printed: June 2008