Annual Report 2007

Since 2000 PHC RIS has matured to become a confident capable organisation which possesses great corporate knowledge. I like to think PHC RIS' role ...

Annual Report 2006

This annual report illustrates PHC RIS' achievements in 2006 as a result of our creative and energetic staff members working productively on the su...

Annual Report 2005

2005 was the tenth anniversary of PHC RIS establishment and the first year of a new four year funding agreement for PHCRIS, between Flinders Univer...

Annual Report 2004

As a result of the efforts of PHC RIS staff in 2004, much information and many ideas have been exchanged between researchers, practitioner organisa...

Annual Report 2003

In 2003 PHC RIS completed the third year of the current contract between the Department of Health and Ageing and Flinders University. An external r...

Annual Report 2002

We have had a very productive year in 2002. Under our new name, the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, we built on sound foundatio...

Report of Activities: 2001

PHC RIS is well placed as a national centre to observe and comment on GPEP (General Practice Evaluation Program), PHC RED (Primary Health Care Rese...

Report of Activities: 2000-2001

"The NIS has completed another successful year based in the Department of General Practice at Flinders University. Adelaide. It has been a year mar...

Report of Activities July 1998-January 2000

This comprehensive report highlights our major activities in the areas of research and evaluation, electronically based activities in collection, s...

Moving ahead. Report of the 2006-07 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

Divisions of General Practice are an important part of the primary health care system. In 2008, the Australian Government renewed funding arrangem...

Making a difference. Report of the 2005-2006 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

In 2007 the Australian Government renewed funding to Divisions of General Practice to 2010-11 thus ensuring the continued delivery of diverse and r...

Making the connections. Report of the 2004-2005 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

The results from the 2004-05 Annual Survey of Divisions add to the growing evidence of the evolution of Divisions and contribute to what is now a c...

Divisions: the Network evolves. report of the 2003-2004 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

This Report presents a summary of activities in 2003-04 based on information provided by 100% of Divisions of General Practice through the Annual S...

Divisions: a matter of balance. Results of the 2002-2003 Annual Survey of Divisions

Divisions of General Practice have been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing since 1992. They are local organisation...

Ten Years On: Results of the 2001-2002 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

The 8th in a series, this report contains the results of the 2001-2002 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice. Over the past ten years, Div...

Practices, partnerships and population health: Report on the 2000-2001 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice

Divisions of General Practice have become central in the planning and delivery of primary health care in Australia. This report is the 7th in a ser...

Distinct Divisions: Report on the 1999/2000 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice in Australia

Did you know that the proportion of Divisions involved in health promotion in mental health increased from 59% of Divisions in 1998/99 to 76% in 19...

Diverse Divisions: A report of the 1998-99 Annual Survey of Divisions

The report indicates that Divisions, at the onset of outcomes based block grant funding, are substantial organisations, with multiple links to othe...

Dynamic Divisions: A report of the 1997-98 Annual Survey of Divisions

The report of the 1997-98 Annual Survey of Divisions documents the growing profile of Divisions and their range of activities in the community. The...

Primary Health Care Research & Information Service - 2007 Highlights

PHC RIS' purpose is to inform, influence and enhance primary health care practice, policy and research by generating, managing and sharing timely r...

Brochure: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service

PHC RIS - generating, managing and sharing information about primary health care. This brochure outlines what we do, what we provide, how we do it ...

Primary Health Care Research & Information Service - 2006 Highlights

PHC RIS' purpose is to inform, influence and enhance primary health care practice, policy and research by generating, managing and sharing timely r...

Consumers & Non-Clinical Researchers in General Practice Research, Evaluation & Development

The NIS has recently completed research into the extent of the involvement of non-clinicians and consumers in general practice research, evaluation...

Collaborative Consumer Workshop on GP Research and Evaluation

In order to foster collaborative research between consumers and general practice researchers, a workshop was held in October 1996. The workshop was...

Who uses it and what for? Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD) data

The Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD) was initiated through the foresight of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing at the comme...

Consultation with Divisions regarding their experience and use of the Annual Survey of Divisions

The Divisions of General Practice Network have recently completed the web-based Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD) (2005-06) for the first time. Thi...

Palliative Care: Summary of Annual Survey of Divisions & Activities of Divisions 2003-4

Forty-six Divisions reported involvement with Palliative Care programs or activities either in the Annual Survey of the Divisions (ASD; n=40) or th...

Individal feedback of results of the Annual Survey of Divisions: Do Divisions find it useful or are we not comparing apples with apples?

The aim of this project was to gather systematic information about the reactions of Divisions of General Practice to the individual feedback that w...

Sharing the Know-how: An exploration into knowledge sharing between Divisions of General Practice

There are more than 120 Divisions of General Practice across Australia conducting a wide range of projects and programs in primary health care. Div...

Feeding Back the Results: Individual feedback to Divisions of General Practice with data from the Annual Survey of Divisions

Each year Divisions of General Practice staff spend a considerable amount of time and energy completing the Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD), the c...

Strategic Evaluation of Divisions of General Practice

This evaluation, commissioned by the Divisions Evaluation Advisory Group, describes the changes occurring in Divisions' priorities and activities a...

Summaries of Divisions Projects, 1993-1996

This is an updated overview of research funded through the Divisions Program since its inception and includes three hundred and fifty-seven project...

Summaries of Divisions Projects, 1993-1995

This publication provides an overview of research funded through the Divisions Program over the past three years. A brief summary of the aims of ea...

Product card: www.phcris.org.au

PHC RIS has released a new series of cards for our stakeholders - Designed to increase and promote the sharing of information and knowledge, this w...

Product card: ROAR - Roadmap of Australian primary health care Research

PHC RIS has released a new series of cards for our stakeholders. This product card will tell you 'What you will find in ROAR' and 'What can ROAR do...

Product card: eBulletin

PHC RIS has released a new series of cards for our stakeholders - Stay ahead of the pack. Get the latest primary health care news and evidence deli...

Product card: Fast Facts

PHC RIS has released a new series of cards for our stakeholders - Looking for information about primary health care in a hurry? Fast Facts can tell...

Fact Sheet: Tips for sharing the 'Know-how'

Want to share 'Know-how' easily and effectively? Are you hearing about the successes (and learnings) of other Divisions? Are others hearing about y...

Fact Sheet: Creating a great website

This resource has been developed to help you plan and design a website at the conceptual stage so that it contains relevant content and is easy for...

Fact Sheet: Publishing in peer review journals: criteria for success

Publishing in peer review papers facilitates knowledge sharing, thereby enabling individuals and organisations to contribute to the body of evidenc...

Fact Sheet: Taking great photos for publication

Photographs are an excellent way to liven up a publication, be it a report, newsletter, manuscript, presentation, or flyer. When used well, photogr...

Fact Sheet: Dissemination matters

Researchers influencing policy development. Researchers and policy makers bring different perspectives to the policy making process. Clear communic...

Fact Sheet: Mentoring matters

The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Strategy (PHCRED) supports primary health care providers to develop high quality resear...

Fact Sheet: Collaborative partnerships in research

Partnerships between researchers and practitioners, decision makers, consumers and community members are valuable. When an appropriate and effectiv...

Fact Sheet: eBulletin

Delivering the week's top primary health care information straight to your inbox. PHC RIS, Eckermann, S., Magarey, A. (2006). Fact Sheet: eBulletin...

Fact Sheet: Conference works: getting the most out of conferences

Conferences provide the opportunity to keep up with new developments, present ideas, meet people who inspire you to think or work differently, fost...

Fact Sheet: Oral presentations: preparation and delivery

Presentations can be positive experiences. There are a few things you can do to ease the strain to ensure that your presentation runs smoothly. Thi...

Fact Sheet: Power point presentations

Designing a great power point presentation is an art in itself. We have put together a few guidelines you might like to keep in mind when you are c...

Fact Sheet: Design and present posters for maximum impact

Do you ultimately want your research or program evidence to effect changes to policy and practice? How can you effectively use posters to communica...

Fact Sheet: ROAR

Be part of our exciting new on-line research register! Users of ROAR include reserachers, policy advisors, funding bodies and practitioners. The Au...

RESEARCH ROUNDup: Improving access to rural health care - Issue 3

Presenting Australian primary health care research Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. (2008). RESEARCH ROUNDup: Improving access t...

RESEARCH ROUNDup: Researching patient & family experience - Issue 2

Presenting Australian primary health care research Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. (2008). RESEARCH ROUNDup: Researching patien...

RESEARCH ROUNDup

Presenting Australian primary health care research Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. (2008). RESEARCH ROUNDup. Ed: Alfred, A., Ka...

RESEARCH ROUNDup: A new climate for Indigenous health - Issue 1

Presenting Australian primary health care research Primary Health Care Research & Information Service. (2008). RESEARCH ROUNDup: A new climate for ...

PHC RIS infonet (formerly GPinfonet)

A bi-monthly newsletter designed to inform, influence and enhance primary health care practice, policy and research. PHC RIS infonet aims to maximi...

PHC RIS eBulletin

Get the latest primary health care news and evidence delivered straight to your inbox. PHC RIS does the hard work. We trawl through the journals, s...

FOCUS on... (formerly JournalWatch)

With the aim of informing primary health care policy in Australia, this research summarises examples of key recent research findings identified by ...

Snapshot of Australian primary health care research

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

Learnings from the 2006 RCBI annual reports

2006 was a very productive year for the Research Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) component of the Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and D...

Connecting people. The magic of networking at conferences

The General Practice and Primary Health Care (GP & PHC) Research Conference is an annual national event that has been the overarching conference in...

Snapshot of Australian primary health care research

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

Primary Health Care Research Impact Project - Final Report Stage 1

This report gives guidance for researchers in compiling case studies and gathering Generic and Specific Outcome data for the RQF. Findings suggest ...

What supports Effective Links between Divisions of General Practice and universities? Opportunity and Fair Relationships

Primary Health Care and General Practice: a scoping report

This report aims to clarify some of the similarities and differences between primary health care and general practice. The term 'primary health car...

Australian General Practice Research: Investigators' experiences of diffusion, dissemination and implementation of research results

Between 2001-2002 PHC RIS conducted a study to explore the dissemination of the General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP) research. The results ha...

Priorities for PHC RED in Australia

Kalucy, L., Beacham, B., Raupach, J., Dwyer, J., & Pilotto, L. (2001). Priorities for Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development in ...

Foundations for Future Research

This study aims to support future research, in particular that initiated through the PHC RED strategy, by raising awareness of the relevance of rec...

Primary Health Care and General Practice: the way ahead

This report follows on from Primary Health Care and General Practice: a scoping report and describes strategies to overcome barriers in relation to...

Dissemination Matters.... Thinking Beyond the Project: Workshop summary, November 2002

A workshop by: Alwin Chong - Research and Ethics, Aboriginal Health Council of SA Inc Sharon Cruse - Aboriginal Programs, Drug and Alcohol Servic...

The Scope of General Practice Evaluation Program Research

The NIS undertook this audit in order to assess the subject areas covered and methods used by General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP) research c...

Decade of GPEP Projects, 1990-1999

We have now completed ten years of GPEP funded research. This publication brings together all of the projects funded under GPEP, in order to provid...

An Anthology of Literature Reviews by GPEP Researchers, Volume 2

This report is an update of our popular Anthology of Literature Reviews by GPEP Researchers. The eleven reviews covered in this report come from GP...

Linking General Practice with Population Health

This report demonstrates the links between general practice and population health in research funded by the General Practice Evaluation Program (GP...

Instruments used in General Practice Research and Evaluation in General Practice

The aim of this publication is to provide a resource for researchers in Australian general practice - both within and beyond the General Practice E...

Considering Quality

This report is an assessment of 40 GPEP Projects identified as investigating quality in general practice that were completed between 1990 and 1996....

Profile of Completed GPEP Projects 1996-1997

A companion publication to the 1990-1995 Profile (described above), this contains a profile of GPEP projects completed between 1996-1997.

Profile of Completed GPEP Projects 1990-1995

This is a profile of GPEP projects completed between 1990-1995. A descriptive overview, summarised with minimal interpretation, is provided. This p...