RESEARCH ROUNDup describes research relevant to key Australian Government health policy directions as defined by the Department of Health and Ageing.

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RESEARCH ROUNDup
Socioeconomic status and accessibility to health care services in Australia - Issue 22 (December 2011)	View html	[PDF: 83.5 KB]
eHealth technologies in primary health care: current strengths and limitations - Issue 21 (November 2011)	View html	[PDF: 80.6 KB]
Primary health care and social networking: Opportunities to enhance communication - Issue 20 (October 2011)	View html	[PDF: 77.2 KB]
Health literacy and primary health care - Issue 19 (October 2011)	View html	[PDF: 76.9 KB]
Co-morbidity of mental and physical illness: Meeting unmet care needs - Issue 18 (August 2011)	View html	[PDF: 84.5 KB]
Primary health care for people with intellectual disabilities - Issue 17 (June 2011)	View html	[PDF: 82.4 KB]
Meeting the primary health care needs of refugees and asylum seekers - Issue 16 (December 2010)	View html	[PDF: 83.9 KB]
Avoiding hospitalisation: effective primary care interventions - Issue 15 (October 2010)	View html	[PDF: 76.3 KB]
How does teamwork support GPs and Allied Health Professionals to work together? - Issue 14 (September 2010)	View html	[PDF: 81.0 KB]
Identifying gaps in primary care services: reaching the 'unreached' - Issue 13 (August 2010)	View html	[PDF: 76.7 KB]
Avoiding hospitalisation: ambulatory care sensitive conditions - Issue 12 (July 2010)	View html	[PDF: 80.4 KB]
Continuity and safety in care transitions: communication at the hospital/community care interface - Issue 11 (May 2010)	View html	[PDF: 82.9 KB]
Australia's primary health care research workforce - Issue 10 (December 2009)	View html	[PDF: 80.4 KB]
Evaluation of chronic disease management in primary health care - Issue 9 (November 2009)	View html	[PDF: 80.5 KB]
Health promotion of physical activity - Issue 8 (October 2009)	View html	[PDF: 79.2 KB]
Chronic disease self-management - Issue 7 (July 2009)	View html	[PDF: 80.6 KB]
Dementia and primary health care - Issue 6 (April 2009)	View html	[PDF: 80.0 KB]
The primary care role for people with cancer - Issue 5 (March 2009)	View html	[PDF: 75.1 KB]
Nursing in General Practice: still some way to go - Issue 4 (February 2009)	View html	[PDF: 80.6 KB]
Improving access to rural health care - Issue 3 (December 2008)	View html	[PDF: 74.3 KB]
Researching patient & family experience - Issue 2 (November 2008)	View html	[PDF: 70.1 KB]
A new climate for Indigenous health - Issue 1 (October 2008)	View html	[PDF: 74.7 KB]