TY - JOUR
T1 - Building research capacity in south-west Sydney through a Primary and Community Health Research Unit
AU - Friesen, Emma L.
AU - Comino, Elizabeth J.
AU - Reath, Jennifer
AU - Derrett, Alison
AU - Johnson, Maree
AU - Powell Davies, Gawaine
AU - Teng-Liaw, Siaw
AU - Kemp, Lynn
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The Primary and Community Health Research Unit was established in 2010 in south-west Sydney to build research capacity in primary and community health services and help generate evidence to underpin clinical activities. In 2011, six project teams participated in a 12-month researcher mentoring program, undertaking projects in quality improvement and service evaluation. Project teams were linked with academic mentors and participated in four research skill development workshops covering research design, research ethics, statistical analysis and academic writing. All project teams presented their work at two or more research conferences, and all are preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The Primary and Community Health Research Unit's approach to research capacity building in primary and community health services appears to be effective in supporting novice researchers to undertake research in their clinical settings. Sustainability is dependent on securing ongoing funding. Further analysis is needed to identify strengths and weaknesses of this approach.
AB - The Primary and Community Health Research Unit was established in 2010 in south-west Sydney to build research capacity in primary and community health services and help generate evidence to underpin clinical activities. In 2011, six project teams participated in a 12-month researcher mentoring program, undertaking projects in quality improvement and service evaluation. Project teams were linked with academic mentors and participated in four research skill development workshops covering research design, research ethics, statistical analysis and academic writing. All project teams presented their work at two or more research conferences, and all are preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The Primary and Community Health Research Unit's approach to research capacity building in primary and community health services appears to be effective in supporting novice researchers to undertake research in their clinical settings. Sustainability is dependent on securing ongoing funding. Further analysis is needed to identify strengths and weaknesses of this approach.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/538516
U2 - 10.1071/PY12081
DO - 10.1071/PY12081
M3 - Article
SN - 1448-7527
VL - 20
SP - 4
EP - 8
JO - Australian Journal of Primary Health
JF - Australian Journal of Primary Health
IS - 1
ER -