Dear ISPRN members,

We are pleased to launch our new Illawarra Southern Practice Research Network (ISPRN) website which showcases the latest information about our projects, publications and media.

In this website you will find details of more than 300 ISPRN member journal articles and presentations.

http://ihmri.uow.edu.au/isprn/index.html

Please take the time to browse the site and learn about our past and present projects and what has been happening in ISPRN. Your feedback on the website is also very welcome. Please feel free to provide any comments to ISPRN co-ordinator Alyssa Munkman amunkman@uow.edu.au .

ISPRN has long sought to develop a sustainable model of primary care research by developing equal partnerships between our clinical and academic researchers. With this in mind, we are running our annual ISPRN research conference on Saturday 8 August at Wollongong’s innovation campus from 8.30am – 2pm.

This conference will provide the opportunity for clinicians and academic researchers alike to network and seek out collaboration opportunities as well as to hear about progress and results from current projects.

If you would like to attend the research conference please Click here to Register

If you are interested in joining the network please contact Alyssa Munkman for more information.

Kind Regards,

Alyssa Munkman
ISPRN Co-ordinator

*** Call for Expressions of interest – Presentations on integrated care ***

Due 31 July 2015

Dear colleagues

The Sydney Alliance for Health Care Research and Training (SAHRT) in partnership with NSW Health and UTS is pleased announce a multidisciplinary health professional symposium:

“Toward best practice in integrated care: Celebrating success, confronting challenges”

The symposium will be held on 20^th November this year at The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick.  The attached flyer provides information on the objectives of the symposium and keynote speakers.

SAHRT is currently seeking expressions of interest from interested parties for presentation at the symposium.  The flyer provides details for the symposium sub themes and requirement for the submission of an expression of interest.

All expressions of Interest should be sent to Mark Ainsworth (cc’d) (m.ainsworth@unsw.edu.au ) by 31 July 2015.

Mark Ainsworth PhD

Executive Officer
Sydney Alliance for Healthcare, Research and Training (SAHRT)
UNSW AUSTRALIA
UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
T: +61 (2) 9385 1664
M: +61 438 856 429
E: m.ainsworth@unsw.edu.au
W: unsw.edu.au

Dear all,

Please find link below to IHMRI newsletter, which details the SIMLR cohort study.

Ihmri newsletter

Please also find information below about Department of General Practice Short Courses run by the University of Melbourne.

For more information on the course, please refer to:

http://www.gp.unimelb.edu.au/shortcourse/2015/SurveyDesign_may2015.pdf

Registration: http://ecommerce.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/default.asp

Then click on General Practice link (under categories) for short course listing:

For more information on the course, please refer to:

http://www.gp.unimelb.edu.au/shortcourse/2015/AppsWearable_june2015.pdf

Registration: http://ecommerce.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/default.asp

Then click on General Practice link (under categories) for short course listing
For further information about these events, please contact:
Department of General Practice
The University of Melbourne
www.gp.unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 7276
gp-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

Kind Regards

Alyssa Munkman
ISPRN Co-ordinator

Dear all

Please find link below to the Australian Primary Care Research Network Newsletter.

APCReN Newsletter Issue 3 (May 2015)

Kind Regards

Alyssa Munkman
ISPRN Co-ordinator

Dear ISPRN members,

Please find message below from ISPRN Member, Professor Liz Halcomb:

Hi All I have a BN Hons student Sarah Smith who is doing a survey of influenza knowledge and practices amongst nurses working in general practice. She is focussing on nurses employed in general practice within the Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern MLs. I have sent this to Pilar to be disseminated via the ML but it would be a very big help if you were able to assist her in disseminating the work widely amongst local nurses working in general practice.

As a local nurse herself she is very keen to conduct this local study and feedback to the local area about the implications of the work. A spiel about the survey is provided below – any help you could provide in disseminating this would be much appreciated. Practice Nurses Knowledge, Opinion and Practices of Influenza Vaccination We are looking for nurses working in primary health care to undertake a 7-10 minute anonymous online survey.

This study aims to capture information about nurses’ knowledge, opinion and practices around influenza vaccination. The research will inform future policy and practice. Questions will ask you for information about yourself, your understanding of issues, opinions and current practice around influenza vaccination. You can find out more information and complete the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PNFluVaxSurvey

Further enquiries please contact: Ms Sarah Smith, University of Wollongong ss889@uowmail.edu.au

This study has been approved by the University of Wollongong / Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Health and Medical Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval Number HE15/126). Liz Dr Elizabeth Halcomb RN BN(Hons) PhD FACN Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health Building 41 Room 213, University of Wollongong Northfields Ave Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia P: +61 2 4221 3784 | F: +61 2 4221 3137 | E: ehalcomb@uow.edu.au

Dear all

Please find links below to the results from the study:

Shared continuity for Type 2 diabetes- A feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial.

The researchers on this project were Professor Andrew Bonney, Dr Bastian Seidel, Dr Duncan Mackinnon, Ms Bridget Dijkmans-Hadley.

If you would like any further information please don’t hesitate to contact me.

FINAL RCT BROCHURE FINAL RCT POSTER

Alyssa Munkman
Illawarra and Southern Practice Research Co-ordinator
Assistant to Roberta Williams Chair of General Practice, Professor Andrew Bonney
Graduate School of Medicine | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health | Level 1, Building 28
University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia

T +61 2 4221 5819 | F +61 2 4221 4341 |