Call for Abstracts—Now open!

The Primary Health Care (PHC) Research Conference is the national knowledge exchange opportunity for people working across the PHC frontline. It attracts some 450 delegates, contributing research as well as practice, policy, management and consumer/community perspectives. Delegates value the conference as the place to discuss and debate the latest quality peer-reviewed PHC research while networking across the sector. They attend to stay current with the latest in PHC developments, trends and news. They appreciate the interactive nature of the Conference and the opportunities it offers to meet new colleagues, build relationships, bridge professional silos and foster productive collaborative networks between researchers and research users.

In short, if you are working in PHC, then this conference is the place to present, hear, network, debate and spark dynamic ideas that make a difference to health outcomes. The theme for the 2016 PHC Research Conference, Reform and innovation in PHC policy and practice, guides presenters to demonstrate ways in which their work and expertise contributes to innovative, policy-relevant, priority-driven research. This may be at the national level, or it may give insights into local adaption of policy or the tailoring of practice to meet the needs of particular groups and individuals.

We seek innovative research contributions from across the PHC sector. In addition, this year we will be encouraging engagement and exchange with people working in Primary Health Networks, industry and the private sector. This is designed to provide opportunities to contribute fresh thinking, build relationships, exchange perspectives and develop cross-sectoral ideas across the wider health system.

• Call for abstracts closes—Wednesday 24 February

Call for abstracts: Papers and posters

The call for abstracts for 2016 is NOW OPEN. We invite submissions of abstracts for presentations at the PHC Research Conference centred on the 2016 sub-themes which provide the framework to stimulate new ideas, thinking and innovation. Presenters are invited to consider how their work contributes innovative thinking to these sub-themes. We anticipate a diversity of content—from populations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Migrant and Refugees, men, women, children, youth, and aged) to geographic focus (remote/rural/regional/urban) to presentations ranging from technology to education and training. The overall programme will feature presentations, both oral and poster, that inspire innovative ways of thinking to make a difference to PHC practice, policy and health outcomes for all Australians.

• Co-creation: consumers, health professionals, managers, policy makers, researchers
• Commissioning for good health outcomes
• Complex and chronic conditions: improving outcomes
• Health professionals and patients: productive connections
• Ideas, application and commercialisation
• Partnerships matter: PHN/LHN; public/private
• Stimulating PHC research and practice
• System quality and productivity
• Technology to improve outcomes

Call for abstracts: Workshops

Our delegates value the skill development opportunities offered through workshops at the conference.

We are seeking 90 minute capacity building workshops that include interactive activities and focus on skill development relevant to innovative research, evaluation and development in PHC.

Suggested topics, including opportunities to build on conference sub-themes, include the following:

• Commissioning for good health outcomes
• Ideas, application and commercialisation
• Innovation in research
• Innovative research funding
• Mentoring and leadership
• Stimulating PHC research and practice
• Tailoring research contributions to the work of PHNs

phcris.org.au/phcr16/abstracts

Please forward this information to anyone in your networks with an interest in primary health care research.

Further information is available at phcris.org.au/phcr16/

We invite you to participate and enjoy being part of the 2016 PHC Research Conference.

Christina Hagger, Lynsey Brown & Fiona Hawkins Conference Convenor / Co-Convenor  /  Conference Coordinator