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Read more →In this article from the Sax Institute publication “Evidence Matters” WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research executive director Dr Abdul Ghaffar says a shift in thinking toward “embedded research” could further bridge the gap between evidence and practice.
Read more →New research from Western Australia has found that the youngest children in a school class are twice as likely to have received medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as their older classmates.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the research analysed data from 311 384 WA schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years (born July 2003 – June 2008) or 11 to 15 years (born July 1998 – June 2003). A total of 5937 children (1.9%) received medication for ADHD; the proportion of boys receiving medication (2.9%) was higher than that of girls (0.8%).
Read more →In this blog, the Association’s President Jon Karnon makes the case for an Australian HSR-related PhD program similar to the SPHeRE (Structured Population and Health-services Research Education) Programme currently running in Ireland to produce the health services researchers of the future.
Read more →Greg Hunt has been announced as federal health (and sport) minister following Sussan Ley’s expenses scandal and subsequent resignation. Hunt will be the third minister to hold this portfolio since the Coalition was elected in 2013. Successful health ministers need well-honed political skills, a lot of patience and even more backbone for the very public battles needed for real change. This article from The Conversation looks at what’s in store for the new minister.
Read more →This article from The Conversation looks at the new challenges that the move to measure the non-academic impact of research introduces and the key issues that need to be addressed.
Read more →In December 2016 the HSRAANZ held a Symposium at the National Press Club Canberra. The theme for the day was Health Services Research – where to from here? A review of the state and potential of HSR in Australia and New Zealand. The morning session included a presentation on the current state of HSR, drawing on the interim results from a study commissioned by HSRAANZ and conducted by the University of Newcastle. Whilst some caution needs to be aired when interpreting the information presented (given the analysis is not yet complete), there are some interesting observations coming through.
Read more →A Series of four papers and accompanying comments published in The Lancet examines the extent of overuse and underuse worldwide, highlights the drivers of inappropriate care, and provides a framework to begin to address overuse and underuse together to achieve the right care for health and wellbeing. The authors argue that achieving the right care is both an urgent task and an enormous opportunity.
Read more →The 2017 round of Early Career Fellowships (ECFs) and Career Development Fellowships for funding commencing in 2018 open in January.
Read more →The University of York has published a new book celebrating Professor Alan Maynard’s contributions to academic and public life and including a selection of his own writings on topics ranging across competition, markets, quality, incentives, equity and efficiency, rationing, and drug and alcohol policy.
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