Griffith PHCRED 2008 Reserach Fellows:

Congratulations to our 2008 Research Fellows:

Helen d’Emden is a dietitian with the Queensland Diabetes Centre. Her project aims to identify the prevalence of adolescents with type 1 diabetes at risk of eating disorders. Helen will also examine the association between behavioural problems and eating disorders, and the effects these factors have on diabetes control.

Beth Hunter is the Executive Officer of the Queensland Self-Management Alliance (QSMA). Beth’s project aims to establish a pilot learning circle (journal club) for evidence-based practice in chronic disease self-management and to assess its short-term impacts on professional and organisational capacity.

Sue Pager has been awarded a second fellowship to complete her research into the impact of aging and falls on the health and wellbeing of older, urban, community dwelling Aboriginal Australians. She was awarded a fellowship in early 2007 which enabled her to complete the first phase of hes study which involved a critical review of the literature, and developing the study design, health research protocols and her application for ethics approval. The second phase of the study will explore the knowledge, beliefs, experiences and behaviours related to healthy aging in Aboriginal people, and identifying themes that may be useful in planning healthy aging and falls prevention interventions for this population. 

Kent Sweeting has been awarded a second fellowship for the final stage of his pilot randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for Achilles tendinosis which he started in 2006. Kent will also evaluate treatment preferences for chronic Achilles tendon pain using discrete choice modelling.

Find out more about Griffith PHCRED Research Fellowships.

 

Pain Management Journal Club

1st Tuesday of every month 1pm-2pm

Link in by telephone from wherever convenient and we pay for the call. Journal clubs are designed to assist primary health care practitioners develop skills in critical appraisal of the literature and provide evidence-based practice for their patients.

The meetings are chaired by the PHCRED coordinator who invites a different journal club member to co-lead each session. The co-leader selects the article to be reviewed and helps lead the discussion. The article and critical appraisal checklist are emailed to participants at least one week prior to the meeting. During the meeting participants discuss the merits of the article, considering the results obtained, the methods used, and the value of the study to inform practice.

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