South-East Queensland Research Network
The South-East Queensland Research Network supports primary health care research in general practice and is open to any health professional including practice nurses and allied health staff. Members can suggest research ideas for the network to take on.
The network was originally established by the University of Queensland and has now expanded to Griffith and Bond Universities.
SEQRN Projects
Shoulder Pain Project
The shoulder pain project was lead by Dr. Scott Masters.
SEQRN has been an invigorating experience. It has allowed me to mix with other professionals who possess valuable insights into conducting meaningful research on general practice issues.
"My personal interest in shoulder pain has been taken up by the group and led to a valuable study collecting data from over 20 GPs. This data has been analysed, written up and is about to be sent out for review by the journal editors," he said.
Skin Infection Project
Dr Geoffrey Spurling is currently leading a project on skin infection.
"I shared my concerns with SEQRN members about how people presenting with impetigo or boils often had recurrent infections. This culminated in the topic being adopted by the network," he said.
With expert advice from PHCRED on how to carry out the research project, I felt well supported at every step on the way.
"The skin infection project has now recruited over 50 patients through SEQRN GPs and the recurrence rate is running at 17%. Using questionnaires as part of the project, we hope to find out what factors are contributing to this high level of recurrence."
The Saline Project
This project is still in the development stage. It will be lead by Dr David King. The study aims to:
- explore the hypothesis that saline nasal spray significantly decreases cough duration following URTI
- measure whether saline treatment leads to decrease prescribing of antibiotics
- gather information to inform more accurate and consistent diagnosis post-viral and post-nasal drip cough
Chronic Disease Management Incentives Project
This study is also still in the development stage and will be lead by Dr Ian Williams and his Community Nurse, Robyn Chambers.
It aims to provide a series of case studies which describe different models of chronic disease care management operating within general practice, the extent to which each model has taken advantage of available CDM incentives and the perceived impacts of these incentives from the service provider perspective. It also aims to identify opportunities for improvements to models of CDM care and optimal use of CDM incentives.
SEQRN Newsletters
SEQRN Contact Details
Network Coordinator:
Lynda Hamilton
Phone Number:
07 3382 1377
+61 7 3382 1377
Email address:
lynda.hamilton@griffith.edu.au
Location, Delivery and Postal Address:
School of Medicine
Griffith Health
Logan campus, L03 2.43
Griffith University
University Drive
Meadowbrook Qld 4131