Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation
The Clinical and Community Practice Innovation research program was initially established by Griffith University in 2003 as the Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation. In 2007, the research centre was renamed the Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation and joined the Griffith Institute of Health and Medical Research in 2008.
Our members consist of researchers from nursing, social work, human services, rehabilitation, psychology, physiotherapy, pharmacy and public health. We share a vision that inter-disciplinary research can generate innovations in health and community services. Our aim is to transform health and community services via the development of collaborative, innovative and sustainable models of care and frameworks for practice among service providers and individuals, families and communities.
To improve health and community services, patient outcomes and enhance workforce capacity, we are:
- challenging the traditional practices of health and community service professionals through the development of new and often diverse partnerships in the delivery of sustainable services; and
- focused on developing innovative approaches to the delivery of health and community services via rigorous, multi-method and collaborative research.
These innovations will form the basis for strong evidence-based practice/policy and increased capacity for health and wellbeing in the community. We channel our resources in generating innovations in four specific major research units:
This research focuses on the impact of critical, acute illness and injury on recovery.
This research focuses on ageing and older people, in particular models of care.
This research focuses on disability, chronic illness and rehabilitation.
This research focuses on parenting and the emotional health of child-bearing women.