Diamantina Health Partners: integrating leadership in research, research translation, education and clinical care

Abstract

Many have asked "what is the benefit of the DHP over the current situation?" We believe that the responsiveness of research to community health needs and the balance of research and teaching outcomes in academic institutions can be improved, and stronger incentives to integrate research outcomes into clinical practice can be provided. The DHP is thus set up differently to a clinical research centre. The aim of our DHP is to improve health outcomes by means of coordinated excellence in teaching, research and clinical care. Technical efficiencies and excellence in care mean that financial efficiencies will occur. Joint clinical, research and teaching initiatives are underway, and plans are being developed to teach future clinical staff the science of clinician-directed, rational use of medical resources. These include pathology, imaging services, pharmaceuticals and patient referrals, assisted by published expert guidelines. There are significant administrative and personnel issues to surmount, but planning for integration has begun, and plans for turning research outcomes into clinical care plans are already emerging.

Factors influencing research engagement: research interest, confidence and experience in an Australian speech-language pathology workforce

“…The initiatives focus on integrating research and health service delivery, and transferring research into clinical practice by introducing dedicated research staff positions, the provision of clinical research project grants, and staff research training [5]. The increasing focus on research has led to the implementation of programs and centres designed to stimulate research capacity building [6]. Integral to the scheme is the idea that clinical staff should receive research training to assist them to critically evaluate and apply new developments to their clinical practice [6].…”

“…The increasing focus on research has led to the implementation of programs and centres designed to stimulate research capacity building [6]. Integral to the scheme is the idea that clinical staff should receive research training to assist them to critically evaluate and apply new developments to their clinical practice [6]. …”

Enabling the success of academic health science centres in Australia: where is the leadership?

“…Within such partnerships, the mindsets of all agencies and individuals involved, including those of practising clinicians, must converge on creating learning health care systems that aspire to deliver the best possible health care within declared financial constraints. Strategies for facilitating such convergence in our AHSC 13 are provided in the .…”

An evidence‐informed strategy to prevent osteoporosis in Australia

“…This has already begun in the United States and United Kingdom. The US academic health science centre (AHSC) model, in which institutions integrate translational research and care delivery systems, may have the potential to achieve these goals 15 , 16 . In the UK, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has injected £1 billion into clinical and health outcomes research undertaken in National Health Service institutions 17 .…”