USEFUL INFORMATION
AAAPC RESPONSES TO PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
- AAAPC response to Scope of Practice Review Issues Paper #1 (March 2024)
- AAAPC response to Discussion paper: Improving alignment and coordination between the MRSS and the NHMRC's Medical Research Endowment Account (July 2023)
- AAAPC 'Call to Action' Letter for Research & Education in Primary Care (April 2022)
- Response to Department of Health GP Data and Electronic Decision Support and Issues Paper Consultation Hub GP Data and CDS (February 2022)
- Response to the PHC 10-year plan consultation (November 2021)
- Letters to Minister Hunt and Minister Butler with feedback on the latest Medical Research Future Fund PHC Research Initiative - joint submissions with Australian College of Nursing, Heads of Departments and Australian Health Research Alliance (October 2021)
- Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about the WA Primary Health Alliance Primary Health Networks – Primary Sense Project (October 2021)
- Response to Primary Health Care Reform Steering Group Recommendations Discussion Paper (July 2021)
- Response to consultation from the Australian National Audit Office’s review of the Commonwealth Department of Health’s Management of the Medical Research Future Fund (May 2021)
- Medical Research Future Fund consultation to inform the third Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2020-2022 (October 2020)
- Consultation paper for the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy (September 2020)
AAAPC POLICY STATEMENTS & PAPERS
- AAAPC Strategic Plan 2023 - 2025
- AAAPC Discussion Paper - Models of National PBRN's (February 2022)
- AAAPC Constitution - updated following EGM December 2019
- AAAPC Strategic Plan 2020-22
- AAAPC Strategic Plan 2017
- General Terms of Reference for AAAPC Subcommittees
- Value of Primary Health Care Research - Policy Brief
- AAAPC statement on national PHC PBRN
- AAAPC Policy on research endorsement
- AAAPC Policy on PBRN support in PHC research funding
RESOURCES
- AAAPC Celebrates 40 years (RACGP Article)
- AAAPC and SAPC Announce New Collaboration
- 'For a triple threat, add research and teaching to clinical practice' (Jane Gunn, 2005, Australian Doctor)
- Academic Primary Care - Now or Never (Prof Joanne Reeve, Society for Academic Primary Care)
- Getting Started in Primary Care Research (North American Primary Care Research Group
USEFUL LINKS
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI)
- European Forum for Primary Care
- Federation of Primary Health Care Aotearoa New Zealand
- Ministry of Health NZ (Primary health care)
- New Zealand Health Strategy
- North American Primary Care Research Group
- Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHCRIS)
- Practice-Based Research Networks
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- Society for Academic Primary Care (UK)
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY CARE
These resources are not meant to replace official information but merely to provide useful links.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AUSTRALIA?
The best summary data - updated at least daily - is currently:
https://www.covid19data.com.au/
Some 10-day data projections are obtainable at:
https://benflips.shinyapps.io/nCovForecast/
For international comparison the FT daily update is excellent (paywalled):
https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
WHAT SHOULD THE MEDICAL PROFESSION DO?
Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) recommendations for public, schools, aged care facilities, etc:
The WHO Report on China suggests a rigorous but graduated approach: initial emphasis on exhaustive case finding, tracing, isolation; public education on prevention; and PREPARATION for more stringent measures such as school closure:
An excellent discussion of the report is by WHO’s Bruce Aylward with a video on what China did i.e., lockdown only in Wuhan, other places controlled by public info, test, detect, etc:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/reVadDRwy_A
WHAT SHOULD GPS DO?
RACGP information is available at the link below (especially criteria for suspected cases):
https://www.racgp.org.au/coronavirus
GPsDownUnder (Kat McLean & Wendy Burton) blog posts on workplace strategies:
https://www.gps-can.com.au/covid19-blog/call-to-arms-covid-19-workplace-strategies and https://www.gps-can.com.au/covid19-blog/a-guide-school
The BMJ has a helpful chart for primary care:
https://twitter.com/csheartresearch/status/1236964463246368768?s=21
BMJ blog also has an excellent piece by Susan Michie explaining the behavioural model and approaches for slowing the outbreak
WHAT SHOULD THE PUBLIC KNOW?
Messages on the ABC dedicated page are useful: