…And much, much more. Happy reading!
AAAPC Conference Updates
Get Ready...
Dinner Registration
Conference dinners
Conference dinners are being held on Thursday 18th of August from 7pm for the Gold Coast, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Register to enjoy a delicious meal and to spend some face-to-face time with AAAPC members in your region. Registrations close 5pm Monday 8th August - that's next week, so get in quick!
…Get Set…
Information session: How to get the most out of the Conference
Join the Conference subcommittee Wednesday 17th of August from 7pm (after the AGM), to familiarise yourself with the AAAPC conference software. Ask the conference gurus any questions, and feel prepared to ace your presentation! You can join through the conference software. Keep an eye on your email for details on how to join and be sure to carefully read the presenter guidelines on our webpage.
REMINDER for all poster presenters!
Remember to upload your recording through the speaker centre by August 10th (Wednesday next week). To upload your presentation, Login to the Speaker Resource Centre (button below) and click on the 'My Tasks' tab in the top right of the screen, click on the 'Upload your poster and video' link and use the button to upload the files. We look forward to seeing all your posters soon!
Conference program
Remember to look through the AAAPC 2022 Conference program to help plan out your conference attendance! Program highlights include keynote speaker sessions on Thursday and Friday morning, concurrent speaker sessions covering new primary care research, and prize award ceremony on Friday afternoon where you can hear presentations from the best of the best!
AAAPC Conference Special Interest Group Discussions
AAAPC has three Special Interest Group sessions at the 2022 conference! Join a breakfast or lunch session to meet like-minded peers and to get information on how you can continue to benefit from AAAPC membership all year
Conference scholarships
AAAPC is offering scholarships to cover annual membership and conference registration! Scholarships are available for both (i) Students; and (ii) and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and Māori and/or Pacific Peoples. Find out how to apply, and submit an application, via our webpage.
…Go!
Make sure you have registered to attend the AAAPC 2022 conference online Thursday 18th & Friday 19th of August. Block out the time in your diary for the full two days so that you can get the most out of the jam-packed two days including: inspirational keynote speakers, engaging speaker program, awards ceremony, and spectacular social program.
Social media
We would love you to get engaged with AAAPC social media during the 2022 conference! Remember to tag @AAAPC_ANZ and use our hashtags #AAAPC22 and / or #ourprimarycare on twitter.
If sharing screen grabs on social media, please be mindful of conference delegate privacy.
AAAPC 2022 Annual General Meeting
The AAAPC AGM will be held online, on Wednesday 17th of August, from 6-7pm. All current financial members are encouraged to attend. The 2022 AGM agenda can be found here, and was emailed to all members on 3rd of August.
If you are unable to attend the 2022 AGM, please note that you may appoint a proxy, to vote on your behalf.
AAAPC Subcommittee Updates
Ever wondered how to get more involved with primary care research, education, and policy? Join a subcommittee today! Email your interest to secretariat@aaapc.org.au to be linked in to a subcommittee that interests you.
A quick update from the subcommittee chairs about what they have been working on:
Upcoming Opportunities
AAAPC needs you! Get involved while demonstrating or developing your leadership and mentoring skills through AAAPC. Complete an application form and email to secretariat@aaapc.org.au. Applications close August 8th. Find out more about out subcommittees on our webpage.
The following subcommittees are looking for a new chair in 2022/23:
International research funding opportunities
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme in the UK has a long-standing collaboration with the Australian NHMRC and advertise joint commissioned calls inviting collaborative international research proposals to address shared research priorities. These collaborative commissioned calls are announced on the NIHR and funding NHMRC websites. There is also opportunity to suggest research topics that could go through the NIHR prioritisation process for future funding consideration. Joint funding applications between the UK and Australia may be one way to provide opportunity and solidify international relationships in primary health care research.
Please contact the Secretariat if you have a research idea and we can put you in touch with the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) in the UK who will assist with facilitating collaboration with NIHR.
Australian primary care specific funding opportunities
A few primary care relevant grant opportunities that may be of interest for you or your team members:
Remember to subscribe to GrantConnect. GrantConnect provides a centralised publication of all forecast and current Australian Government grant opportunities via an online portal. To receive personalised research grant updates, make sure to input your research key words (separated by commas) when you register!
Primary care specific publication opportunities
A few AAAPC members are leading upcoming special issues with a focus on primary care!
Climate Crisis and Primary Health Care, a special issue in Family Practice, is calling for submissions on how primary health care can adapt to changes in disease and illness incidence and prevalence, and preventive and health promotion activity to ameliorate the burden of disease. An outline of accepted formats is available through the link above. Submissions due 1 September 2022. For questions, please email Guest Editor: Dr Liz Sturgiss.
Oral Health in Healthcare, a special issue in Healthcare, is calling for submissions on the role of oral health in the bigger picture of healthcare to bring attention to the relationship between oral and systemic health, and the need for collaboration between oral health and other healthcare practitioners. Full submissions due by 31 October 2022 via the Healthcare portal, with subsequent peer review in the usual manner. For questions, please email Guest Editor: Dr Phyllis Lau.
Members Noticeboard
The AAAPC members noticeboard is a space to post national and international primary care opportunities: jobs, research projects, guidelines and resources – really whatever you like!
In case you missed any posts in June we have seen: An opportunity for two day short course in qualitative design, theory and practice; and a call for research participation around PCOS in general practice.
To get regular updates on noticeboard posts in your emails, subscribe, or navigate to the AAAPC members noticeboard (requires login) and click the subscribe button.
Using the noticeboard is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!
1. Sign into the AAAPC website and go to the Members Only Section >> Noticeboard
2. Underneath the big blue rectangle there is a ‘Subscribe’ button you can click to to receive regular messages to your inbox.
3. If you would like to leave a message for other members, click the 'Create topic' button underneath the big blue rectangle.
Celebrating AAAPC Members
Congratulations to some of our members on successful publications
This list does not comprehensively include the achievements of all of our members (sorry). Please send me an email at katelyn.barnes@anu.edu.au when you or another member you know has an achievement that we can all celebrate! Some previous examples include a new PhD completion, publication, or an award. Remember to also tag @AAAPC_ANZ in tweets about achievements in primary care -- we would love to share the joy!
Welcome to New AAAPC Members
We would love to introduce new members in the newsletter - it is a great way to build networks within our community, highlight your areas of research interest and projects you might be working on. If you would like your bio to be published in the monthly newsletter, please email secretariat@aaapc.org.au or katelyn.barnes@anu.edu.au. We are excited to meet you!
Can't wait to see you all at the 2022 conference!
Hello everyone
We have reached the end of June! AAAPC has been a flurry of activity meaning there is plenty of news for you. Make sure not to miss anything including:
The AAAPC AGM will be held online, on Wednesday 17th of August, from 6-7pm. All current financial members are encouraged to attend. Keep an eye on the AAAPC website, and your inboxes, for details on how to join. You can also review the 2021 AGM meeting minutes on our webpage.
AAAPC's 2022 provisional conference program is available on our website today! Check the program to plan out your ideal AAAPC conference timeline of speakers, posters, workshops and plenaries.
In addition to the engaging speaker program, make sure to join us for the social program! Come and meet other primary health care researchers through the conference satellite dinners, ECR networking lunch, and special interest group meetings.
Gather 'round!
Satellite conference dinners
For Australian attendees - AAAPC is holding dinners in some cities on Thursday 18th August. We have dinners for Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane. If you are interested in attending, please make sure you tick the box during registration or email secretariat@aaapc.org.au.
Friends Advancing Careers through E-based Support (FACEs) Conference lunch
Join your colleagues for a virtual lunch on Thursday 18th of August, 12noon. The ECR subcommittee has coordinated an online peer-networking session to connect with FACES participants and conference attendees. The session will use breakout rooms to help facilitate small group discussions.
Do you have a special interest and would like to meet others at the AAAPC Conference who share your passion? We are providing delegates with the option to host their own special interest networking session at breakfast or lunch time on either day of the conference. Whether your interest is aged care, LGBTIQA+, lifestyle medicine, sustainability or more, we will help to ensure the opportunity to speak with your peers and make new connections. Please email secretariat@aaapc.org.au to liaise with the conference committee and get your session into the conference program.
Speaker guidelines now available
All speakers have been invited. Remember to check the webpage for the conference speaker guide, containing all the details and specifications for your presentation. Mark in your diary to attend the pre conference session, Wednesday 17th of August from 7pm (after the AGM), to familiarise yourself with the webinar software, ask the conference gurus any questions, and feel prepared to ace your presentation!
Register to attend the AAAPC 2022 conference online Thursday 18th & Friday 19th of August. We have a jam-packed two days planned with inspirational keynote speakers, engaging speaker program, awards ceremony, and spectacular social program.
AAAPC Research and Teaching Awards
The Charles Bridges-Webb Medal is awarded to an AAAPC member who has made, and will continue to make, sustained high level contributions to academic environment of primary care research.
The Neil Carson Medal is a new award, installed in 2020, and is awarded to an AAAPC member who has made, and will continue to make, sustained high level contributions to the leadership in primary care and medical education.
These two awards are one of the ways AAAPC commits to fostering and supporting career development in academic primary care. Application instructions and nomination forms are available on the prizes tab of the AAAPC webpage. Applications close 5pm 8th July 2021. Prizes will be announced during the AAAPC Conference!
Subcommittee chair positions open
AAAPC needs you! Get involved while demonstrating or developing your leadership and mentoring skills through AAAPC. Applications open July 5, all members will receive an email with details. Find out more about out subcommittees on our webpage.
In case you missed any posts in June we have seen: Job opportunities at Griffith University; as well as calls to contribute to a stakeholder meeting for MonREN, the south east melbourne practice based research network.
To get regular updates on noticeboard posts in your emails, click here to subscribe, or navigate to the AAAPC members noticeboard (requires login) and click the subscribe button.
Congratulations to Ms Deb Bowen, who has been awarded one of AAAPC’s conference scholarships! Deb is a Ngemba Wailwan women and Early Career Researcher with University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Health Equity Unit. Well done Deb – looking forward to seeing you online at the conference in August!
May has whizzed past already, and AAAPC has been busy, contributing to a full newsletter! Make sure you don’t miss anything, including:
…And much more, happy reading!
AAAPC calls to Australian Government
AAAPC submitted a letter to the new Australian Prime Minister to highlight AAAPC as a leading body in primary care education and research, and draws attention to important issues that AAAPC feel must be addressed by our leaders. Read AAAPC's letters and submissions on our webpage.
AAAPC is also co-signing a letter from Emeritus Professor Tim Usherwood to the incoming Health minister regarding NPS MedicineWise funding. Read the letter here.
AAAPC Conference updates
Registration Reminder
Remember to register for AAAPC's 2022 Annual Research Conference August 17-19! Early bird rates finish today, and prices will rise from $200 to $250. Register Now!
AAAAPC Conference dinners
For Australian attendees - we are looking at holding dinners in some states on Thursday 18 August. If you are interested in attending, please make sure you tick the box during registration or email secretariat@aaapc.org.au.
Conference Scholarships
AAAPC Conference Theme and Speakers
The theme of the AAAPC 2022 Conference is Transforming primary health care: Creating a vision of health for all. Our three keynote speakers are at the forefront of influence and change in primary care. Professor Michael Kidd, Professor Clare Jackson, and Dr Mataroria Lyndon, will be sharing insights from their work in primary health care reform in both Australia and New Zealand. Find out more about our keynote speakers who we hope will provide unique insights into transforming primary healthcare in both Australia and New Zealand.
AAAPC's Neil Carson Medal
The Neil Carson Medal is an award to recognise AAAPC members who have made and will continue to make contributions of an international standard to leadership in primary care and medical education. The AAAPC is proud to support this award as part of the organisation’s commitment to leadership in primary care and medical education. Applications open in June. Find out more on our webpage.
AAAPC Subcommittee updates
Primary Care specific publication opportunities
MonReN Stakeholder Forum
Monash University’s Department of General Practice and Monash Partners, an Advanced Health Research Translation Centre, have united to bring together GPs and practice teams in East and South East Melbourne with common interests in research and/or teaching. Groups like this (called practice based research networks, or PBRNs) have been used in Australia, and overseas, to help improve the professional lives of those working in general practice, support teaching and foster meaningful research. Monash Department of General Practice is inviting you to be part of an online forum to tell researchers and education experts what you want from a practice based research network. Practice staff and clinicians in attendance will receive $75 gift voucher in recognition of their time. GPs will be eligible for 4 RACGP CPD points.
When: 6-7:30pm Thursday 16th of June
RSVP online by Monday 13th of June
The AAAPC members noticeboard is a space to post national and international primary care opportunities: jobs, research projects, guidelines and resources – really whatever you like! In case you missed any posts in May we have seen: Job opportunities at UNSW, University of Adelaide, and Griffith University; as well as calls to contribute to research in electronic prescribing, antidepressant deprescribing, refugee women’s health, and patient perspectives of medication adherence and alcohol. Members also shared a unique opportunity to attend a free webinar on Normalisation theory (Prof Carl May, held on 31st of May).
We hope you have had a relaxing April, taking advantage of all the public holidays! AAAPC has been busy this month - make sure you don’t miss anything in this newsletter, including:
AAAPC's call to Australian Politicians
In advance of Australia’s Federal election, AAAPC submitted a letter to the Australian Prime Minister, Health Minister and Shadow Health Minister, as well as leaders of the major Australian political parties. The letter highlights AAAPC as a leading body in primary care education and research, and draws attention to important issues that AAAPC feel must be addressed by our leaders in terms of primary care and references specific items raised in Australia’s 10 year plan for primary care. Read AAAPC’s submission online.
Abstracts closed, Registration OPEN
AAAPC's 2022 Annual Research Conference Abstract Submissions are now closed. Thank you to all for contributing. We have had a record number of abstracts submitted this year!
Remember to register for AAAPC's 2022 Annual Research Conference August 17-19! Early bird rates apply until June 3rd
Register Now!
Conference Scholarships and Prizes
Keynote speaker announcement: Dr Mataroria Lyndon
Dr Mataroria Lyndon is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the University of Auckland and co-founder and Clinical Director of Tend Health. He was previously Equity Lead at Mahitahi Hauora and a medical lead for Māori health at Counties Manukau DHB. He is Deputy Chair of Te Hiringa Hauora Health Promotion Agency and a Board member of the Māori Health Authority, Northland District Health Board, Aktive, and Pūtahi Manawa Aotearoa Centre of Research Excellence. Dr Lyndon completed his Master of Public Health at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar, and his PhD is focused on medical education. He was also awarded the Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Young Professional of the Year 2016. Dr Lyndon will be providing a New Zealand perspective on our conference theme: Transforming primary healthcare: creating a vision of health for all.
We look forward to hearing more from all our keynote speakers who we hope will provide unique insights into transforming primary healthcare in both Australia and New Zealand.
AAAPC Webinar Summary
19th April, 1pm (AEST)
Thank you Dr Olayide Ogunsiji for an inspiring webinar on navigating the world of academia. Dr Ogunsiji shared her story of immigrating to Australia with her family as an academic in Nigeria, and finding her way back into the world of academics in a new country. Dr Ogunsiji shared her hardships and achievements, and highlighted the importance of determination, dedication, social support, and a positive outlook. Dr Ogunsiji’s top tip is to be authentic in who you are and use that to shape a clear vision for your research and in your interactions with others. Authenticity and passion in what you do will shine through and help inspire action as well as coin a research niche that is reflective of you and your interests. Dr Ogunsiji’s webinar will be available soon on our members only section of the website.
Professor Tim Stokes and Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith have been appointed as the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Primary Health Care. The Journal of Primary Health Care is the peer-reviewed, open access research journal of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
Felicity is no stranger to this role, having been the founding Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Tim and Felicity have repositioned the scope of the journal to include the fields of family/general practice, rural hospital medicine, primary health care nursing, community pharmacy, physiotherapy and counselling, as well as areas such as health care delivery, health promotion, epidemiology and public health, of interest to a primary health care provider audience. The JPHC aims to publish research that is conducted in, or highly relevant to, New Zealand, Australia and Pacific nations, with a strong focus on Indigenous Māori and Pacific health issues. The Editors are committed to providing robust and rapid reviews of submitted manuscripts and encourage their Australian primary health care colleagues to submit their work.
Climate Crisis and Primary Health Care, a special issue in Family Practice, is calling for submissions on how primary health care can adapt to changes in disease and illness incidence and prevalence, and preventive and health promotion activity to ameliorate the burden of disease. An outline of accepted formats is available through the link above. Submissions due 1 May 2022. For questions, please email Guest Editor: Dr Liz Sturgiss.
Optimising Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Australia: the Role of Primary Health Care, a special issue in Australian Journal of Primary Health, is calling for submissions relating to women’s sexual and reproductive health in Australia. An outline of the scope of topics covered can be found on the AJPH website, linked above. Full submissions due by 30 June 2022 via the AJPH portal, with subsequent peer review in the usual manner, online publication following acceptance, and the issue out in early 2023. For questions, please email Guest Editor: Dr Jessica Botfield.
In case you missed any posts in April we have seen: Job opportunities at Griffith University (gold coast), and University of Adelaide; as well as calls to contribute to research in fertility and women's health, and digital health for chronic disease management. Results on characteristics and strategies employed by different countries to deal with COVID-19, from a primary health care perspective have also been shared.
To get updates on the noticeboard in your emails, navigate to the AAAPC members noticeboard (requires login) and click the subscribe button.
This list does not comprehensively include the achievements of all of our members (sorry). Please send me an email at katelyn.barnes@anu.edu.au when you or another member you know has an achievement that we can all celebrate! Some previous examples include a new PhD completion, publication, or an award. Remember to also tag AAAPC in tweets about achievements in primary care -- we would love to share the joy!
March has been a flurry of activity, making for a full newsletter! Make sure you don’t miss anything, including:
Abstracts OPEN
AAAPC's 2022 Annual Research Conference Abstract Submissions are open! The theme for this years conference is Transforming Primary Health Care: Creating a Vision of Health for All. We will consider abstracts of relevance to primary care practice, research, education, and policy. Abstracts close April 14 – so get in quick! See more on our webpage.
Abstract reviewers needed
Help us review abstracts for the Annual Research Conference! Review a handful of abstracts to help ensure this AAAPC conference is the best yet. Reviewing is made easy with pre-specified criteria, and a mentor-mentee program for anyone looking to develop their skills in reviewing or mentoring. Fill out the expression of interest form to put your name down as an individual reviewer, and to seek support in developing this skill or offer your expertise as an mentor.
Plenary Speaker: Professor Claire Jackson (AM)
Professor Claire Jackson (AM) is Professor in General Practice and Primary Care Research, and Director of the Centre for Health System Reform and Integration, University of Queensland. Professor Jackson has been Clinical Director of two $2.5 million Centres for Research Excellence in Primary Care Reform: one funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), exploring new models of integrating care in hospital and the community; the other by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI), investigating the impact of researcher and end-user ‘co-creation’ on quality and models of care. Professor Jackson is a Non-Executive Director of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd (HCF), Australia’s largest NFP private health insurer, and Chair of the HCF Research Foundation. She is a NED on the Brisbane South Primary Health Network, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the Medical Journal of Australia. She is a current member of Minister Hunt’s Primary Care Reform Steering Committee, and has been both a past Chair and President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She is an active clinician in Brisbane south.
Professor Jackson will be speaking on her primary area of research interest: health system reform, with a focus on primary care.
AAAPC and SAPC: A new collaboration
AAAPC and SAPC (UK equivalent organisation) are announcing a new collaboration! Read Dr Phyllis Lau and Dr Rupert Payne's statement online. The organisations will be planning joint activities and collaborative research opportunities for members. Activities will be coordinated via the AAAPC subcommittees -- so keep an eye out for exciting new opportunities!
Upcoming ECR Webinar
Dr Olayide Ogunsiji will be presenting a webinar on navigating academia on the 19th of April, 1pm AEST. Dr Ogunsiji is a Registered Nurse and Senior lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Australia. She is the Director of Academic Workforce (Liverpool campus).
Originally from Nigeria, Olayide migrated to Australia in1999, with a Master of Science (Sociology) and embarked on the Nursing journey in Australia. She is passionate about women’s health issues and her research interest are on intimate partner violence, female genital mutilation, parenting and women empowerment. She has made a sustained, positive impact on global health disparity of migrant and refugee women. Olayide is the founder of the African Women’s Health and Support Organisation (AWHASO), a not-for-profit organization for women’s health issues. She has presented at local, national and international conferences and publishes in high impact journals. Dr Ogunsiji was the recipient of the prestigious Dorothy Garrigus Adams 2021 Award for Excellence in Service at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Awards Ceremony.
Reminder to Renew
AAAPC annual membership lapsed March 1st 2022. Renew your membership on the website to keep up with all AAAPC happenings and inside information!
Lapsed members will no longer have access to the members only sections of the webpage, including webinars and the noticeboard.
Primary Care specific funding opportunities
In case you missed any posts this March we have seen: New Lecturer position at University of Wollongong; call for submissions to a special issues in AJPH, Family Practice, and Healthcare; calls for research participation in smoking cessation, interprofessional collaboration, childhood weight management, and psychotropic medication management; community questions about GrantConnect; and advice on submitting to the upcoming AAAPC conference.
To get updates on the noticeboard in your emails, click here to subscribe, or navigate to the AAAPC members noticeboard (requires login) and click the subscribe button.
AAAPC has been busy in February, making for a full newsletter! Make sure you don’t miss anything, including:
…And more, happy reading!
AAAPC annual memberships due March 2022
It is that time of year, memberships are due from March 1st. Renew your membership on the website! Current members will need to log in, then click on the message in the bottom left hand corner of the webpage, or on your name at the top right corner of the webpage.
Check out benefits of membership to find out more.
What and When
AAAPC's 2022 Annual Research Conference will be online for August 18 and 19. The theme for this year’s conference is Transforming Primary Health Care: Creating a Vision of Health for All. Abstract submissions (and opportunity to review abstracts) will be opening soon -- keep an eye on your inboxes for your invitation!
Plenary Speaker: Professor Michael Kidd
Professor Michael Kidd AM is Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Principal Medical Advisor with the Australian Government Department of Health, where he is leading Australia’s national primary care response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also has appointment as the foundation Professor of Primary Care Reform at The Australian National University. He is a general practitioner, a past president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a past president of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), and a past Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Prior to returning to Australia to support the pandemic response by the Department of Health, he was Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine and Primary Care, Senior Innovation Fellow with the Institute for Health System Solutions and Innovative Care, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Professor Michael Kidd, AAAPC's 2021 Charles-Bridges Webb award winner, will be sharing his insight on the strengths of primary care and the work he has been doing in primary care reform.
Ever wondered how to get more involved with primary care research, education, and policy? Join a subcommittee today! Email your interest to secretariat@aaapc.org.au to be linked into a subcommittee that interests you.
AJPH Special Issue -- Upcoming publication opportunities
A few AAAPC members are leading an upcoming Australian Journal of Primary Health special issue, titled: Equity in Primary Health Care Provision: More than 50 years of the Inverse Care Law. An outline of the scope of topics covered can be found on the AJPH website. Please email an Expression of Interest by 30th March 2022 to Dr Harris-Roxas to confirm the suitability of your submission for the special issue. Full submissions to be submitted in July 2022.
Optimising Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Australia: the Role of Primary Health Care a special issue relating to women’s sexual and reproductive health in Australia. An outline of the scope of topics covered can be found on the AJPH website. Full submissions due by 30 June 2022 via the AJPH portal, with subsequent peer review in the usual manner, online publication following acceptance, and the issue out in early 2023. For questions, please email Dr Jessica Botfield.
The Australian Journal of Primary Health has published high quality, peer-reviewed papers since 1995. This is an attractive opportunity to publish alongside your peers in the field plus contributing authors receive free access to all papers published for this project in perpetuity.
Remember to also subscribe to GrantConnect! GrantConnect provides a centralised publication of all forecast and current Australian Government grant opportunities via an online portal. To receive personalised research grant updates, make sure to input your research key words (separated by commas) when you register.
In case you missed any posts, in February we have seen: New research jobs at Melbourne University and University of New South Wales, Call for submissions to a special issue in AJPH, and a nominations call for the MRFF consumer reference panel.
Congratulations to two of our members for their awards!
Abhir Nainani was awarded a NAPCRG Pearl for his research titled, General Practitioner Perspectives and Experiences When Screening for Primary Aldosteronism! NAPCRG Pearls are chosen each year by the Community Clinician Advisory Group as the top research studies having the greatest impact on clinical practice as presented at the NAPCRG Annual Conference. It is wonderful to see Abhir’s work recognised internationally, especially after winning AAAPC’s 2021 Conference award for best paper! We look forward to hopefully seeing more from Abhir at our 2022 conference.
Dr Marguerite Tracy has been awarded her PhD! Marguerite would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of the AAAPC FACES group - and recommends the group to other ECRs. Marguerite’s thesis explored real-world question prompt lists to assist decision making in clinical practice. Her thesis, titled More questions than answers - Investigating questions asked by patients and online, real-world question prompt list tools to realise the benefits for patients, health professionals and healthcare decision making has resulted in three publications.
This list does not comprehensively include the achievements of all of our members (sorry). Please send me an email at katelyn.barnes@anu.edu.au when you or another member you know has an achievement that we can all celebrate! Some previous examples include a new PhD completion, publication, or an award.
Happy New Year (hopefully we can still say that despite the fact January has quickly come to an end). We have a short and sweet newsletter this month, including:
Happy reading!
AJPH Special Issue -- Upcoming publication opportunity
A few AAAPC members are leading an upcoming Australian Journal of Primary Health special issue, titled: Equity in Primary Health Care Provision: More than 50 years of the Inverse Care Law. An outline of the scope of topics covered can be found on the AJPH website, linked above. Please email an Expression of Interest by 30th March 2022 to Dr Harris-Roxas to confirm the suitability of your submission for the special issue. Full submissions to be submitted in July 2022.
The Australian Journal of Primary Health has published high quality, peer-reviewed papers since 1995 (see flyer here). This is an attractive opportunity to publish alongside your peers in the field plus contributing authors receive free access to all papers published for this project in perpetuity.
In case you missed any posts December and January we have seen: a call for research participation regarding e-cigarettes, and a call to participate in research on international COVID-19 public health measures. Also highlighted was a documentary “Behind the Mask – on the front line against Coronavirus” which tells the story of front line doctors and nurses fighting the virus.
Congratulations to some of our members in their successful publications:
Hello everyone,
December is coming to a close, and that means so is 2021! We have a lot to squeeze into this last newsletter of the year, make sure you don't miss anything, including:
and much more. Happy reading!
A Holiday Message from the President
Despite the cyclical outbreaks, lockdowns, isolations and quarantines over the past year, we have continued to show our resilience. I am especially proud of AAAPC’s achievements.
I wish to express my most heartfelt thanks to our members. Your affirmation and support of the work of AAAPC are the best guarantee that AAAPC will continue to champion our vision, YOUR vision, for a multidisciplinary PHC-oriented health care system founded in patient-centred and primary care principles and developed through evidence and education. Especially to members who have contributed to our Subcommittees, I THANK YOU!
I am encouraged by the strength of our Executive Committee members – many of whom were newly elected at the AGM in August. I appreciate that some have been thrown into the deep end, but all have shown incredible agility and loyalty to the role they have committed to. To the Execs, I THANK YOU!
On behalf of AAAPC and the Executive Committee, I THANK YOU for your ongoing support and hope you are able to spend precious time with loved ones over the summer holidays.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Best wishes,
Phyllis Lau, President
Ever wondered how to get more involved with primary care research, education, and policy? Would you like to meet like-minded and passionate primary care researchers? This is your chance – join a subcommittee today! Email secretariat@aaapc.org.au to register your interest and get linked into a subcommittee!
A quick overview from each subcommittee this month:
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
In addition to the 2021 PHC grant opportunity for wearable devices and point-of-care testing, there are a few other MRFF grant opportunities that may be of interest for you or your team members, including;
NAPCRG conference
In our November newsletter, two members were missed on the NAPCRG summaries: Dr Pallavi Prathivadi and Dr Johanna Lynch. Dr Prathivadi presented the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care (CRISP) poster and workshop. Dr Lynch presented a workshop titled Fostering Sense of Safety: Unpacking a Critical Generalist Strategy. Apologies to others who may have been missed!
Please remember to share your primary health care research and education successes! We love celebrating the work our members do in this newsletter.
In case you missed any posts this month we have seen:
To get updates on the noticeboard in your emails navigate to the AAAPC members noticeboard (requires login) and click the subscribe button.
Congratulations to some of our members in their awards and degrees:
This list does not comprehensively include the achievements of all of our members (sorry!). Please send me an email at katelyn.barnes@anu.edu.au when you or another member you know has an achievement that we can all celebrate! Some previous examples include a new PhD completion, publication, or an award.
And that’s a wrap for 2021!
Happy holidays, stay safe, and see you all next year
November has gone already! We have lots of updates this month – a sign of all the great things going on with AAAPC and its members! Make sure you don't miss anything, including:
Webinar now online: Primary Health Care Education in Rural Settings: Learning generalism in rural, by rural, for rural
Watch Now!
Thank you Professor Roger Strasser for your engaging and informative webinar November 9th.
Professor Strasser highlighted the worldwide rural health access issue and the challenges rural practitioners face as ‘extended generalists’ as a consequence. Professor Strasser suggests boosting the workforce with a ‘Start Local System Design’ where systems are co-designed and co-delivered in the local context to address local priority health needs. He talked about the social accountability of medical schools to direct their teaching and learning towards priority health needs, communities, regions and nations. Professor Strasser drew on his experience of ‘Immersive Community Engaged Education’ in Canada, specifically the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Find out more by watching the recording on our website!
Ever wondered how to get more involved with primary care research, education, and policy? Would you like to meet like-minded and passionate primary care researchers?? This is your chance – join a subcommittee today! Email secretariat@aaapc.org.au to register your interest and get linked into a subcommittee!
Research, Policy & Advocacy subcommittee has submitted a response to the Australian 10-year strategic plan for Primary Care Reform, is starting feedback for the Research Australia proposed reforms for Health and Medical research, and is squirrelling away on defining what a national practice based research network could look like in Australia.
Conference subcommittee is looking forward to ensuring that the 2022 AAAPC Annual Research Conference on reforming primary health care is bigger, better, bolder and more diverse than ever before. The subcommittee is hoping to provide an in person conference (yay!), with an option to go online if needed. Please come and get involved in this subcommittee, noting that active and contributing members of this subcommittee will get discounted 2022 conference registration.
ECR subcommittee would like to remind members to check out previous FACES webinars on our webpage. If you would like to join FACES and get the run down on all the great workshops and webinars, please email habiba.jahan@adelaide.edu.au. Next meeting for the FACES team will be in February 2022 (Date to be confirmed).
Education subcommittee has finalised an official vision for Primary Care Education: "To promote and celebrate excellence in primary health care education, driven by high quality education research and interdisciplinary collaboration". This subcommittee successfully managed a fantastic webinar, by Professor Roger Strasser in November, and have big plans for 2022 to support education research and inter-institutional collaborations, developing new fellowships and finessing the Neil Carson Award. This subcommittee is looking for engagement – so please do register your interest via email!
Membership Engagement subcommittee is finalising a 5-year plan to support AAAPC membership by engaging with new people and organisations in primary care, and making sure our current members get the best experience. The subcommittee will be supporting a series of targeted webinars and communications for 2022. Please come and join the fun and help us engage with members! Register your interest via email.
FM Vax: An International Survey on the Integration of Public Health and Primary Care in COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns
AAAPC member, Professor Felicity Goodyear Smith, is part of an international collaboration of primary care researchers who are requesting your help! The team are surveying primary care professionals to identify the approach used by different countries in their COVID-19 vaccination programmes, focussing on public health and primary health care integration. Please share your perspective in this 15-minute online survey. The survey is available in 7 languages, with an opportunity to enter a prize draw. Visit https://tinyurl.com/fmvax to learn more.
Ethics Approval provided by University of Toronto REB ID:00041513
NB: AAAPC is updating their policy on including research in the monthly newsletter. We do not want to overload our members with research, but do want to share opportunities relevant to all members. We will share the policy with you when available!
NAPCRG conference highlights
AAAPC North American counterpart, the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) , held their Annual Meeting online between November 19-23, 2021. While the timing was a challenge for us antipodeans, we had some AAAPC members in attendance including the AAAPC NAPCRG Distinguished Paper Award winner, Abhir Nainani! Read about Abhir's experience and some other presentations below.
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to present at the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) annual meeting under the international award section of the conference. I conducted my presentation 'simulated live', which meant that my 15 minute oral presentation was pre-recorded and broadcast throughout the conference's virtual platform. Following the oral presentation, the audience had an opportunity to ask me (and two other international paper award winners from different countries) questions about our presentations. Overall, the conference was extremely enjoyable. I got the opportunity to listen to several incredible speakers discuss exciting research in primary care (which has definitely inspired me to continue research). I'd like to thank the AAAPC and my supervisors for making this possible; it was my first international conference. I feel incredibly grateful to receive this award and present my research! – Abhir Nainani
Other AAAPC members with research presented at NAPCRG included:
Professor Grant Russell presented his team's findings on their longitudinal participatory case study of 6 practices negotiating the pandemic in Melbourne in 2020. While the impact of COVID was far less disruptive in Australia compared to the experiences of many of the international attendees at the conference, it was fascinating to see how many of the struggles for practices dealing with the pandemic were common across all jurisdiction.
Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, and Professor Kirsty Douglas as well as Dr Kyle Eggleton and Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith presented as part of an international forum alongside team members from the Larry A Green Center (USA) and University of British Colombia (Canada) comparing COVID-19 impacts in general practice. The presentations showed that despite very different COVID-19 contexts and health systems, all countries experienced similar levels of strain in general practice. Discussions with the audience focussed on why that might be!
Dr Pallavi Prathivadi presented a poster on behalf of an international team about Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care (CRISP) and contributed to a workshop on improving reporting of primary care research. The CRISP team have found that clinicians are not finding primary care research useful due to lack of detail in reporting of methods and results, and are developing a guide to be added to the EQUATOR network of reporting guidelines. Find out more about CRISP here.
We have a lot of updates this month – a sign of all the wonderful things going on with AAAPC! Make sure you don't miss anything, including announcements regarding:
Upcoming Webinar: Primary Health Care Education in Rural Settings: Learning generalism in rural, by rural, for rural
Nov 9, 7:30pm AEDT (9:30pm NZDT). For more details, see the AAAPC webpage.
Professor Roger Strasser, from University of Waikato, New Zealand will be presenting a webinar that will explore the challenges and opportunities of PHC education in rural settings with an emphasis on producing generalists who have the skills and commitment to deliver high-quality PHC services.
Professor Roger Strasser is New Zealand's first Professor of Rural Health. He is leading the University of Waikato's Rural Health Public Engagement, including public education about rural health and advocacy for rural health, as well as community engagement at the local level. In addition, Roger is leading capacity building in rural health research across remote and rural New Zealand.
Big thank you to Dr Chris Barton, from Monash University, for the fantastic presentation to the FACES network on October 26.
Chris shared about his contribution to building relationships and a positive research culture at Monash, and how he has incorporated that into his career. He also discussed the importance of research networks, both online and offline, and how they can influence academic success. For anyone who missed the session, you can check it out on the AAAPC website soon!
If you would like to join FACES and get the run down on all the great workshops and webinars, please email habiba.jahan@adelaide.edu.au. Next meeting for the FACES team will be in February 2022 (Date to be confirmed).
Presenting the new Membership Engagement Subcommittee! Previously the Membership and Marketing subcommittee, a new name better reflects the work the subcommittee undertakes. The subcommittee works on strategies to build, engage, communicate with and support AAAPC members. This is a big job, and we need you! Help us provide the best experience and support for members. Join by emailing secretariat@aaapc.org.au.
Research, Policy & Advocacy subcommittee has been busy this last month working on a response for the new Australian 10-year strategic plan for Primary Care Reform, a response for the October MRFF public consultation, and squirrelling away on defining what a national practice based research network could look like in Australia. The subcommittee also submitted letters to the Health Minister (the Hon. Greg Hunt) and Shadow Minister (the Hon. Mark Butler) expressing their concern and disappointment over the latest MRFF Primary Health Care funding focussed on wearable devices and point-of-care testing.
Conference subcommittee is busy getting the ball rolling for the 2022 AAAPC Annual Research Conference set for August 18-19. Active and contributing members of this subcommittee will get discounted 2022 conference registration. Join and help shape Australasia’s largest primary health care research conference because it’s #ourprimarycare! Please email secretariat@aaapc.org.au.
ECR subcommittee is meeting regularly and coming up with their next FACES topic. Keep your eyes on your inbox to see what’s coming next!
Education subcommittee is busy coordinating the webinar with Professor Roger Strasser for November. Register now! If you have ideas on how to support and advance primary care education, come join this subcommittee - Next meeting will be mid-November, email your interest to secretariat@aaapc.org.au.
How to make a engaging noticeboard post
Thank you to those members who have been sharing opportunities with us on the noticeboard! Sometimes it's just a quick share, but for the times when you really want to catch eyes, here are some tips to increase your engagement.
1. Make a catchy title or at least descriptive! The title of your post is all someone will see before clicking on it – so make it count. The title of your post will be sent in an email to noticeboard subscribers alongside other posts from the same week, so this is an opportunity to stand out.
2. Use a picture. While only visible from within the noticeboard post, a picture will draw readers into your post and hold them there longer. After all, a picture says a thousand words (but is much more pleasing on the eyes and brain).
3. Keep it simple with the text content. Use links out or attach a pdf for more detailed information to prevent having a “wall of text”.
4. Start with the important stuff at the top, and the broader context towards the bottom. Alternatively, use subheadings or (formatting) to break up the text and make key information easy to find.
Congratulations also to some of our members on successful publications:
