Remaking practices: Learning to meet the challenge of practice change in primary health care

Funding: 2010: $60,000
2011: $60,000
2012: $60,000

Project Member(s): Solomon, N., Thistlethwaite, J.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Linkage Projects)
NSW Health Administration Corporation (NSW Health)

Start year: 2011

Summary: The improvement of primary health care delivery is an urgent national priority. This research will address the current lack of understanding of the new kinds of professional practices that are required to reshape primary health care in Australia. By focusing on the active role of learning and technology in the new practices, this research will provide theoretical and practical resources that will contribute to the achievement of professional practices that are multidisciplinary, integrated and patient-responsive. The outcomes of this research will benefit health service providers, health practitioners, patients and communities as well as policy makers engaged in the redesign of healthcare services delivery and health systems.

Keywords: workplace learning, primary health care, interprfofessional practice, patient and community engagement, learning and technologies.

FOR Codes: Primary Health Care, Technical, Further and Workplace Education, Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified, Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified, Technical, further and workplace education, Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified, Other education and training not elsewhere classified

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