Researchers join National Primary Care Consortium
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will contribute to the National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium, which has secured $5.2 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.
Led by Professor Michael Kidd, Director of the International Centre for Future Health Systems at UNSW, the Consortium aims to improve primary care delivery and patient outcomes through a multidisciplinary team (MDT)-based approach to care.
This Consortium will be one of Australia's largest research collaborations, fostering partnerships among researchers, consumers, government organisations, and expert partners to design and test new models of health service delivery that better address Australia's healthcare needs.
The following researchers from the University of Melbourne will contribute to the Consortium:
- Professor Michael Kidd, Honorary in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Professor Lena Sanci, Head of the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and Lead of the Children and Young People’s Research Stream
- Professor Jon Emery, Herman Chair of Primary Care Cancer Research, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Professor Kelsey Hegarty, Chair of Family Violence Prevention, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Associate Professor Caroline Johnson, Academic Specialist, lead of primary care mental health Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Dr Rita McMorrow, Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Sandra Davidson, Senior Research Fellow and Academic Specialist, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Dr Libby Dai, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
- Dr Brent Venning, Department of General Practice and Primary Care
The Consortium has been funded for over five years, with representation from 100 primary care researchers from 20 universities across Australia.