Tag Archives: public health research

Some feedback on the Nutbeam review of public health research

July 9, 2009 – 9:15 pm

Professor Glenn Salkeld, head of the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, recently wrote this overview of the Nutbeam review, in which he urged colleagues to “get active” and comment on the report.
Cris Kerr, an advocate for the value of patient testimony, took his advice and has sent in the following response [...]

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NHMRC chief puts his hand up: delay our fault

June 3, 2009 – 6:13 pm

Last week, Crikey published this story about the delayed release of a major review of public health research, which was completed last October, and promised for release early this year but still under wraps.
(Ironically enough, one of the review’s recommendations was the establishment of a national public health research register to improve transparency around research [...]

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Revealing the hidden documents of health

April 1, 2009 – 1:23 pm

As the blurb to the right indicates, the Croakey blog takes a sharp interest in evidence-informed policy and practice, transparency and informed public debate.
In the interests of all these worthy causes, as well as giving the pot a well-deserved stir, we are launching a new Croakey initiative.
Let’s call it the Croakey Register of Unreleased Documents [...]

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