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“The implementation of primary health care (PHC) may well be one of the most significant systemic and ideological health reforms of modern times. Countries with stronger PHC systems have demonstrably more efficient, effective, and equitable health care. Primary health care can be considered a philosophy, an approach to the delivery and development of services and [...]

The latest articles profiled by the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service include: • A study suggesting that patients with chronic conditions value the sense of control they gain from using complementary and alternative medicines • Five suggestions for how primary health care researchers can boost global health. *** How patients use complementary and [...]

Social media channels offer new avenues for engaging young people in research, says Dr Yeshe Fenner, who is involved in a new study of young women’s health in Melbourne. *** Recruiting through social media – a brave new world Yeshe Fenner writes: The medical and health research community is facing a major challenge as traditional [...]

For those who have been alarmed by recent headlines about the dangers of sleeping pills and red meat, below are links to some further analyses that are worth reading, courtesy of Media Doctor Australia and the NHS Behind the Headlines service. (Perhaps every GP, hospital and other health service waiting room should advertise these websites [...]

As National Close the Gap Day approaches, it is timely to consider the role of translational research in improving Indigenous health. In the article below, Professor Neil Thomson, director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, reviews the different types and uses of translational research, and suggests that Australia is doing relatively well in the field of translational research and Indigenous [...]

In its latest Croakey update, the Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (better known as PHC RIS) reports on efforts to improve the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care. *** Working to improve the diagnosis of ovarian cancer  Amanda Carne writes: Each year in February, Ovarian Cancer Australia runs a national Ovarian Cancer Awareness [...]

Below are short summaries of recent journal and other articles that may be of interest, investigating: • Trends in Indigenous health research • What policy makers really want from researchers • An evidence-based analysis of GP super clinics • Some suggestions for media reporting from US health policy expert Don Berwick   (Links to the [...]

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of two sets of research findings about doctors’ disclosures of their financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies… In the US, a survey of almost 2,000 doctors found nearly two-fifths did not completely agree they should disclose their financial relationships with drug and device companies to patients. The survey, by researchers from [...]

(Update, Feb 27: Links to further reading have been added to the bottom of the post) The NPS recently launched an education initiative for health professionals as part of a new five-year effort to address “the critical issue” of antibiotic resistance. A campaign targeting the general public is due to start in April. The NPS [...]