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dc.contributor.authorWenke, RJ
dc.contributor.authorTynan, A
dc.contributor.authorScott, A
dc.contributor.authorMickan, S
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-09T01:34:59Z
dc.date.available2019-06-09T01:34:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH17086
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383601
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the present case study is to illustrate the outcomes of a dedicated allied health (AH) research position within a large Queensland regional and rural health service. The secondary aim of the case study is to describe the enabling and hindering mechanisms to the success of the role. Semistructured interviews were conducted with the Executive Director of Allied Health and the current AH research fellow incumbent within the health service. A focus group was also undertaken with six stakeholders (e.g. clinicians, team leaders) who had engaged with the research position. Outcomes of the AH research fellow included clinical and service improvements, enhanced research culture and staff up-skilling, development of research infrastructure and the formation of strategic research collaborations. Despite being a sole position in a geographically expansive health service with constrained resources, key enabling mechanisms to the success of the role were identified, including strong advocacy and regular communication with the Executive. In conclusion, the case study highlights the potential value of an AH research position in building research capacity within a large non-metropolitan health service. Factors to facilitate ongoing success could include additional research and administrative funding, as well as increased use of technology and team-based research.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAHHA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom667
dc.relation.ispartofpageto675
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Health Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAllied health and rehabilitation science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth policy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440706
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleEffects and mechanisms of an allied health research position in a Queensland regional and rural health service: A descriptive case study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMickan, Sharon M.
gro.griffith.authorWenke, Rachel


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