Introduction to Primary Care Research

This subject is not offered in 2013.

120 hours

Students must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours) or Bachelor of Science (Honours) to complete this subject.

Undergraduate 3 year sequence in a biomedical or science discipline of relevance to the proposed primary care research project.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject uses a structured approach to introduce students to the processes and skills which are essential to the conduct of human research in the primary care setting. In a series of 10 x 2 hour tutorials, students will cover the following topics:

• Why primary care research is needed
• Framing research questions for human populations
• Qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriate to primary care
• Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
• Primary care ethics
• Consumer engagement in research
• Sensitive issues; sensitive populations
• Rural health issues
• Writing for a primary care professional audience
• Community feedback

• To develop expertise in formulating primary care research questions
• Research skills training, including methods and analysis used in primary care research
• To develop an understanding of the issues involved in translating clinical research results to the primary care setting

• Four written reports (each not exceeding 2000 words) submitted during the semester, each worth 25%

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Literature searching, development of research proposal
• Skills in research methods and analysis
• Written and oral communication