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NSW Regional Health PartnersCentre for Innovation in Regional Health
Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson OAMInterim Director
Medical Research Future Fund – EOI Process for Project Grants1 March 2018
NSW Regional Health Partners CIRHEight Strategically Aligned Partners
Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA)7 Advanced Health Research Translation Centres
2 Centres for Innovation in Regional Health
Background to the Establishment of AHRAFunding
• Medical Research Futures Fund Federal Funding (via DoH)
• McKeon Review of Medical Research Strategy for medical research
• MRFF Advisory Committee Priority setting & $ allocation
Accreditation
• NHMRC Accredited AHRTC & CIRH Accreditation of Centres
Collaboration
• Australian Health Research Alliance National Alliance of 9 Centres
• NSW-based AHTRC & CIRH NSW Alliance of 3 Centres
Australian Health Research Alliance
Accreditation Criteria
• Health-led Centres Not Academic research centres
• Integrated health services, education of health professionals, and
• Significant capacity in internationally recognised health & medical research
AHRA Collaborations
• MRFF set 12 national priorities AHRA responded with 4 national initiatives
• Collaborative selection process Not competitive grant process
• Centre-based Project grants Collaborations address MRFF Priorities
Australian Health Research Alliance
Australian Health Research AllianceAHRA is developing frameworks for three MRFF national systems level priorities in 2017-2018.
– MRFF PRIORITY 1 – Improving clinical pathways and care by building collaboration across the care continuum
• AHRA Initiative 1 – Health Systems Improvement and Sustainability
– MRFF PRIORITY 2 – Addressing clinical variation by driving data linkage and integration
• AHRA Initiative 2 – Better Use of Health Data
– MRFF PRIORITY 3 – Improving the health of vulnerable groups
• AHRA Initiative 3 – Indigenous Health
– An additional overarching initiative will also be developed
• AHRA Initiative 4 – Community & Consumer Engagement in research
Governance and Operational Structure
MRFF Funding 2018AHRA Funds – NOT Competitive – ONLY available through NSWRHP
2017 National Initiatives – $2M already allocated
2018 National Initiatives – funding to be announced
2018 Projects Grants – funding to be announced – EOI Process
Other MRFF funding programs - $65.5M in 2017
Allocated direct to specific organisations
NHMRC are allocating an competitive funding programs
MRFF Project Grant EOI ProcessONLY available through NSWRHPApplicant ELIGIBILITY #1
Lead Applicant – Employee of a NSWRHP HEALTH organisation (LHD, CMN or PHN)
Projects – Endorsed by the Translation Committee Rep
Project ELIGIBILITY #2
Involves a Minimum of 3 partner organisations (within NSWRHP)
Aligns with the MRFF Priorities
Aligns with NSWRHP Priorities
Project can be delivered within 12 months (shovel ready project)
MRFF Priorities for 2016-19AHRA-associated MRFF Priorities Health services improvement
Evidence for practice gap or improvement
Reducing clinical variation
Patient or pubic engagement strategy
Primary care or community care improvements
Indigenous health improvement strategies
There are Other MRFF Priorities – these also qualify
There are more on the website: Medical Research and Innovation priorities 2016 -2018.
From Vision to PurposeNSWRHP CIRH Foundation Plan
Develop Economic & Social Assessments for changing models of care
Develop Research Impact metrics
Develop Implementation Sciences for knowledge transfer
Develop community-based preventative Health Messaging
Local Trial models (for above)
Healthy Weight Strategy WP
Health Technology Assessments WP
NSWRHP Priorities for 2018Local Priorities Economic & Social Assessments of Models of Care
Knowledge Transfer models
Population Health Messaging
Integration of new knowledge into Professional training programs
Consumer & Community engagement in research
AHRA Priorities
Indigenous health
Development of Research Impact metrics
Better use of health data