funding research into ageing- the nh&mrc perspective professor judy black
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Funding research into ageing-
The NH&MRC perspective
Professor Judy Black
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The National Research PrioritiesThe National Research Priorities
Promoting and maintaining good health
Strategic research networks
Ageing well, ageing productively
Collaboration with ARC etc discussions started, workshop planned
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PMSEIC PMSEIC
Need for a strong evidence base to formulate policies
Need for multidisciplinary research into
1. physical activity
2. Nutrition
3. Work and social environment
4. The built environment
5. A national network for healthy ageing research
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Strategic Research Strategic Research Development CommitteeDevelopment Committee
Research in Healthy ageing - community consultation
Eight projects funded
Healthy ageing PhD scholarships
Palliative Care
Oral health of older Australians -18 projects
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PhD scholarshipsPhD scholarships
•Home and community care
•Reducing falls in older people
•Economic considerations in
residential aged care
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Ageing projectsAgeing projects
•Pharmacology
•Cellular ageing
•Community services in neurodegenerative
disease
•Dementia in ATSI people
etc
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Strategic networksStrategic networks
Mechanism for identifying effective
strategic responses to achieve
desired outcomes
Not simply a medical issue -
collaborate with AIHW, COTA,
DoHA, NARI,
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CollaborationCollaboration
NH&MRC workshop with ageing and aged care (AACD) division of DoHA to strengthen novice researchers in the field of dementia
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Qualitative vs QuantitativeQualitative vs Quantitative
• Qualitative methodology is often unfairly criticised for lacking scientific rigour.
• Both methodologies share concerns about statistical power, subgroup analysis and generalisability.
• Both may be affected by issues of bias and confounding.
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What is Quality Research?What is Quality Research?
• ‘Quality’ - methods used to minimise bias in the design and conduct of a study.
• ‘Relevance’ - the extent to which research findings can be applied in other settings.
• ‘Strength’ - the magnitude and reliability of the results.
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Appraisal of the EvidenceAppraisal of the Evidence
Increasing attention is being paid to the critical appraisal and synthesis (meta-analysis) of the evidence base to inform policy.
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Meta-analysisMeta-analysis
Advantages:
• increased power• robustness and transferability
Disadvantage:
• small biases may compound and result in an ‘apparent’ effect
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What does this mean for us?What does this mean for us?
Policy and practice is based only on the highest quality data which meets the
standards for inclusion in meta-analysis.