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Welcome to the Innovation and Research Centre Guide

Welcome to the Community and Oral Health Innovation and Research Centre research, knowledge translation and implementation guide, a guide to help you learn more about implementation and knowledge translation frameworks and how they may help you find and use the best evidence to improve service outcomes for yourself, your team and your service consumers.

Click on the tabs above to find out more about:

Evidence Based Practice - What it is, and some tips and tricks on finding and using quality evidence
Quality Improvement - Structuring your QI project, where to start and how to measure if it has made a difference.
Research - Information and links to education and training sessions within Metro North Hospital and Health Service and externally
Implementation Science & Knowledge Translation - Adopting Evidence Based Practices necessitates change and here you will find information on frameworks to support you in this
Library Services - links to the COH library pages and resources

Fact Sheets

If you would like a brief introduction to the topics in this guide click on the links below to open the relevant fact sheet

Building a Survey Fact Sheet
What to consider before building a survey e.g., your objectives, audience characteristics and expectations, promotion and who to contact if you need help.
Community of Practice Fact Sheet
A community of practice brings together expertise from a variety of sources to focus on solving a common problem. In pursuing their specific interest, members engage in joint activities and discussions, help each other and share information, thus providing benefits to members and their elements.
Evidence Based Practice Fact Sheet
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach to care that integrates the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.
Implementation Science Fact Sheet
The field of implementation science has developed to facilitate the spread of evidence-based practices (EBPs)
Indigenous Community of Practice - Fact Sheet
Quality Evidence: Finding & Using Fact Sheet
Critically appraising your evidence will help you decide whether it’s appropriate for your setting and of sufficient quality to be used for effective decision making.
Quality Improvement Fact Sheet
Quality Improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups.
Quality Improvement or Research? Fact Sheet
It is important to understand the distinction between the two as it has an impact on the types of internal or external approvals required before the project/study progresses

Introducing the Innovation and Research Centre

The Community and Oral Health Innovation and Research Centre is based at 19th Avenue, Brighton Health Campus and the team contributes to and facilitates excellence in health care by building the capacity of Community and Oral Health and its staff to create and apply contemporary knowledge and innovation to meet the needs of the community we serve.

Who are we?
We are a highly skilled interprofessional team with knowledge and experience in evidence-based practice, service development, knowledge translation and research. Our team includes the following roles;

Director Innovation and Research
Clinical Assets
Clinical Evidence Development
Librarian
Research Development
Research Director
Service Development
Service Improvement

What we do

Assist teams to get evidence into practice by supporting the identification, sourcing and translating relevant knowledge
Facilitate research through support, education and mentoring
Review Models of Care to identify opportunities for improvement, investment and disinvestment
Assist with the development of contemporary models of care
Support service redesign and implementation of better care practices
Assist and facilitate change management processes
Collaborate with staff, teams, directorates and NGOs to facilitate partnerships that collectively address shared challenges
Provide oversight and support to service improvement activities internally and externally funded including SEED and LINK
Capacity build future researchers, project / development officers and service improvement staff

HELP!

Need help to navigate the guide or not getting the answers you need?

Call or email

The Clinical Evidence Development Officer

0490 445 333 COH-CEDO@health.qld.gov.au

Working Days: Thursday, Friday and alternate Monday

The Research Development Officer

07 3631 7523 ann.rahmann@health.qld.gov.au

Working Days: Thursday, Friday and alternate Wednesday

The Research Director

0448 190 205 Nicole.Gavin@health.qld.gov.au

Working Days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

The Librarian

07 3631 7523 COH-Library@health.qld.gov.au

Working Days: Monday and Tuesday

Contact

COH CEDO

Email Me

Contact:

Innovation and Research Centre
19th Avenue, Brighton Health Campus
Brighton
Qld, 4017

(07) 3360 4783

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