NSW Regional Health Partners Centre for Innovation in Regional Health Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson OAM Interim Director Medical Research Future Fund EOI Process for Project Grants 1 March 2018
NSW Regional Health Partners CIRH Eight Strategically Aligned Partners
Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) 7 Advanced Health Research Translation Centres 2 Centres for Innovation in Regional Health
Australian Health Research Alliance Background to the Establishment of AHRA Funding 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 AHRA 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 2018 AHRA 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 Process ONLY available through NSWRHP Applicant 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 2016-19 AHRA-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 Purpose NSWRHP 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 2018 Local 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