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Nursing leadership calls for research funding boost: |
| Spokesperson: | Coalition of National Nursing Organisations |
| Date: | Monday, 25 August 2008 |
| Category: | Nursing |
| Leading Australian nursing academics and researchers meeting in Melbourne this Friday are calling for increased funding for and recognition of nursing research. Organised by a group of over 50 national nursing organisations, the Symposium aims to draw attention to the essential role of nursing research in providing better health care to the Australian community. CoNNO is concerned that nurses do not have access to a level of research funding that is proportional to the profession’s size relative to other health professions; that the qualitative research that many nurses choose is less likely to achieve success in obtaining funding; and research bodies allocating research funds do not always appreciate the significant contribution nursing makes to patient outcomes. CoNNO Chair Kim Ryan said nursing research played a vital role in advancing the knowledge and practice of nurses but that the lack of funding meant the Australian community was missing out on those potential benefits. “Nursing research delivers better health care with new initiatives that improve the quality and safety of care through evidence based practice. Boosting the funding for and capacity of nursing research in Australia has the potential not only to significantly improve patient outcomes, but it can contribute to improvements in the whole community’s health and wellbeing.” Symposium panel discussions will focus on incorporating research in clinical practice; and getting recognition and policy action from nursing research; with workshops aiming to assist emerging researchers in building a program for research; gaining ethics approval; and getting research published. The Symposium will commence at 9am at The Radisson on Flagstaff, 380 William St. and includes presentations from Keynote Speaker Professor Simon Stewart who is the head of Preventative Cardiology at the world-renown Baker Institute in Melbourne as well as other Australian nursing leaders, academics and researchers. |
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