Primary Care Research

CESPHN’s research team is committed to assisting local researchers to conduct high quality, ethical primary care research.

Our aim is to involve GPs, practices nurses, allied health, and other relevant staff from inception through to publication. Through this process our knowledge-rich local primary health care workforce can better shape and be connected to the research being conducted in our region, as well as drive areas for quality improvement.

CESPHN accepts research requests from:

External research proposals seeking endorsement or promotion to stakeholders (for example, to recruit participants)
External research proposals seeking participation in developing the proposal and/or carrying out elements of a research project.

For all research requests please complete the form from the link below, and a research officer will be in touch.

Research Request Form

For all additional information, please email:

research@cesphn.com.au

Did you know?

ClinTrial Refer connects GPs to current clinical trials. For More information go to https://www.clintrial.org.au/

Research Studies/Clinical Trials currently recruiting participants

Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma Phase-One Trial

Scientia Clinical Research is recruiting adults (aged 18 to 85 years) with untreated nodular basal cell carcinoma to participate in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial. The study is evaluating FLD-103, a novel intralesional Hedgehog pathway inhibitor. This treatment may offer a less invasive alternative to surgery.

Researches from UNSW appreciate referrals of potentially eligible patients who are aged 18 to 85 years and have a diagnosis of untreated nodular basal cell carcinoma. Please contact the study coordinator from Scientia Clinical Research via email for more information: matthew.wong@scientiaclinicalresearch.com.au

Ethics: HREC approved on 07-Aug-2024 as Application 2024-06-773 (lead site), and on 09-Aug-2024 as Application 2024-06-773-AC (Scientia Clinical Research additional site).

Ageing Well Tool in general practice

Join Macquarie University in trialing the Ageing Well Tool, a screening and early intervention tool designed to identify and reduce risks for dementia and enhance overall wellbeing in primary care patients aged 60-70, to set them up for ageing well.

Click here for more information.

The Central and Eastern Sydney Primary and Community Health Cohort/Linkage Resource (CES-P&CH)

The resource

The linkage dataset currently has 10 datasets and over 170 million records (20.7 million for CES) from 2006 onwards including: 45 and Up Study questionnaire data (including the SEEF – Social, Economic and Environmental Factors sub-study) linked to Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC), Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC), Mental Health Ambulatory Data Collection (MHADC), Cancer Registry (CCR) and Deaths Data (RBDM and COD).

Partnership

CES-P&CH is built on strong and long-standing partnership between the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (CPHCE) at the University of New South Wales and the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Care Network (CESPHN).

Project website

The project has a webpage on the CPHCE website. This page includes information about CES-P&CH including a description of the project, research forum reports, lists of publications and conference presentations see https://cphce.unsw.edu.au/research/health-system-integration-and-primary-health-care-development/central-and-eastern-Sydney

Social Isolation Report

This study explored two measures of possible social disconnectedness (social isolation and living alone) and their impact on health, health care and mortality using the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary and Community Health Cohort/Linkage Resource.

Click here to read the Social Isolation Report.