Each year, the Centre for Remote Health offers small bursaries (up to $5,000) to enable those working or involved in rural and remote primary health care in the Northern Territory to conduct research/evaluation and to disseminate findings. Early researchers are strongly encouraged to apply.
The bursary money can be used in different ways, for example to:
prepare a research proposal to submit for a larger competitive grant
to pay for a literature search
to conduct a small research or evaluation project
to collect or analyse data
to fund 'time replacement' while doing research
help in writing up or disseminating research findings
General practitioners, private health practitioners, nurses or other health professionals associated with a health care service, Aboriginal Health Workers, health care consumers or communities concerned about a primary health care issue are eligible to apply.
Bursaries are advertised near the beginning of each calendar year. More detailed information about the bursary scheme is posted at this time.
Contact for further information: Melissa Lindeman 8951 4700
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Bursary Holders of 2011
Des O'Shaughnessy
Family Support Worker
Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre
Danielle Deidun
Publications Pharmacist
Danila Dilba Health Service
Briony Roberts
Psychologist
Headspace
Example of 2011 bursary project Des O'Shaughnessy is completing a literature review, "Effective Primary Prevention Strategies to Improve Community Safety". This research aims to define the most effective ways community based centres can support communities to improve levels of safety for their families, and reduce the levels of violence to which children are exposed. In so doing, peoples' physical and mental health should benefit as well as other socially interrelated factors such as school attendance, substance misuse and sustainable tenency.Findings may be used to inform social services in the central Australian region and beyond.
Bursary Holders of 2010
Margaret Craig
Pharmacist Project Officer / Academic
Private Health Practitioner
Fiona Owens
Manager Child and Youth Menrtal Health Service
Central Australian Mental Health Service
Kathleen Bulbrook
Case Manager (Intern Psychologist)
Central Australian Mental Health Service
Example of 2010 bursary project Kathleen Bulbrook is undertaking a pilot study to assess the needs and the extent to which Remote Area Nurses and Remote Medical Practitioners in primary care settings find it stressful working with people with mental health problems. This project involves a survey from which responses will provide a measure of the extent to which these workers fell pressured and un/supported in their mental health work roles. The benefits of this research should improve retention rates of remote nurses and medical practitioners as well as highlighting knowledge deficits in clinical areas of mental health.
Bursary Holders of 2009
Margot Webster
Pain Service Coordinator
Alice SpringsHospital
Christa Barjten-Westermann & Melissa Kean
Early Childhood Coordinator & Nutritionist
Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs
Gai Wilson
Senior Research Fellow
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and University of Melbourne
Stephanie Davis
Master of Applied Epidemiology Scholar
Dept. of Health and Families, NT Centre for Disease Control, Darwin
Susannah Summons
Nutrition Program Coordinator
Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, Katherine
Example of 2009 bursary project Margot Webster’s bursary is to enable her to take time out from her full time job as a Pain Service Coordinator (physiotherapist) to conduct a literature review (‘Culture and Pain: Could a standard pain assessment tool be modified to be valid and appropriate amongst Central Australian Indigenous people”). The aim of this project is to enhance understanding of the Central Australian Indigenous person’s concept of chronic pain & to ascertain if standard pain assessment tools have or can be modified to reflect an Indigenous concept of chronic pain and coping sufficiently to be useful with Central Australian Indigenous clients.
The following table lists the individuals/groups who are holders of bursaries for 2008.
Bursary holders for 2008
Kristylee Sharp
Occupational Therapist
East Arnhem Aged and Disability Services, Department of Health and Community Services Nhulunbuy
Narelle Campbell, Richard Sager & Anna Smedts
Medical educators
NT Clinical School, Flinders University, Darwin
Liz McDonald
Registered Nurse
Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
Michele Dowd
Registered Nurse (Manager ABCD Project)
Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
Erica Schlemmer
Registered Nurse
Dept. Health & Families, NT Rehab, Darwin
Celina Lai
Speech Pathologist
Dept. Health & Families, Darwin
Carmen Ewen
Physiotherapist
Dept. Health & Families, Darwin
Karen Dempsey
Epidemiologist
Dept. Health & Families, Darwin
Example of 2008 bursary project
Kristylee Sharp’s bursary is to enable time out from her day-to-day job as an OT to conduct a literature review ("Extent of evidence that links traditional cultural activities to better health outcomes"), and attend a workshop ("Dilthan Yolngunha: respite and healing Yolngu way"). These activities build towards establishing a participatory research project to determine the health impact of Indigenous women’s participation in traditional cultural activities.
