Partnership highlights
View highlights from major partnerships below and on HaBS News
Partnership and project highlights in the news
Update 2, 2020 - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) with Metro North HHS (MNHHS)
- On track with student placements to commence in 2021.
- Professor Nadine Foster appointed as Director of the STARS Eduction and Research Alliance.
- HaBS research groups moved into STARS include: RECOVER injury research centre led by Professor Trevor Russell, rehabilitation nursing led by Professor Theresa Green and Queensland Aphasia Research Centre led by Professor David Copland.
Other projects with MNHHS
- Urban First Nations Health Research Alliance.
Southern Queensland Rural Health
- Clinical Training Facility at Charleville Hospital (with South West HHS):
- The Australian Government provided $3 million through the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program to help build the facility on the Charleville Hospital grounds.
- The facility has a clinical simulation lab, telehealth studios, clinical consultation rooms as well as videoconferencing equipped training rooms, meeting rooms, staff offices and an outdoor education area.
- Officially opened, November 19th.
UQ Healthy Living –Archer Street Toowong
- $1.2M expansion to include a second floor
- Extension of service provision options and associated interprofessionalstudent placements
- Anticipated completion February, 2021
- Joint governance with UQ Health Care
Update 1, 2020 - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) with Metro North HHS (MNHHS)
- On track for an anticipated practical completion in late 2020 with student placements to commence in 2021.
- Introduction of specialist rehabilitation beds delayed – may impact on placement numbers in STARS
- Joint governance group established, the STARS Education and Research Alliance (SERA), with independent chair (Professor Helen Chenery).
- UQ representatives on many of the STARS working groups.
- Key concerns are ensuring introduction of new models of interprofessional care and smooth operational transition into new facility.
- Offer of appointment of SERA Alliance Director in train. Conjoint Professor of Nursing Research appointed. Further research conjoint positions, research coordinator and interprofessional education and practice coordinator to be recruited after Director in place.
Other projects with MNHHS
- Oral Health Alliance
- Professor Ove Peters has been appointed to the UQ School of Dentistry and will be the Academic Director of the Alliance.
- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre
- Supported by $2.5m in philanthropy.
- Professor Dave Copland (SHRS/UQCCR) will lead
- Name change likely.
- Centre for Medications Safety (with Faculty of Medicine)
- Agreement to co-fund.
- Other co-investment currently being sought.
- BioFabrication Institute (with Faculty of Medicine, EAIT & AIBN)
- Discussion on whether UQ should join as the university partner.
Southern Queensland Rural Health
- Full staffing established (~30 FTE).
- Permanent headquarters plus student-led clinic established in Toowoomba.
- Training facility under construction at Charleville.
- Student accommodation secured for Charleville, Toowoomba, Kingaroy, Chinchilla, Roma and Goodiwindi.
- 1,341 student placements (6,962 placement weeks) in 2019 cf 1,007 student placements (4,135 placement weeks) in 2018 across 12 disciplines.
- Placements provided to students additional to UQ and USQ.
- Options for extended rural placements for some students in some disciplines being examined.
- Funding now extended to end 2021 while RHMT review is finalised.
Healthy Ageing and Aged Care
- Leadership of a CRC bid in Longevity (with seven other university and multiple industry partners).
- Significant engagement with Wesley Mission (QLD).
Mater Alliance
- Ongoing discussion with Mater in relation to refinements to the existing Alliance agreement.
Alliance with the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH)
- Renewal of collaboration agreement underway.
Metro South HHS
- Discussion regarding chronic complex disease management approach for Logan.
Children’s Health Queensland
- Conjoint Interprofessional education role.
- Paediatric community clinic at Toowong being discussed.
- Childhood obesity prevention joint research is underway.
2019 Update - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) with Metro North HHS (MNHHS)
- Contract for UQ as educational partner signed May 2018.
- Anticipated practical completion in late 2020. Half quota of student placements in semester one, 2021 with full load in semester two.
- The STARS Education and Research Alliance (SERA) group has been meeting with Emeritus Professor Helen Chenery as the chair.
- Alliance Director recruitment is underway. Other research conjoint positions, plus research manager and Interprofessional Education (IPE) coordinator roles to be recruited after Director in place.
- Debbie McNamara has been appointed by MNHHS as the Manager for STARS.
- Ongoing discussions regarding models of care.
Other Projects with Metro North Hospital and Health Service
- Oral Health Alliance
- Professor Sameer Bhole has been appointed as Director, commencing February 2020.
- Queensland Aphasia Rehabilitation Centre
- Supported by $2.5M in philanthropy.
- Professor Dave Copland (SHRS/UQCCR) to lead.
- Centre for Medications Safety (with Faculty of Medicine)
- Agreement to co-fund.
- Other co-investment currently being sought.
Southern Queensland Rural Health
- Governance board established with independent chair that meets monthly.
- Full staffing established (~30 FTE).
- 1,007 student placements (4,135 placement weeks) in 2018 across 12 disciplines.
- Permanent headquarters plus student-led clinics established in Toowoomba (opened 24 Sept).
- Training facility established at Charleville.
- New student accommodation secured for Charleville, Toowoomba, Kingaroy, Chinchilla and Roma.
- Re-funded for a further two year period (until end 2020) while RHMT review is conducted.
Visit the Southern Queensland Rural Health website
Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners
- Ms Sue Scheinpflug appointed as new Board Chair.
- David Bunker has been appointed as Executive Director.
- Planning and prioritisation exercise undertaken by Board.
- $4.11M of Medical Research Future Fund Rapid Applied Research Translation funding to be distributed to six projects (a number with HaBS participants) for 2019-2021 plus $521k for contributions to five national system level initiatives.
Visit the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners website
Healthy Ageing Initiative
- Professor Laurie Buys is appointed as new Professor of Healthy Ageing at UQ and is leading a CRC bid in Longevity (with five other university and multiple industry partners).
- Professor Nancy Pachana (School of Psychology) is leading the Age-Friendly University project.
See more information on the Health Ageing Initiative here.
Mater Alliance
- Overarching UQ-Mater agreement being developed to cover education and research.
- Meetings have been held with the Chief Executive of the Mater in relation to the development of an overriding collaboration agreement between UQ and Mater that will cover the multitude of relationships that already exist between UQ and Mater Research, Mater Education, Mater Health Services and the Mater Foundation.
See more about the UQ/Mater Alliance here.
Alliance with the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
- Scoping workshop conducted to explore increased collaborative opportunities.
- Discussions underway to renew collaboration agreement for a further ten years.
Metro South Hospital and Health Service
- Conjoint appointment in Social Work advertised.
- Discussion re chronic complex disease management strategy including exploring options for a Logan Health Hub that would include student placement opportunities.
Children’s Health Queensland
- Conjoint Interprofessional education role to be advertised shortly.
- Paediatric community clinic at Toowong being discussed.
- Childhood obesity prevention joint research is underway.