Advisory Groups

Dylan Finney: Star People. L9

The CCRI has established a number of local and international advisory groups to bring together people with both knowledge and interest in promoting research and education on integrated care in ways that can have an impact on policy and practice and bring benefits to people’s health and wellbeing.
The main duties of our advisory groups are to signal developments, opportunities and support strategies that will benefit the purpose and vision of the CCRI, as well as serve as a forum for the CCRI to engage and partner with key stakeholders.

Aligning with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Strategy and Governance, for our region

Undertaking translational research in ways that can improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes is a key priority for the CCRI. We seek to meaningfully engage in all phases of research, and be coherent with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Strategy

for the Hunter and Central Coast region, and its value framework and Governance structure, which are being developed and facilitated with the University of Newcastle.

Kevin (Gavi) Duncan: Bayami gabinya. Image courtesy the artist. CCCSRI Art Collection L9

Priority-Driven Research Committee

This committee was formed to seek and develop translational research relevant to the needs of the Central Coast community and to the CCRI’s core priorities on health ageing, mental health and wellbeing, and complex and chronic illness. Membership includes representation from the University of Newcastle (UON) Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECCPHN), Department of Regional NSW, and Central Coast Council. The terms of reference for the advisory group are to:

  • Lead in undertaking translational research into developing and delivering new models of integrated care 
  • Lead in the establishment of translational research priorities from the perspective of the members; and the effective translation into policy and practice of high-quality research evidence. 
  • Support collaborative research projects between CCLHD, PHN, the University of Newcastle, and other parties, In particular aligning with the CCRI’s six strategic priorities
  • Advise and support the development of CCRI’s research plans 
  • Examine opportunities for future grant funding in priority areas (and where capacity exists to support research activity) 
  • Share knowledge and information on existing research activities 
  • Explore and promote education and training opportunities for managers, clinicians, and other professionals to get involved in research 
  • Communicate and disseminate translational research opportunities and activities across the CCLHD, PHN and other networks 

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Health Professional and Researcher Network Group

This group’s membership comprises representatives from both University of Newcastle and Central Coast Local Health District who are directly involved in clinical and academic research in fields related to integrated care. The terms of reference for the advisory group are to:

  • Examine the current and future aspirations of clinical academics and researchers on the Central Coast.
  • Understand how the CCRI can best facilitate a supportive research environment.
  • Advise and support the development of CCRI’s research plans and priorities.
  • Examine opportunities for future grant funding in priority areas, and areas of specific interest.
  • Support collaborative research projects between CCLHD, PHN, the University of Newcastle and other parties.
  • Share knowledge and information on existing research activities.
  • Explore and promote education and training opportunities for managers, clinicians and other professionals to get involved in research.
  • Explore and promote education and training opportunities for managers, clinicians and other health professionals (particularly to promote an academic pathway to students, junior doctors and registrars) to get involved in research.

International Advisory Committee

The International Advisory Committee (IAC) has been established to engage leading experts in integrated care research to provide strategic support and recommendations to the CCRI as it seeks to implement its purpose and vision. The IAC provides an interface with international excellence in integrated care that links and promotes the work of the CCRI on a global basis to support the growth of its international networks and activities

  • Professor Chad Boult

    Medical Director of Medical Education
    St Alphonsus Healthcare System
    USA    Read more

    Professor Chad Boult

    Medical Director of Medical Education
    St Alphonsus Healthcare System
    USA

    Professor Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA, is a healthcare consultant, a teacher, a researcher and a physician board-certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. Dr. Boult has extensive experience in developing, testing, evaluating, and diffusing new models of comprehensive health care for persons with chronic conditions. He has consulted internationally and published two books, 20 book chapters and more than 90 articles in biomedical scientific journals. 

    From 2001-2012, he directed a research centre and served as a Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University. From 2012-2013, he directed the “Improving Healthcare Systems” program of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). From 2015-2019, he directed geriatrics and palliative care in an urban health care system. He is also the former Director of the Center for Integrated Healthcare and currently Professor of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, USA

  • Professor Áine Carroll

    Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement
    University College Dublin
    National Rehabilitation Hospital
    Dublin, Ireland    Read more

    Professor Áine Carroll

    Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement
    University College Dublin
    National Rehabilitation Hospital
    Dublin, Ireland

    Professor Áine Carroll is Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement at University College Dublin, Ireland and a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dublin. She is Secretary and Vice-Chair of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) and Co-Director of IFIC Ireland. Prior to this, she was National Director of the Clinical Strategy and Programmes Division in the Health Services Executive. During her tenure, Professor Carroll established the Integrated Care Programmes for older persons, chronic disease, children’s health and patient flow to promote coordinated care and teamwork across services and specialties, ensuring that care is provided effectively and seamlessly to patients as they move through the system. 

    Áine is known for her expertise in integrated care, whole system change and implementation. An experienced improvement advisor, she has provided advice, guidance and training on integrated care, improvement and change to leaders of healthcare systems across the world. She is passionate about person-centred coordinated care, complexity theory in healthcare and the power of stories.

  • Dr Brenda Reiss-Brennan

    Principal, Mental Health Integration Implementation Science
    Intermountain Healthcare
    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA    Read more

    Dr Brenda Reiss-Brennan

    Principal, Mental Health Integration Implementation Science
    Intermountain Healthcare
    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Dr Reiss-Brennan is a medical anthropologist and psychiatric nurse practitioner working in primary care for over 40 years. As a principal investigator, she leads Intermountain Healthcare’s (IH) adoption, diffusion and evaluation of clinical integration for mental health and medical care. The cost and quality evidence of the Mental Health Integration (MHI) innovation has transformed primary care culture and has spread rapidly over 180 IH medical clinics including uninsured, rural and specialty, as well as 45 non-IH community clinics throughout the United States. MHI provides a proven integrated team-based culture that has effectively improved quality and patient experience while reducing costs. 

    Dr. Reiss-Brennan holds a longstanding faculty appointment at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. She serves as a local, national and international consultant for cultural innovation, implementation science and scaling of MHI cost, quality and patient and staff experience research to improve population health and well-being. Most recently, she serves on the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine committee on Implementing High Quality Primary Care.  

  • Professor Stephen Shortell

    Professor of Health Protocol and Management and Dean Emeritus
    Co-Director, Centre for Healthcare Organisation and Innovation
    Berkeley Public Health, USA    Read more

    Professor Stephen Shortell

    Professor of Health Protocol and Management and Dean Emeritus
    Co-Director, Centre for Healthcare Organisation and Innovation
    Berkeley Public Health, USA

    Professor Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., M.P.H, MBA is the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, and Professor of the Graduate School at the School of Public Health and Haas School of Business at University of California-Berkeley where he is the Founding Director of the Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research (CHOIR) and Co-Director of the Center for Lean Engagement and Research (CLEAR) in healthcare.

    The author or co-author of over 350 peer-reviewed articles and 10 books Dr. Shortell and his colleagues have received numerous awards for their research including the Baxter/Allegiance Prize for Innovative Contributions to Health Services Research, the Gold Medal Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) the Distinguished Scholar Award from Academy Health and the AHA/HRET TRUST Visionary Leadership Award among others. 

    His research examines the formation and performance of integrated delivery systems; the organisational factors associated with quality and outcomes of care; and the factors that influence the adoption of evidence-based processes for treating patients with chronic illness. He is currently conducting research on patient engagement, the performance of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and on lean management applications in healthcare. 

    He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves as an adviser to many organisations committed to improving health and healthcare in the United States.

  • Professor Jason Yap

    Vice Dean (Practice) and Director (Public Health Translation)
    National University of Singapore (NUS)
    Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
    Singapore    Read more

    Professor Jason Yap

    Vice Dean (Practice) and Director (Public Health Translation)
    National University of Singapore (NUS)
    Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
    Singapore

    Professor Jason Yap is a public health physician with over 33 years of experience in the public and private healthcare sectors with diverse responsibilities covering public policy, informatics, marketing and education. He now serves as an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean (Practice) in the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, where he supports undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and continuing professional education in various capacities. He is the Programme Director for the NUHS National Preventive Medicine Residency. His academic interests are in integrated care, healthcare management and health systems.

    In his career, he has been involved in major healthcare changes in Singapore, including the advent of integrated care in Singapore, marketing Singapore as an international medical hub and healthcare destination, the conceptualisation of the national Electronic Medical Record eXchange, SARS crisis management and patient data management, the consolidation of IT systems and services in public sector healthcare institutions, the introduction of clinical coding and casemix, and the implementation of licensing for healthcare facilities.

    He is a member of the Board of Directors for the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), SATA CommHealth, Advisory Board of Singapore General Hospital’s Post-Graduate Allied Health Institute, and Medical Advisory Committee of St Luke’s Hospital. He is a Fellow of the College of Public Health & Occupational Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and the Royal Society for Public Health in the United Kingdom.