Annual Report 2015–2016

Target 6: Publish an updated Statement on Consumer and Community
Participation in Health and Medical Research
Corporate Plan
Publish an updated Statement on Consumer and Community Participation
in Health and Medical Research.
Work
ongoing
NHMRC understands that engaging with consumers and the community is essential to successfully
perform its functions. The Statement on Consumer and Community Participation in Health and Medical
Research aims to support consumer and community participation across all types and levels of health and
medical research.
Public consultation on a revised Statement was conducted in mid-2014 and a total of 35 responses were
received. The statement was updated in response to this feedback and reviewed by NHMRC’s Community
and Consumer Advisory Group.
The revised statement will next be considered by the NHMRC Council, with public release planned for
late 2016.
Target 7: Establish the Health Translation Advisory Committee
Corporate Plan
Establish the Health Translation Advisory Committee (HTAC) and work
program informed by Council.
Work
ongoing
PART 2 Performance Report
Established by the Minister for Health in June 2015, the HTAC met three times throughout the year to
provide advice to the CEO and Council. Its focus was on improving the clinical trials environment in Australia,
NHMRC’s data strategy, measuring the impact of NHMRC-funded research, and promoting implementation
research as part of a NHMRC research translation strategy. Importantly, HTAC will be providing specific
advice on the NHMRC’s research translation activities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Target 8: Host the Fourth Research Translation Symposium
Corporate Plan Host the Fourth Research Translation Symposium. Achieved
Held in Sydney on 27–28 October 2015, the fourth annual NHMRC Research Translation Symposium was
attended by 316 delegates.
With a theme of Policy and Research: Working together to improve the health of Australians, the symposium
was held jointly with the Centre for Informing Policy in Health with Evidence from Research. The goal of the
symposium was to create more effective working relationships between health and medical researchers and
policy makers. The symposium explored key themes of knowledge exchange, and better engagement and
integration of policy makers with researchers.
Target 9: Host a stakeholder workshop on the Advanced Health Research and
Translation Centres initiative
Corporate Plan
Host a stakeholder workshop to facilitate discussion and feedback on the
Advanced Health Research and Translation Centres (AHRTC) initiative.
Achieved
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