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Abstract
Aim: To explore perspectives of leaders in pharmacoepidemiology on building workforce capacity in the routinely collected data arena to enable researchers to generate evidence to support clinical and policy decision-making.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted between May and August 2018 with 13 leaders in pharmacoepidemiology in Australia. Discussion topics included training needs, workforce enablers, barriers and priorities for building capacity. The data was analysed using a content analysis approach.
Results: Leaders identified a range of knowledge and skills that are needed to work with routinely collected data and generate evidence to support clinical and policy decision making. Enablers identified included collaborations and promoting awareness to attract new people to work with this data type. Barriers included difficulty accessing data, lack of critical mass of human capital to build skill levels and funding issues.
Conclusions: Building workforce capacity involves addressing identified enablers and barriers. Central to building workforce capacity is the harmonisation of Australia’s data infrastructure, which can improve the way people work, learn, collaborate, share ideas and expand their professional network.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted between May and August 2018 with 13 leaders in pharmacoepidemiology in Australia. Discussion topics included training needs, workforce enablers, barriers and priorities for building capacity. The data was analysed using a content analysis approach.
Results: Leaders identified a range of knowledge and skills that are needed to work with routinely collected data and generate evidence to support clinical and policy decision making. Enablers identified included collaborations and promoting awareness to attract new people to work with this data type. Barriers included difficulty accessing data, lack of critical mass of human capital to build skill levels and funding issues.
Conclusions: Building workforce capacity involves addressing identified enablers and barriers. Central to building workforce capacity is the harmonisation of Australia’s data infrastructure, which can improve the way people work, learn, collaborate, share ideas and expand their professional network.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e32122206 |
Journal | Public Health Research & Practice |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 4 May 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2023 |
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Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines and Ageing CREMA - Identifying barriers and priority areas for building workforce capacity in pharmacoepidemiology research
Lopez, D. (Investigator 01), Daniels, B. (Investigator 02), Sanfilippo, F. (Investigator 03), Preen, D. (Investigator 04), Pearson, S. (Investigator 05) & Martini, A. (Investigator 06)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/10/17 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Needs, priority areas and recommendations for building capacity in the Australian pharmacoepidemiology workforce
Lopez, D., Sanfilippo, F., Strange, C., Daniels, B., Pearson, S., Martini, A. & Preen, D., Dec 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review
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Needs and priority areas for building capacity for working with linked data in the Australian pharmacoepidemiology workforce
Lopez, D., Daniels, B., Sanfilippo, F., Pearson, S., Martini, A. & Preen, D., Sept 2018, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 3, 3, p. 141-141 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract
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Needs and priority areas for building capacity in the Australian pharmacoepidemiology workforce
Sanfilippo, F., Daniels, B., Pearson, S., Preen, D., Strange, C., Martini, A. & Lopez, D., Oct 2018. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster