Research with Impact
We connect and support health researchers, clinicians and the community to deliver rapid improvements in healthcare and health outcomes for all Tasmanians
Collaborating for positive Healthcare Impact
The Tasmanian Collaboration for Health Improvement is a Research Translation Centre.
Our aim is to inspire collaboration between consumers, clinicians, and researchers. Local health priorities and the best available research evidence are combined with the experiences and expertise of people who are directly involved. With the implementation of findings and new knowledge created, there are changes in healthcare practice and translation into policy. This benefits the people who use healthcare services and delivers improvements in health.
What we do
As a research translation centre TCHI is focused on delivering impact through the following activities:
Translational Research
Our translational research agenda is about identifying the research needs that are important to Tasmanians, and ensuring the outcomes:
- are translated into policy and/or practice change; and
- deliver tangible improvements population-wide.
Supporting People
Supporting people includes:
- mapping translational research and research impact capability;
- encouraging collaboration;
- supporting skills sharing; and
- supporting translational research in education and professional development.
Enable Translational Research
As an enabling organisation we:
- encourage collaboration with between consumers, communities, researchers, clinicians, policy makers and decision makers;
- provide information to support research; and
- help break down barriers to research.
Our focus
The Collaboration is interested in all Translational Research that focuses on the health priorities of Tasmanians and aligns with the research priorities of our Partners, including:
Preventing health conditions
Managing health conditions better
Improving health literacy and engagement
Making access to healthcare easier
Our partners
The Tasmanian Collaboration for Health Improvement is a partnership between the University of Tasmania, Department of Health, Primary Health Tasmania, and Health Consumers Tasmania.
