KAMS and the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) Kimberley Research
Mission and Aims
Our mission is to improve and promote the health and well-being of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley through the application of practical community and health service based primary health care research.
Our Aim is to conduct high quality research that:
- Applies research findings to improve the health of, and improve health services for, Aboriginal people in the Kimberley
- Provides evidence based best practice models of health care for Aboriginal people
- Documents and helps to improve the impact of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) on health outcomes
- Develops strong, productive and enduring research partnerships that empower communities and health services to ask and answer their own research questions, and provide important evidence to inform future health care provision and policy development
Guidelines and Priorities
Health research carried in the Kimberley:
- Must be of value to the region
- Does not duplicate previous research
- Follow-on implications must be considered
- Must have genuine community consultation and participation
- The research should increase research capacity in the region
Research Priorities for the Kimberley:
- The health issue is common and / or serious in the Kimberley
- The issue is important for the health and well-being of Aboriginal people
- There is a lack of available information on important aspects of the issue and increasing knowledge through research is likely to lead to important outcomes for Kimberley people
- Knowledge is available from mainstream research on the issue but there is reason to believe the evidence may not be generalisable to Aboriginal and / or Kimberley populations
- The issue is important for quality improvement / development of primary health care services in a Kimberley setting
- The skills and capacity (including human and financial) are available to be able to conduct the research
KAMS & RCSWA Research Team
Professor David Atkinson |
RCSWA Broome |
Emma Carlin |
Research Fellow, RCSWA / Senior Research Officer, KAMS |
Zaccariah Cox |
SEWB Research Officer, KAMS |
Dr Emma Griffiths |
Medical Coordinator, RCSWA Broome / KRS Renal GP, KAMS |
Katherine Ferrari |
KMMS Project Officer, KAMS |
Matthew Lelievre |
Research Fellow, RCSWA Broome/Derby |
Associate Professor Julia Marley |
Principal Research Fellow, RCSWA Broome / Principal Research Officer, KAMS |
Steve Pratt |
Research Fellow, RCSWA Broome |
Erica Spry |
Research Officer, KAMS / Research Fellow, RCSWA Broome |
Dr Susannah Warwick |
Medical Coordinator, RCSWA Derby |
Dr Caitlyn White |
Public Health Registrar, KAMS |
Research Partners
Dr Sandra Campbell |
Research Fellow |
Karla Canuto |
James Cook University |
Prof Karen Edmond |
The University of Western Australia |
Diana Jans |
KMMS Project Officer, Apunipima Cape York Health Service |
Dr Jaye Martin |
Community Physician, WA Country Health Service – Kimberley |
Dr Cynthia Porter |
Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service |
Dr Lydia Scott |
Community Physician, WA Country Health Service – Kimberley |
Dr Kate Smith |
Senior Researcher, WA Centre for Health and Ageing, The University of Western Australia |
Associate Professor Mark Wenitong |
Apunipima Cape York Health Service |