AIHW - Drivers of Patient Experiences in GP Care

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Internship type

Approved by the College

Credit

For credit

Level

Bachelor, Master

Description

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is a major national agency established under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 as a corporate Commonwealth entity to provide reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.

We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure, hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.

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Projects

Project: Drivers of Patient Experiences in GP Care

Internship details
Availability	Semester 1, 2021
Disciplines	This would suit a candidate with a statistics or data analysis background from any health or science discipline. The project would be well suited to someone with an interest in patient perspectives and/or chronic health conditions. Experience with analysing survey data is desirable but not essential.
Level	3^rd year undergraduate or Masters by Coursework student as it requires a minimum 2^nd year level statistical knowledge
Open to international students	No
Preferred project skills	Strong data analysis skills, preferably health data and/or survey data Good writing skills and the ability to communicate statistical findings to a lay audience
Clearances required
Project manager and internship contact	Lisa Irvine, Senior Data Analyst (Ph: (02) 6249 5107; E: Lisa.Irvine@aihw.gov.au)
Supervisor/mentor	Maddie Howlett, Data Analyst, (02) 6249 5272; E: Maddie.Howlett@aihw.gov.au)
Contact details	Ben Miller (Ph: 6249 5149; E: recruitment@aihw.gov.au)tbc
Additional information	Interns are paid at the APS2 classification and engaged through Chandler Macleod as a contractor.
Clearances required	Police check

Summary:

Positive and inclusive experiences within the health system are key to good health outcomes, particularly for those with complex health needs. Improving health outcomes requires a better understanding of the current experiences that people are having in the health system, and identifying where those experiences could be improved.

This project will examine how patient characteristics are associated with experiences in GP care, and which of these characteristics are the main drivers of those experiences.

This position will require the intern to undertake data analysis, under supervision, using the Patient Experience Survey 2018-19. Analysis will include:

A brief descriptive analysis of relevant patient characteristics (eg. age, sex, chronic conditions, health status) and outcome variables
Logistic regression analysis of outcome variables on patient characteristics
A write up and discussion of the results.

The intern will be required to complete the ABS Data Lab Safe Researcher training prior to beginning their internship. This will be organised by the AIHW in conjunction with the successful candidate and the ABS.

Expected deliverables/outcomes for the AIHW as a result of the intern’s work:

A brief introduction to the topic and rationale for the analysis
Output of at least one regression analysis of patient characteristics on experiences of GP care
A write-up of the results and a brief discussion of the findings

Depending on the outcome of this work, the deliverable may be published or used internally to inform future patient experience work.

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Drivers of Patient Experiences in GP Care