Knowledge mobilisation was nominated as a theme in our first Sax Forum discussions and following subsequent consultation we have decided our focus is co-production. Our objective is to develop shared outputs such as papers and resources.
In 2022 a dedicated Public Health Research & Practice issue on co-production was published. We are planning an event later in the year for authors to present their findings.
We also held two workshops focused on co-production research in Aboriginal communities. The workshops on working collaboratively in Aboriginal health research brought together the co-production and EMCR Initiatives.
Past events
The second of two workshops on Aboriginal health research was held on 29 June 2022. This workshop addressed strengths-based approaches to research; cultural safety; ethical research; and methodologies in Aboriginal health research.
This workshop was led by Professor Kathleen Clapham, University of Wollongong; Karen Beetson, South Western Sydney Local Health District; Dr Michael Doyle, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council Ethics Committee and Professor Juanita Sherwood, University of Technology Sydney and Charles Darwin University.
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At this meeting, nearly 200 people from the Institute’s member organisations, Aboriginal-controlled health services and NSW Health met online to discuss how best to work collaboratively with Aboriginal communities while conducting important health research.
The co-production initiative was launched in March 2021 with a stimulating presentation from Professor Nick Mays of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an interesting discussion with participants to begin identifying critical issues to improve practice in co-production.
Read the BMJ issue on co-production.
Participants identified some resources that are useful when engaging in co-production:
- BMJ collection on Increasing the Impact of Health Research through Co-production of Knowledge. https://www.bmj.com/co-producing-knowledge
- Dobson J. Co-production helps ensure that new technology succeeds. BMJ 2019;366:l4833. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4833
- Oliver, K., Kothari, A. & Mays, N. The dark side of coproduction: do the costs outweigh the benefits for health research?. Health Res Policy Sys 2019;17:33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0432-3
- Savona N, Macauley T, Aguiar A et al. Identifying the views of adolescents in five European countries on the drivers of obesity using group model building. Eur J Public Health. 2021;ckaa251. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa251
- Veiko L, Brandsen T, Tõnurist P. The potential impacts of digital technologies on co-production and co-creation. Public Manag Rev. 2019;21(11):1665-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2019.1619807
Contact us
Please contact the Sax lead for this initiative, Sian Rudge sian.rudge@saxinstitute.org.au.