Our team leads an extensive range of national and international research that subject TCIM practice and use to rigorous research methods and critical perspectives in order to provide a broad evidence-base for patient care and health policy. Our extensive research program built upon transdisciplinary and multi-sector partnerships and collaborations houses many research projects. A number are outlined below.
Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN) Project
The ACORN project will provide a broad evidence-based assessment of a range of issues around chiropractic practice and use in Australia that will be of direct benefit to patients, health care providers and policymakers.
The ACORN project produces extensive, quality research output, fosters partnerships and collaborations across the chiropractic research and practice community, and develops national chiropractic research capacity. This sustainable, national research resource facilitates a closer relationship between research output and the needs of chiropractors and future patients.
The coordinated platform evidence that ACORN delivers will contextualise and strengthen the impact of clinically-focused investigations, and bridge the gap between findings from clinical trials and other related designs and the realities of practitioners’ everyday care.
Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) Project
ORION will bridge the gap between research and osteopathy practitioners and shed light on the day-to-day practice of osteopathy in Australia.
Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) Project
PRACI is the largest national practice-based research network for complementary healthcare practitioners in the world.
An analysis of massage therapy
A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of massage therapy intended to inform policy.
PRACI PBRN
PRACI is the largest national practice-based research network for complementary healthcare practitioners in the world. It is arguably the most important complementary medicine research infrastructure in Australia and supports practitioners in being about to work alongside researchers to build the evidence base for the complementary medicine professions.
Osteopathy Research and Innovation (ORION) PBRN
The Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) Project is the world-first national practice-based research network (PBRN) focused exclusively upon osteopathy. With generous financial support from Osteopathy Australia (OA), ORION is designed and independently conducted by UTS:ARCCIM.
CAMUHLD
CAMHULD is the Complementary Medicine Use, Health Literacy and Disclosure Project which examines key aspects of Australian’s use of TCIM and their wider health and health care utilisation. The project draws upon a nationally representative sample of over 2,000 Australians and is in its second edition. It was founded at ARCCIM in 2017 and has produced a wealth of outputs to date.
Collaborative Australian Physiotherapy Research Initiative (CAPRI)
A collaborative practice-based research network between researchers, clinicians and patients, the CAPRI initiative enables, facilitates and coordinates high quality practice-based, patient relevant research, with effective engagement of the physiotherapy community.