Introduction To Project Management In Health Research - Softcover

Usherwood, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335197078 ISBN 13: 9780335197071

Publisher: Open University Press, 1996

Synopsis

A straightforward and practical description of a systematic approach to research project management. Newcomers to health research will find practical advice on the application to research of a range of project management processes, including those of time and activity management, budgetary control, management and stakeholder relationships, and product marketing. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Usherwood qualified in medicine in 1978. He has undertaken research and has published in the fields of primary care organization, health status measurement, medical education, management of asthma and depression in the community, the pathophysiology of hypertension and basic human neurophysiology. In 1995 he was appointed Professor of General Practice at the University of Sydney, where he lives with his wife and their three children.

Review

"...for general assistance on handling projects on time and within budget, I will have it close at hand." - Health Service Journal "...excellent in that it offers practical advice on all aspects of project management." - British Journal of Midwifery "I would recommend this guide to any health care professional about to embark on a first research project. Itshould allay fears and help people avoid the common pitfalls." - Nursing Times "...a very good, simple andeasy-to-understand text book...it will be of interest to health-care practitionersbecause of its practical advice and its emphasizing of the relationship between project management and research methodology." - Nursing Times Research "It should be read by any general practitioner contemplating research." - BritishJournal of General Practice "It is the sort of thing I would like to hand out to people and say, 'Read this tonight. It might keep you out of trouble.'" - The Medical Journal of Australia "...this is a book which is written in a practical, easy to follow manner. It should equip a first-time researcher with the confidence to be able to plan and manage their project successfully, as well as providing guidance about achieving this on time and within budget." - Research Policy and Planning "...a good example of a practical approach to performing research and should be recommended."- Progress in Palliative Care "...a concise and very readable introduction to the processes involved in managing a health research project." - Journal of Public Health Medicine

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335197078
• ISBN 13: 9780335197071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112