Health Translation SA
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About Health Translation SA
HTSA is a Research Translation Centre, accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) since 2015.
We exist to turn groundbreaking research into real-world impact, improving the health and lives of South Australians.
HTSA bridges the gap between research and health services to accelerate the translation of research evidence into practice and policy.
Collaborating for effective health research translation
Research translation is a dynamic process taking place within a complex system and requires collaboration among diversely skilled teams and partners including researchers, clinicians, educators, policy makers, consumers and the community.
HTSA's role is to accelerate the pace and scale of scientific innovations and discoveries into healthcare by supporting and connecting people across all phases of the research journey.
Contact us to learn more about how we can help you create effective collaborations.
Tom Symonds
Executive Director
2015
Year Founded
1500+
People connected across 8 collaborative networks
$78m
Grant funding catalysed, driving better health outcomes since 2018
HTSA Impact Report 2019 - 2021
Our first Impact Report based on HTSA’s Strategy July 2019 to June 2021 highlights a selection of projects and initiatives that demonstrate the diversity and variety of our involvement in research translation across the state, and nationally.
These stories showcase HTSA's ability to build and support collaborative efforts to address major health service and system challenges.
We achieve this by acting as an independent catalyst and broker and effectively mobilising collaborations between our Partners and other key stakeholders.
Our History
2023
Active across SA as an independent catalyst and broker, offering specialised training and services to advance health research translation projects and impact.
2022
Reaccredited by the NHMRC as a Research Translation Centre for 5 years (2022-2027).
Read Reaccreditation Submission
2021
Established new HTSA Strategy for 2021-24 and accepted 3 new partner organisations.
2020
Established statewide capacity building networks and supported Flagship projects, including two new ones Mental Health and Health in All Policies.
2019
Expanded our statewide Impact Projects and our role as independent catalyst and broker to drive significant system reforms
2018
Formally renamed Health Translation SA. Board of Partners established with eight key partners through a formal Partner Agreement and an Independent Chair. Established HTSA Stakeholder Forum.
2018
Received Medical Research Future Fund Rapid Applied Research Translation (MRFF RART) funding to support new statewide collaborative projects and 2 National projects, working with interstate NHMRC Translation Centres.
2016
Established 5 Flagship Projects; Bowel Cancer, ROSA, SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, Cardiac Rehabilitation, First 1000 days.
2015
SA Academic Health Science and Translation Centre formally accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), as one of the first four inaugural Advanced Health Research Translation Centre’s in Australia.
Image: Original Centre Logo, 2015
2023
Active across SA as an independent catalyst and broker, offering specialised training and services to advance health research translation projects and impact.
2022
Reaccredited by the NHMRC as a Research Translation Centre for 5 years (2022-2027).
Read Reaccreditation Submission
2021
Established new HTSA Strategy for 2021-24 and accepted 3 new partner organisations.
2020
Established statewide capacity building networks and supported Flagship projects, including two new ones Mental Health and Health in All Policies.
2019
Expanded our statewide Impact Projects and our role as independent catalyst and broker to drive significant system reforms
2018
Formally renamed Health Translation SA. Board of Partners established with eight key partners through a formal Partner Agreement and an Independent Chair. Established HTSA Stakeholder Forum.
2018
Received Medical Research Future Fund Rapid Applied Research Translation (MRFF RART) funding to support new statewide collaborative projects and 2 National projects, working with interstate NHMRC Translation Centres.
2016
Established 5 Flagship Projects; Bowel Cancer, ROSA, SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, Cardiac Rehabilitation, First 1000 days.
2015
SA Academic Health Science and Translation Centre formally accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), as one of the first four inaugural Advanced Health Research Translation Centre’s in Australia.
Image: Original Centre Logo, 2015
Our Governance
HTSA operates as an unincorporated Joint Venture with a governance structure that includes; a Board of Partners (four meetings per year); Board of Partners nominated working groups to address specific issues and projects; and a Stakeholder Forum (one meeting per year).
Stakeholder Forum
The Stakeholder Forum is a key component of HTSA's governance structure.
Its purpose is to inform, consult and involve key stakeholders in the development of HTSA's priorities, projects, enabling platforms, capacity building initiatives and advocacy activities.
HTSA defines stakeholders as any individual, organisation, sector or community that has a ‘stake’ in enhancing the rate of translation of research into healthcare to create a self-improving, sustainable and high-quality health system.
Join our mailing list to find out about future Stakeholder Forum events.
Our Partners
Our unique partnership unites eleven academic, research and healthcare organisations within South Australia, and encompasses the full breadth of health service delivery across the state.
The partnership represents organisations who can contribute to, and directly influence, the activities of the HTSA across the three research translation elements; research, action and impact.
Partnering for impact
By combining the expertise and strengths of our Partners, HTSA is effectively placed to tackle the most pressing healthcare challenges within our community and to create a self-improving, sustainable and high-quality health system.
Our Board
HTSA is led by a representative Board of Partners consisting of one member from each Partner organisation.
Our People
HTSA's projects and activities are supported by a dedicated team based at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
Our Strategy 2024-2027
HTSA's vision is to improve health outcomes in South Australia through research translation.
Working with our Partners, and other key stakeholders, we do this by focusing on three strategic priority areas for the period 2024-2027:
Addressing key health issues
Strengthening collaborations to address key helath issues affecting the state.
Empower the people
Build the capacity and capability of individuals involved in research translation to drive impactful outcomes.
Optimise the system
Streamline processes and reduce barriers to enhance the effectiveness of research translation.
These priorities are progressed through a series of state-based translation projects and system-improvement initiatives.
In addition, we also work on a number of national system-level initiatives as part of the Australian Health Research Alliance.
Download a copy of our HTSA Strategy July 2024 to June 2027 here.
Australian Health Research Alliance
At a national level, HTSA works within the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) Network.
AHRA is the voice of 11 National Health and Medical Research Council-accredited Research Translation Centres and three Emerging Research Translation Centres recognised by NHMRC.
The other centres are:
