Definition of Clinical Research in RehabilitationDefinition of Clinical Research in Rehabilitation
What is involved?What is involved? What is studied?What is studied? Where is it Where is it done?done?
Patient oriented Patient oriented researchresearch
patient interactionpatient interaction attention to ethical attention to ethical
mattersmatters
Normal and abnormal Normal and abnormal developmentdevelopment
Natural history of diseaseNatural history of diseaseMechanisms and biomechanicsMechanisms and biomechanicsimpairment & disabilityimpairment & disability Clinical Trials & Observational Clinical Trials & Observational
StudiesStudiesof prevention & therapy (efficacy of prevention & therapy (efficacy
& safety)& safety)
in homesin homesin familiesin familiesin peer groupsin peer groupsin schoolsin schoolsin in
communiticommunitieses
in clinicsin clinicsin hospitalsin hospitalsin researchin researchin laboratories in laboratories (wet & dry)(wet & dry)
Evaluation of human Evaluation of human materialsmaterials
Impairment and Impairment and disabilitydisability
Thoughts & Thoughts & behavioursbehaviours
Why focus on Clinical Research?Why focus on Clinical Research?
Which scientific discoveries will benefit human health, and be Which scientific discoveries will benefit human health, and be safe?safe?
Compare current approaches to new ones, and produce Compare current approaches to new ones, and produce evidence as to “best practice”evidence as to “best practice”
Provide new directions for basic scientific studyProvide new directions for basic scientific study
What defines a Clinical Research Unit?
What constitutes Clinical Research Unit support?
Is there graduated support, dependant upon ‘maturity’ of the Unit, as in the categories of Institute membership?
What incentives could there be to promote clinical research activity, and graduation to another category?
What Core support should exist?
How should the Unit support relate to the Core?
Clinical Research UnitsClinical Research Units
Surgery
Mental Health
Clinical Research Units: Hospital Program ModelClinical Research Units: Hospital Program Model
Medical Genetics
Oncology
Medicine
Biochemical DiseasesDiabetesRenalGI
PediatricSpecialties
IIDAllergyRheumatologyDermatology
SpecializedWomen’s Health
Critical CareCardiology
NeuroSciencesRespiratory
ER Trauma
Acute &Critical Care
SHHDevelopment
& Rehabilitation
Maternal FoetalMedicine
Core Support forClinical Research
Rehabilitation
AnesthesologyPharmacology Radiology
Pathology
Nursing
Neonatology
What defines a Clinical Research Unit?
What constitutes Clinical Research Unit support?
Is there graduated support, dependant upon ‘maturity’ of the Unit, as in the categories of Institute membership?
What incentives could there be to promote clinical research activity, and graduation to another category?
What Core support should exist?
How should the Clinical Unit relate to Institute Programs?
Clinical Research UnitsClinical Research Units
A clinical program
Clinical research coordinator; database manager
Business/accounts manager, HR,
?
Expansion of current support to lab, pharmacy; include Radiology. IS/IT!