Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity (executive summary).
The general objective of the "Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity" was to advance and promote research in medical rehabilitation by making recommendations to expand research capacity. The 5 elements of research capacity that guided the discussions were (a) researchers; (b) research culture, environment, and infrastructure; (c) funding; (d) partnerships; and (e) metrics. The 100 participants included representatives of professional organizations, consumer groups, academic departments, researchers, governmental funding agencies, and the private sector. The small group discussions and plenary sessions generated an array of problems, possible solutions, and recommended actions. A postsummit, multiorganizational initiative is called for to pursue the agendas outlined in this report.
Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA. wfrontera@partners.org
Walter R
WR
Frontera
Marcus J
MJ
Fuhrer
Alan M
AM
Jette
Leighton
L
Chan
Rory A
RA
Cooper
Pamela W
PW
Duncan
John D
JD
Kemp
Kenneth J
KJ
Ottenbacher
P Hunter
PH
Peckham
Elliot J
EJ
Roth
Denise G
DG
Tate
D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic