title: Canadian survey of critical care pharmacists' views and involvement in clinical research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The involvement of Canadian critical care pharmacists in clinical research is not well documented.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical research experience of Canadian critical care pharmacists, describe their views about clinical research, and identify factors that facilitate their involvement in clinical research.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional electronic survey of Canadian critical care pharmacists was developed through an iterative process and conducted from July to October 2010. We invited 325 pharmacists from 129 hospitals across Canada to participate. Surveys with more than 30% of questions unanswered were discarded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyzable response rate was 66.2%. Overall, 33 pharmacists (15.7%) were highly involved in research, 54 (25.7%) were moderately involved, and 123 (58.6%) were minimally involved. Most respondents (97.2%) believed that critical care pharmacist involvement in research was desirable, and many (80.4%) expressed interest to be more involved in research. Nearly all respondents (99.5%) agreed that more support should be provided to pharmacists interested in conducting research. Pharmacists currently involved in research have obtained higher academic degrees (adjusted OR 11.23; p < 0.001), express a strong interest in research (adjusted OR 7.44; p < 0.001), report a higher level of training for involvement in research (adjusted OR 2.23; p = 0.047), and practice more often in a university hospital (adjusted OR 3.68; p = 0.004) within an intensive care unit where involvement in research is valued (adjusted OR 5.61; p < 0.001). Support from pharmacy departments is not related to involvement in research (adjusted OR 1.22; p = 0.633).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Canadian critical care pharmacists are involved to varying degrees in clinical research and are very interested in initiating and supporting research activities. Opportunities are present but significant barriers exist. The value of pharmacist-initiated research needs recognition as a priority within hospital pharmacy administration.
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Perreault
authors.forename: Zoé
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Thiboutot
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Burry
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Salmaan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanji
authors.forename: Jaclyn M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Roxane R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002170:Canada; D003422:Critical Care; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010604:Pharmacy; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*