title: Clinical and translational research in global health and emergency care: a research agenda.
abstract: As policy-makers increasingly recognize emergency care to be a global health priority, the need for high-quality clinical and translational research in this area continues to grow. As part of the proceedings of the 2013 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference, this article discusses the importance of: 1) including clinical and translational research in the initial emergency care development plan, 2) defining the burden of acute disease and the barriers to conducting research in resource-limited settings, 3) assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of local and global acute care guidelines within the local context, 4) studying the local research infrastructure needs to understand the best methods to build a sustainable research infrastructure, and 5) studying the long-term effects of clinical research programs on health care systems.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Runyon
authors.forename: Hendry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sawe
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pousson
authors.forename: Darlene R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: House
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Maxwell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osei-Ampofo
authors.forename: Scott G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Douglass
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D014943:Global Health; D006292:Health Priorities; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical