title: Promoting the place of the allied health professions in clinical research.
abstract: Clinical research is of major importance to today's society, as scientific evidence is increasingly demanded as a basis for progress, whether this involves developing new healthcare products, improving clinical practice and care protocols or progress in prevention. Clinical research therefore requires professionals who are both experienced and increasingly well trained. Against this background, allied health professionals are becoming involved more and more, both as team members supporting clinical research projects and as managers or coordinators of projects in their own field. Clinical research activities provide an ideal opportunity for continuing professional development. All of this means that the professional skills of the allied health professions and clinical research support professions must be enhanced, their role promoted in the context of lecturer status and in the longer term, their status recognised by the supervisory authorities.
authors.affiliation: Assistance pubique-Hôpitaux de Paris/UA 3412, Paris 13, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rothan-Tondeur
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire GSK, Marly-le-Roi, France.
authors.forename: Soizic
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Courcier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Takeda, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jehan-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Béhier
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Judith
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authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.affiliation: Direction des soins, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Nadia
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authors.lastname: Peoch
authors.affiliation: Direction des soins, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lefort
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Astra-Zeneca, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
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authors.lastname: Barthélémy
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassompierre
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Boehringer-Ingelheim, Reims, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bilbault
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Novartis, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Déal
authors.affiliation: F-CRIN, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Diebolt
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fraleux
authors.affiliation: Centre d'investigation clinique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: François
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gambotti
authors.affiliation: Inserm, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lévy-Marchal
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Misse
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire 3M France, Cergy-Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.affiliation: LEEM, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sibenaler
authors.affiliation: Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Tabassome
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Biogen Idec, Nanterre, France.
authors.forename: Blanche
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tavernier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Novartis, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thoby
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D024382:Professional Role; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education; D000078329:Workforce