title: Pathways and barriers to developing pediatric research consortia.
abstract: In many countries pediatric radiology is responsible for imaging of patients ranging from premature babies to 19-year-olds, thus meaning a weight range from less than 500 g to sometimes much more than 100 kg. Children are not small adults and many differences exist when comparing them to adults. Therefore pediatric radiologists face a 4-D problem: the three dimensions in space as well as time, which can be summarized as maturation. Due to this multidimensionality experience exchange, knowledge transfer and teamwork is mandatory. Research consortia represent a useful approach. According the author's experience in setting up and running international, inter-institutional academic networks, this article describes pathways and barriers of such cooperations, which can be divided into external (institutional), internal (departmental) and organizational and by the research fellows themselves.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, A-8,036, Graz, Austria, erich.sorantin@medunigraz.at.
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sorantin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D038622:Internationality; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011871:Radiology / Q000458:organization & administration*