title: Towards Building a Bridge between Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
abstract: A major national priority is establishing an effective infrastructure for translation of scientific discoveries into the community. Knowledge and practice continue to accelerate in health research yet healthcare recommendation adoption remains slow for practitioners, patients, and communities. Two areas of research placed in the later stages of the translational research spectrum, Community Engagement in Research and Comparative Effectiveness Research, are ideal for approaching this challenge collaboratively. The Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin convened academics and community-based organizations familiar with these fields of research in a 1-day workshop to establish an initial dialogue on similarities and differences with a goal of exploring ways to operationalize a collective effort. Participants represented four academic institutions and twelve other healthcare and community-based service organizations. Primary fields of study included community engaged research, comparative effectiveness research, psychology, clinical research, administration, nursing, public health, education, and other professionals. This initial report outlines the results of this diverse discussion and provides insights into the priorities, diverging issues, and areas for future examination and practice. Key discoveries reveal clear crosscutting issues, value in philosophical and provocative discussions among investigators, a need for practice and lessons learned, and bidirectional exchange with community representation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Syed M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kissack
authors.forename: Zeno
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotchen
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Meurer
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morzinski
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brandenburg
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014922:Wisconsin
keywords: community engagement; comparative effectiveness; translational research