title: CAEP 2014 Academic symposium: "How to make research succeed in your department: How to fund your research program".
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to gather a comprehensive list of funding strategies and opportunities for emergency medicine (EM) centres across Canada, and make recommendations on how to successfully fund all levels of research activity, including research projects, staff salaries, infrastructure, and researcher stipends.
  
  
  METHODS
  We formed an expert panel consisting of volunteers recognized nationally for their scholarly work in EM. First, we conducted interviews with academic leaders and researchers to obtain a description of their local funding strategies using a standardized open-ended questionnaire. Panelists then identified emerging funding models. Second, we listed funding opportunities and initiatives at the provincial, national, and international levels. Finally, we used an iterative consensus-based approach to derive pragmatic recommendations after incorporating comments and suggestions from participants at an academic symposium.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our review of funding strategies identified four funding models: 1) investigator dependent model, 2) practice plan, 3) generous benefactor, and 4) mixed funding. Recommendations in this document include approaches for research contributors and producers (seven recommendations), for local academic leaders (five recommendations), and for national organizations, such as the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) (three recommendations).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Funding for research in EM varies across Canada and is largely insecure. We offer recommendations to help facilitate funding for large and small projects, for salary support, and for local and national leaders to advance EM research. We believe that these recommendations will increase funding for all levels of EM research activity, including research projects, staff salaries, infrastructure, and researcher stipends.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Alberta,Edmonton,AB.
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.affiliation: ¶Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Artz
authors.affiliation: **Department of Emergency Medicine,Dalhousie University,Halifax,SC.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: ‡‡Department of Emergency and Family Medicine,Laval University,Quebec,QC.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Émond
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Venkatesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiruganasambandamoorthy
authors.affiliation: ¶¶Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Calgary,Calgary,AB.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Innes
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Calder
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors.forename: Ian G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Stiell
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics*; D002170:Canada; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004630:Emergencies / Q000191:economics*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: emergency medicine; faculty; learners; mid-career investigators; research funding; senior investigators; young investigators