title: Development of a productive research culture in emergency medicine: Report of the outcomes of a research forum.
abstract: In recent years, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has increasingly focused on the need for high-quality research in emergency medicine (EM). One important initiative was the establishment of the ACEM Foundation, which among other responsibilities, is required to support clinical research through the provision of research funding and other measures. In February 2015, the Foundation held a Research Forum that was attended by the leading EM researchers from Australasia. The Forum aimed to determine how a productive research culture could be developed within the ACEM. Nine key objectives were determined including that research should be a core business of the ACEM and a core activity of the EM workforce, and that EM research should be sustainable and adequately supported. This report describes the background and conduct of the Forum, its recommendations and the way in which they could be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: David McD
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Darcy Associates, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Donna R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency Department, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Department of Emergency Medicine, Rotorua Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gosbell
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Judkins
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency Department, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J M
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mowatt
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Emergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerard M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Calvary Health Care Bruce, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vinen
mesh_terms: D044362:Australasia; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012109:Research Support as Topic
keywords: clinical trials; education; research