Definition of Clinical Research in RehabilitationDefinition of Clinical Research in Rehabilitation

What is involved?What is involved? What is studied?What is studied? Where is it Where is it done?done?

Patient oriented Patient oriented researchresearch

patient interactionpatient interaction attention to ethical attention to ethical

mattersmatters

Normal and abnormal Normal and abnormal developmentdevelopment

Natural history of diseaseNatural history of diseaseMechanisms and biomechanicsMechanisms and biomechanicsimpairment & disabilityimpairment & disability Clinical Trials & Observational Clinical Trials & Observational

StudiesStudiesof prevention & therapy (efficacy of prevention & therapy (efficacy

& safety)& safety)

in homesin homesin familiesin familiesin peer groupsin peer groupsin schoolsin schoolsin in

communiticommunitieses

in clinicsin clinicsin hospitalsin hospitalsin researchin researchin laboratories in laboratories (wet & dry)(wet & dry)

Evaluation of human Evaluation of human materialsmaterials

Impairment and Impairment and disabilitydisability

Thoughts & Thoughts & behavioursbehaviours

Why focus on Clinical Research?Why focus on Clinical Research?

Which scientific discoveries will benefit human health, and be Which scientific discoveries will benefit human health, and be safe?safe?

Compare current approaches to new ones, and produce Compare current approaches to new ones, and produce evidence as to “best practice”evidence as to “best practice”

Provide new directions for basic scientific studyProvide new directions for basic scientific study

What defines a Clinical Research Unit?

What constitutes Clinical Research Unit support?

Is there graduated support, dependant upon ‘maturity’ of the Unit, as in the categories of Institute membership?

What incentives could there be to promote clinical research activity, and graduation to another category?

What Core support should exist?

How should the Unit support relate to the Core?

Clinical Research UnitsClinical Research Units

Surgery

Mental Health

Clinical Research Units: Hospital Program ModelClinical Research Units: Hospital Program Model

Medical Genetics

Oncology

Medicine

Biochemical DiseasesDiabetesRenalGI

PediatricSpecialties

IIDAllergyRheumatologyDermatology

SpecializedWomen’s Health

Critical CareCardiology

NeuroSciencesRespiratory

ER Trauma

Acute &Critical Care

SHHDevelopment

& Rehabilitation

Maternal FoetalMedicine

Core Support forClinical Research

Rehabilitation

AnesthesologyPharmacology Radiology

Pathology

Nursing

Neonatology

What defines a Clinical Research Unit?

What constitutes Clinical Research Unit support?

Is there graduated support, dependant upon ‘maturity’ of the Unit, as in the categories of Institute membership?

What incentives could there be to promote clinical research activity, and graduation to another category?

What Core support should exist?

How should the Clinical Unit relate to Institute Programs?

Clinical Research UnitsClinical Research Units

A clinical program

Clinical research coordinator; database manager

Business/accounts manager, HR,

?

Expansion of current support to lab, pharmacy; include Radiology. IS/IT!