Barriers to Translational Research in Windsor Ontario
Standing
Undergraduate
Type of Proposal
Oral Research Presentation
Also willing to do Poster Presentation
Faculty
Schulich School of Medicine Windsor
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Lisa Porter
Proposal
Introduction:
Translational research is an ideology focused on streamlining the transition of novel research into clinical practice. Central to this approach is overcoming barriers to research involvement and interdisciplinary collaboration. In this study, we survey a variety of professionals in Windsor-Essex to identify barriers to translational research that are important to those working in the community.
Method:
Using an anonymous close-ended Qualtrics survey distributed via email, we surveyed 88 professionals from Windsor-Essex. This included faculty members form St. Clair College and The University of Windsor (n=59) and clinical care providers (n=46).
Results:
Managing competing interests, lack of time, funding, infrastructure, and networks were identified by greater than 75% of participants as barriers to research involvement. 62% of physicians identified the lack of permanent post-graduate medical trainees as a barrier. Clinicians were consistently less experienced in research skills compared to others; particularly in publishing results and applying for funding (42% and 40% respectively; p<0.001). Schedule incompatibility, funding issues and identifying interested collaborators with overlapping interests were identified as barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration by 80% of participants. Moreover, 53.8% of those surveyed were unhappy with their research involvement and these individuals were 9% more likely to perceive research as important for their career progression (p=0.046).
Conclusion:
This study identifies several important barriers to translational research in Windsor-Essex and suggests that many motivated researchers are unhappy with their current involvement. These results will be used by the WE-SPARK Health Institute to inform our ongoing commitment to growing the health research culture in Windsor-Essex.
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Barriers to Translational Research in Windsor Ontario
Introduction:
Translational research is an ideology focused on streamlining the transition of novel research into clinical practice. Central to this approach is overcoming barriers to research involvement and interdisciplinary collaboration. In this study, we survey a variety of professionals in Windsor-Essex to identify barriers to translational research that are important to those working in the community.
Method:
Using an anonymous close-ended Qualtrics survey distributed via email, we surveyed 88 professionals from Windsor-Essex. This included faculty members form St. Clair College and The University of Windsor (n=59) and clinical care providers (n=46).
Results:
Managing competing interests, lack of time, funding, infrastructure, and networks were identified by greater than 75% of participants as barriers to research involvement. 62% of physicians identified the lack of permanent post-graduate medical trainees as a barrier. Clinicians were consistently less experienced in research skills compared to others; particularly in publishing results and applying for funding (42% and 40% respectively; p<0.001). Schedule incompatibility, funding issues and identifying interested collaborators with overlapping interests were identified as barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration by 80% of participants. Moreover, 53.8% of those surveyed were unhappy with their research involvement and these individuals were 9% more likely to perceive research as important for their career progression (p=0.046).
Conclusion:
This study identifies several important barriers to translational research in Windsor-Essex and suggests that many motivated researchers are unhappy with their current involvement. These results will be used by the WE-SPARK Health Institute to inform our ongoing commitment to growing the health research culture in Windsor-Essex.