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Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity Executive Summary

Walter R Frontera1 email, Marcus J Fuhrer2 email, Alan M Jette3 email, Leighton Chan4 email, Rory A Cooper5 email, Pamela W Duncan6 email, John D Kemp7 email, Kenneth J Ottenbacher8 email, P Hunter Peckham9 email, Elliot J Roth10 email and Denise G Tate11 email

Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital; Boston, MA, USA

National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD, USA

Boston University; Boston, MA, USA

University of Washington; Seattle, WA, USA

University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA, USA

University of Florida; Gainesville, FL, USA

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC; Washington, DC, USA

University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston; Galveston, TX, USA

Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH, USA

10  Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL, USA

11  University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2006, 3:1doi:10.1186/1743-0003-3-1

Published: 3 January 2006

Abstract

The general objective of the "Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity" was to advance and promote research in medical rehabilitation by making recommendations to expand research capacity. The five elements of research capacity that guided the discussions were: 1) researchers; 2) research culture, environment, and infrastructure; 3) funding; 4) partnerships; and 5) metrics. The 100 participants included representatives of professional organizations, consumer groups, academic departments, researchers, governmental funding agencies, and the private sector. The small group discussions and plenary sessions generated an array of problems, possible solutions, and recommended actions. A post-Summit, multi-organizational initiative is called to pursue the agendas outlined in this report (see 1).

Additional File 1. A table outlining the Final Action Plan of the Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity held on April 28–29, 2005 in Washington, DC.

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