Towards Building a Bridge between Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). Clin Transl Sci 2015 Apr;8(2):160-5
Date
12/03/2014Pubmed ID
25441215Pubmed Central ID
PMC4405400DOI
10.1111/cts.12236Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84928069108 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
A major national priority is establishing an effective infrastructure for translation of scientific discoveries into the community. Knowledge and practice continue to accelerate in health research yet healthcare recommendation adoption remains slow for practitioners, patients, and communities. Two areas of research placed in the later stages of the translational research spectrum, Community Engagement in Research and Comparative Effectiveness Research, are ideal for approaching this challenge collaboratively. The Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin convened academics and community-based organizations familiar with these fields of research in a 1-day workshop to establish an initial dialogue on similarities and differences with a goal of exploring ways to operationalize a collective effort. Participants represented four academic institutions and twelve other healthcare and community-based service organizations. Primary fields of study included community engaged research, comparative effectiveness research, psychology, clinical research, administration, nursing, public health, education, and other professionals. This initial report outlines the results of this diverse discussion and provides insights into the priorities, diverging issues, and areas for future examination and practice. Key discoveries reveal clear crosscutting issues, value in philosophical and provocative discussions among investigators, a need for practice and lessons learned, and bidirectional exchange with community representation.
Author List
Ahmed SM, Nelson D, Kissack A, Franco Z, Whittle J, Kotchen T, Meurer JR, Morzinski J, Brandenburg TAuthors
Zeno Franco PhD Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinJohn R. Meurer MD, MBA Professor in the Institute for Health and Humanity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
David A. Nelson PhD Professor in the Family Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeffrey Whittle MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Community-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional Relations
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Interdisciplinary Communication
Program Development
Program Evaluation
United States
Wisconsin
