Developing a spinal cord injury research strategy using a structured process of evidence review and stakeholder dialogue. Part III: Outcomes

JW Middleton; L Piccenna; R Lindsay Gruen; S Williams; G Creasey; S Dunlop; D Brown; PE Batchelor; DJ Berlowitz; S Coates; JA Dunn; JB Furness; MP Galea; T Geraghty; BK Kwon; S Urquhart; D Yates; P Bragge

Journal article

Developing a spinal cord injury research strategy using a structured process of evidence review and stakeholder dialogue. Part III: Outcomes

JW Middleton, L Piccenna, R Lindsay Gruen, S Williams, G Creasey, S Dunlop, D Brown, PE Batchelor, DJ Berlowitz, S Coates, JA Dunn, JB Furness, MP Galea, T Geraghty, BK Kwon, S Urquhart, D Yates, P Bragge

Spinal Cord | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.87

Abstract

Study design:Focus Group.Objectives:To develop a unified, regional spinal cord injury (SCI) research strategy for Australia and New Zealand.Setting:Australia.Methods:A 1-day structured stakeholder dialogue was convened in 2013 in Melbourne, Australia, by the National Trauma Research Institute in collaboration with the SCI Network of Australia and New Zealand. Twenty-three experts participated, representing local and international research, clinical, consumer, advocacy, government policy and funding perspectives. Preparatory work synthesised evidence and articulated draft principles and options as a starting point for discussion.Results:A regional SCI research strategy was proposed, whose obj..

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David Berlowitz Author

John Furness Author

Mary Galea Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank the following: Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; Peter Murray, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia; Peter Trethewey, AQA Victoria; Australia; Susan P Howley, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, USA; John A Bourke and Dr K Anne Sinnott Jerram, Burwood Academy of Independent Living and University of Otago, New Zealand. This project was funded by the Victorian Transport Accident Commission and the Spinal Cord Injury Network of Australia and New Zealand.