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. 2013 Dec;27(12):717-20.
doi: 10.1155/2013/989203.

Evaluation of funding gastroenterology research in Canada illustrates the beneficial role of partnerships

Philip M Sherman, Kimberly Banks Hart, Keeley L Rose, Kwadwo Bosompra, Christopher Manuel, Paul Belanger, Sandra Daniels, Paul Sinclair, Stephen Vanner, Andre Buret

Evaluation of funding gastroenterology research in Canada illustrates the beneficial role of partnerships

Philip M Sherman et al. Can J Gastroenterol. 2013 Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

Background: Funders of health research in Canada seek to determine how their funding programs impact research capacity and knowledge creation.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a focused grants and award program that was cofunded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes, and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology; and to measure the impact of the Program on the career paths of funded researchers and assess the outcomes of research supported through the Program.

Methods: A survey of the recipients of grants and awards from 2000 to 2008 was conducted in 2012. The CIHR Funding Decisions database was searched to determine subsequent funding; a bibliometric citation analysis of publications arising from the Program was performed.

Results: Of 160 grant and award recipients, 147 (92%) completed the survey. With >$17.4 million in research funding, support was provided for 131 fellowship awards, seven career transition awards, and 22 operating grants. More than three-quarters of grant and award recipients continue to work or train in a research-related position. Combined research outputs included 545 research articles, 130 review articles, 33 book chapters and 11 patents. Comparative analyses indicate that publications supported by the funding program had a greater impact than other Canadian and international comparators.

Conclusions: Continuity in support of a long-term health research funding partnership strengthened the career development of gastroenterology researchers in Canada, and enhanced the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in the discipline.

HISTORIQUE :: Les bailleurs de fonds de la recherche en santé au Canada cherchent à déterminer les répercussions de leurs programmes de recherches sur la capacité de la recherche et la création du savoir.

OBJECTIF:: Évaluer les répercussions d’un programme de subventions et de bourses axées sur la commercialisation créé conjointement par l’Institut de la nutrition, du métabolisme et du diabète des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada et l’Association canadienne de gastroentérologie, mesurer les répercussions du programme sur le cheminement de carrière des chercheurs subventionnés et évaluer les résultats des recherches financées par le programme.

MÉTHODOLOGIE :: En 2012, les chercheurs ont procédé à un sondage auprès des titulaires de subventions et de bourses entre 2000 et 2008. Ils ont fouillé la base de données des décisions de financement des ISRC pour déterminer le financement subséquent. Ils ont procédé à une analyse bibliométrique des citations de publications découlant du programme.

RÉSULTATS :: Des 160 titulaires de bourses et de subventions, 147 (92 %) ont rempli le sondage. Grâce à plus de 17,4 millions de dollars affectés au financement de la recherche, le programme a soutenu 131 bourses postdoctorales, sept bourses de transition de carrière et 22 subventions de fonctionnement. Plus des trois quarts des titulaires de subventions et de bourses ont continué de travailler ou de se former dans un poste lié à la recherche. Les résultats combinés de la recherche comprenaient 545 articles de recherche, 130 articles d’analyse, 33 chapitres de livres et 11 brevets. Selon les analyses comparatives, les publications soutenues par le programme de financement avaient plus de répercussions que tout autre comparateur canadien et international.

CONCLUSIONS :: Le soutien continu d’un partenariat de financement de la recherche en santé à long terme renforçait le perfection-nement de carrière des chercheurs en gastroentérologie du Canada et favorisait la création et la diffusion de nouvelles connaissances dans la discipline.

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A Of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Canadian Institiutes of Health Research/Partners Program funding recipients that received funding between 2000 and 2008, 76% continue to work in research positions (including trainee positions). B Seventy-two per cent of Fellowship Award recipients continued to work in a research position (including trainee positions)
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Figure 2)
A Of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Canadian Institiutes of Health Research/Partners Program funding recipients that received funding between 2000 and 2008, 71% currently work in Canada. B Sixty-six per cent of Fellowship Award recipients currently work in Canada
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Figure 3)
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Canadian Institiutes of Health Research/Partners Program funding from 2000 to 2008 resulted in the production of 710 publications and 11 patents
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Figure 4)
A Bibliometric analysis indicating that publications by Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG)/Canadian Institiutes of Health Research (CIHR)/Partners Program recipients were cited more frequently than the worldwide and Canadian averages for similar articles in the five scientific subfields (gastroenterology, immunology, physiology, pharmacology and microbiology). B Analysis of average of relative impact factors of program-supported articles indicates that publications by CAG/CIHR/Partners Program recipients were more impactful compared with Canadian averages for similar articles in the five scientific subfields
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