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. 2021 Jul;36(7):2100-2104.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06587-3. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Options for Meaningful Engagement in Clinical Research for Busy Frontline Clinicians

Karen M Goldstein  1   2   3 , Jennifer M Gierisch  4   5   6 , Matthew Tucker  4 , John W Williams Jr  4   5 , Rowena J Dolor  5 , Wendy Henderson  4   5
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Options for Meaningful Engagement in Clinical Research for Busy Frontline Clinicians

Karen M Goldstein et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

In order for health care innovations to be effective and actionable, they must align with the needs and practice patterns of those delivering care at the bedside. While research has started to incorporate the patient voice, it has yet to fully invest in the expertise of frontline clinicians. Frontline clinicians carry a wealth of clinical knowledge and the lived experience of providing real-world medical care that the research community seeks to improve. We consider options for clinicians as research stakeholders along a continuum of engagement as outlined by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute from minimal to supportive to participatory. In order to make an effective value proposition to support reallocation of clinician time to research engagement, we advocate evaluating the impact of clinicians as stakeholders at both the process level (e.g., clinician satisfaction, study recruitment rates) and endpoint level (e.g., clinical outcomes). Investing in clinicians as research stakeholders can offer benefits for the individual, health system, and population by increasing the generalizability, adoption, and sustainability of effective interventions.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Continuum of opportunities for and benefits from frontline clinician engagement in research.
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