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. 2023 Oct;53(11):2245-2252.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-023-05722-6. Epub 2023 Aug 12.

Fostering research in pediatric interventional radiology: needs assessment and suggestions for support

Michael J Temple  1   2 , Todd A Abruzzo  3 , Fernando Gómez Muñoz  4 , João G Amaral  5 , Kristi A Bogan  6 , Craig Gibson  7 , Premal A Patel  8 , Luke M Toh  9 , Jin Zhang  10 , Walid M Mubarak  11 , Bairbre L Connolly  5 , Sally E Mitchell  12 , Alex M Barnacle  8 , Anne Marie Cahill  13 , Leah E Braswell  14 , Francis E Marshalleck  15 , Manish N Patel  16 , G Peter Feola  17 , Gulraiz A Chaudry  18 , S Murthy Chennapragada  19 , Shellie C Josephs  20 , Aparna Annam  21 , Simal K Goman  5
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Fostering research in pediatric interventional radiology: needs assessment and suggestions for support

Michael J Temple et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Due to the rarity of pediatric diseases, collaborative research is the key to maximizing the impact of research studies. A research needs assessment survey was created to support initiatives to foster pediatric interventional radiology research.

Objective: To assess the status of pediatric interventional radiology research, identify perceived barriers, obtain community input on areas of research/education/support, and create metrics for evaluating changes/responses to programmatic initiatives.

Materials and methods: A survey link was sent to approximately 275 members of the Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology (SPIR) between May and October 2020. Data was collected using a web-based interface. Data collected included practice setting, clinical role, research experience, research barriers, and suggestions for future initiatives.

Results: Fifty-nine surveys were analyzed with a staff physician survey response rate of 28% (56/198). A wide range of practice sizes from 15 countries were represented. Respondents were predominantly staff physicians (95%; 56/59) with an average of 11 years (range: 1-25 years) of clinical experience working at academic or freestanding children's hospitals. A total of 100% (59/59) had research experience, and 70% (41/58) had published research with a mean of 30 peer-reviewed publications (range: 1-200). For job security, 56% (33/59) of respondents were expected or required to publish, but only 19% (11/58) had research support staff, and 42% (25/59) had protected research time, but of those, 36% (9/25) got the time "sometimes or never." Lack of support staff, established collaborative processes, and education were identified as top barriers to performing research.

Conclusions: The needs assessment survey demonstrated active research output despite several identified barriers. There is a widespread interest within the pediatric interventional radiology community for collaborative research.

Keywords: Child; Interventional radiology; Needs assessment; Pediatric; Respondents; Societies; Survey.

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