The answer is 17 years, what is the question: understanding time lags in translational research

Morris, Zoë Slote; Wooding, Steven; Grant, Jonathan

doi:10.1258/jrsm.2011.110180

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“…A study by Morris et al has reported a lag of 17 years for research to impact clinical practice, with some public health research evidence even requiring more than half a decade to impact policy [26,27]. In contrast, we have reported effect on policy and/or practice within 2–3 years of the completion of the project.…”

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Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

Tripathy

Kumar

Guillerm

et al. 2018

Global Health Action

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Background: The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) is a successful model of integrated operational research and capacity building with about 90% of participants completing the training and publishing in scientific journals. Objective: The study aims at assessing the influence of research papers from six SORT IT courses conducted between April 2014 and January 2015 on policy and/or practice. Methods: This was a cross-sectional mixed-method study involving e-mail based, self-administered questionnaires sent to course participants coupled with telephone/Skype/in-person responses from participants, senior facilitators and local co-authors of course papers. A descriptive content analysis was performed to generate themes. Results: Of 71 participants, 67 (94%) completed the course. A total of 67 papers (original research) were submitted for publication, of which 61 (91%) were published or were in press at the censor date (31 December 2016). Among the 67 eligible participants, 65 (97%) responded to the questionnaire. Of the latter, 43 (66%) research papers were self-reported to have contributed to a change in policy and/or practice by the course participants: 38 to a change in government policy or practice (26 at the national level, six at the subnational level and six at the local/hospital level); four to a change in organisational policy or practice; and one study fostered global policy development. Conclusion: Nearly two-thirds of SORT IT course papers contributed to a change in policy and/or practice as reported by the participants. Identifying the actual linkage of research to policy/practice change requires more robust methodology, in-depth assessment and independent validation of the reported change with all concerned stakeholders.

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Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

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“…Evidence-based medicine advocates bemoan the fact that new drugs and interventions take an average of 17 years to become mainstream. 4 Social media offer the opportunity to shorten this by years through increased connectivity. Is this not a good thing?…”

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CJEM Debate Series: #SocialMedia – Social media has created emergency medicine celebrities who now influence practice more than published evidence

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“…The assimilation of research findings into medical practice often takes decades; estimates of the lag time between journal submission and use in routine practice cluster around 17 to 23 years. 1 Reducing the time to the integration of accepted knowledge has been an objective of many professional organizations and academic institutions with varying degrees of success.…”

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Evidence-based medicine in the era of social media: Scholarly engagement through participation and online interaction

Chan

Trueger

Roland

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The integration of new knowledge into clinical practice continues to lag behind discovery. The use of Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) has disrupted communication between emergency physicians, making it easy for practicing clinicians to interact with colleagues from around the world to discuss the latest and highest impact research. FOAM has the potential to decrease the knowledge translation gap, but the concerns raised about its growing influence are 1) research that is translated too quickly may cause harm if its findings are incorrect; 2) there is little editorial oversight of online material; and 3) eminent online individuals may develop an outsized influence on clinical practice. We propose that new types of scholars are emerging to moderate the changing landscape of knowledge translation: 1) critical clinicians who critically appraise research in the same way that lay reviewers critique restaurants; 2) translational teachers adept with these new technologies who will work with researchers to disseminate their findings effectively; and 3) interactive investigators who engage with clinicians to ensure that their findings resonate and are applied at the bedside. The development of these scholars could build on the promise of evidence-based medicine by enhancing the appraisal and translation of research in practice. RÉSUMÉEncore aujourd'hui, il s'écoule un certain temps entre les découvertes et l'intégration des nouvelles connaissances dans la pratique clinique. L'arrivée du mouvement Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM) a bouleversé les communications entre les médecins d'urgence, en permettant aux praticiens d'interagir facilement avec des homologues de partout dans le monde pour discuter des derniers travaux de recherche et de ceux qui ont la plus forte incidence. Le mouvement FOAM peut certes combler des lacunes en matière d'application des connaissances, mais son utilisation soulève des préoccupations quant à son influence grandissante : 1) l'application trop rapide des résultats de la recherche peut s'avérer préjudiciable si les constatations sont erronées; 2) la documentation en ligne échappe en grande partie à la supervision rédactionnelle; 3) des personnes de renom en ligne peuvent finir par exercer une influence trop grande en pratique clinique. Aussi les auteurs de l'article proposent-ils que de nouveaux types d'érudits voient le jour afin de régler le monde en mutation de l'application des connaissances. Ainsi, les cliniciens critiques feraient l'évaluation critique de la recherche à la manière des critiques profanes de restaurants; les formateurs en application des connaissances, versés dans le domaine des nouvelles techniques, travailleraient en collaboration avec les chercheurs à la diffusion efficace des résultats de leurs travaux; et les chercheurs interactifs s'engageraient dans des échanges avec les cliniciens afin de s'assurer que leurs résultats trouvent bel et bien écho dans la pratique clinique. La formation de ces groupes d'érudits pourrait prendre appui sur les grands p...

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The answer is 17 years, what is the question: understanding time lags in translational research

Cited by 2,228 publications

References 54 publications

Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

CJEM Debate Series: #SocialMedia – Social media has created emergency medicine celebrities who now influence practice more than published evidence

Evidence-based medicine in the era of social media: Scholarly engagement through participation and online interaction

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