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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is pleased to announce that 2009 will be the inaugural year of ASHA's Clinical Practice Research Institute (CPRI). CPRI is the product of many focused meetings and discussions that occurred throughout 2007 and 2008 involving representatives from both the scientific community and service providers from school, private practice, medical and longterm care settings in audiology and speech-language pathology. As a result of these deliberations examining the opportunities, barriers and critical need for focused efforts to accelerate the generation and dissemination of research on clinical topics pertaining to surveillance, prevention, identification, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, quality improvement and/or service delivery, and/or research that is aimed at informing public policy, six overarching objectives of CPRI were identified:
- To heighten awareness of critical clinical practice and public policy research needs in audiology and speech-language pathology
- To enhance knowledge about the principles, methods, and evaluation of clinical practice research
- To develop a supportive community with mentoring opportunities for researchers and service providers engaged in clinical practice research
- To engender practices consistent with the ethical conduct of clinical practice research
- To share knowledge about the infrastructure required to conduct clinical practice research and to develop grant applications to propose time series analyses, clinical trials, surveillance research, and other experimental designs useful in CPR
- To increase the quality and number of clinically relevant grant applications submitted and funded in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in order to improve service delivery, outcomes and ultimately, the lives of individuals with communicative, cognitive, swallowing, and balance disorders
In this first year, CPRI will be providing an educational and mentoring program designed to assist scientists in CSD to prepare grant applications and successfully compete for funding from a variety of federal agencies (e.g., NIH, IES, VA, CDC) to advance their program of research on clinical topics supporting evidence-based practice and quality improvement in CSD.
Institute Participants
CPRI is designed to provide support to individuals who already have their doctorates (PhD) and are in a position to shift or advance their program of research to focus on topics relevant to surveillance, prevention, identification, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, outcome measurement, quality improvement and/or service delivery. View the 2009 participants.
Institute Format
The Institute consists of three phases.
| Phase 1: |
On July 8–11, 2009, participants will join approximately five Institute Faculty and other invited speakers for a four-day conference focused on the principles, methods and funding mechanisms available to support clinical practice and public policy research. A significant amount of time will be devoted to developing the grant applications of the Institute participants in smaller group formats. Each Institute Faculty member will be assigned to two or three participants to form Grant Writing Working Groups. View the 2009 phase 1 agenda [PDF] and conference presentations. |
| Phase 2: |
Between the July meeting and January of 2010, the Working Groups will work remotely. Participants will receive mentoring and provide feedback to other members of their Working Group throughout those six months. Participants will be required to complete sections of the grant application on schedule, review the work of the other members of the Working Group in a timely manner, and participate in phone conferences to discuss each of the applications being developed within their Working Group. |
| Phase 3: |
Slated for January of 2010, the participants will return to the National Office for a two-day meeting that will provide an opportunity to receive and generate more input on their applications, discuss unresolved issues with the larger community of participants and Institute Faculty, and finalize their applications. |
Participation will be limited to approximately 15 individuals. The 2009 application period has officially closed.
Stipends will be awarded to all applicants selected to participate to cover expenses associated with travel and program attendance.
Individuals interested in applying are encouraged to contact:
Margaret Rogers, PhD
Chief Staff Officer for Science and Research
mrogers@asha.org |
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