Partners in Progress: Creating Successful Clinical-research Alliances in Rehabilitation Medicine

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participant will be able to describe ways to initiate a partnership between clinician and researchers in rehabilitation research/clinical settings.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to identify at least three essential components of effective communication between clinical and research teams to establish trust and maintain productive partnerships in rehabilitation settings.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to identify strategies to integrate research protocols into clinical workflows while minimizing disruption to patient care and staff responsibilities.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize common regulatory and logistical barriers to clinical-research collaboration and apply appropriate solutions to address these challenges.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to describe a framework for ethical patient recruitment that balances research needs with patient protection, including methods to prevent recruitment fatigue in clinical populations.