@article{27e80f559ce74075b17653e71bb632db,
title = "Conducting Translational Research in the Context of Patient Care",
abstract = "Although much has been written on the importance of translational research for bridging the continuum of basic science to clinical practice, few authors have described how such work can be carried out practically when working with patient populations in the context of ongoing clinical service delivery, where the priorities for patient care can sometimes conflict with the methods and goals of translational research. In this article, we explore some of the considerations for conducting this type of work while balancing clinical responsibilities that ensure high-quality patient care. We also discuss strategies we have found to jointly facilitate translational research and improve routine, clinical service delivery. A primary goal of this article is to encourage others working in applied settings to contribute to the increasingly important role that translational research plays in our science and practice by helping to better characterize and potentially lessen or remove barriers that may have impeded such investigations in the past.",
keywords = "applied behavior analysis, basic science, clinical research, patient care, translational research",
author = "Greer, {Brian D.} and Fisher, {Wayne W.} and Fuhrman, {Ashley M.} and Mitteer, {Daniel R.}",
note = "Funding Information: Translational research conducted in the context of patient care is more likely to be viewed favorably by funding agencies that appreciate both the science-advancing and outcome-driven goals of translational research. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a history of supporting such translational research through R01, R03, and R21 mechanisms. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), also of the NIH, has a similar history of funding such research. However, one difficulty behavior analysts have had with obtaining these sorts of grants in the past is that grant review panels that evaluate submitted proposals are infrequently filled with fellow behavior analysts. This presents a significant barrier for the funding of behavior-analytic research. One strategy for addressing this problem is to explicitly request reviewer expertise in the research area in which you are proposing to study. For example, in the cover letter for our grant applications, we explicitly request reviewers with expertise in operant relapse models of behavior and in severe problem behavior. This request is typically honored by the scientific review officer, and that individual then invites such experts onto the review panel in a nonmember capacity. Serving as a temporary member of an NIH study section is an excellent opportunity for learning more about grants and what reviewers seek in a competitive application. One would imagine that such an experience also makes one a better grant writer and more apt to obtain extramural funding. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, Association for Behavior Analysis International.",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1007/s40614-022-00333-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "45",
pages = "383--398",
journal = "Perspectives on Behavior Science",
issn = "2520-8969",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing AG",
number = "2",
}