SCCM Resource Library-Building a Multiprofessional Research Team: Best Practice Tips for Investigators

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The article "Clinical Spotlight: Research Roundup" from the Summer 2023 issue of CriticalConnections focuses on the evolution of critical care from experience-based to evidence-based practices, thanks to team-based research efforts. It highlights the significance of diversity and inclusion in research teams, emphasizing how varied backgrounds and perspectives can enhance creativity, innovation, and problem-solving. Diverse teams, comprising experienced and novice members across multiple professions, contribute to the success of critical care research by ensuring collaboration and respect, which in turn leads to more inclusive and relevant clinical research questions.<br /><br />The text outlines the importance of forming a broad-based research team by emphasizing a common purpose, altruism, ownership, and fair rewards to align members towards collective team success. Ownership and having an equal voice are pivotal for team engagement, creativity, and effective decision-making. Additionally, fair rewards enhance motivation and collaboration.<br /><br />The article also advises on navigating authorship, a critical aspect for academic researchers, by setting clear publication policies early in the project to avoid conflicts later. Such policies should cover primary and ancillary manuscript authorship and data sharing.<br /><br />Emphasizing the substantial effort required for trials, the piece demonstrates how diverse and skilled teams can efficiently navigate the complications. Administrative duties like trial registration are essential for transparency and facilitating publication.<br /><br />International collaborations are discussed, focusing on overcoming time zone challenges, language barriers, and cultural differences to build effective, cohesive teams. These collaborations benefit from leveraging technology and frequent communication to sustain team dynamics and project success.<br /><br />The article culminates by encouraging clinicians to engage in research, demonstrating how it can significantly improve patient care and drawing from the shared experiences and guidelines provided by experts like Dr. Rahul Kashyap and Dr. Jonathan Sevransky in the field of critical care research.

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Professional Development and Education, Research, 2023, 0:06:40

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"This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of Critical Connections.

Critical care is moving from experience-based care toward evidence-based care. Team-based research has played a large role in helping to build this evidence base, which has helped provide better ways to care for critically ill and injured patients. This article is intended to provide tips for novice investigators on how to navigate the opportunities and challenges of team-based science, based on the authors’ experience working within multiple research networks.

Critical Connections, the critical care industry’s only newsmagazine, provides information on cutting-edge topics in critical care useful to the entire multiprofessional team."

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Content Type Article

Knowledge Area Professional Development and Education

Knowledge Area Research

Membership Level Associate

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Research

Tag Team Leadership

Year 2023

Keywords

critical care

evidence-based practices

diversity and inclusion

team-based research

clinical research

collaboration

authorship policies

international collaboration

patient care improvement

critical care research

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