The BADER Consortium
Abstract
The overarching goal of the BADER Consortium is to advance and strengthen evidence-based orthopaedic rehabilitation care that results in optimal functional outcomes for each wounded warrior. Over the five-year award period, this will be accomplished by focusing on a MTF centric approach that will advance each of the following strategic areas: 1: INFRASTRUCTURES: Assist each MTF with strengthening a research-intensive culture 2: PARTNERSHIPS: Work to fully realize a robust orthopaedic rehabilitation research partnership across MTF and non-MTF clinical research sites 3: RESEARCH: Support MTF goals of conducting a variety of high impact research studies 4: SUSTAINMENT: Assist MTFs with the establishment of their self-sustaining research enterprises. Key Accomplishments year 1: Established Administrative Core, Clinical Research Core and Scientific Technical Core; Approval and establishment of two clinical research projects; HRPO clearance and start of first project; Initiated the development of first IRB of record outside the MTFs; Development and implementation of an Omnibus CRADA; Established a consortium-wide PDMS; Partnered with the DoD and VA s Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE); Worked with the EACE to develop research focus (gap) areas for BADER Consortium s call for proposals; Established and implemented a complete process for the call, submission, review and selection of Consortium funded projects; Published the BADER Consortium call for clinical research proposals Established the BADER Consortium SOPs; Initiated the hiring of eight research support staff to be placed onsite at MTFs; Established partnerships with the VA and NIH.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA574652
Entities
People
- Steven J. Stanhope
Organizations
- University of Delaware