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Forging Researcher-Clinician Alliances to Advance Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research

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1.  A team conducting research guided by shared research questions, theoretical perspectives, and frameworks is best described as: Transprofessional Interprofessional Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

2.  Interdisciplinary research teams are comprised of: Multiple clinicians only (e.g., OT, PT, MD, MSW, RN) Multiple clinicians (e.g., OT) and scientists (PhD, ScD) Multiple clinicians (e.g., OT) and scientists (PhD, ScD) or clinician scientists (e.g., OTD, OTR/L) Multiple scientists (PhD, ScD) only

3.  The current research climate is ripe for conducting interdisciplinary research because of: The demand for creating silos The need to foster sustainable research solutions A growing clinical population Increased grant opportunities to multi-year research projects consisting of large research teams

4.  The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) have created the following initiatives to advance interdisciplinary research capacity: Pilot grant mechanisms Annual research meetings Interdisciplinary guidelines for elevating the quality of rehabilitation research All of the above

5.  The concept of an interdisciplinary research is not new. The following individuals are examples of interdisciplinary scientists: Jean Ayres Ramon y Cajal A and B None of the above

6.  Two clinician scientists and three clinicians from different professions jointly developed aims and methods for a pilot project focused on examining health equity among adolescents with disabilities. Amy, an OT in an outpatient community clinic, is invited to join the existing team at the completion of the pilot study. She is invited to help examine the uptake of a newly developed intervention when implemented in her practice. This is an example of: A team that transitioned from being transprofessional to interdisciplinary A team that transitioned from being multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary A team that transitioned from being interdisciplinary to multidisciplinary A team that transitioned from being interdisciplinary to interprofessional

7.  Amy begins to appraise her commitment to the goals of the research study, the unique expertise she could bring to the project, what she could learn from research team members, and what she could negotiate from her supervisor regarding institutional support for this collaboration. This is an example of which component(s) of the FAIRR model: Input Activity Outputs Outcomes

8.  Amy garners support in the form of release time to collaborate on this research project for three months. At the end of this period, she meets with her supervisor to evaluate her progress and decide on next steps. During this meeting, Amy reports that she was invited to appraise a manuscript from the prior phase of work. It was rejected by the journal and she finds out that the lead investigator is pursuing an alternative journal without consulting the team. She has concerns about the lack of cooperative planning and communication. This is an example of conflict relating to: A FAIRR Output A FAIRR Input A FAIRR Activity None of the above

9.  One of the key challenges in interdisciplinary research is in developing a dissemination plan, both in terms of where to disseminate and authorship roles and responsibilities. This challenge is most closely related to: A FAIRR Input A FAIRR Activity A FAIRR Output Both A and B

10.  Clinician involvement in interdisciplinary research has the following impacts: The opportunity to share expertise and resources to tackle a higher impact research question Create a climate for mentoring and being mentored Both A and B None of the above