Zed Peter J, Ensom Mary H H, Slavik Richard S, Wilbur Kerry, Kanji Salmaan, Koshman Sheri L, Irvine-Meek Janice, Perreault Marc, Zelenitsky Sheryl
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Can J Hosp Pharm. 2011 Nov;64(6):399-404. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v64i6.1080.
Pharmacist-led research has grown substantially over the past 10 to 15 years. The Research Grant Program of the Research and Education Foundation of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP Foundation), initiated in 1992, is the only funding opportunity available specifically to members of the Society.
To evaluate the status of research projects funded by the Research Grant Program of the CSHP Foundation, to examine the outcomes of these projects, and to determine the opinions of grant recipients regarding this competition.
An e-mail survey was sent to each of the 34 hospital pharmacist researchers who received funding from the Research Grant Program of the CSHP Foundation during the period 1995 to 2008. Survey questions sought to evaluate scholarly outcomes (i.e., publications and presentations) from funded projects. The opinions of grant recipients about the value of the program were also solicited.
One of the potential respondents had returned the grant money and was ineligible for the survey. Of the 33 potential respondents, 30 (91%) responded to the survey. Overall, 24 of the projects had been completed at the time of the survey, and 19 of these had been published, resulting in a total of 26 manuscripts. Abstracts had been presented for 21 of the projects. In total, 49 abstracts had been presented at national (22), international (13), provincial (7) and local (7) conferences. The median award was $5000 (interquartile range $5000 to $7500). Eleven of the projects had received additional funding, primarily from the recipient's hospital or health authority or from university sources. The survey respondents indicated that the grant from the CSHP Foundation had been critical to completion of their projects and had been of assistance in securing additional funding, when such funding was necessary. Respondents felt that dedicated research funding for hospital pharmacists in Canada should continue.
The Research Grant Program of the CSHP Foundation has been important to hospital pharmacists, enabling a variety of research projects to be initiated and completed. The high rate of project completion and the large number of publications and presentations resulting from this work speak to both the quality of the work and the dedication of the research teams. The CSHP Foundation should continue to fund this competition and should explore a more robust model, with larger awards and more funded projects each year.
在过去10至15年中，由药剂师主导的研究有了显著增长。加拿大医院药剂师协会研究与教育基金会（CSHP基金会）的研究资助计划始于1992年，是该协会成员唯一可获得的专项资助机会。
评估由CSHP基金会研究资助计划资助的研究项目的状况，审查这些项目的成果，并确定资助获得者对该竞赛的看法。
向1995年至2008年期间从CSHP基金会研究资助计划获得资助的34位医院药剂师研究人员每人发送了一份电子邮件调查问卷。调查问题旨在评估受资助项目的学术成果（即出版物和报告）。还征求了资助获得者对该计划价值的看法。
一位潜在受访者已退还资助资金，不符合参与调查的条件。在33位潜在受访者中，30位（91%）回复了调查。总体而言，在调查时24个项目已完成，其中19个已发表，共形成26篇手稿。21个项目的摘要已在会议上发表。总共49篇摘要在全国性（22篇）、国际性（13篇）、省级（7篇）和地方性（7篇）会议上发表。资助金额中位数为5000加元（四分位距为5000至7500加元）。11个项目获得了额外资金，主要来自受资助者所在医院或卫生当局或大学。调查受访者表示，CSHP基金会的资助对其项目的完成至关重要，并且在必要时有助于获得额外资金。受访者认为加拿大应为医院药剂师提供专门的研究资金并应继续。
CSHP基金会的研究资助计划对医院药剂师很重要，使各种研究项目得以启动和完成。这项工作的高项目完成率以及大量的出版物和报告表明了工作质量和研究团队的奉献精神。CSHP基金会应继续为该竞赛提供资金，并应探索一种更强大的模式，每年提供更大金额的资助和资助更多项目。
