Article

The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary. The celebration included a symposium highlighting advances in rehabilitation science over the past 2 decades.
The anniversary also reminds us
of the challenges that remain in order to strengthen the foundation of disability
and rehabilitation research. These challenges have been described in 3 reports
published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1991, 1997, and 2007. Three areas
of concern appear across the IOM reports. These include (1) the lack of a
comprehensive disability monitoring program, (2) the need for better integration
and coordination of federally supported disability research, and (3) funding
levels that are inconsistent with the current and projected impacts of disability
on individuals, families, and communities. In this commentary we examine the lack
of progress in addressing the recommendations contained in the IOM reports. We
conclude that renewed efforts by consumers, clinicians, educators, researchers,
administrators, and policy makers are needed to achieve the promise of
rehabilitation and disability science identified 20 years ago.
CI - Copyright (c) 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Langue : ANGLAIS