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July 26, 2017
C4TS lead Professor Karim Brohi has published a thought provoking vision of the future of trauma research in the widely read PLOS medical journal.
Professor Brohi, along with Dr Martin Schreiber, director of Trauma Research at Oregon Health and Science University, co-edited the July PLOS medicine special collection of trauma articles. This is the first time a general medical journal has dedicated an edition entirely to the frontiers of trauma care and research.
Titled ‘The new survivors and a new era for trauma research’, the article covers a new era in exploration of the biology of injury response and translation of new opportunities into clinical practice.
Professor Brohi and Dr Schreiber explain:
“Opportunities now exist not just for avoiding death but for returning survivors to full health and function. The global demand for solutions in reconstruction, regeneration, and rehabilitation across the patient’s journey is immense.
The opportunities offered by bioengineering, regenerative medicine, robotics, and digital technologies are potentially transformative. Innovators in academia and industry can now collaborate and capitalise on more defined translational pathways, clearer regulatory frameworks, and access to patients through clinical research networks.
This work is also likely to benefit a broad range of nontrauma conditions with components of tissue loss, healing, and loss of function.”
They conclude that:
“Research driven by clinical imperative has delivered dramatic developments in trauma care over the past 2 decades. These advances have ushered in new understandings and new paradigms of trauma management.
This research landscape, of translational infrastructure and clinical research networks, is the new platform on which to engage with scientists and innovators across academia and industry. With a clear strategy and robust support, we can greatly increase the chances not only that the injured survive but that survivors have an opportunity to resume meaningful lives.”
