AAOS/NIH Mulit-Year Research Symposia for 2005-2009

描述（由申请人提供）：在过去的17年里，AAOS和NIH合作开发和实施年度研究研讨会。受邀的研究者讨论并定义最新技术，因为它涉及骨科的局部领域，重要的是，建议未来的研究方向。这些会议的记录通过印刷媒体和最近的电子媒体广泛传播。还努力让少数民族、妇女和残疾人参与。要求提供资金，为今后五次美国科学促进局/国家卫生研究所讲习班提供部分支助。将涵盖以下主题：椎间盘退变（2005年），发育生物学和骨科（2006年），肌肉骨骼成像和计算机辅助手术（2007年），老年人运动和老龄化（2008年），骨科临床试验（2009年）。 每个讲习班都挑选了两名或两名以上来自相关学科的高级调查员担任共同主席。这些联合主席将决定在哪里举办讲习班，邀请谁，讲习班将讨论哪些战略问题以及其他此类问题。他们还将负责预算，并及时出版研讨会的记录和结论。2005年关于椎间盘退变问题的讲习班已进入后期规划阶段。为随后拟议的讲习班确定了主席，并概述了每个专题的目标和背景。总体而言，这些研讨会将：1）确定肌肉骨骼医学重要领域的临床和临床前研究和实践的现状; 2）确定需要新的或额外研究的领域; 3）确定将实验室研究转化为临床实践的需求和机会; 4）促进研究议程，并通过互联网及时发布的形式向肌肉骨骼社区（包括执业医生）提供教育，以及印刷品;和5）促进肌肉骨骼医学领域利益相关者之间的互动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): For the past 17 years, the AAOS and the NIH have collaborated in the development and implementation of annual research workshops. Invited investigators discuss and define the state-of -the-art as it pertains to a topical area of orthopaedics and, importantly, suggest future directions of research. The proceedings of these meetings are widely disseminated through print and recently, electronic media. Efforts are made to include participation by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Funding is requested to provide partial support for the next five AAOS/NIH workshops. The following topics will be covered: Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (2005), Developmental Biology and Orthopaedics (2006), Musculoskeletal Imaging and Computer Assisted Surgery (2007), Senior Sports and Aging (2008), Clinical Trials in Orthopaedics (2009). Two or more senior investigators from the relevant disciplines have been selected to co-chair each workshop. These co-chairs will decide where to hold the workshop, who to invite, what strategic questions the workshop will address, and other such issues. They will also be responsible for budgets, as well as for publishing the proceedings and conclusions of the workshop in a timely manner. The 2005 workshop on Intervertebral Disc Degeneration is already at an advanced stage of planning. For the subsequent proposed workshops, chairs have been identified and the goals and context of each topic have been summarized. Collectively, these workshops will: 1) Define the current status of clinical and pre-clinical research and practice in important areas of musculoskeletal medicine; 2) Identify areas of need for new or additional research; 3) Define needs and opportunities for translating laboratory research into clinical practice; 4) Stimulate the research agenda and provide education to the musculoskeletal community, including practicing physicians, in the form of timely publication via the internet, as well as in print; and 5) Promote interaction between stakeholders in the area of musculoskeletal medicine.