International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research and Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管南欧和东欧的伤害死亡率比西欧高60%，但由于缺乏流行病学证据和资源有限，伤害预防和控制计划仍然非常有限。当地的损伤研究能力需要提供一个更好的了解患病率和危险因素相关的伤害，并实施有效的预防，治疗和后续策略。爱荷华大学这个项目的总体目的是继续建立一个合作研究培训计划，以加强在中欧/东欧地区三个新兴卓越中心开展人类创伤和伤害临床、翻译和实施研究的能力：塞尔维亚诺维萨德大学；波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那的萨拉热窝大学；以及罗马尼亚克卢日纳波卡的巴贝斯-博利亚大学。该项目的具体目标是：(1)在这三个国家培训必要的各种学科的科学家、护士和卫生专业人员，以评估、治疗、预防和改善与伤害有关的发病率和死亡率；(2)发展和加强三所机构，使其成为可持续发展的损伤研究卓越中心，包括与爱荷华大学、美国国立卫生研究院、美国疾病控制与预防中心、世界卫生组织以及其他美国和国际机构和组织建立长期合作伙伴关系；(3)促进受训人员在其本国和其他中欧/东欧国家、区域和国际上担任负责、有权和有影响力的职务；(4)将伤害预防与控制的研究成果转化为公共卫生实践。这一多学科方案将继续主要集中于中期研究培训，并辅以短期培训、远程学习和国内讲习班。该项目还将为选定的学员提供获得高级学位的长期培训机会。该项目利用创新的远程学习技术，提供新颖的培训机会，促进合作和沟通的连续性。该项目的成功建立在爱荷华大学董事会在伤害预防和控制方面的专业知识及其多年来培训中欧/东欧地区研究人员的经验之上。通过发表研究报告和科学报告，承认受训者的专业知识和领导能力，将促进受训者过渡到负责和有影响力的职位，并将新发现转化为公共卫生实践。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite the fact that death rates due to injuries in southern and eastern Europe are 60% higher than in western Europe, injury prevention and control programs remain very limited due to lack of epidemiologic evidence and limited resources. Local injury research capacity is needed to provide an improved understanding of the prevalence and risk factors associated with injuries and to implement effective prevention, treatment, and follow-up strategies. The overall purpose of this project by The University of Iowa is to continue to build a collaborative research training program that will strengthen the capacity to conduct clinical, translation and implementation research on human trauma and injury at three emerging centers of excellence in the Central/Eastern European region: the University of Novi Sad in Serbia; the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj- Napoca, Romania. The specific aims of this project are: (1) to train a critical mass of scientists, nurses, and health professionals in these three countries in a variety of disciplines necessary to assess, treat, prevent, and ameliorate injury-related morbidity and mortality; (2) to develop and strengthen three institutions as sustainable centers of excellence in injury research, including the development of long- term partnerships with The University of Iowa, with NIH, CDC, and WHO, and with other U.S. and international institutions and organizations; (3) to facilitate the transition of trainees to positions of responsibility, authority, and influence in their home countries and other Central/Eastern European countries, regionally, and internationally; and (4) to translate into public health practice the results of research regarding injury prevention and control. This multi-disciplinary program will continue to focus primarily on medium-term research training, augmented by short-term training, and by distance learning and in-country workshops. The program will also offer selected trainees opportunities for long-term training leading to an advanced degree. The program draws on innovative distance learning technology to provide novel training opportunities and facilitate continuity in collaborations and communications. The success of the program is founded on the The University of Iowa's board expertise in injury prevention and control and its years of experience training researchers from the Central/Eastern European region. The transition of trainees to positions of responsibility and influence and the translation of new findings into public health practice will be facilitated by recognition of trainees' expertise and leadership through published research and scientific presentations.