Action Plan for Action Plan for Health Research Health Research

2009-132009-13 Irish Heart Foundation

Collaborative Cardiovascular and Stroke Research Network

Inaugural Conference Croke Park, Dublin

Friday 18th June 2010

Jim Breslin, Jim Breslin, Department of Health & ChildrenDepartment of Health & Children

Health Research GroupHealth Research Group

Action Plan prepared by Health Research Action Plan prepared by Health Research Group (HRG)Group (HRG)

HRG established in 2007 on foot of HRG established in 2007 on foot of recommendation of the Advisory Science recommendation of the Advisory Science Council - Council - Towards Better Health: Achieving a Towards Better Health: Achieving a Step Change in Health Research in Ireland Step Change in Health Research in Ireland

Under the auspices of the Cabinet Committee Under the auspices of the Cabinet Committee on Science, Technology & Innovation & on Science, Technology & Innovation &

Brings together all the key statutory Brings together all the key statutory stakeholders to deliver a joined up approach stakeholders to deliver a joined up approach to health research issues.to health research issues.

Background to Action PlanBackground to Action Plan

► ► Broad acceptance of previous Health Research Broad acceptance of previous Health Research Strategies Strategies

►► Major development in Health Service StructuresMajor development in Health Service Structures

►► Development (& fragmentation) in health research Development (& fragmentation) in health research environmentenvironment

►► Health Service Transformation - quality & cost Health Service Transformation - quality & cost imperativesimperatives

►►Excellence in Health Research a key competitive Excellence in Health Research a key competitive advantage advantage

►► Convincing case for ACTIONConvincing case for ACTION

Building Ireland’s Smart Building Ireland’s Smart EconomyEconomy

Contained a commitment to develop Contained a commitment to develop an an Action Plan for Health Action Plan for Health ResearchResearch in order to exploit in order to exploit opportunities for stronger linkages opportunities for stronger linkages between our health sector, the between our health sector, the health sciences and related FDI and health sciences and related FDI and indigenous sectors such as medical indigenous sectors such as medical devices and biopharma. devices and biopharma.

Health Research:Health Research:The InterconnectionsThe Interconnections

Quality health services, a vibrant health Quality health services, a vibrant health research system and social and economic research system and social and economic prosperity are not separate but inextricably prosperity are not separate but inextricably intertwined.intertwined.

High Performing

Health Services

Vibrant Health

Research System

Smart

Economy

Two Key IssuesTwo Key Issues

Strong health research Strong health research systemsystem needed to support:needed to support:

Transformation of health service Transformation of health service delivery and patient outcomesdelivery and patient outcomes

Economic agenda in developing new Economic agenda in developing new products and services products and services

Health Research PathwayHealth Research Pathway

Translation & Application -Clinical & patient oriented research-Population Health Sciences-Health Services Research

Basic

Biomedical

Research

Transformation Health outcomes and system performance

Commercialisation New technologies

The Health Outcomes The Health Outcomes GapGap

Alignment & Coordination of Treatments and Services

Implementation Gap

Scientific Knowledge Gap

EXISTING HEALTH OUTCOMES

Potential Health Outcomes

What will the Action Plan What will the Action Plan Achieve?Achieve?

1.1. Framework for co-ordination & accountability across Framework for co-ordination & accountability across diverse stakeholders.diverse stakeholders.

2.2. National priorities for health research.National priorities for health research.

3.3. Enabling research infrastructure; in particular Enabling research infrastructure; in particular clinical research facilities in our main academic clinical research facilities in our main academic hospitals & scalable informatics and bio-banking hospitals & scalable informatics and bio-banking solutions.solutions.

4.4. More clinical trials networks, internationally linked. More clinical trials networks, internationally linked.

5.5. Focus on commercialisation & industry partnerships. Focus on commercialisation & industry partnerships.

6.6. Streamlined and predictable regulatory environment.Streamlined and predictable regulatory environment.

What will the Action Plan What will the Action Plan Achieve?Achieve?

7.7. More clinicians & health care professionals doing More clinicians & health care professionals doing high quality patient focused research.high quality patient focused research.

8.8. Rebalancing activity towards patient related Rebalancing activity towards patient related outcomes. outcomes.

9.9. Increased capacity for population health and Increased capacity for population health and health services research. health services research.

10.10. Transformation of care pathways informed Transformation of care pathways informed by (locally adapted) international research by (locally adapted) international research evidence. evidence.

11.11. Mechanisms to monitor and evaluate Mechanisms to monitor and evaluate investment, across both health and economic investment, across both health and economic dimensions.dimensions.

Clinical TrialsClinical Trials

Action Plan recognises the benefits to patients Action Plan recognises the benefits to patients of high quality patient-oriented clinical trials.of high quality patient-oriented clinical trials.

Commits to establishing new clinical trials Commits to establishing new clinical trials networks focusing on different areasnetworks focusing on different areas

Intended that such networks can share Intended that such networks can share infrastructure and skills in areas such as infrastructure and skills in areas such as informatics, biostatistics, etcinformatics, biostatistics, etc

Goal is to increase the volume and quality of Goal is to increase the volume and quality of clinical trials activity in the country for the clinical trials activity in the country for the benefit of patients and the economy.benefit of patients and the economy.

Making It HappenMaking It Happen Departments & Agencies represented on the Departments & Agencies represented on the

Health Research Group have already begun Health Research Group have already begun implementing the actions in the areas of:implementing the actions in the areas of: Leadership & strategic directionLeadership & strategic direction SkillsSkills InfrastructureInfrastructure Bio-bankingBio-banking

We have published the Action Plan in order to We have published the Action Plan in order to be accountable, to generate support and to be accountable, to generate support and to tap into the enthusiasm and passion for tap into the enthusiasm and passion for research & innovation amongst diverse research & innovation amongst diverse stakeholders.stakeholders.

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