We are delighted to announce that CPR Spine researchers have received a grant from the Hong Kong Foundation to support a new project that aims to enhance the skills and opportunities of Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Scientists in Hong Kong.
The project is led by Professor Deborah Falla and Dr Janet Deane from the Centre for Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine) at the University of Birmingham, UK. CPR Spine is a centre of excellence in spinal pain research that focuses on developing and evaluating innovative approaches to prevent and treat spinal pain and related disorders.
The project will leverage the existing expertise and infrastructure of CPR Spine to facilitate the development of clinical research careers for Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Scientists in Hong Kong. The project will involve:
• Exchange visits to present a series of workshops and mentoring sessions to discuss and plan high-quality clinical research in spinal pain and rehabilitation.
• A scholarship to enable a physiotherapist from Hong Kong to undertake our MRes Spinal Pain degree.
• A collaborative research network to foster exchange of ideas, resources and best practices among researchers and clinicians in Hong Kong and the UK.
The project will provide the following outcomes:
• Enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Scientists to conduct and disseminate clinical research.
• Increasing the capacity and quality of clinical research in spinal pain and rehabilitation in Hong Kong.
• Providing evidence-based recommendations for optimal management of spinal pain and related disorders in Hong Kong.
We are very excited about this project and look forward to working with our partners at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to advance the field of spinal pain and rehabilitation. We hope that this project will serve as a model for future collaborations between CPR Spine and other institutions around the world.