Endorsements

Application for endorsement by EACTA of scientific research projects

Background

A fundamental goal of EACTA is to foster scientific research so as to further its members understanding of cardiac, thoracic and vascular anaesthesia and critical care so as to advance patient care. To further this goal, EACTA will endorse research project in these areas that address questions that are important to its members.

Applications

Researchers who wish endorsement of a research project are required to complete the application form that follows. The application form needs to be completed in full and submitted to the EACTA Executive Office by attaching it to an email addressed to [email protected]. Application forms that are incomplete or incorrectly completed will not be reviewed by EACTA and returned to the applicants.

Administration of applications

Application forms will first be reviewed by the EACTA Subspecialty Committee Coordinator and the Scientific Committee. The Committee may call upon expert advice on the proposed research project from one of EACTA’s Subspecialty Committees.

Generally, applications will be reviewed within six weeks from the date the form’s receipt by the EACTA Exec- utive Office. Applicants will then be notified as to the outcome of their application. Should the application be successful then the Scientific Committee will make a recommendation to Board of Directors that the research project should be endorsed by EACTA. Endorsement will require the confirmation of the Board of Directors. If your application has been successful, you will receive formal letter of endorsement by email from the EACTA Executive Office. EACTA reserves the right to decline endorsement should there be a negative evaluation.

A summary report of the project’s progress must be sent to the EACTA Subspecialty Committee Coordinator annually and on completion of the research project. If a publication is planned, you must submit the manu- script and the acknowledgement of EACTA in due course prior to publication to the EACTA Subspecialty Com- mittee Coordinator.

The EACTA Executive office will publicize the findings of the research project via its newsletter, social media etc. Information on research projects that have been endorsed and refences to any published scientific papers resulting arising from the research will be available on the EACTA web site.

EACTA APPLICATION FORM – Endorsement of research projects

Proposal for EACTA position/consensus/guideline Paper

Instructions

• Proposals should be submitted by a subcommittee of EACTA (via the delegate to the scientific subcommittee)
• The proposal form must be fully completed
• The proponent suggests members of a writing group (of which at least 50% should be active EACTA members)
• For joint guidelines / consensus papers with other organisations, the EACTA should be represented in parity (e.g., two organisations = half of the authors must be EACTA members; three organisations = a third of the authors must be EACTA members).
• At least one member of the writing group should have extensive knowledge in evidence-based medicine, medical statistics and/or research methodology, including meta-analyses.
• The “Justification/Scope/Objective” point below should include number of patients affected and type and amount of studies to base the position paper on.
• The consensus paper / guidelines must follow the currently valid methodology as described by various institutions (e.g., ESA, ECS, Cochrane, etc.)