A solutions-focused translational research framework for wildlife health
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 07:00authored byPeters, A, Scott CarverScott Carver, Skerratt, LF, Meredith, A, Woods, R
Wildlife health is of emerging relevance for conservation, human health, and domestic animal health. Increased research on wildlife health problems has not been accompanied by a relative increase in effective solutions. Translational research was developed in human health to overcome blocks impeding the development of solutions out of basic research, and a translational research framework is proposed to overcome the same barriers in wildlife health. This framework has four translational phases: problem definition, potential solution development, efficacious solution development, and effective solution development. Implementation of translational research will require a restructuring of the wildlife health research enterprise with a shift, supported by funding sources and journals, to solutions-focused research including later translational phases, the creation of more deeply integrated multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams incorporating better representation from human social sciences, and the inclusion of end user and stakeholder participation in all phases of research.
Funding
Australian Research Council
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania
MSD Animal Health
Water NSW
History
Publication title
BioScience
Volume
69
Issue
12
Pagination
1019-1027
ISSN
0006-3568
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
Amer Inst Biological Sci
Place of publication
1444 Eye St, Nw, Ste 200, Washington, USA, Dc, 20005
Rights statement
Copyright 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments