1. Conduct multidisciplinary research to advance understanding of spinal pain, injury and health, including:  

           ≈     The physiology and pathophysiology of spinal pain;

           ≈     Predicting and preventing the transition from acute to chronic states;

           ≈     Rapidly assessing new treatment possibilities in pre-clinical studies; and

           ≈     Evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of innovative diagnostic and     

                  therapeutic technologies and encouraging Australian commercialisation

 

 

2. Provide training to build the capacity of clinician researchers and trans-disciplinary clinical scientists to undertake
     high quality research related to spinal pain, injury and health through:

           ≈     The creation of infrastructure to support training;

           ≈     The provision of funding to improve access to training; and

           ≈     The provision of a mentor network to enhance the quality of research and  

 

 

3. Facilitate the translation of research findings into clinical practice by:

           ≈     Disseminating new findings and information on evidence based practice to

           ≈     Developing innovative approaches to embed new findings in usual practice.

 

 

4. Engage consumers and the broader community in the activities of the CCRE Spine to:

           ≈     Help shape the research agenda so that it reflects the priorities and perspectives of consumers; and

           ≈     Facilitate the uptake of research findings by consumers.

 

 

5. Achieve long term sustainability for the CCRE by:

           ≈     Securing funding from a range of sources;

           ≈     Lobbying to place spinal pain on the national and state health policy agendas,

           ≈     Producing and publishing data and information that will influence and inform policy,