Research Priorities in Neurocritical Care

Abstract

This summary of the last session of the First Neurocritical Care Research Conference reviews the discussions about research priorities in neurocritical care. The first presentation reviewed current projects funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health and potential models to follow including an independent Neurocritical Care Network or the creation of such a network with the goal of collaborating with already existing ones. Experienced neurointensivists then presented their views on the most common and important research questions that need to be answered and investigated in the field. Finally, utility of clinical registries was discussed emphasizing their importance as hypothesis generators. During the group discussion, interests in comparative effectiveness research, the use of physiological endpoints from monitoring and alternate trial design were expressed.

Appendix

The First Neurocritical Care Research Conference Investigators:

Organizing Committee

Chair: Suarez JI, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Calvillo E, RN, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Geocadin R, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hall C, MD, UT Southwestern University; Le Roux PD, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Livesay S, MS, RN, ACNP, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX; Mayer SA, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY; Vespa P, MD, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Wijman C, MD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Zaidat OO, MD, MS, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Speakers

Bleck TP, Rush School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Chang C, MD, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI; Cooper DJ, MD, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Guntupalli KK, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Daily J, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Diringer MA, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO; Robertson CS, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Hanley DF, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hemphill C III, MD, PhD, University of California in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Koroshetz W, MD, Deputy Director, NINDS, Bethesda. MD; Mirski MA, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Palesch Y, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina; Qureshi AI, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Silbergleit R, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Smirnakis SM, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Szigeti K, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Attendees

Adeoye O, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Aisiku IP, University of Texas in Houston, Houston, TX; Bader MK, RN, Mission Viejo Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA; Ansari S, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Arshad ST, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Badjatia N, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY; Barazangi N, MD, Ph.D., Califorrnia Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA; Bershad EM, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Boyd C, RN, MBA, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX; Claassen J, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY; Coplin W, MD, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Corry JJ, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; Cruz-Florez S, MD, St Louis University, St Louis, MO; Dhar R, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO; Dillon C, MS, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Divani AA, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Duckworth E, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Ezzedine M, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Feen E, MD, St Louis University, St Louis, MO; Freeman W, MD, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Frontera J, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Goodman JC, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Graffagnino C, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Hoesch RE, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Ko NU, MD, University of California in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Koening M, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Kramer A, University of Calgary, Calgary, AL, Canada; Lazaridis C, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Lee JC, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Ling G, MD, PhD, US Armed Forces, Bethesda, MD; Macdonald RL, MD, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Malkoff M, MD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; Mandava P, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Manno E, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Martin H Renee, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Mawad M, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Mizrahi E, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; McArthur DL, Ph.D., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Nathan B, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Newmark M, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Nguyen T, PharmD, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX; Nyquist P, MD, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Oliveira J, Hospital San Rafael, Universidade Federale da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Olson DW, RN, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Ougorets I, MD, New York Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; Puppo C, MD, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; Pyne-Geithman G, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Rao CPV, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Revuelto J, MD, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain Rhoney D, PharmD, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI; Riviello J, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Sawaya R, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Seder D, MD, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; Sheth K, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Souter M, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Strutt AM, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Suri MFK, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Temes R, MD, RUSH Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Torbey MT, MD, MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Treggiari M, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Urfy MZ, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Varelas P, MD, Ph.D., Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; Wright W, MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; York MK, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Ziai W, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Zwillman M, MD, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.