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Leadership and Capacity Building in International Osteopathic Research: introducing Strengthening Osteopathy Leadership and Research (SOLAR) Program
International journal of osteopathic medicine, Vol.56, pp.1-29
06/2025
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Abstract
Research evidence has become the foundation of modern health services. Health professionals rely on sound research to provide safe and effective care for patients, for the development of innovative diagnostic and treatment practices and to develop policies supporting the provision of optimal healthcare. Osteopathy is an established profession with an emerging research evidence base. The Strengthening Osteopathic Leadership and Research (SOLAR) program is a recent international initiative aiming to further build the evidence base and research capacity of the osteopathy profession. The program was developed by The Australian Research Consortium in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at the University of Technology Sydney (Sydney, Australia) and funded primarily by Osteopathy Australia, with the support from the Osteopathic Foundation (UK), Osteopaths New Zealand (NZ), Unite Pour l’Osteopathie (France), and Svenska Osteopatförbundet (Sweden). This paper describes the origins, objectives and features of the SOLAR program and outlines the importance of the program for future research and practice in the osteopathy profession. From its beginnings in 2022, to date, the SOLAR program has been highly successful, producing a substantial collection of concrete research and presentations, while enhancing the Fellows’ capacity and confidence as leaders, both in osteopathy and the broader healthcare environment.
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- Title
- Leadership and Capacity Building in International Osteopathic Research: introducing Strengthening Osteopathy Leadership and Research (SOLAR) Program
- Creators
- Cindy McIntyre - Health Sciences University, UCO School of Osteopathy, London, UKGopi Anne McLeod - Instituto Brasileiro de Osteopatia/ IBO, BrazilAna Paula Antunes Ferreira - University of Technology SydneyFrancesco Cerritelli - University of Technology SydneyJerry Draper-Rodi - Health Sciences University, UCO School of Osteopathy, London, UKJack Feehan - University of Technology SydneyMichael Fleischmann - University of Technology SydneyKesava Kovanur Sampath - University of Technology SydneyChantal Morin - University of Technology SydneyLee Muddle - University of Technology SydneyNiklas Sinderholm Sposato - University of Technology SydneyOliver P. Thomson - Health Sciences University, UCO School of Osteopathy, London, UKLoïc Treffel - University of Technology SydneyNicholas Tripodi - University of Technology SydneyBrett Vaughan - University of Technology SydneyAmie Steel - University of Technology SydneyJon Adams - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- International journal of osteopathic medicine, Vol.56, pp.1-29
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- The Strengthening Osteopathic Leadership and Research (SOLAR) program was established and supported by the following funding partners: Osteopathy Australia, Osteopaths New Zealand, Swedish Osteopathy Association, The Osteopathic Foundation (UK), Unité Pour L’Ostéopathie (France). AS is funded through an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship [FT220100610].
- Identifiers
- 991013264076702368
- Copyright
- © 2025 The Authors.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article