In the healthcare industry, innovative ideas are most effective when they can be shared with practicing physicians. Unfortunately, the challenges of moving ideas from concept to publication can be numerous.

Snot Force, an organization dedicated to disseminating knowledge to medical disciplines and inspiring innovation in inflammatory diseases of the airway, is continually making strides to advance projects from concept to publication. If you're a physician providing treatment for inflammatory diseases of the airway through evidence-based sinus care, you can benefit from our multicenter ENT studies.

What Causes Healthcare Research Projects to Stall?

In problems relating to airway and sinus disease, there are multiple healthcare specialties that can play a role in patient care. Unfortunately, a lack of collaboration across specialties is common in healthcare research. Having multidisciplinary networks can help bring together the healthcare professionals (ENT physicians, allergists, pulmonologists, etc.) that play a role in the treatment of these diseases.

Snot Force exists to bridge the gap between healthcare specialties. As an organization dedicated to linking healthcare professionals across states and disciplines, Snot Force can prevent valuable research projects from stalling.

How Snot Force Promotes Research and Ideas

Snot Force has many methods of bringing healthcare workers together for collaboration, including a dedicated research collaboration. Snot Force holds regular meetings and conducts working groups to bring together experts in their field. As a result of these collaborations, projects are able to proceed with more cross-specialty input, more input from experts, and more credibility overall.

Snot Force Work in Action

One example of the result of Snot Force collaborative efforts is the Postoperative Polyps Scale (POPS). This project grew from the need for a better way to grade sinonasal polyps after sinus surgery. Standard scales did not adequately measure postoperative polyps. The POPS project created a scale that is free for clinical and academic purposes. Read more about it on our website.

What Makes Snot Force Projects Successful?

Snot Force projects are structured efforts that often include multiple specialties with geographic diversity. Our organizational infrastructure creates an environment where data sharing and communication are encouraged and facilitated. This helps physicians produce relevant research on a range of questions.

Tips for Launching Successful Projects

Snot Force has developed a lot of expertise in launching successful projects. Here are some tips to make your research projects work:

• Create a timeline and a list of protocols early in the process.
• Build momentum and visibility through meetings with relevant associations.
• Build up a collaborative network for support and participation.
• Plan to publish from the start to set up your project for successful publication.

Snot Force Support Sinus Research Publication and Multicenter ENT Studies

Snot Force collaborations turn good ideas into published evidence. In turn, our discoveries help physicians use evidence-based sinus care in their practices. If you want to be a leader in your field, join the Snot Force collaborative network. Contact us today to learn more.