Sixty investigators in endometriosis, from 19 countries, came together in May 2014 to collaborate on prioritising research in endometriosis.
The resulting publication in Reproductive Sciences [1] is open access in order that it may aid in focusing collaborative research an assist with grant applications.
The WES/WERF Consortium for Research Priorities in Endometriosis, chaired by Professor Peter Rogers, focused on five main areas:
- pathogenesis/pathophysiology
- symptoms
- diagnosis/classification/prognosis
- disease/symptom management
- research policy.
This research priorities consensus statement builds on earlier efforts to develop research directions for endometriosis [2,3]. Of the 56 research recommendations from the 2011 meeting in Montpellier [3], a total of 41 remained unchanged, 13 were updated, and two were deemed to be completed.
Fifty-three new research recommendations were made at the 2014 meeting in Sao Paulo, which in addition to the 13 updated recommendations resulted in a total of 66 new recommendations for research.
Read the full set of recommendations…
The WES/WERF Consortium hard at work
2017 Research Priorities
The WES/WERF 2017 Research Priorities Workshop, which will be chaired by Professor Krina Zondervan, will take place in Vancouver, Canada, on 21 May 2017 from 09.00 – 16.30.
Places are limited to 60. Please register your interest in participating with office@endometriosis.ca, and indicate your two areas of research interests in endometriosis.
References
- Rogers PAW, et al. Research priorities for endometriosis: recommendations from a global consortium of investigators in endometriosis. Reprod Sci 2016 [epub ahead of print].
- Rogers PAW, et al. Priorities for endometriosis: recommendations from an international consensus workshop. Reprod Sci 2009;16(4):335-346.
- Rogers PAW, et al. Defining future directions for endometriosis research: workshop report from the 2011 World Congress of Endometriosis in Montpellier, France. Reprod Sci 2013;20(5):483–499.
