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Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Third International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting

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Purpose Based on the success of the first two conferences the Third International FCE Research Conference was held in The Netherlands on September 29, 2016. The aim was to provide ongoing opportunity to share and recent FCE research and discuss its implications. Methods Invitations and call for abstracts were sent to previous attendees, researchers, practicing FCE clinicians and professionals. Fifteen abstracts were selected for presentation. The FCE research conference contained two keynote lectures. Results 54 participants from 12 countries attended the conference where 15 research projects and 2 keynote lectures were presented. The conference provided an opportunity to present and discuss recent FCE research, and provided a forum for discourse related to FCE use. Conference presentations covered aspects of practical issues in administration and interpretation; protocol reliability and validity; consideration of specific injury populations; and a focused discussion on proposed inclusion of work physiology principles in FCE testing with the Heart Rate Reserve Method. Details of this Third International FCE Research Conference are available from http://repro.rcnheliomare.nl/FCE.pdf. Conclusions Researchers, clinicians, and other professionals in the FCE area have a common desire to further improve the content and quality of FCE research and to collaborate to further develop research across systems, cultures and countries. A fourth, 2-day, International FCE research conference will be held in Valens, Switzerland in August or September 2018. A ‘FCE research Society’ will be developed.

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Acknowledgements

The following FCE researchers and clinicians have actively contributed to the discussion on research needs, reviewed this brief report, and agreed to be acknowledged for their contributions: Jone Ansuategui Echeita, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Catherine Albert, Peter Oesch, Jan Kool, Maurizio Trippolini, Jill Galper, Sietke Postema, Jesse Karpman, Marika Lassfolk, Mattias Bethge, Paul Kuijer, David Bühne, Joaquim Chaler, Theodore Becker, Whitney Ogle.

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  1. Rehabilitation Center Heliomare, Wijk aan zee, The Netherlands

    M. J. A. Edelaar

  2. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    D. P. Gross

  3. School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia

    C. L. James

  4. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    M. F. Reneman

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Edelaar, M.J.A., Gross, D.P., James, C.L. et al. Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Third International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting. J Occup Rehabil 28, 130–134 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-017-9707-0

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