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These SIG Special Topics articles provide guidance to current and future researchers in communication sciences and disorders about how to maximize the clinical impact of their research. Utianski et al. describe clinical practice research and the current barriers to it, while highlighting initiatives researchers can take advantage of. Douglas et al. define knowledge brokering and outline the roles of organizations and individuals who take on that job. Then, Davidson and colleagues offer researchers concrete steps for using social media to enhance impact. Finally, Nicholson and Smith review both traditional science impact metrics and alternative metrics and offer concrete recommendations for documenting clinical impact for use in one’s CV or career advancement materials.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• list several the barriers to the relevance, availability, and accessibility of clinical practice research
• summarize specific acts of knowledge brokering
• apply the five easy steps to creating clinical impact on social media to their own work
• identify bibliometric and Altmetric indicators that will demonstrate scientific and/or clinical impact of research for their individual projects

Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

Articles in This Course

1. Clinical Impact of Research: Introduction to the Forum, by Trina D. Spencer, published in Special Topics, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 13, 2022
2. Clinical Impact Requires Clinical Practice Research, by Rene L. Utianski, Trina D. Spencer and Sarah E. Wallace, published in Special Topics, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 13, 2022
3. Creating Clinical Research Impact Through Social Media: Five Easy Steps to Get
   Started, by Meghan M. Davidson, Nidhi Mahendra, and Nannette Nicholson, published in Special Topics, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 13, 2022
4. How to Document Scientific and Clinical Impact of Research: Six Steps to Success, by Nannette Nicholson and Sherri L. Smith, published in Special Topics, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 13, 2022