"After ten years managing the grants program at the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, Glynn identifies three practical, systemic areas of advancement for the field of problem gambling research. Glynn begins with a discussion of standards for disclosure of funding sources and financial interests in publications and presentations. In a field where funding from industry is more norm than exception, where working closely with industry is often desirable, she asks how gambling researchers should address criticism, raise credibility and emulate standards in other fields. Second Glynn calls on funders and conference organizers to create a forum for researchers to successfully implement research from design to real world, to tackle together common methodological challenges such as obtaining and retaining sample, working with school-age populations, obtaining or avoiding the need for consent, and establishing a common clinical trials protocol to improve quality and comparability. Third, Glynn identifies a gap in translating research into improvements in lives, specifically the lack of practical, applied direction for health and social service systems in the identification and treatment of gambling problems. To inform health systems resource planning and design, researchers should gather and publish scientific evidence for case finding, assessment, treatment planning and monitoring, outcome measurement and systems improvement. Much of this information exists but little is empirically tested and published in peer reviewed journals. This presentation seeks to ensure the successful implementation and integration of research in the real world, with an emphasis on providing treatment systems and policy decision-makers with necessary tools and information.

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