Too many research questions, not enough time - models for improving the quantity and quality of research by combined clinician-researchers in physiotherapy Anne E Holland1,2, Mark R Elkins3 (1) La Trobe University, Melbourne; (2) Alfred Health, Melbourne; (3) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Many physiotherapists would like to undertake clinical research in order to answer important clinical questions and broaden their career options. However new clinical researchers face substantial barriers including insufficient time, inadequate funding and lack of a well-defined career path. A growing number of physiotherapists successfully combine research and clinical practice, giving rise to new models for physiotherapy career paths and better opportunities for clinicians to participate in research. Getting started as a clinician-researcher requires a good research question, a supportive and experienced team, persistence and outstanding time management. It is widely accepted that having a carefully selected mentor is important for beginning researchers, however to date these relationships have not been widespread in physiotherapy. Furthermore, the limited time, funding and mentorship available to most clinician-researchers can reduce the quality of the research they conduct. In particular, blinding is often not used. We must find innovative strategies to create the time and resources needed to conduct high quality research projects. Several models will be presented that illustrate novel and successful strategies used by clinician- researchers to deal with these limitations. For trial quality, novel approaches to blinding in clinical trials will be used as an example.