01 Dec New Study Looks at the Role of Dementia in Accident Risk
Laura Fraade-Blanar, an ITHS TL1 trainee, hopes her study can arm families and caregivers with hard facts around the role dementia plays in car accident risk....
Author: Samantha Sauer
24 Nov PI Taps ITHS RCC for Study on Busulfan Metabolites
When an unexpected event left Dr. Jeannine McCune pressed for time, she turned to the ITHS Research Coordination Center to help keep her NIH-funded study on intravenous busulfan metabolism on track....
13 Nov ITHS KL2 Scholar Dr. Raquel Capote Makes Dental Injury a Public Health Issue
ITHS KL2 Scholar Dr. Raquel Capote applies her research training to improving oral health. Her focus is translating injury and treatment data into programs and education that better prevent and treat traumatic dental injuries....
12 Nov Improving Depression Outcomes in Latino Communities
Dr. India Ornelas, an ITHS KL2 scholar, is passionate about addressing public health issues in Latino communities. Her two current studies focus on using yoga to reduce depression symptoms in Latina immigrant mothers and targeted interventions to reduce alcohol use in Latino men....
A 3D printed replica of patients' aortas helps doctors create precise fenestrations in stent grafts.
10 Nov 3D Printing Makes Alternative Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Possible
Dr. Benjamin W. Starnes pioneered the physician modified endovascular graft (PMEG), an alternative treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Now, with the assistance of the ITHS Research Coordination Center, he is conducting the only FDA-approved PMEG study to perfect it....
05 Nov Telepharmacy Fills Pharmacy Service Gap in Rural Idaho
Residents of two rural Idaho towns now have access to pharmacy services thanks to Dr. Rex Force, an ITHS WPRN steering committee member, and his team at the Idaho State University Foundation. ...
29 Oct Japanese Researchers Visit SCRI and ITHS to Discuss Research Ethics Repository
Dr. Inoue and Dr. Aizawa plan to use the insights gained from the visit to help build an inter-institutional research ethics consultation service repository in Japan....
27 Oct Five Study Recruitment Tips from a Research Coordinator
Looking to increase clinical research study enrollment? An ITHS research coordinator shares his top tips for recruiting study participants and why research coordinators should not be afraid of marketing....
23 Oct Studying the Impact of Opioid Overdose Prevention
Researchers from the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute are studying how education, counseling, and take-home Naloxone kits impact opioid overdose numbers....
20 Oct Dr. Bonnie Ramsey, ITHS Co-PI, Named to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Bonnie W. Ramsey, Co-PI of ITHS and a UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s pediatrician, has been elected as a member to the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Ramsey is a worldwide expert in cystic fibrosis clinical care and research....