11 Sep In Memorium: Carlos De La Peña
We are sad to announce that Dr. Carlos De La Peña, Executive Director of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 after an extended illness. ...
About ITHS
05 Sep Connect with the National Center for Data to Health (CD2H)
The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program has established a National Center for Data to Health to make research data more meaningful and accessible. ...
04 Sep CTSA collaboration produces manual for data safety monitoring boards
Clinical researchers know how important it is to safeguard trial integrity. In fact, this is such a crucial part of the process that many trials utilize Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) to regularly review safety data and observe trial progress. ...
27 Jul ITHS welcomes NIH leaders for a site visit during annual EAB meeting
For the first time since ITHS was established in 2007, leadership from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came to Seattle for an on-site visit during our annual External Advisory Board meeting. Joining us were Michael G. Kurilla, MD, PhD, Mary Purucker, MD, PhD, and...
12 Jun A Company developed in part by ITHS biostatistician acquired by Johnson & Johnson
Bryan Comstock, MS, a senior biostatistician and consultant with ITHS, was recently highlighted by the UW Department of Biostatistics for his role in developing Crowd-Sourced Assessment of Technical Skills (C-SATS), a new platform for evaluating surgical skills. The article titled, “Biostat grad among co-founders of...
27 Apr 3 ways ITHS can maximize your recruitment efforts
Many study teams face their greatest challenge of all during clinical trial recruitment. Too often hardships in finding trial participants can raise costs or result in studies closing before the target data is collected. ITHS aims to reduce this barrier by providing recruitment support in...
13 Apr National network provides free online learning for trial innovation
The CTSA Trial Innovation Network (TIN) aims to make multi-site clinical trials as efficient as possible by reducing effort and cost. To further this mission, the TIN produces a regular webinar series to disseminate novel techniques and trainings to research teams. ...
13 Apr ITHS adds new content, features, and functionality to the CTMS program office website
ITHS is helping facilitate a major undertaking by Fred Hutch, UW Medicine, and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to unify their clinical trials management through a new system. We are pleased to announce the refreshed website for the Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) Program Office....
16 Jan TRAIL celebrates a year of technology innovation
The Translational Research and Information lab (TRAIL) provides space and services that accelerate healthcare. For the past year, TRAIL has provided investigators with a much needed space for generating new ideas, exploring cutting-edge technology, and learning new skills. ...
15 Nov NIH single IRB policy takes effect January 2018
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require most applications for multi-site studies conducting the same protocol at each site and which are received on or after January 25, 2018 to describe the use of a single Institutional Review Board (IRB). ...