Have you ever struggled to write survey questions which read more naturally? For instance, consider gender-neutral phrasing. REDCap’s piping feature might be able to help with that. Piping allows you take any previously entered value (like a first name) and display it anywhere else within the...
In order to more closely align the ITHS TL1 Translational Research Training program with the UW academic calendar, ITHS has altered the application deadline and award dates....
ITHS has opened a limited submission opportunity for investigators in clinical complementary and integrative health interested in mentored career development. Funding is offered through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and targets researchers with doctoral degrees such as DAOM, DC, DO, DPT,...
Medical research has become increasingly collaborative as new ideas and breakthroughs involve experts from across many disciplines. “The global challenges society faces today are complicated and require collaboration among people with different expertise,” says Jonathan Posner, PhD, faculty co-lead of the Team Science core at...
The National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) has announced two funding opportunities for researchers to test existing drugs and biologics for potential new applications....
Prescription opioid use and misuse have reached a crisis level in the U.S., with roughly 58 opioid prescriptions for every 100 residents in 2017 and more than 46 people dying daily from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Although treatment plans are being developed, implementing these evidence-based...
On September 23rd and 24th, faculty, staff, students and software developers from both clinical and research disciplines were invited to learn more about the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (or FHIR®) platform over a two day conference. ...
Over $280,000 has been granted to Dr. Allison Cole to improve how the results of scientific research are disseminated and implemented into existing clinical and community settings. Only a small subset of scientific discoveries become actionable changes in the clinic. ...
Incorporating calculations into a survey instrument can be tricky to execute for any REDcap user. Recently, Samantha Walkow at BC Children’s Hospital created a new tool called BuildMyCalc to help guide REDCap users through this process. ...
When preparing a new grant or setting up a study, it is important to know about the patient population through which the research will be conducted. With medical information being stored in electronic systems, data can become available to investigators for answering these important questions...