0bd77c98-4f2d-4277-b972-fa916e75166b ResearchMatch.org (RM), an online clinical study recruitment tool, recently organized a social media campaign and competition to recognize its users and spread the word about their service. UR CTSI is one of 133 institutions in the RM network and won first place in the social media campaign competition. This wins gives UR CTSI more resources to get researchers and study volunteers registered with RM. 

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:47:46 GMT 1bc2a010-1316-4386-989a-c27b2931132b The acting chief Research and Development Officer in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, David Atkins, will discuss learning healthcare systems at CTSI Grand Rounds on December 13. The Institute of Medicine developed the learning healthcare system concept, describing it as a cycle of patient care providing information that generates research studies, which get applied to clinical care, which provides new information and generates new studies.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:58:12 GMT 4e8873bb-b1e5-44dd-8545-5987510436bc CTSI Grand Rounds recently featured a discussion about suicide prevention via psychological autopsy, a method of learning from suicide deaths by examining the constellation of circumstances a person faced prior to their death. As veterans are at particularly high risk for suicide, Â鶹ÊÓƵresearchers have teamed up with the Canandaigua VA Medical Center to tackle this issue. 

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:07:09 GMT ab69ccd5-7f90-42d9-8e2a-8cca089aa151 Two early stage investigators at Â鶹ÊÓƵshare their experiences presenting grant proposal ideas at the CTSI’s Research Methods Forum.  The Forum provides an opportunity to get feedback from a multidisciplinary group of peers, mentors, and potential collaborators to strengthen proposals. 

]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2016 19:17:21 GMT fca0b284-b489-410c-9ff4-08c2f3878490 The Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program prepares research teams to compete for federal funding in clinical and translational biomedical research. URMC is allowed to propose one primary and one secondary application. Interested parties should submit a brief one-page abstract by November 14. 

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:40:39 GMT 957966d1-bb7c-4058-a3e9-6713faf3d2c7 Shaela Maybee, B.S., health planner and grant coordinator for the Seneca Nation Health System, will visit Â鶹ÊÓƵon November 18 to discuss how she used community health assessments to identify health disparities and unique needs of Seneca Nation communities. Under the ‘Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country’ grant she is working to develop policies and programs to promote community health.

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