The Insights to Inspire (I2I) is a series of blogs and/or webinars highlighting the innovative and unique strategies implemented by a CTSA Program institution to improve on a given Common Metric. The insights gained may inspire hubs to use this actionable intelligence to move the needle on the metrics.
The goals of the I2I are to:
- Foster innovation and new ideas
- Encourage collaboration across institutions
- Inspire action
From Insights to Actions
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In Our Own Words
In Our Own Words - Grant Success & Publications
Insights to Inspire 2022: In Our Own Words is a collection of Program Summaries from across the consortium for the Careers in Clinical & Translational Research (CCTR) metric. From 36 unique hubs come insights into how hubs are working to improve the experiences of their KL2 scholars and TL1 trainees
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In Our Own Words - Grant Writing
Insights to Inspire 2022: In Our Own Words is a collection of Program Summaries from across the consortium for the Careers in Clinical & Translational Research (CCTR) metric. From 36 unique hubs come insights into how hubs are working to improve the experiences of their KL2 scholars and TL1 trainees
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In Our Own Words - "Other" Topics
Insights to Inspire 2022: In Our Own Words is a collection of Program Summaries from across the consortium for the Careers in Clinical & Translational Research (CCTR) metric. From 36 unique hubs come insights into how hubs are working to improve the experiences of their KL2 scholars and TL1 trainees
Featured Hub Blogs
Insights to Inspire 2022: The Journey Continues – Data Quality
In re-imagining its Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW), Spectrum, the Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education — home to the Stanford Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA) — has focused on improving the quality of its research data and increasing the frequency with which it refreshes that data. As a result, researchers can now participate in many more data studies than before, including Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) network studies and study-a-thons such as COVID-related descriptive studies.
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Insights to Inspire 2022: The Journey Continues – Data Standardization
In their efforts to recruit more than one million patients for a significant research study, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute realized the need to standardize medication data in their joint venture, the Northwestern Medicine Enterprise Data Warehouse (NMEDW). The path to standardization required coordination between the two organizations.
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Insights to Inspire 2022: The Journey Continues – Process Improvements
The Ohio State University (OSU) is on a journey to modernize its research informatics infrastructure by increasing access to clinical data for researchers by adopting a new data classification, integrating research tools into the electronic health record (EHR) for improved care, and deploying general discovery infrastructure all on a governance process that is reliable and transparent.
Hub Submitted Blogs
Tufts Partnership Identifies New Processes for Providing Consultations to Researchers
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s cross-functional team has worked with study teams to understand the barriers and facilitators to recruitment, as well as how to select recruitment strategies using a data-informed approach. Two case studies provide details about these new processes.
Black Voices in Research: University of Florida CTSI Provides a Platform for Underrepresented Voices
The University of Florida CTSI is examining long-standing and unspoken issues of racial injustice, equality and diversity within the working environment of the clinical research professional workforce.
Dressed in black, Tiffany Danielle Chisholm Pineda stood on a stage and spoke about her
Tufts CTSI Provides Researchers with a Toolkit to Reduce Study Startup Delays
The Strategy
The efficient study startup of clinical trials relies on engaging and coordinating the actions of a broad group of research staff and stakeholders. Unnecessary delays waste valuable research dollars and delay enrolling patients into lifesaving studies. The Research Process