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Wake Forest University Health SciencesBackground: According to the National Institutes of Health, translation is defined by NCATS as turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and communities. Translational Science is the field of investigation focused on understanding the scientific and operational principles underlying each step of the translation process. A
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesWake Forest University School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health, is hosting a virtual conference on October 14th which will bring together thought leaders from academic health centers that have adopted the LHS concept and expanded their approach to clinical care, research and education, to reflect the principles and practices of LHS. The virtual session will include panel discussions
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesThe CTSA Visiting Scholar program consists of giving the virtual CTSA Grand Rounds lecture, which is open to the entire CTSA Consortium, and virtual meetings between KL2 Scholars and faculty at the host institution and their KL2 peers. There are two main goals of this program. The first is to offer the opportunity to serve as a visiting professor and help make connections with faculty that will
The Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health enterprise is a top 50 national academic medical center and world class health system with an extramurally funded research portfolio of over $300M annually. We bring together high-quality health care with innovative research as an academic learning health system with the goal of improving the health of our patients and communities we serve. The
Wake Forest University Health SciencesThe Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute is working to nurture the academic Learning Health System (aLHS) at Wake Forest. Each of the CTSI’s unique programs were tasked to pivot a portion of their work specifically to this aim. In doing such, a collaboration formed among the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD), Team Science, and Translational Pilot Programs
July 27, 2021We are thrilled to announce our recent publication in the journal Learning Health Systems! Congratulations to the pioneering authors behind this groundbreaking work! "Clarifying the concept of a learning health system for healthcare delivery organizations: Implications from a qualitative analysis of the scientific literature" From the abstract: The “learning health system” (LHS) concept has been-
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KL2 awardees from Clinical and Translational Science Centers (CTSA) present virtual lectures as part of the CTSA Visiting Scholar Program. Kirsten M. Wright, ND, MCR, MS from Oregon Health and Science University hosted by Wake Forest School of Medicine will present her research on "Using a Home-Based Monitoring Platform to Explore Real-World Routines and Nutrition Behavior in Older Adults at Risk
March 11, 2021Wake Forest demonstrates how a health care system can more quickly turn research outcomes into patient care with a new blood pressure measurement protocol that may help prevent strokes and cardiovascular events.
March 11, 2021Equipping Faculty at Wake Forest and Beyond When asked the vision behind CTSI’s Mentor Academy, Claudia Olivier, PhD responded: “Every mentor needs some level of training on how to be a good—a great—mentor.” Dr. Olivier serves as co-facilitator of the 6-month Mentor Academy cohorts alongside faculty Program Leader Debra Diz, PhD. Initially created for mid-career faculty, the Mentor Academy has
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesWake Forest School of Medicine | Atrium Health Research Symposium: COVID-19 Research Updates Hosted by: John Walton Sanders III, MD, MPH Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine Michael Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Chair, Emergency Medicine & Interim Vice President of Research, Atrium Health Sponsored by the Wake Forest CTSI Team Science Program Click here to learn more about
January 27, 2021What's a Research Studio? CTSI’s Team Science Program created the Research Studio to meet the sometimes difficult-to-define needs around crafting grant proposals, finding collaborators, and fleshing out study teams. How will the study be designed? Is the hypothesis clear and succinct, yet robust enough to make a meaningful impact? How will the trial be implemented, measured, and finally translated
January 11, 2021Taking Multi-Site Clinical Trials to the Next Level What Is TIN? TIN is the Trial Innovation Network, which streamlines clinical trials and harnesses the collective power of NCATS-funded institutions. As NCATS explains, TIN creates a “national network that focuses on operational innovation, excellence and collaboration and will leverage the expertise and resources of the CTSA Program.” Of the 62
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- December 01, 2020From Director Gary Rosenthal, MD, FACP, Tinsley R. Harrison Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine. We are excited to announce the inaugural class of Academic Learning Health Systems Scholars at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. This NIH-funded postdoctoral training program (TL1 mechanism) is offered through the Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and
- November 23, 2020Pioneering initiative will collect and share nationally data on clinical trial participants' perceptions throughout the United States. WINSTON SALEM, NOVEMBER 16, 2020: Wake Forest School of Medicine will serve as one of six sites nationally for the study Empowering the Participant Voice: Collaborative Infrastructure and Validated Tools for Collecting Participant Feedback to Improve the Clinical
November 03, 202021 students awarded in Wake Forest School of Medicine's 2020 Medical Student Research Day.
Wake Forest University Health SciencesDuring this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wake Forest’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has navigated significant challenges the pandemic has presented to best support our research community. Our poster will communicate several areas where our CTSI has promoted COVID-19 research activities, facilitated the implementation of research new policies impacted by COVID
-Wake Forest University Health Sciences“Emerging Methods in Translational Science: Causal Inference” Nov. 13th, 2020 | 11am - 4pm EST | WebEx Catalyze the discussion and development of novel tools and methods for employing causal inference techniques in clinical and translational research. Facilitate mentoring relationships between early-career and senior faculty. Presented by Wake Forest CTSI BERD | Biostatistics, Epidemiology, &
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesFrom the Bench to the Bedside: Safely Translating Scientific Knowledge to Clinical Applications This two-day conference arranged by IFeTIS and virtually hosted by the Fetal Research and Therapy Center, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine will cover the very latest research and progress in the areas of fetal immunology, transplantation, and gene therapy. 
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesSave the Date for this Virtual Conference! September 22-23, 2020 - Tuesday, September 22: 9:45 AM - 12:20 PM - Wednesday, September 23: 9:45 AM - 12:45 PM The Wake Forest School of Medicine Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WFSM CTSI) will host the 10th Annual Summit on September 22-23, 2020. The Summit will be abbreviated and held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesThe Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) in conjunction with Duke and UNC would like to invite postdoctoral scholars and early career faculty involved in research to attend Research Resilience in the Age of COVID-19: Insights from Sponsors and Investigators on Thursday, July 9 from 2:00 - 4:30 pm. This virtual conference brings together researchers from all three
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The Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) is a 501©3 composed of academic institutions, community organizations, and individuals committed to translational research and training that addresses health disparities and inequities across the Appalachian region. Appalachia is a large, geographically-defined area of the eastern United States that has a history of significant health
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The Wake Forest School of Medicine has made a considerable investment in a new Department of Implementation Science and will recruit five faculty, diverse in rank and discipline, into the department in the coming years. These individuals will be instrumental in operationalizing the vision and mission of the new department to become a national leader in dissemination and implementation research and
Wake Forest University Health SciencesKylie Kavanagh, Matthew J. Jorgensen, J. Mark Cline, D. McClain The goal of Wake Forest (WF) Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Signature Program is to accelerate translational research by providing access to the ultimate translational animal model. NHP have served as an extremely successful preclinical platform that has allowed the bidirectional flow of knowledge from scientists to clinicians and back to
