Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
Penn State University College of Medicine and College of Health & Human Development
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s long-term vision is to improve human health. It does this by providing the tools and resources needed to promote collaboration between scientific disciplines and conduct research more efficiently at Penn State and abroad. It works with scientists in any discipline who are working on knowledge that benefits human health. It is a partner in the translational science process to help move research discoveries into practical use. It introduces and shares new and improved ways for scientists to conduct their research and shares these methods to its peers to better science. It focuses on rural communities surrounding the Penn State system. It promotes projects and research questions that will better the lives of its neighbors.
May 19, 2023Penn Staters across the Commonwealth have a new resource to help them carry out their research projects. Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s research navigator connects faculty, staff and students with research resources like funding opportunities, using data and informatics for research, recruiting and retaining research participants and engaging the community in research
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPresented by Nathalie Kirby, PhD Scientists and decision-makers rely on accurate scientific evidence to advance knowledge, reach consensus, and develop and enact policy. A key consideration in the design of studies for this purpose is minimizing bias, which, in this context, describes a systematic tendency that causes differences between the study’s findings and the “truth”. Such bias can be
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPresented by Keith Cheng, MD, PhD All multicellular organisms are comprised of cells and extracellular components that possess theoretically quantifiable, three-dimensional features and relationships organized into tissues, organs, and organ systems. Physiological and disease states are marked by physical change on the micron scale that in turn requires submicron pixel resolutions. To digitally
April 19, 2023HERSHEY, Pa.— One challenge researchers face is in accessing and analyzing big data, modern artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) methodologies to answer important clinical research questions necessary for larger studies. Up until recently, large sets of data from biomedical and health research, such as electronic health records (EHR), were out of reach as there was no
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrBayesian methods offer a flexible and powerful framework for addressing questions in health research. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamental concepts of Bayesian inference, including Bayes’ theorem, prior and posterior distributions. I will provide hands-on experience on how to perform Bayesian hypothesis testing, which is especially useful in health research as it allows for
March 30, 2023HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) provides a unique opportunity for clinicians and scientists to move research discoveries into practical use. Not only does the Institute improve the health of its neighbors by integrating new findings into health care, it also promotes collaboration within research by providing opportunities for junior researchers to
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrValeria Aoki, PhD, will present this Translational Science Seminar. Aoki is an associate tenured professor and the director of the Immunodermatology Laboratory of the Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Aoki’s primary research lines are autoimmune blistering diseases, with emphasis on endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Indigenous populations, and inflammatory dermatoses (atopic
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrIn this seminar, Elizabeth C. Long, PhD, Assistant Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaboration, will describe the pilot of an enhanced research dissemination approach and the results from three experiments testing strategies for increasing the reach of research to state-level policymakers. In these experiments, rapid-cycle randomized
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrThis talk will summarize one independent school's experiences with developing and operationalizing COVID-19 school policies with a quickly-evolving virus, mounting evidence, and shifting objectives and recommendations. Three public health advisors have helped develop and implement the pandemic response for an independent school. Their aim has been to translate evidence of epidemiologic and
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrIn this inaugural seminar, Dr. Prajakta Adsul, a leading implementation scientist, will describe the use of implementation science methods to advance health equity in her cancer prevention and control work, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Adsul trained with the Implementation Science team at the National Cancer Institute and now serves as a World Health Organization consultant for
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrImplementation science seeks to improve the adoption, delivery, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions in healthcare and community settings. There is a wide range study designs now being used to evaluate implementation science projects, including traditional randomized and nonrandomized designs. There are other designs, including hybrid designs that combine effectiveness and
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrIs there a reproducibility crisis in science? What is the difference between "reproducibility" and "replicability"? What are questionable research practices (QRPs)? How prevalent and serious are they? And why are some advocating for changes in how statistical analysis is carried out and reported on (while others are pushing back)? The current landscape of scientific practice can appear to be in
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrHealthcare delivery is becoming an increasingly larger share of the economy in rural Pennsylvania. Hospitals, physician offices, and retail pharmacies represent only one slice of the economic contributions of health care. In coming years, the importance of health care delivery will increase as rural Pennsylvanians continue to age in place and the demand for health care outpaces supply. This
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State's multinational team created a strategy for understanding the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the African continent. Because high-quality mobility data are challenging to obtain across Africa, the endemic-epidemic framework used provides the ability to distinguish cases arising from within a country or from its neighbors. Based on prior evidence, the model incorporated
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrLe Bao, PhD, Associate Professor of Statistics, will discuss how female sex workers (FSW) are affected by individual, network, and structural risks, making them vulnerable to poor health and well-being. Because of social stigma and discrimination towards FSW, it is difficult to measure or estimate the size and location of FSW at any spatial resolution, especially a fine-scale resolution. In this
January 19, 2023Rural residents often don’t have easy access to health care for a variety of reasons, including a lack of health care facilities within the community or nearby communities; limited transportation to get to appointments or lack of resources or insurance. Rural communities also see higher rates of behaviors that lead to poor health conditions, such as a higher incidence of substance abuse and a
January 09, 2023Bystander hospitals see increased emergency department visits, admissions following rural hospital closures HERSHEY, Pa. — Since 2005, more than 180 rural hospitals in the United States have closed, with nearly 1,000 more at risk of doing so. A study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers found that nearby hospitals see increased emergency department visits and admissions as a result of
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrIn this seminar, Elizabeth C. Long, PhD, Assistant Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaboration, will describe the pilot of an enhanced research dissemination approach and the results from three experiments testing strategies for increasing the reach of research to state-level policymakers. In these experiments, rapid-cycle randomized-
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrIn this seminar, Paul Simon, MD, MPH, will describe how policy development, implementation, and evaluation are incorporated into the work of a large metropolitan health department and the importance of policy interventions in improving population health and reducing health inequities. He will then share his perspectives on how policy research can inform this work and best add value.
December 06, 2022HERSHEY, Pa. — One of the greatest challenges faced by scientists and health care practitioners might be the translation of research findings from the lab to their implementation in real-world settings. In other words, the academic and research community is constantly innovating, finding new, evidence-based interventions to help improve people’s health and well-being. However, there is a gap- Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
Adolescent Health Network allows faculty to partner with teens interested in science on research studies and proposals geared at adolescent populations
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is leading rural health equity efforts in our region. Ninety-five percent of Pennsylvanians live within 30 minutes of a Penn State Commonwealth Campus. Given that Pennsylvania is the fifth most populous state, this offers a unique opportunity to impact the Pennsylvania community to address rural health disparities. Rural health
September 21, 2022PENN STATE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR CONDUCTING INTERDISCIPLINARY TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Graduate students with varied research interests – including the impact of housing insecurity on biological health, the role of probiotic consumption on inflammation and traumatic brain injury recovery – have started a
September 19, 2022COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SAY BETTER TREATMENT GUIDANCE COULD BE USEFUL FOR PATIENTS Penn State faculty are joining clinical researchers from across the country to study treatment approaches for acute rhinosinusitis, also called “sinusitis.” The condition is an inflammation of the nose and sinus passages most often caused by a viral or bacterial infection that affects one in seven U.S. adults each
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State CTSI BERD Seminar: Design and Analysis of Complex Survey Studies Presented by Terry Murphy The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods seminar series is held during the academic year. Lectures on fundamental research methods are given in the fall semester, with more advanced topics presented in the spring semester. Statisticians and
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State CTSI BERD Seminar: Design and Measurement Considerations for Implementation Science Projects Presented by William Calo The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods seminar series is held during the academic year. Lectures on fundamental research methods are given in the fall semester, with more advanced topics presented in the spring
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State CTSI BERD Seminar: Data Management Applications for Clinical Research: REDCap and DMS Presented by Paula Valencia-Moulton and Aimee Merchlinski The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods seminar series is held during the academic year. Lectures on fundamental research methods are given in the fall semester, with more advanced topics
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State CTSI BERD Seminar: Clinical Trial Monitoring Presented by Kelly Nye and Paula Valencia-Moulton The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods seminar series is held during the academic year. Lectures on fundamental research methods are given in the fall semester, with more advanced topics presented in the spring semester. Statisticians and
-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State CTSI BERD Seminar: Design of Cluster Randomized Trials Presented by Vern Chinchilli The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods seminar series is held during the academic year. Lectures on fundamental research methods are given in the fall semester, with more advanced topics presented in the spring semester. Statisticians and