03 Nov ITHS Wins Four MarCom Awards in Digital Media
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences was announced as a winner of two Platinum- and two Gold-level 2015 MarCom Awards in digital media for its website....
Author: Derek Fulwiler
19 Oct Expanding Fibromyalgia Trial Recruitment with EMR Data
Dr. Dennis Turk is leading a multi-site clinical trial examining treatment options for patients with fibromyalgia. When Dr. Turk encountered recruitment challenges, he was able to work with ITHS to boost his monthly recruitment numbers by 95% with the help of biomedical informatics....
13 Oct Q&A: Michael Donahue Talks Study Recruitment
In this Q&A, Michael Donahue shares a number of study recruitment tips he has learned over the course of his 15-year career as a research coordinator....
05 Oct Local Study Recruitment Site Gets a New Look
Efforts to recruit participants for local clinical research studies got a boost today with the launch of the new Participate in Research website. This site, which was originally released by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences late last year, has been redesigned to improve the...
02 Oct Q&A: Bas de Veer Talks REDCap 2015 Conference Highlights
Bas de Veer, REDCap Administrator for the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, recently attended the REDCap 2015 Conference hosted by the Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute. We had an opportunity to catch up with Mr. de Veer for a few minutes post-conference to hear...
18 Sep UW Students Get Crash Course in Tech Commercialization
For 10 weeks this summer, a group of University of Washington graduate students spent more than 30 hours each week trying to answer a single question: would this product do well in the marketplace? Their answers were part of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences'...
14 Sep Applications for ITHS KL2 Program Due October 15
[NOTE: The application period for this award is now closed] Finding enough time to dedicate to research pursuits can be a challenge for any junior faculty member. After fulfilling teaching and clinical responsibilities, free periods of time left for research are often few and far...
26 Aug NIFTY Cup Tackles Major Global Health Challenge
Babies born with oral clefts, in particular cleft palates, can face significant feeding challenges because their craniofacial anomaly typically makes it impossible to extract milk from a mother’s breast or from a bottle. Preterm infants face similar challenges as they are often developmentally immature and...
20 Aug Improving Heart Health in Local Communities
Efforts to improve the cardiovascular health of patients received a recent boost with the funding of Healthy Hearts Northwest, a three-year, $13.7 million grant that was awarded to the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation at Group Health Research Institute. The grant, which was awarded...
17 Aug Research Coordinator 2016 Trainings: Call for Presentations
The ITHS Networking to Enhance Development program is planning its 2016 events. We gathered ideas for session topics from the 2015 Annual Conference survey, and we also welcome other ideas. We want to hear from you! Are you or someone you know be interested in presenting...