The Institute of Translational Health Sciences offers an annual boot camp in Collaboration and Multi-disciplinary Team Science. We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the 2019 Boot Camp which will take place the afternoon of Monday, February 25, and all-day Tuesday, February...
Did you know that ITHS sponsors an institutional membership for the Association for Clinical and Translational Science? In other words, if you are a member of ITHS (including UW, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children's) you can create your own personal profile and gain access to...
Medical research has become increasingly collaborative as new ideas and breakthroughs involve experts from across many disciplines. “The global challenges society faces today are complicated and require collaboration among people with different expertise,” says Jonathan Posner, PhD, faculty co-lead of the Team Science core at...
Prescription opioid use and misuse have reached a crisis level in the U.S., with roughly 58 opioid prescriptions for every 100 residents in 2017 and more than 46 people dying daily from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Although treatment plans are being developed, implementing these evidence-based...
Over $280,000 has been granted to Dr. Allison Cole to improve how the results of scientific research are disseminated and implemented into existing clinical and community settings. Only a small subset of scientific discoveries become actionable changes in the clinic. ...
When preparing a new grant or setting up a study, it is important to know about the patient population through which the research will be conducted. With medical information being stored in electronic systems, data can become available to investigators for answering these important questions...
We are sad to announce that Dr. Carlos De La Peña, Executive Director of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 after an extended illness. ...
The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program has established a National Center for Data to Health to make research data more meaningful and accessible. ...
Clinical researchers know how important it is to safeguard trial integrity. In fact, this is such a crucial part of the process that many trials utilize Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) to regularly review safety data and observe trial progress. ...
For the first time since ITHS was established in 2007, leadership from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came to Seattle for an on-site visit during our annual External Advisory Board meeting. Joining us were Michael G. Kurilla, MD, PhD, Mary Purucker, MD, PhD, and...
