If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a data visualization is worth at least 10,000. In this post, we’ve outlined four data visualization practices that may seem like a good idea but should actually be avoided....
The heart is a complex organ. For parents of children with congenital heart disease, it’s even more challenging. But what if parents could actually hold their child’s heart–a 3D-printed model of it, that is–in their hands?...
Ever find yourself zooming in on REDCap surveys just so you can tap the correct tiny button? With new mobile-friendly radio buttons and checkboxes, you can avoid fat-finger syndrome once and for all....
Using data from a 16-year longitudinal study, ITHS TL1 trainee Sharon Borja is studying how parenting stress differs among African American, Latino, and white parents. ...
The ITHS KL2 program provides the time, funding, and rigorous mentorship necessary to foster the early career development of clinical and translational researchers. Applications for the 2017 cohort are due by November 1, 2016....
ITHS Rising Star Dr. Kirk Hevener was recently awarded an NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) to investigate the bacterial enzyme FabK as a novel, druggable target for selective therapy of Clostridium difficile infections....
Ever wish you could make a certain field read-only? Well, action tags will allow you to do that and more. Action tags are a relatively new addition to REDCap and can be applied to any variable. Each has a corresponding action that is performed when...
Dr. Cynthia Curl's pilot study will follow 20 women through their second and third trimesters to better understand the effect of eating organic and conventional produce during pregnancy....
As Director of Lean Performance, Jennifer Sprecher helps people and teams work smarter, not harder. In this Q&A, she discusses the Lean methodology and how to incorporate it into your daily life....
Participate in Research, a free, web-based study recruitment tool from ITHS, has helped 10 studies meet recruitment goals since the site relaunched last October. We talked to three study coordinators about how the site is helping them find study participants faster and easier....
The Institute is supported by grants UL1 TR002319, KL2 TR002317, and TL1 TR002318 from the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program (CTSA).
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