Do you have a successful REDCap project that you would like to reuse or repurpose for another project? If you do, then you might want to consider using the REDCap “Copy Project” button, which lets you copy all the events, forms, variables, and settings into a new project. During...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences announced today the acceptance of 12 University of Washington students into its yearlong TL1 Multidisciplinary Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Program. The TL1 program provides core curriculum and interdisciplinary research experience to pre-doctoral students across all health professions. The goal...
Men with testosterone deficiencies may soon have a new oral treatment option available to them thanks in part to a University of Washington researcher. Dr. John Amory (pictured), Professor of Internal Medicine and Section Head at the UW Medical Center, has been working on developing an...
What started as an observation about chronic kidney disease (CKD) in medically underserved populations during residency has turned into the focus of the research of Dr. Yoshio Hall, an Associate Professor in the University of Washington’s Division of Nephrology and Core Investigator in the Kidney...
Researchers have long debated whether excess weight gain is a result of genetic predisposition or an acquired trait. A neuroimaging study currently underway at the University of Washington is attempting to better understand this topic to provide new data for prevention and intervention efforts. The study,...
The lines between research and clinical care are becoming increasingly blurred in today’s clinical research environment as greater emphasis is being placed on comparative effectiveness research. The blurring of these lines raises questions for researchers, however, about the ethical implications of using randomization within clinical...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences hosted the Third Annual Research Coordinator Networking & Education Day (NED) on April 25, 2014, at the University of Washington. This professional development conference brought together research coordinators from UW, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle Cancer Care...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences will present its new online Self-Directed Learning Center at the National Organization of Research Development Professionals Annual Research Development Conference. The conference, which is taking place May 19 to 21, 2014, in Portland, Oregon, will allow round table and...
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), which oversees the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) held by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, recently released its 2012-2013 Annual Report. The report provides an update on the projects, progress, and achievements of the CTSA program...
Dr. Katherine Odem-Davis, a Biostatistician and Research Scientist at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), has been invited to present at the Society for Clinical Trials 35th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia on May 20, 2014. She will be part of a three-person panel that...