Events - Frontiers Clinical Translational Science Institute

Apr 25 10:00 AM ■ Children's Mercy Research Institute Nexus Informatics Conference 2024 What is the Nexus Informatics Conference? The Nexus Informatics Conference combines learning, networking, and the exploration of advancements in the dynamic field of informatics. Engage in knowledge exchange as leading experts share insights, novel research, and innovative practices from diverse sectors including industry, academia, medicine, agriculture, technology and biology – a true nexus. This two-day event is a collaborative launchpad for potential partnerships in the field of informatics. What are the goals of this conference? (1) unite informatics researchers from academia and industry to discover new approaches to problem solving, explore synergies, and initiate potential collaborations (2) create a platform for students and trainees to exchange their knowledge and gain insights from potential employers.

Apr 26 12:00 PM ■ Century II Expo Hall, Wichita Wichita Women's Fair Join the Center for Clinical Research at the 2024 Women's Fair.

May 06 11:00 AM ■ Virtual Trial Innovation Network Webinar: Paying Participants in Research: Time to Move Forward… Paying Participants in Research: Time to Move Forward… Presenter: Neal Dickert, MD, PhD Dr. Dickert will discuss practical and ethical considerations related to paying research participants for participation. In particular, he will discuss available data that suggest many traditional concerns about payment are not grounded in evidence, address the potential for payment to function differently in different research contexts, and consider the potential role of payment in addressing rather than exacerbating concerns about distributive justice.

May 15 11:00 AM ■ virtual Trial Innovation Network Webinar: Equipping researchers to overcome recruitment challenges: An institution’s programmatic response to the voice of its research community Equipping researchers to overcome recruitment challenges: An institution’s programmatic response to the voice of its research community Meredith Zauflik, MPA & Kitt Swartz, MPH This webinar will discuss how the recruitment program of Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI), the CTSA at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), focused its programmatic development in response to the researcher’s voice. How they engaged the research community through surveys, interviews, and ongoing interaction with the research team community to identify the experiences, challenges, needs and culture of recruitment at the institution. The services that were developed and offered, based on results and findings, included consultations, guidance materials, and educational seminars. Additionally, OCTRI Recruitment will discuss the outcomes of these initiatives, along with the lessons learned of trying to measure the impact a program can have on recruitment.

May 16 03:00 PM ■ In-person and Virtual Innovations in Quality Forum: Health Insurer's Role in Addressing Health Equity For more information and to register, click on the link below.

May 17 11:00 AM ■ Virtual May Open Forum on Biostatistics The Open Forum on Biostatistics is a service provided by the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) function of Frontiers, our institutions Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The purpose of this forum is to provide investigators with an opportunity to ask questions related to BERD topic areas. These may relate to research and training, and the forum provides a new avenue to connect with colleagues in support of the research and education missions of the BERD function of Frontiers. This meeting is open to staff and faculty from all Frontiers Partner Institutions. You can email BERD navigator Megan Tremblay mtremblay@kumc.edu if you have any questions prior to the forum. The forum will be hosted by two biostatisticians of the BERD function of Frontiers. Join here.

May 20 08:00 AM ■ Everywhere! Clinical Trials Day Celebrate Clinical Trials Day!

Jun 03 11:00 AM ■ Virtual Trial Innovation Network Webinar: Weeding Out the Bad from the Good: Strategies for Researchers Preventing and Identifying Invalid Online Survey Responses Weeding Out the Bad from the Good: Strategies for Researchers Preventing and Identifying Invalid Online Survey Responses Rachel Schles, PhD & Caroline Deheck, MEd With the explosion of AI and machine language learning & modeling in the last few years, online surveys are seeing an increase in invalid, fraudulent, and/or bot responses mixed in with valid human responses. This session provides an overview of identifying and preventing invalid survey responses, including examples from the presenters’ experiences conducting online surveys, and the results from a recent survey of researchers conducting online surveys. The focus of the presentation will be discussing proactive strategies for invalid survey response management, including specific REDCap settings.

Jun 10 08:00 AM ■ Hybrid Genomic Medicine Short Course 2024 Next generation sequencing has had a profound impact on biomedical research. Clinicians and scientists seeking to stay abreast of the field may be challenged by the rapid rate of genomic discovery and technologic advancement. The Genomic Medicine Center, with support of the NIH, offers a four-day CME/CEU program in translational genomics. Topics include: Technical and analytic aspects of DNA and RNA Variant analysis Gene regulation and epigenetics Polygenic Risk Scores Clinical and ethical implications of genomics The course features hands on workshops to teach NGS analysis skills, including analysis of long read HiFi genomes. A unique aspect of the program is the opportunity for enrollees to have genomic sequencing completed on themselves. Participants can use the resultant data file as they learn variant identification and characterization. This strategy, known as Personalized Genomic Educational Testing (PGET) is optional and provided at no additional cost. This program is supported by the NHGRI Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Courses for Skills Development (R25) program. More information.