Week of May 16, 2016
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This Friday: 18th Annual Graduate Program Symposium

Want to hear about cutting edge clinical and translational (CTS) research by students of the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences? Don't miss the 18th Annual CTS Graduate Program Symposium on Friday, May 20, 8:00AM-1:00PM in Wolff Auditorium at Tufts Medical Center (800 Washington Street, Boston).

In addition to presentations by graduating CTS students, this event will feature:
  • A poster session by certificate, first year, and PhD students
  • The Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition
  • A keynote address by Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH, Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
We hope to see you there! To RSVP, please email info@tuftsctsi.org


Panel Discussion: Communicating with Stakeholders


Need help translating and disseminating your research to a variety of audiences? Get some insight at AcademyHealth's 2016 Annual Research Meeting. Thomas Concannon, PhD, Tufts CTSI Director of Stakeholder and Community Engagement, will chair a panel, Three Ways to Get Your Research Across to Stakeholders.

The TED talks-style discussion is Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 11:30AM-1:00PM at Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Panelists include Kavita Patel, MD, MPH of the Brookings Institution; William Shrank, MD, MSHS of CVS Health; and Stephen Cha, MD, MHS, of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.  

Register for the Annual Research Meeting here
 

Brochures Available for Potential Research Participants

 
Looking for materials to support communication between researchers and potential research participants? The New England Research Subject Advocacy Group published a series of brochures, available in 15 languages, that provide useful information and helpful questions to think about and to ask before deciding to participate in a research study. Topics include: 
  • Blood Draw for Research
  • CT Scans for Research
  • Genetic Research
  • Incidental Findings in Health Research
  • MRI Scans for Research
  • PET Scans for Research
  • Research Subject Bill of Rights
  • Should I Be a Research Subject?
  • Social and Behavioral Research
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Surrogate Decision-making in Health Research
Electronic versions of the brochures are available online. To request printed copies, please email regulatory@catalyst.harvard.edu.
Did you know Tufts CTSI can help you to meet collaborators and develop grant proposals for comparative effectiveness research (CER)? Submit an online request for a one-on-one consultation, and be sure to attend our Comparative Effectiveness Workshop on June 21. We’ll be discussing CER projects and helping research teams develop proposals for grant submissions.

Seminars, Drop-in Sessions, & Events


Please click on the links below for event information and registration. To view all upcoming Tufts CTSI events, visit our calendar.
 
Monday
5/16
Tuesday
5/17
Wednesday
5/18
Thursday
5/19
Friday
5/20
                                           BERD Center
Drop-in Session

8:00-9:00AM
35 Kneeland St.
10th Floor
Boston
                     18th Annual
Clinical &
Translational Science
Graduate Program
Symposium
 &
Poster Competition
8:00AM-1:00PM
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St.
Boston
Monday
5/23
Tuesday
5/24
Wednesday
5/25
Thursday
5/26
Friday
5/27
    BERD Center
Drop-in Session

8:00-9:00AM
35 Kneeland St.
10th Floor
Boston
   
Monday
5/30
Tuesday
5/31
Wednesday
6/1
Thursday
6/2
Friday
6/3
  HOLIDAY    BERD Center
Drop-in Session

8:00-9:00AM
35 Kneeland St.
10th Floor
Boston
   

How Can We Help You?

Looking for a collaborator or mentor? Need assistance with study design, statistical analysis, or clinical trials? Want to consult with an expert on patient-centered outcomes research, community engagement, comparative effectiveness research or One Health?

Tufts CTSI is ready to help! To get started, use our online request form. Once we receive your request, we'll get back to you within two business days. 

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Please help to ensure the future of clinical and translational research at Tufts.
Cite the NIH CTSA award any time you use Tufts CTSI resources, services, and facilities:

UL1TR001064


For more information, visit our How to Cite Tufts CTSI web page.
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