ISPCTN Communication
As a reminder, a weekly checklist comes out each Monday highlighting action items and brief updates for clinical sites. The ECHO ISPCTN monthly bulletin comes out on the first week of each month. If you are not currently receiving the weekly checklist email, please notify us at askDCOC@uams.edu.
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The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Announces The Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program
Each year, the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) recruits 1100 early career investigators (ECIs) to the “Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program”. The selected ECIs will participate fully in the NIH grants review panels, also known as the Study Sections.
ECHO ISPCTN Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to share with eligible ECIs to self-nominate into this program. There is no need for the PI’s to nominate a candidate for the ECR program. PI’s only need to inform young researchers about the program and ECIs should submit their own application. Participation in the NIH Study Section meetings helps ECIs to learn about grant writing, what makes a proposal good and what makes it not so good, and how grants are evaluated and scored. These are important steps in capacity building.
Application Criteria:
The application process is simply a check to see that you meet the posted requirements.
- > 1 year of experience in an independent position
- Open to assistant professors and those of a similar rank
- Have submitted a grant application to the NIH and received the summary statement
- One research publication as first, last or corresponding author since your PhD/MD; and at least one research publication as the first, last or corresponding author over the last two years
- Have not held R01 or equivalent NIH funding and have not served as an NIH reviewer
APPLY HERE
If you have any questions about the ECR Program in general or the application process, email Dr. Kristin Kramer.
NIH Office of Extramural Research:
Help Your Grantees Understand When to Acknowledge NIH Support
In May, the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) discussed in an Open Mike blog on Why Properly Acknowledging NIH Support in Your Paper is Important, and FAQs are also posted on the public NIH Grants & Funding Communicating and Acknowledging Federal Funding webpage.
The blog covers acknowledging NIH support on published papers, press releases, and other activities that describe NIH funded projects is a term and condition of NIH grant awards. It also outlined the issues caused, when investigators improperly cite awards not directly connected to the publication (over-citing) or fail to properly acknowledge NIH-funding on publications (under-citing). Reviewers, Congress, and the public might get an inaccurate picture about the progress resulting from NIH investment in biomedical research.
Thank you for helping the NIH reinforce this message with your grantees.
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ECHO ISPCTN Steering Committee
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June Steering Committee Meeting
Mark your calendar to attend the next ECHO ISPCTN Steering Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, June 7 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central/2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The agenda will focus on Goals, Objectives, Indicators, and Targets for September 2021 to August 2022 and establishing a Site Evaluation process for Cycle 2.
Clinical Trial Concept Proposal Discussion
There is a meeting on Monday, June 7 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central/3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss three new brief clinical trial concept proposals. Please contact your site PI for the meeting link and materials if you are interested in attending.
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Save the Date
Face to Face Steering Committee Meeting
September 13-14, 2021
The DCOC is planning to host in person the face-to-face Steering Committee meeting on September 13 and 14 in Arlington, VA. While our hope is to host this meeting on site, we are asking that you mark your calendars at this time and not make any reservations just yet. The DCOC will share the hotel reservation and team registration links in the ECHO ISPCTN Bulletin July edition.
Thank you for your patience.
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Clinical Trials Skills Development Core Sessions
Save the date!
June 10, 2021 - 2:00 p.m. Central
The DCOC will be hosting twice-monthly Clinical Trials Skills Development Core Sessions on the second and fourth Thursday each month from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central. The sessions will be hosted virtually via Zoom and recorded in the portal for future viewing.
First session: Introduction to Literature Searching
Speaker: Lindsay Ellis Blake, Clinical Librarian at UAMS
June 10, 2021
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central
Join the session via Zoom
SESSION
If you would like to be added to the calendar invitation for the recurring Professional Development series, please contact AskDCOC@uams.edu.
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RoR Policies Ratified
The ECHO ISPCTN ratified the Return of Results Individual and Lay Audience policies following the May Steering Committee Meeting. Both policies are available for reference on the ECHO ISPCTN Research Portal.
POLICIES
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Site Specific
Social Media Questionnaire
Action requested!
The DCOC is working closely with the ECHO NIH Communications Team in finalizing the ECHO Social Media Policy that will guide communication to stakeholder audiences regarding the accomplishments of the ECHO Project. To help the DCOC become more familiar with your site's current level of social media activity, please take a few moments to complete this site specific short questionnaire.
QUESTIONNAIRE
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ECHO Site Profiles
Action requested!
The DCOC is updating the Meet the Team pages on the ECHO website at echochildren.org as well as the Network Directory pages on the ECHO ISPCTN Research Portal, which feature each of your research team members. Both tools can be valuable resources for you as a clinical site in the ECHO Project.
Please take a few minutes to review the following pages for accuracy. If you see that something is incorrect and need editing or would like to make additions, email Melissa Griffith.
ECHO SITE MAP:
- Go to MEET THE TEAM and find your site on the map. Make sure the link works.
- Check all the links for your site. Click on “Meet our Team” to view the individual profiles for your site study team. Please provide any feedback should there need to be any corrections.
ECHO ISPCTN DIRECTORY
- Log into the research portal first, then click here ISPCTN NETWORK DIRECTORY to view the information for your state. Review the individual profiles for each of your study team members and provide any feedback should there be any corrections or additions. (Please note that South Dakota is listed under “Other” at this time until we complete this process).
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Striving for Excellence
Action requested!
The DCOC has created new avenues for you to provide input and feedback to include operational concerns, suggestions for improvement as well as compliments which the DCOC team always appreciates as they are often unsung heroes in our work. Striving for excellence is our goal and hearing directly from you is the best way to achieve this goal.
Anonymous Input Box
SHARE FEEDBACK PRIVATELY
This link is completely anonymous. Please be as specific and constructive as possible. You may also contact Dr. Snowden directly at jsnowden@uams.edu at any point.
Agenda Input Box
SUGGESTED AGENDA TOPICS
If you have topics you’d like to suggest for pod, Steering Committee, Face-to-Face Steering Committee, or Leadership Committee agendas, we encourage you to share these ideas here.
External Chair Consultation
If there is ever anything DCOC-related you don’t feel comfortable raising to Dr. Snowden or submitting to a feedback box, please contact Jill Joseph at jgjoseph@ucdavis.edu or by phone at 916-662-2789. In her role as external chair, Jill can be very helpful in navigating sensitive issues within the group.
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ECHO ISPCTN Leadership Committee
MAY 2021 MINUTES
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Sites are encouraged to contact AskVDORA@uams.edu if they encounter any research restrictions that limit their ability to bring VDORA1 participants in for their study visits and pharmacokinetic measurements.
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Study Closeout Continues
Important reminders:
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ACT NOW News
For the latest update on the ACT NOW studies, check out the news links below.
ESC
WEANING
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New Publication Proposals
The iAmHealthy study team and ISPCTN Obesity Working Group are looking for volunteers to lead a couple of new publication proposals for secondary analyses related to the iAmHealthy study:
- For a research coordinator: any associations between the study staff weekly time assessment survey responses and research coordinators satisfaction
- For an investigator/Jr. investigator: validation of height/weight measurements obtained
If interested in volunteering, contact Ann Davis and/or Paul Darden.
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To access the latest ECHO ISPCTN Publications updates, click here:
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To access the ECHO ISPCTN Manuscripts Author Roster, click here:
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New ECHO ISPCTN
Professional Development Dashboard
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Portal Log In Reminder
A reminder that you must be logged into the ECHO ISPCTN Research Portal to access all dashboards.
Professional Development Dashboard Access
You can access the new dashboard after logging into the portal. Take a TOUR NOW ! Feel free to share your feedback with us at AskDCOC@uams.edu
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More Professional Development Opportunities
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IDeA Central Region
Zoom Meeting
July 26-27, 2021
Mark your calendar to attend the IDeA Central Regional meeting via Zoom hosted by University of Nebraska.
AGENDA
REGISTRATION
Write Winning Grant Proposals
Register now!
Save the date to attend this very valuable workshop sponsored by the Kentucky Pediatric IDeA Grant Research Center (K-PIRC) on Thursday, October 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
Grant proposal-writing skills are essential for the promotion and success of academic investigators. Obtaining grants requires perseverance and essential skills in communicating your ideas to the funding agency. Regardless of whether applications for funding are for basic science or patient-oriented investigations, there is a need to convey your ideas effectively. This seminar comprehensively addresses both conceptual and practical aspects that are associated with the proposal-writing process. Rather than offer what is typically presented (little more than how to fill out forms and conform to instructions) this proposal-writing seminar emphasizes grantsmanship: idea development, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies for creating logical and convincing arguments in each section of the proposal.
Each participant receives a copy of The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook. The workbook provides participants with an opportunity to apply what they have learned through an interactive, step-by-step approach. The principles and fundamentals emphasized throughout the program will appeal most to individuals interested in writing grant applications to the NIH, NSF, and USDA, but are also easy to modify for grant applications written to other funding agencies.
REGISTER HERE
For more information contact Jackie Boyd (KE-PIRC/Pediatric Clinical Research Unit) by phone
(502) 588-0774 or by email at Jmperr02@louisville.edu
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Congratulations to the following ECHO ISPCTN family on their outstanding accomplishments!
- Dr. Tamara Perry from the Arkansas site received the UAMS Excellence in Research Award. Congratulations Tamara! See award HERE
- Dr. Jessica Snowden from the DCOC was award the Horace C. Cabe Distinguished Chair for Infectious Diseases award. See award HERE
If you have good news that you would like to share in the ECHO ISPCTN Monthly Bulletin please email AskDCOC@uams.edu
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News From ECHO
MAY 2021 ISSUE
Have You Subscribed?
The ECHO Connector is an external communication connecting with key audiences outside of ECHO. If you are not currently receiving the ECHO Connector, subscribe HERE.
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