{"id":12750,"date":"2021-08-25T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/?p=12750"},"modified":"2021-08-25T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T16:37:09","slug":"clic-news-roundup-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/2021\/08\/25\/clic-news-roundup-august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"CLIC News Roundup &#8211; August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"2020\/04\/CLIC-LOGO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"138\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>News Roundup<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><em>August 24, 2021<\/em><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f0c50c66c82c\/clic-news-roundup-june-5673099?e=e19fc22468#Updates%20From%20Clic\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLIC Updates<\/a><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f0c50c66c82c\/clic-news-roundup-june-5673099?e=e19fc22468#Twitter%20Highlight\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter Highlight<\/a><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f0c50c66c82c\/clic-news-roundup-june-5673099?e=e19fc22468#CLIC%20EDUCATION\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLIC Education<\/a><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f0c50c66c82c\/clic-news-roundup-june-5673099?e=e19fc22468#CTSA%20News\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CTSA News<\/a><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f0c50c66c82c\/clic-news-roundup-june-5673099?e=e19fc22468#Coordinating%20Center%20News\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coordinating\u00a0Center News<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f1fdf72d4e1c685cf9b9bc731\/images\/fcc8449e-4daf-fc08-ab4f-9ea93169c369.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"width: 670px; height: 40px; background-color: #006679;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Updates from the CLIC<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 class=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/news\/insights-inspire-2021-building-foundation-data-interoperability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Insights to Inspire 2021: Building a Foundation for Data Interoperability<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To bolster data interoperability across the CTSA Program, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) implemented the Informatics Common Metric, which measures several aspects of hubs\u2019 informatics prowess, including interoperability. This year, the Insights to Inspire (I2I) program, which the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC) administered, focused on informatics. Like in past years, the I2I campaign,\u00a0Informatics:\u00a0The Journey to Interoperability,\u00a0aims to foster innovation, increase collaboration across the consortium and give hubs the tools they need to improve.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/collaboration\/clic-un-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Apply to Host an Un-Meeting!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>CLIC is accepting applications from CTSA Program hubs interested in hosting an in-person or virtual Un-Meeting on a topic of their choice. The selected application will receive funds to support a one-day Un-Meeting in early 2022, along with planning guidance, high-level coordination and materials from CLIC.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed topic for the Un-Meeting should address a current or emerging public health issue or involve an emerging technology or approach of significant importance to translational science. Applicants should particularly consider how the suggested theme aligns with and will impact national CTSA Program efforts. Engagement with the local community is also encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications are due September 27, 2021 by 5:00 PM ET.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-08\/UnMeeting%20RFA%202021-002.pdf\"><span>View the RFA<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f1fdf72d4e1c685cf9b9bc731\/images\/1f681f4a-e94f-0aff-2e4d-85cc4a6bdd78.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Virtual CTSA Program Annual Meeting December 1-3, 2021\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/events\/2021-virtual-ctsa-annual-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Registration Open for the\u00a02021 Virtual CTSA Program Annual Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dates:\u00a0<\/strong>December 1-3, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Theme:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Intentional Disruption and Innovation: The Future of Translational Research<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tentative agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"754\" height=\"111\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Timing (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Meeting<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 30, 2021<\/td>\n<td>12pm \u2013 5pm<\/td>\n<td>CTSA Program Steering Committee Meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 1, 2021<\/td>\n<td>11 am \u2013 3 pm<\/td>\n<td>Administrators Meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 2, 2021<\/td>\n<td>11 am \u2013 5 pm<\/td>\n<td>General Session \u2013 Day 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 3, 2021<\/td>\n<td>11 am \u2013 5 pm<\/td>\n<td>General Session \u2013 Day 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span>We are incorporating new aspects to enhance your virtual meeting experience:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhanced interactive networking poster session<\/li>\n<li>Expanded networking activities \u2013 hallway conversations both pre-planned and \u201con the spot.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:program_meetings@clic-ctsa.org?subject=2021%20CTSA%20Program%20Annual%20Meeting\"><span>program_meetings@clic-ctsa.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to your participation in the annual meeting!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 670px; height: 40px; background-color: #006679;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CLIC Twitter Highlights\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f1fdf72d4e1c685cf9b9bc731\/images\/65c584e1-fd36-9ae6-dc53-c90a2b4a8ccc.png\" alt=\"Tweet reading: \u201c'Each time data are transformed, there is a chance that data quality might degrade.' -Dr. Emily Pfaff, @UNC_SOM . Learn more about infrastructure and #dataquality in this Insights to Inspire webcast. #CTSAProgram @NCTraCS&quot; Followed by a Vimeo link entitled &quot;Infrastructure and Data Quality.&quot;\" width=\"672\" height=\"498\" class=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLIC_CTSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLIC_CTSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ollow us<\/a><span>\u00a0on Twitter!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"width: 670px; height: 40px; background-color: #006679;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CLIC Education<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/education\/fda-regulation-entrepreneurship-and-clinical-research-management\"><span>Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Course: FDA Regulation in Entrepreneurship and Clinical Research Management<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The goal of this non-credit course is to provide foundational knowledge to help you move\u00a0your technology through the FDA approval process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Although targeted toward faculty, postdocs, and senior staff with a background in science and technology, the course will also be open to graduate\/professional students in these areas. Course cost is $1,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Space is limited, so please register by Sept 7. Check out the course page for full registration details.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"width: 670px; height: 40px; background-color: #006679;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">News from around the CTSA Program Consortium<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 class=\"null\"><span>Check out these Consortium News Stories!<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/news\/research-supported-washington-university-icts-finds-antibodies-elicited-covid-19-vaccination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Research supported by Washington University ICTS finds that antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination are effective against delta variant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/news\/its-time-step-and-learn-vcu-wright-center-connects-community-advocates-and-health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>\u201cIt\u2019s time to step up and learn\u201d: VCU Wright Center connects community advocates and health care providers on LGBTQIA+ disparities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/news\/georgia-ctsa-ul1-diversity-scholar-tackles-maternal-mortality-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Georgia CTSA UL1 diversity scholar tackles the maternal mortality crisis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"background-color: #006679; width: 670px; height: 40px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CTSA Program Coordinating Centers&#8217; News<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clic-ctsa.org\/events\/4th-annual-childrens-national-niaid-symposium-virtual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f1fdf72d4e1c685cf9b9bc731\/images\/f875e103-ec6e-4e93-b958-fdf3c09e81d5.png\" alt=\"Trial Innovation Network logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trialinnovationnetwork.org\/elements\/network-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Webinar:\u00a0Using REDCap to Improve Recruitment and Data Collection for Clinical Research<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The ability to extract information from electronic health records into REDCap has automated the collection of millions of data points for hundreds of researchers across many institutions. This webinar will highlight some of the most impactful uses of REDCap Clinical Data Interoperability Services for clinical research, including COVID-19 trial recruitment and multi-site critical care studies. We will also cover new opportunities for integration between REDCap and electronic health records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2, 2021, 12pm ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f1fdf72d4e1c685cf9b9bc731\/images\/82b8cd66-a142-461b-9030-c71ce7882b0e.png\" alt=\"National Center for Data to Health logo\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cd2h.org\/enclave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)\u00a0Data Enclave<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Ready to dive into the data? View and analyze data in the secure N3C Data Enclave. The data include harmonized de-identified information from electronic health records. The Data Enclave is open to academic researchers, clinicians, and citizen scientists. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cd2h.org\/account-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Create an account now<\/span><\/a><span>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Roundup August 24, 2021 CLIC Updates\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Twitter Highlight\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0CLIC Education\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0CTSA News\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Coordinating\u00a0Center News Updates from the CLIC Insights to Inspire 2021: Building a Foundation for Data Interoperability To bolster data interoperability across the CTSA Program, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) implemented the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,5,9,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12750"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12754,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12750\/revisions\/12754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}