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National CTSA Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Steering Committee Meeting, May 2007. Dr. Anthony R Hayward Director DCRR/NCRR. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006. NIH Funds Network for Medical Research. NO. 1 IN THE USA . . . FIRST IN DAILY NEWS.
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National CTSA Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Steering Committee Meeting, May 2007 Dr. Anthony R Hayward Director DCRR/NCRR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006 NIH Funds Network for Medical Research NO. 1 IN THE USA . . . FIRST IN DAILY NEWS U.S. funds creation of national health research network First CTSA Awards Announced October 3 • 12 Academic Health Centers (AHCs) nationwide • 52 planning grants to prepare applications to join consortium • In 2012, ~60 institutions will be linked to energize clinical and translational science NIH Funds a Dozen 'Homes' for Translational Research
WA ME MT ND Oregon HSU VT MN OR U Rochester NH Mayo-Rochester Columbia ID WI NY MA SD RI WY MI Yale UC Davis U Penn CT NJ OH Rockefeller IA PA U Pittsburgh NE NV DE IN IL UC San Francisco UT MD CO WV VA KS MO CA KY Duke TN AZ OK AR SC NM GA AL MS TX UTHSC,Houston LA AK FL HI CTSA Awards (12) Planning Grants (52) Building A National CTSA ConsortiumFY2006 CTSA Awards & Planning Grants
Impact • NCRR GCRC and K12 programs will be transitioned into CTSAs by 2012 • 2006 awards subsumed 16 GCRCs, 3 RM-K12,3 RM-T32s, 4 NCRR-K12, 9 K30s • Awards emphasize sharing, collaboration, adoption of best practices • Steering Committees that have already met: • Consortium (PIs) Informatics • Participant interactions Community engagement • Research education Translation • Evaluation Pediatrics • Ethics Communications
CTSA Steering Committees • Embody the expertise of the Consortium • Provide a forum for dialog with the NIH • Identify needs, goals and priorities • Serve as a platform to adopt common standards • Spawn Workgroups with defined objectives and lifespans
Priorities for 2006 Awardees • Deploy Web-based communications systems • www.ctsaweb.org • Build a culture based on sharing • Hold meetings for all Steering Committees • Agree on achievable short-term goals
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