The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) held the 2018 annual meeting on January 25th in Galveston, TX at the historic Tremont House. Director Ken Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR, along with the core directors, provided an overview of CLDR activities and highlighted the achievements of our cores and pilot project awardees. Pilot PIs presented updates of their research projects. A featured presentation was given by Dr. Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, UTMB Vice President and Chief Medical & Clinical Innovation Officer. The presentation focused on electronic health records and hospital system data in research. CLDR leadership also met with the external advisory board to discuss our progress and future directions.

The UTMB Office of Biostatistics, Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) and the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) Present: TRCC (Texas Regional CTSA Consortium) Quantitative Seminar Series

The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research

Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH
Vice President, Chief Medical & Clinical Innovation Officer
Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Sealy and Smith Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Research Building 6, Room 1.206

This seminar contributes to achieving one or more of the CTSA core competencies in the category of Statistical Approaches.

Topic: The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research

Objectives:
- Understand the current landscape of EHR/s
- Use of EHR at national/international, regional, and local UT system level for research purposes
- Future direction Participating TRCC Institutions include: UTMB, UTHSC-Houston, UTHSC-San Antonio, and UT Southwestern The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research

 

The Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) Program is participating in the APTA Combined Sections Meeting February 21-24, 2018 in New Orleans. Stop in at booth #1544 to learn about Occupational & Physical Therapy K12 Scholar Positions.

2018 Institute on Health Services Research
Quality Strategies in Rehabilitation: Advancing Health Services Research

Co-sponsored by CoHSTAR & the Center for Large Data Research & Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR)

“Building scientific capacity to advance the practice of rehabilitation science will only be achieved with extensive collaboration between institutions and across research disciplines.” – Ken Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR, CLDR Program Director

“I am particularly excited that this year’s HSR Institute will bring together colleagues from across the rehabilitation disciplines to focus on research strategies to evaluate and improve quality of care. This will be a unique opportunity for attendees to learn about quality initiatives from nationally known thought leaders, deepen their understanding of health services research methods, and develop collegial relationships both within and across disciplinary boundaries.” – Linda Resnik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, CoHSTAR Director

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The Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) Program is participating in the 2018 AOTA AnnualConference & Expo April 19-22, 2018 in Sal Lake City. Stop in at booth #936 to learn about Occupational & Physical Therapy K12 Scholar Positions.

Galveston Brain Injury Conference (GBIC) May 3-4, 2018
Topic: Disorders of Consciousness

The Galveston Brain Injury Conference (GBIC) began in 2001 as a follow-up to a 1999 NIH Consensus Conference on Brain Injury Research. This Gordon style conference includes invited participants who are national and international leaders in the field of brain injury research. The GBIC has become one of the premiere brain injury meetings attracting investigators, educators and clinicians from across North America to discuss various research topics in traumatic brain injury. This Gordon style conference includes invited participants who are national and international leaders in the field of brain injury research.

The conference is sponsored by the Transitional Learning Center in Galveston and the Center for Recovery, Physical Activity and Nutrition, in the School of Health Professions at UTMB.

The Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) program's 11th Annual Advisory Board meeting will be held on May 21-22, 2018 and hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

7th Annual Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars
The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) will Sponsor a Large Data Track.

Save the date for the 7th Annual Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS June 8-9, 2018. Co-hosted this year by the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri, the theme is “Expanding our Research Outcomes through Team Science.”

Data Curation for Rehabilitation Research and Related Clinical Trials (Fort Collins, CO) - June 12-13, 2018

Applications Due: May 7, 2018

Sponsored by the Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and research (ADDEP). Co-sponsored by the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR), Rehabilitation Research Resource to Enhance Clinical Trials (REACT), Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource (MR3) Network, and Department of Occupational Therapy - Colorado State University.

What is data curation? This two-day workshop is for any individual interested or actively engaged in preparing data, including clinical trial data, for sharing and reuse among those involved in rehabilitation and disability outcomes research. Data curation includes the steps taken to ensure that research data can be used by secondary users long into the future. Increasingly, federal agencies are asking researchers and projects they fund to ensure the data produced are accessible to others. This workshop will provide practical training for how best to accomplish this goal.

Workshop participants will learn how to plan, review, clean, document, and disseminate data, including clinical trial data and data containing disclosure risks. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on exercises demonstrating curation practices as well as discussion with others in the workshop. Workshop participants can expect to leave with knowledge and experience of how to plan, assess, improve, and disseminate data for long-term preservation and access. Individuals who have collected or plan to collect their own data will benefit most from this workshop.