The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) will participate in the American Society of Neurorehabilitation Annual Meeting in San Diego on November 1-2, 2018.

Expanding your toolkit: How can you use data science to streamline your research and tackle bigger questions?

November 2, 2018
1:30 – 3:00 pm

Advancing the field of neurorehabilitation requires researchers to collectively gather, store, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data. These data take many forms including medical imaging, clinical assessments, electronic health records, or even wearable devices. In this roundtable, we want to discuss how to modernize your data “ecosystem” in-line with the NIH’s “Strategic Plan for Data Science” (including advanced data storage, management, and analysis methods).

Discussion Questions: How can I leverage electronic data collection and management tools to make my projects more efficient? How can advanced statistical models bring a closer correspondence between my theory and choice of analysis? How can we use databases more efficiently to pool data longitudinally or across study sites?

Round Table Leaders:
Keith Lohse, PhD
Kenneth Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR

CLDR will participate in the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Large Dataset Research: An Introduction and Overview
October 23, 2018
8:30am

Learning Objectives:
- Review advantages and challenges of using large datasets
- Discuss available large datasets that can be used to answer a clinically relevant research question in rheumatology

Speaker:
Kenneth Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR

ICPSR Data Depositors Tell All! (a Q&A session)
Thursday, October 4, 2018
1-1:50pm Central

What draws people to deposit their data at ICPSR, particularly for the first time? What went on in their heads during their decision-making process? Join us to find out! Recent new depositors will talk about sharing their data with ICPSR, why they chose the institute, and the benefits they have so far received from their decisions. This is a great opportunity to ask the depositor questions about their data-sharing experiences with ICPSR! Presenters include Roland Kushner, Associate Professor of Business at Muhlenberg College, and Sook-Lei Liew, USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Neurology and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Note: Dr. Liew was a recipient of a CLDR Archiving Pilot award that led to the successful archival of the ATLAS Dataset. This is a great opportunity to ask questions about her archiving experience.

Please join us for a special guest lecture sponsored by the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) and the Center for Recovery, Physical Activity and Nutrition (CeRPAN)

"Hospital Readmissions of Older Adults with Dementia: How Health Services Research can Help"

Thursday, October 4, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Sara Knox, PT, PhD, DPT, Associate Chair and Assistant Professor, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, Educational Leadership Fellowship Graduate, Department of Physical Therapy MGH Institute of Health Professions

The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) will participate in the American College of Rehabilitation Medicine annual conference in Dallas, Texas on September 30 - October 3, 2018.

Visit our 2018 ACRM event page for more information.

Please join us for a special guest lecture sponsored by the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences:

"Promoting Healthspan for Persons with Complex and Chronic Health Conditions with Sustainable Wellness Approaches: From Evidence to Action"

Thursday, August 23, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Patricia Heyn, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado, Denver

Please join us for a special guest lecture sponsored by the Center for Recovery, Physical Activity & Nutrition with the Department of Nutrition & Metabolism as part of the UTMB School of Health Professions 50th Anniversary lecture series.

Video Now Available: "Exercise Guidance After a Cancer Diagnosis: Evidence and Logistics"

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
SHP 1.202

Presented by Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences; Associate Director of Population Sciences, Penn State Cancer Institute.

Please join us for a special guest lecture sponsored by the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences:

"The Role of Mind-body Medicine in the Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients on Active Treatment and their Family Caregivers"

Monday, July 16, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Kathrin Milbury, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX MD Anderson

Please join us for a special guest lecture sponsored by the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR):

"Understanding late-life unemployment and retirement transitions a picture of complexity and change"

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Maren Wright Voss, ScD, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah

Please join us for a special guest lecture, co-Sponsored by the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) and Center for Recovery, Physical Activity and Nutrition (CeRPAN):

"Shifting healthcare paradigms: Strategies to improve survivorship costs."

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Amy Pastva, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy Division, Senior Fellow, Center on Aging and Human Development, Duke University

Please join us for a special guest lecture, co-Sponsored by the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) and Center for Recovery, Physical Activity and Nutrition (CeRPAN):

"Trajectories of noncommunicable diseases in people with chronic disabilities: Perspectives from a life course health development model."

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Marie Hall, SHP 4.622

Presented by Mark Peterson, PhD, MS, FACSM, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

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.

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.”

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.

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 is participating in the 2018 AOTA Annual Conference & Expo April 19-22, 2018 in Sal Lake City. Stop in at booth #936 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 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.

The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) held the 2018 annual meeting on January 25th. 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.