What Are Common Pitfalls in Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Posted on September 19, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

What Are Common Pitfalls in Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Description

Dr. Wendy Weber discusses common concerns expressed during the peer review process for writing PCT grant application and provides application recommendations from a reviewer's perspective.

Speaker

Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Branch Chief, Clinical Research Branch
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

How Do You Estimate the Degree of Clustering for Outcomes?

Posted on September 18, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

How Do You Estimate the Degree of Clustering for Outcomes?

Description

Dr. Liz Turner discusses estimating the degree of clustering for outcomes, starting with consulting other studies with similar settings and looking in the EHRs to see what data is available to inform and give a preliminary estimate of the ICC.

Speaker

Liz Turner, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Global Health
Biostatistics and Study Design Core Co-Chair

What Should I Avoid When Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Posted on September 14, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

What Should I Avoid When Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Description

Dr. Wendy Weber provides an overview of elements to avoid when writing PCT grant applications from the perspective of an application reviewer. Weber's recommendations boil down to ensuring the application is thorough and follows each step, while remaining concentrated on the specific study aim.

Speaker

Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Branch Chief, Clinical Research Branch
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

What Are the “Must Dos” of Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Posted on September 12, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

What Are the “Must Dos” of Writing PCT Grant Applications?

Description

Dr. Wendy Weber provides suggestions for writing PCT grant applications from the perspective of an application reviewer. Her recommendations include providing strong justifications, ensuring the proposed study is impactful and advances the field, and proposing a study that reduces complexity in the healthcare field.

Speaker

Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Branch Chief, Clinical Research Branch
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

How Does Clustering Affect Power and Detectable Difference?

Posted on September 10, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

How Does Clustering Affect Power and Detectable Difference?

Description

In this video, Dr. Liz Turner walks through an example that illustrates how clustering affects power and detectable difference.

Speaker

Liz Turner, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Global Health
Biostatistics and Study Design Core Co-Chair

What Are the Benefits to Standardizing Phenotype Definition?

Posted on September 7, 2023December 3, 2025 by Elizabeth Mccamic

What Are the Benefits to Standardizing Phenotype Definition?

Description

Dr. Rachel Richesson discusses the benefits to standardizing phenotype definitions, which entails reusing and repurposing definitions for different studies. Richesson asserts that this practice allows for greater efficiency across research projects.

Speaker

Rachel Richesson, PhD
Professor of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School
Electronic Health Records Core Co-chair

Is It Important to Explain the Definition of Pragmatic to Grant Reviewers?

Posted on September 6, 2023October 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Mccamic

Is It Important to Explain the Definition of Pragmatic to Grant Reviewers?

Description

Dr. Wendy Weber discusses the importance of defining what it means to be pragmatic in the context of a specific study and whether or not each element of a study is pragmatic in a PCT grant application.

Speaker

Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Branch Chief, Clinical Research Branch
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

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