Grand Rounds

July 6, 2020: NIH Collaboratory EHR Workshop Podcast With Dr. Joshua Denny Now Available

Posted on by Damon Seils

The latest episode of the NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds Podcast is now available on the Living Textbook. Part of a special Grand Rounds series on electronic health records (EHRs), “Real World Evidence: Contemporary Experience and Future Directions” follows an in-depth conversation between NIH Collaboratory PI Dr. Lesley Curtis and Dr. Joshua C. Denny, chief executive officer of the All of Us Research Program.

This discussion provides a deeper look into Denny’s May 8 Grand Rounds presentation with co-panelist Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, JD, on advancing EHRs and the development of a health condition database by the NIH’s All of Us Program for multi-study use.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

  • Denny’s early experience with EHRs and the All of Us Research Program
  • The building of algorithms through an electronic medical records and genomics network
  • How the All of Us study is responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

June 24, 2020: EHR Workshop Grand Rounds Series Continues With Keys to Success in the Evolving EHRs Environment

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH Collaboratory is using its ePCT Grand Rounds platform for a special webinar series on electronic health records (EHRs). The series, Advances at the Intersection of Digital Health, Electronic Health Records and Pragmatic Clinical Trials, is highlighting advances in digital health, new approaches and evolving standards for EHRs, and implications for researchers conducting pragmatic trials.

In this week’s EHR workshop session, a panel of investigators from the NIH Collaboratory Trials—including Drs. Teresa Zayas-Cabán, George (Holt) Oliver, Christopher Longhurst, and Rachel Richesson—will discuss “Keys to Success in the Evolving EHR Environment.” Dr. Keith Marsolo of Duke University will facilitate the discussion. The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, June 26, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

Other upcoming sessions in the EHR workshop series include:

  • Recording June 30, Available July 7, 2020: Podcast: Summary Expert Panel Discussion (Patrick J. Heagerty, PhD; Keith Marsolo, PhD; Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH; Moderator: Lesley H. Curtis, PhD)

June 17, 2020: Living Textbook Grand Rounds Series Continues With “Demystifying Biostatistical Concepts”

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Join us Friday, June 19, for “Demystifying Biostatistical Concepts for Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials,” the fourth session in our special 5-part Grand Rounds series focused on the Living Textbook. NIH Collaboratory investigators Drs. Liz Turner, Patrick Heagerty, and David Murray will discuss statistical design considerations, choosing the right design, and implications for the analysis. Topics covered will include:

  • RCTs, CRTs, and IRGTs: selecting the right trial design
  • Clustering and statistical power
  • Other analytical issues

See below for the full schedule of Living Textbook sessions and a special message from Dr. Kevin Weinfurt.

Living Textbook Grand Rounds Series
Date Title Speakers
January 31, 2020 Pragmatic Clinical Trials: How Do I Start?
  • Greg Simon, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
  • Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, Duke University
February 28, 2020 Preparing for the Unknown: Conducting Pragmatic Research in Real-World Contexts
  • Jerry Jarvik, MD, MPH, University of Washington
  • Vince Mor, PhD, Brown University
  • Leah Tuzzio, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
March 27, 2020 Tips for Putting Together a Successful PCT Grand Application
  • Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
June 19, 2020 Demystifying Biostatistical Concepts for Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials
  • Liz Turner, PhD, Duke University
  • Patrick Heagerty, PhD, University of Washington
  • David M. Murray, PhD, National Institutes of Health
July 17, 2020 Choosing What to Measure and Making It Happen: Your Keys to Pragmatic Trial Success
  • Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, Duke University
  • Emily O’Brien, PhD, Duke University

 

June 10, 2020: PROVEN Trial Will Report Main Findings During NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds

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A co–principal investigator of the Pragmatic Trial of Video Education in Nursing Homes (PROVEN), a recently completed NIH Collaboratory Trial, will report the main outcomes of the study during NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds this week.

The PROVEN team developed video-assisted decision support tools for advance care planning that showed efficacy in small randomized controlled trials. The goal of PROVEN was to evaluate the effectiveness of those video tools in real-world nursing home settings by embedding the intervention in 2 large healthcare systems that operate 492 nursing homes nationwide.

Dr. Susan Mitchell of Harvard Medical School will present “A Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial of an Advance Care Planning Video Intervention in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents: Main Findings from the PROVEN Trial.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, June 12, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

PROVEN is supported within the NIH Collaboratory by a cooperative agreement from the National Institute on Aging.

June 3, 2020: NIH Collaboratory COVID-19 Grand Rounds Series Continues With the PCORnet COVID-19 Common Data Model

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The NIH Collaboratory Coordinating Center is using its popular Grand Rounds platform to share late-breaking research and promote resources in support of clinical researchers affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

In this week’s COVID-19 Grand Rounds session, Dr. Thomas Carton of the Louisiana Health Institute, Dr. Keith Marsolo of Duke University, and Dr. Jason Block of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute will present “PCORnet COVID-19 Common Data Model Design and Results.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, June 5, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

Previous COVID-19 Grand Rounds:

For more news and resources related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, see the COVID-19 Resources page.

May 27, 2020: EHR Workshop Grand Rounds Series Continues With Experiences From the Collaboratory PCTs

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH Collaboratory is using its ePCT Grand Rounds platform for a special webinar series on electronic health records (EHRs). The series, Advances at the Intersection of Digital Health, Electronic Health Records and Pragmatic Clinical Trials, is highlighting advances in digital health, new approaches and evolving standards for EHRs, and implications for researchers conducting pragmatic trials.

In this week’s EHR workshop session, a panel of investigators from the NIH Collaboratory Trials—including Drs. Jerry Jarvik, Lynn DeBar, Doug Zatzick, and Vince Mor—will discuss “Experiences From the Collaboratory PCTs.” Dr. Wendy Weber of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health will facilitate the discussion. The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, May 8, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

Other upcoming sessions in the EHR workshop series include:

  • June 26, 2020: Keys to Success in the Evolving EHRs Environment (Teresa Zayas-Cabán, PhD; George [Holt] Oliver, MD, PhD; Christopher A. Longhurst, MD, MS; Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH; Moderator: Keith Marsolo, PhD)
  • Recording June 30, Available July 7, 2020: Podcast: Summary Expert Panel Discussion (Patrick J. Heagerty, PhD; Keith Marsolo, PhD; Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH; Moderator: Lesley H. Curtis, PhD)

May 15, 2020: Podcast for Dr. Robert Califf’s May 1 Grand Rounds Presentation Now Available

Posted on by Gina Uhlenbrauck
The latest episode of the NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds Podcast is now available on the Living Textbook. “Can the COVID-19 Crisis Lead to Reformation of the Evidence Generation Ecosystem?” features a deep-dive discussion between NIH Collaboratory PI Dr. Lesley Curtis and Dr. Robert Califf, Head of Strategy and Policy at Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, on Dr. Califf’s May 1 Grand Rounds Presentation.
 
This discussion provides a deeper look into Dr. Califf’s keynote presentation, which kicked off the Grand Rounds Special Series: Advances at the Intersection of Digital Health, Electronic Health Records, and Pragmatic Clinical Trials.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

  • The state of the current healthcare delivery system
  • How the COVID-19 pandemic could influence change in the current system
  • Aspects of clinical research that have accelerated over the past several months
  • Access to digital technologies and adoption of electronic health records

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May 14, 2020: Healthcare Innovation Highlights Launch of NIH Collaboratory’s EHR Workshop Grand Rounds Series

Posted on by Gina Uhlenbrauck

An article on the Healthcare Innovation website last week highlighted the launch of the NIH Collaboratory’s special Grand Rounds series on electronic health records (EHRs). The article discusses a presentation by Dr. Robert Califf, head of strategy and policy for Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, who envisioned how the healthcare system can learn from innovations being implementing during the COVID-19 emergency. Dr. Califf gave the opening keynote address for the EHR workshop series.

The article mentions the new Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) registry, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and the RECOVERY Trial, a national platform trial in the United Kingdom. Both of these COVID-19 studies were recently featured on NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds.

Read the full article and hear Dr. Califf’s keynote presentation.

The EHR Workshop Grand Rounds series, Advances at the Intersection of Digital Health, Electronic Health Records and Pragmatic Clinical Trials, will continue on May 29. Previous and upcoming presentations in the series include:

May 13, 2020: NIH Collaboratory COVID-19 Grand Rounds Series Continues With the REMAP-CAP Trial

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The NIH Collaboratory Coordinating Center is using its popular Grand Rounds platform to share late-breaking research and promote resources in support of clinical researchers affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

In this week’s COVID-19 Grand Rounds session, Dr. Derek Angus of the University of Pittsburgh will present “Optimizing Learning While Doing: The REMAP-CAP Adaptive Platform Trial.” The REMAP-CAP trial is an adaptive platform trial of treatments for community-acquired pneumonia. The trial team recently implemented a COVID-19 pandemic appendix to the core protocol. The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, May 15, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

Previous COVID-19 Grand Rounds:

For more news and resources related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, see the COVID-19 Resources page.

May 6, 2020: EHR Workshop Grand Rounds Series Continues With Future Directions in Real-World Evidence

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH Collaboratory is using its ePCT Grand Rounds platform for a special webinar series on electronic health records (EHRs). The series, Advances at the Intersection of Digital Health, Electronic Health Records and Pragmatic Clinical Trials, is highlighting advances in digital health, new approaches and evolving standards for EHRs, and implications for researchers conducting pragmatic trials.

In this week’s EHR workshop session, Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay of the US Food and Drug Administration and Dr. Joshua Denny of the National Institutes of Health will discuss “Real World Evidence: Contemporary Experience and Future Directions.” NIH Collaboratory investigator Dr. Patrick Heagerty of the University of Washington School of Public Health will facilitate the discussion. The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, May 8, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

Other upcoming sessions in the EHR workshop series include:

  • May 29, 2020: Experiences From the Collaboratory PCTs (Jeffrey [Jerry] G. Jarvik, MD, MPH; Lynn DeBar, PhD; Doug Zatzick, MD; Vince Mor, PhD; Moderator: Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH)
  • June 26, 2020: Keys to Success in the Evolving EHRs Environment (Teresa Zayas-Cabán, PhD; George [Holt] Oliver, MD, PhD; Christopher A. Longhurst, MD, MS; Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH; Moderator: Keith Marsolo, PhD)
  • Recording June 30, Available July 7, 2020: Podcast: Summary Expert Panel Discussion (Patrick J. Heagerty, PhD; Keith Marsolo, PhD; Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH; Moderator: Lesley H. Curtis, PhD)