October 30, 2024: In This Week’s PCT Grand Rounds, the CHI-RON Study of Adults With Congenital Heart Defects

Headshots of Dr. Thomas Carton and Dr. Anitha John
Dr. Thomas Carton and Dr. Anitha John

In this Friday’s PCT Grand Rounds, Thomas Carton of the Louisiana Public Health Institute and Anitha John of George Washington University and the Children’s National Hospital will present “Congenital Heart Initiative: Redefining Outcomes and Navigation to Adult Centered Care (CHI-RON) Study.”

The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 1:00 pm eastern.

Carton is the chief data and strategy officer of the Louisiana Public Health Institute. John is the medical director of the Washington Adult Congenital Heart Program at the Children’s National Hospital and a professor of pediatrics at George Washington University.

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April 6, 2022: COVID-19 Surveillance in PCORnet to Be Featured in Grand Rounds This Week

Headshots of Dr. Jason Block and Dr. Thomas CartonIn this Friday’s COVID-19 Grand Rounds session, Dr. Jason Block of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Thomas Carton of the Louisiana Public Health Institute will present “COVID-19 Surveillance in PCORnet: Year 2 Update.”

The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, April 8, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

The NIH Pragmatic Trials 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. This week’s session will be the second presentation by Dr. Block and Dr. Carton about PCORnet’s COVID-19 surveillance. Access the previous session from June 5, 2020.

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

Grand Rounds April 8: COVID-19 Surveillance in PCORnet: Year 2 Update (Jason Block, MD, MPH; Thomas W. Carton, PhD, MS)

Speaker:

Jason Block, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Harvard Medical School

Thomas W. Carton, PhD, MS
Chief Data Officer
Louisiana Public Health Institute

Topic: COVID-19 Surveillance in PCORnet: Year 2 Update
Date: Friday, April 8, 2022, 1:00-2:00 pm ET

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