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Nexus Informatics Conference
Date/Time: Apr 20, 2023, 08:00 AM to Apr 21, 2023, 05:00 PM
Location: Children's Mercy Research Institute
The Nexus Informatics Conference provides a unique blend of informatics perspectives and expertise – industry, academia, medicine, agriculture, technology and biology – a true “nexus”. Attendees will have opportunities to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations.
The goals of the Nexus Informatics Conference are to:
(1) bring together informatics researchers from academia and industry to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem-solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations
(2) provide an opportunity for informatics students to learn about employment opportunities within the region and employers to meet prospective candidates
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Mar
22
12:04 PM • Virtual
March Open Forum on Biostatistics
The Open Forum on Biostatistics is a service provided by the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) function of Frontiers, our institutions Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The purpose of this forum is to provide investigators with an opportunity to ask questions related to BERD topic areas. These may relate to research and training, and the forum provides a new avenue to connect with colleagues in support of the research and education missions of the BERD function of Frontiers. This meeting is open to staff and faculty from all Frontiers Partner Institutions.
This first forum will be hosted by Dr. Jonathan Mahnken, co-lead of the BERD function of Frontiers.
Mar
23
10:00 AM • Virtual - EMAIL livelasq@utmb.edu for meeting links
Team Science: Current Status and Future Role in Translational Science
The CTSA Team Science Affinity Group (TSAG), a consortium-wide initiative led by UTMB and Dr. Kevin Wooten, is hosting:
Erica K. Rosemond, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy (Division) Director
Branch Chief and Action Section Chief
Division of Clinical Innovation
Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program Branch
Initiatives & Consortium-Wide Activities Section
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health,
for a talk entitled
"Team Science: Current Status and Future Role in Translational Science"
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00 am Eastern|10:00 am Central | 8:00 am Pacific
Her topics will be:
Where is the home for Team Science in the CTSA Framework?
How can Team Science shape Translational Science and the Process of Translation?
NCATS resources and programs related to Team Science
The future of Team Science in CTSA Hub operations
Mar
23
12:00 PM • Zoom
Beyond Participation: Engaging Communities in Translational Research
Join Andrea Bradley Ewing, MPA, MA Senior Director of Community Engaged Research at Children’s Mercy Research Institute to discuss the impact of engaging with patients, caregivers and community members in advancing science to improve health outcomes in pediatric populations.
Mar
24
12:00 PM • Virtual
Language Barriers and Access to Care (AEDP)
Attendees will learn about challenges that non-English-speaking patients face to access healthcare services and recommended strategies to address them
Mar
30
09:00 AM • In person in the Ad Astra room and via zoom
Water Teachings: Methodological Reflections from the Two-Spirit Dry Lab on Capacity Building within Indigenous Communities Across Turtle Island
Two-Spirit Dry Lab (2SDL) is Turtle Island’s first research group that focusesexclusively on Two-Spirit people, communities, and experiences.
Turtle Island is the name the Lenape, Iroquois, Anishinaabe, and other
Woodland Nations gave to North America
Mar
30
01:00 PM • Virtual
Outcomes from NASEM’s Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations Report
My office is hosting a virtual event, “Outcomes from NASEM’s Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations Report,” on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET.
Drs. Gilda A. Barabino and Susan T. Fiske will discuss findings from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) consensus report on the systemic barriers to participation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and recommended approaches to address such inequities.
Registration is now open!
Closed captioning will be included. Sign language interpreting services and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request in the registration form.
Apr
04
12:00 PM • Zoom
Community-Based Participatory Action Research (AED Elective)
More information to come.
Apr
11
02:00 PM • Remote
Implementation Science Quarterly Meeting
Come meet and connect with your fellow Implementation Science investigators. Meeting to include networking, sharing works-in-progress and informal conversations about timely topics. Please email Maggie Padek Kalman (mpadekkalman@kumc.edu) to be added to the meeting invite.
Apr
20
08:00 AM • Children's Mercy Research Institute
Nexus Informatics Conference
The Nexus Informatics Conference provides a unique blend of informatics perspectives and expertise – industry, academia, medicine, agriculture, technology and biology – a true “nexus”. Attendees will have opportunities to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations.
The goals of the Nexus Informatics Conference are to:
(1) bring together informatics researchers from academia and industry to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem-solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations
(2) provide an opportunity for informatics students to learn about employment opportunities within the region and employers to meet prospective candidates
Apr
27
09:00 AM • KU Edwards Campus Best Conference Center
Spring Mock Study Section
Interested in attending? Click the link below.
May
04
12:00 PM • Zoom
The Science of Effective Mentorship
What makes a mentoring relationship successful for both mentors and mentees? Explore this question and the critical elements of an effective mentoring relationship with Jenna Rogers, Ph.D., Research Director at the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences at the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, and Scientist with the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Coordinating Center, part of UW Research Mentoring Initiatives at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Rogers will also discuss how Research Mentor Training programs, as well as Research Mentee Training, and key tools can help achieve and evaluate mentoring efforts.
May
18
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum - Rising Maternal Mortality in the U.S. & Kansas City
Innovations in Quality Forums are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on May 18 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT as we discuss Rishing Maternal Mortality in the U.S. and Kansas City.
Please register.
May
25
12:00 PM • Zoom
Research and Discovery Ground Rounds Monthly Series
More information to come!
Jun
12
09:00 AM • via Zoom
June Frontiers Roadshow
Want to learn more about what Frontiers has to offer? Join mPIs Mario Castro and Steve Leeder as they discuss Frontiers resources, services and funding opportunities. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions.
Register Today!
Jul
20
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Role of Data in the Evolution of Healthcare
Innovations in Quality Forums (formerly KC QVIC Forums) aer being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on July 20 as we discuss the Role of Data in the Evolution of Healthcare from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Jul
25
04:30 PM • Children's Mercy Research Institute, Conference Room 3
Summer Implementation Science Quarterly Meeting
Join us for a great networking opportunity!
Email Maggie Padek Kalman to sign-up and recieve the meeting invite.
Sep
21
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Novel Strategies to Incentivize Value-based Care
Innovations in Quality Forums are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on Sept. 21 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. as we discuss Novel Strategies to Incentivize Value-based Care.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Nov
16
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forums: Promising Regional Strategies to Achieve Health Equity
Innovations in Quality Forum will discuss Promising Regional Strategies to Achieve Health Equity on Nov. 16 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT. Events are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Dec
14
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Regional Quality Improvement
Innovations in Quality Forum on Dec. 14 will discuss Regional Quality Improvement: Current Results from the Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT.
Events are being held in a hybrind environment in 2023.
Please register if you plan to attend.
