Inaugural Virginia Clinical Research Conference inspires and strengthens the commonwealth’s clinical research enterprise
By Anne Dreyfuss C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research The ballroom inside the Hilton Hotel in downtown Richmond was standing room only on Friday morning, when more than 200 clinical research professionals from across the commonwealth gathered for the inaugural Virginia Clinical Research Conference. “At the end of every clinical […]
VCU researcher leads study aimed at improving care for people with chronic conditions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a nearly $2 million grant to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Population Health to test a model of care that aims to better connect primary care clinicians with community resources and health system services. People […]
Three reasons to attend the inaugural Virginia Clinical Research Conference
On April 12 clinical research professionals from across the state will convene at the Virginia Clinical Research Conference, Virginia’s first statewide conference that is entirely focused on clinical research. The conference, titled Engagement 2019, is focused on involving stakeholders (patients, families, communities, clinical providers, and research team members) in the planning and conduct of clinical […]
Young researchers will further work in prenatal care, cancer immunotherapy and microRNA through career development program
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Virginia Commonwealth University this month welcomed three clinician researchers to a mentored career development program designed to prepare them for the health care challenges of the future. Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., and Mario Acunzo, M.D., both from the VCU School of Medicine, and […]
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
By Sarah Blackburn VCU Center on Society and Health Recent research from the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health found that life expectancy across the metropolitan Washington region varies by as much as 27 years and health can differ drastically within a single county, from neighborhood to neighborhood. The report – Uneven Opportunities: How Conditions […]
Interdisciplinary VCU research team overcomes obstacles to improve health for people with diabetes
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research At first, it seemed like it wasn’t going to happen. An interdisciplinary research team of Virginia Commonwealth University faculty members and students had applied for federal funding to create a virtual diabetes education program that would empower people living with […]
PCORI Presentation
The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Center on Society and Health will host a presentation for researchers and community partners interested in patient-centered outcomes research. May 11, 2017 PCORI Funding to Address Community-Identified Needs Larrick Center, Court End Ballroom 11 am- 1:30 pm Drs. Emily Zimmerman and Steve Woolf, VCU Center on Society and […]
CCTR Presents at VCU School of Nursing Research Council
Representatives from multiple cores within the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research led a presentation on the various tools and services offered by the Center at a recent VCU School of Nursing Research Council. The VCU Wright CCTR reviewed research definitions set by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the […]
Mary Madu and Kimberly Bradley Lead Brown Bag Presentation on Clinical Trial Recruitment
The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (VCU Wright CCTR) hosted the second in its five-part Fall Brown Bag Lunch seminar series. Attendees were encouraged to bring their lunch and learn about best practices for clinical trial recruitment in a presentation led by Kimberly Bradley, EMT, CCRP, manager of the coordinator […]
Last Chance to Complete the Research Engagement and Mentoring Survey
The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR), is seeking your input regarding your professional needs as an early career faculty member conducting any health-related research. We are interested in feedback from clinical researchers (e.g. nurses, physicians, Allied Health faculty, pharmacists, dentists), biomedical scientists, social workers, psychologists, etc., […]