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Research Concierge Service Informational Sessions

The Research Concierge Service (RCS) is offering educational opportunities for researchers and research study teams.

All it takes is a phone call or email from a department, study team or researcher to make the request.
Email: ctsc-research-concierge@case.edu Phone: 216 368-0035

Seminars, short courses, and programs may take the form of webinars, regularly scheduled seminars, small group discussions, one-on-one meetings, or other approaches to meet the requester's needs.

See below for current offerings - in-person, on-line videos, or powerpoints/papers. If there are other topics you would like to learn about, contact Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, RCS Director and ask. The RCS is pleased to coordinate sessions to meet your needs.

• How the CTSC Can Help You
  
  What is the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC)?
  Description: Overview of the CTSC including a little history on how it came to be.
  Researchers, Take Advantage of the CTSC Research Concierge Service!
  Description: The Research Concierge Service (RCS) is the "Front Door" or entry way to all elements of the CTSC program. Through this "Front Door," researchers from all partner institutions can more easily identify and access the CTSC's vast resources, both well-established but perhaps unknown and those newly developed.
  ResearchMatch (RM) can help you recruit research participants. Ask how.
  Description: ResearchMatch is a national volunteer research registry that brings together researchers and willing volunteers who wish to get involved in research studies. This national registry developed by institutions affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA), provides a secure, web-based approach to address a key barrier to advancing research: participant recruitment.
  The CTSC Pilot Grant Program: What is it and who is it for?
  (A la carte menu Option - choose one or a series)

  • Overview of CTSC funding opportunities available to researchers - Annual Pilot Grant, Core Utilization Grant, Themed Pilot Programs
  • Overview of WebGrants- Our online grant submission and review application.
  • General Q&A session regarding the pilot grant application
  • Pilot Grant Program Core- How to run your own pilot grant program with CTSC administrative support.
• Facilitated IRB Review: What is it? How does it help the Researcher?
  Description: Would you like to conduct one study at multiple CTSC sites? Facilitated IRB review will streamline the IRB process. It was created to allow studies approved by one institution to receive facilitated review via a newly created electronic "HUB" at the other participating institution(s).
• Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB): What is it? When is it required for a research study?
• Managing Research Records: A System's Approach
  (A la carte menu Option - choose one or a series)
  Description: Outlines an approach to managing data for research studies.
  • Understanding the Research Process - What is a Research Study System?
  • Data Management Plan- Data management tasks and procedures needed to meet research study needs.
  • Research Data Management Process- Nitty gritty of data collecting and processing.
  • Database Development Process- What needs to be considered before building a database?
  • Discrepancy Management- Data validation plan and the data handling conventions.
• SciVal Experts: What is this? How does a researcher use this tool?
  Description: SciVal Experts is a subscription tool used to identify CTSC faculty and other biomedical experts and their publications by areas of expertise. It is designed to facilitate faculty research and project collaboration.
  Click here for a more detailed description.

• SciVal Experts
  The SciVal Experts Getting Started Series features five videos. Watch them to learn more about how you can get started with SciVal Experts today!
  • Part I: How do I navigate my profile?
    Learn how to search by last name, access your list of publications and review your unique research Fingerprint.
  • Part II: How can I find experts in a specific concept within my institution?
    Easily identify collaborators or mentors within your institution by searching by concept of interest.
  • Part III: How can I identify similar experts within my institution?
    Identify experts within your institution who focus on related research by using the Similar Experts feature.
  • Part IV: How can I learn about an individual's publication history?
    Learn about an author's publication history with just a few steps.
  • Part V: How can I find the right researchers for a funding opportunity?
    Find potential collaborators for a funding opportunity by conducting a full text search.

• An Introduction to CER.
  Click here for a CTSC presentation by Gregory Cooper, MD October 20, 2011.
• Clinical Research from Proposal to Implementation: What Every Clinical Investigator Should Know About the Institutional Review Board.
  Click here for the article by Suzanne Rivera, PhD.
• Review of Community-Based Research: Assessing Partnership Approaches to Improve Public Health
  Click here for the article by Barbara A. Israel, et al.
• OnWARD article
  Click here for the article