Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B
Session B is for analysts, statisticians, data scientists, or anyone who wants to gain a broader understanding of the tools needed to work with the data.
Topics include:
Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET
The Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture Series is an educational program devoted to shaping future generations of dementia care professionals.
The inaugural lecture will feature guest lecturer Bradley F. Boeve, MD, Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Boeve's clinical and research interests include normal aging, neurodegenerative disorders that cause cognitive impairment or dementia, neurogenetics, prion disorders, and neurological sleep disorders.
registerAbout Dr. Kaufer
Daniel I. Kaufer, MD, was a renowned neurologist specializing in frontotemporal dementia and Lewy body dementia at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). His educational roots, however, started at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he received a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and zoology in 1983, and a medical degree from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health in 1988. Dr. Kaufer credited the University of Wisconsin with teaching him to think like a physician. Dr. Kaufer passed away on July 2, 2020, after receiving a sudden cancer diagnosis. He was 61. His legacy of inspiring new generations of healthcare providers lives on in this endowed lecture series.
This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features a panel moderated by Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH, Chief, Clinical Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch, Division of Extramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), School of Medicine Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO), and North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute have developed a hands-on virtual workshop that will introduce participants to working with electronic health record (EHR) data. Content will include EHR data structure, how to query EHR data and interpret the results and limitations of those queries, how to deal with missing data, and an introduction to the Carolina Data Warehouse. During the workshop, participants will work with a de-identified EHR data set based on actual patient records. The workshop is aimed at UNC researchers, students, and clinicians who would like to use EHR data in research.
There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. We anticipate strong interest, and participants will be selected based upon review of relevance to their position and prior SQL/database experience. Additional considerations will be made to ensure diversity of personnel, roles, affiliations, etc. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions. Applications are due by 9 a.m. on May 12, 2021.
ApplyThe REDCap Forms Training Session will teach users to build forms using the online designer or data dictionary (lecture/demo).
Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.
REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.
Current REDCap training offerings include:
For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.
This trans-NIH technical assistance webinar will provide an overview of the new Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing and Testing Multilevel Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being (NOT-OD-21-087) for prospective applicants.
The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session with NIH staff members. Prospective applicants who are unable to participate in the webinar are encouraged to view the video, presentation slides, and frequently asked questions. All of these materials will be posted on this webpage after the event.
Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B
Session A is for those who want to learn about N3C, as well as how to engage with project teams and access the data.
Topics include:
Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET
The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), School of Medicine Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO), and North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute have developed a hands-on virtual workshop that will introduce participants to working with electronic health record (EHR) data. Content will include EHR data structure, how to query EHR data and interpret the results and limitations of those queries, how to deal with missing data, and an introduction to the Carolina Data Warehouse. During the workshop, participants will work with a de-identified EHR data set based on actual patient records. The workshop is aimed at UNC researchers, students, and clinicians who would like to use EHR data in research.
There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. We anticipate strong interest, and participants will be selected based upon review of relevance to their position and prior SQL/database experience. Additional considerations will be made to ensure diversity of personnel, roles, affiliations, etc. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions. Applications are due by 9 a.m. on May 12, 2021.
ApplyThis online training will provide an introduction to thematic analysis, a commonly used approach in qualitative data analysis. The session will cover the basics of qualitative thematic analysis and steps in the analysis process, including transcribing, memoing, codebook development and coding, using computer-based analysis software, exploring content areas or themes, and interpreting and communicating findings.
Participants will have the opportunity to practice developing and applying codes.
Presenters
Simone Frank, MPH, Engagement & Outreach Coordinator
NC TraCS Institute
MaryBeth Grewe, MPH, Qualitative Research Specialist
NC TraCS Institute
Laura Villa Torres, PhD, Diversity & Inclusion Specialist
NC TraCS Institute
The REDCap Hands-On Form Building Training Session will teach users to build forms using the online designer or data dictionary. This session will be a click along hands-on/lecture/demo.
Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.
REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.
Current REDCap training offerings include:
For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.
The NC State Proposal Development Unit (PDU) is hosting an information session to assess faculty interest in developing teams for recently announced NIH Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Initiatives. This session will provide faculty an opportunity to network and review key elements of:
Both of these programs are seeking teams with diverse scientific interests (e.g. quantitative and computational science; biological, clinical, and other biomedical expertise; ethical, legal, and social analysis; training, partnership formation). Proposals due by the end of this summer.
Investigators from within the TraCS Partner institutions (UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, N.C. A&T and RTI) are encouraged to attend this session and to consider inter-institutional collaborations in response to these funding opportunity announcements.
Zoom details will be provided after registration.
Questions? Contact Molly Puente at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), School of Medicine Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO), and North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute have developed a hands-on virtual workshop that will introduce participants to working with electronic health record (EHR) data. Content will include EHR data structure, how to query EHR data and interpret the results and limitations of those queries, how to deal with missing data, and an introduction to the Carolina Data Warehouse. During the workshop, participants will work with a de-identified EHR data set based on actual patient records. The workshop is aimed at UNC researchers, students, and clinicians who would like to use EHR data in research.
There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. We anticipate strong interest, and participants will be selected based upon review of relevance to their position and prior SQL/database experience. Additional considerations will be made to ensure diversity of personnel, roles, affiliations, etc. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions. Applications are due by 9 a.m. on May 12, 2021.
ApplyThis NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features Douglas Zatzick, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine.
Presenter
Douglas Zatzick, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B
Session B is for analysts, statisticians, data scientists, or anyone who wants to gain a broader understanding of the tools needed to work with the data.
Topics include:
Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET
To identify best practices to achieve equipoise in PDA clinical trials.
There are no costs or fees for participating in this online educational activity. However, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to attend the live event and qualify for CME credits. If you have questions, contact Laurie Stockton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For agenda and suggested reading, visit med.unc.edu/pediatrics.
REDCap Functions is advanced training in using functions with your project such as Surveys, Randomization, Calendar/Scheduling, etc.
The session will cover Imports, Reusing Forms, Exports, Surveys, Data Quality Checks, Collecting Data Offline (REDCap Mobile), Subject App (MyCap), Pulling Epic Data, Special layouts (Shazam), Multiple Languages, and more.
Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.
* NOTE: There are no prerequisites for taking the Functions class. Previous attendees advise that you should take one of the Forms classes prior. As a minimum, it will help if you are familiar with building forms, field types, and the options/parameters that belong to those field types.
REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.
Current REDCap training offerings include:
For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.
Myron Cohen, Director, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases will discuss the progress we have made since 2020 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and the work we still have left to do.
Objectives:
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Attendance at this event is pending approval for 1 contact hour of clinical research education on applications for Maintenance of ACRP’s CCRC®, CCRA®, CPI® or ACRP-CP® certification designations
The UNC-NRP is a peer group that is open to all research personnel on campus to promote excellence in the conduct of clinical, social, and translational research through education, professional development and mentoring. Learn more at nrp.tracs.unc.edu.
Serilda Goodwin, Jay Leggette, Catherine Rohweder, DrPH, and Rita Hagevik, PhD, will discuss how they have implemented the Seed to Plate nutrition & physical activity program within Robeson County Public Schools Migrant Education Program, describe the partnerships that have supported this work, share key lessons learned, and discuss how community engagement can benefit implementation science.
Wisdom in the Room is a conference call series hosted by the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Program at NC TraCS at UNC-Chapel Hill. It provides a forum for information and resource sharing among community partners, research stakeholders, and others interested in community engaged research.
Presenters
Serilda Goodwin, Migrant Education Program
Public Schools of Robeson County
Jay Leggette, Grassroots Community Health Coordinator
The Stimulus
Catherine Rohweder, DrPH, Senior Investigator
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Rita Hagevik, PhD, Professor
Department of Biology, UNC-Pembroke
This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD, Professor, Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, and Alan S. Go, MD, Director, Solutions Through Technology and Advanced Analytics Research (STAR) Group.
Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.
*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***
This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.
Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.
Pricing
*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.
For Part I or II | Part I and II |
Community Partner: $225 Student: $225 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $250 Regular: $300 | Community Partner: $400 Student: $400 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $450 Regular: $550 |
If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute
Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.
*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***
This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.
Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.
Pricing
*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.
For Part I or II | Part I and II |
Community Partner: $225 Student: $225 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $250 Regular: $300 | Community Partner: $400 Student: $400 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $450 Regular: $550 |
If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute
Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B
Session A is for those who want to learn about N3C, as well as how to engage with project teams and access the data.
Topics include:
Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET
The UNC Health Office of Health Equity and the Health Disparities Program at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research present How Inequality Kills: Equity as a Health System Imperative with David Ansell, MD, MPH, from Rush University.
Ansell is a 1978 graduate of SUNY Upstate Medical College. He did his medical training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He spent 13 years at Cook County as an attending physician and ultimately was appointed Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. From 1995 to 2005 he was Chairman of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Chicago. He was recruited to Rush University Medical Center as its inaugural Chief Medical Officer in 2005, a position he held until 2015. His research and advocacy has been focused on eliminating health inequities. In 2011 he published a memoir of his times at County Hospital, County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. His latest book, The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills, was published in 2017.
The REDCap Open Training Session will review using surveys and provide ample time to answer any questions REDCap users might have.
Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.
REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.
Current REDCap training offerings include:
For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.
This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features a panel moderated by Emily O’Brien, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine.
Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.
*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***
This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.
Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.
Pricing
*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.
For Part I or II | Part I and II |
Community Partner: $225 Student: $225 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $250 Regular: $300 | Community Partner: $400 Student: $400 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $450 Regular: $550 |
If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute
Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.
*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***
This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.
Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.
Pricing
*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.
For Part I or II | Part I and II |
Community Partner: $225 Student: $225 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $250 Regular: $300 | Community Partner: $400 Student: $400 UNC CHER Associate/Affiliate/Staff: $450 Regular: $550 |
If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute
Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B
Session B is for analysts, statisticians, data scientists, or anyone who wants to gain a broader understanding of the tools needed to work with the data.
Topics include:
Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET
As a clinician, you might see opportunities to improve healthcare on a daily basis. It can be frustrating running into the same problems without having the tools to create change. You might have an idea for a new medical device, digital tool, or process that energizes you, but you’re not sure what to do next.
During this 30-minute webinar, we will provide an overview of the method, tools, and mindset for solving complex problems called Lateral Thinking. Lateral Thinking is a non-linear, iterative systematic process that teams use to consistently arrive at creative solutions to seemingly impossible problems.
We will share case studies demonstrating how lateral thinking tools can be applied to healthcare. As designers, we communicate with quick sketches and storyboards to bring ideas to life. Any change carries risk and uncertainty, but the ability to iterate and share your visualized ideas with the intended stakeholders helps to make progress towards improved outcomes.
At the end of the webinar, we will encourage you to apply to a month long program titled: Design Thinking for Healthcare Providers. The program will include four 90-min practical training sessions, coaching, and custom concept illustrations from the design team at Trig.
Presenters
Ty Hagler, Principal
Trig
Kelly Harrigan, Insights & Ideation Manager
Trig
Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS FastTraCS program and Trig, a full-service design firm.
Join the interactive discussion with leading precision health researchers.
It shouldn't take a pandemic: Social determinants of health in the U.S.
Gail Henderson, PhD
Professor, Department of Social Medicine Director, Center for Genomics & Society
Healthcare or Health? Clinicians' Emerging Roles in Addressing Social Needs
Emily Vander Schaaf, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Pediatrics
Leveraging Integrated Clinical and Environmental Exposures Data to Democratize and Accelerate Open Translational Research
Karamarie Fecho, PhD
President, Copperline Professional Solutions Research Affiliate, UNC Chapel Hill
Join the NC TraCS Comparative Effectiveness Research team for a discussion on what we do and do not know about pregnancy and COVID-19. This discussion will be led by Mollie Wood, PhD.
The primary article for this discussion is Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons.
The secondary articles for this discussion include Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for November 6, 2020.