CCHD Spring Series — Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute's Carolina Consortium on Human Development is honored to host a panel discussion on Discrimination, Context, and Health.

Panelists: Dr. Mayra Bámaca, Dr. Glorisa Canino, and Dr. Shawn Jones

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:

• Focus on technical aspects of working with data in the secure N3C Enclave, including use of OMOP concept sets and N3C-specific tooling, such as the Concept Set Browser.
• Introduce commonly used analysis tools, such as Contour and Code Workbooks and corresponding workflows for simple analyses.
• Introduce the Enclave Knowledge Store, a mechanism for sharing and using community-developed code and data across projects.

Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET

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This six-part orientation is strongly recommended for all clinical research personnel who are new to UNC or new to research. The series will introduce research personnel to the UNC offices involved in clinical trials, discuss the federal and local regulations governing conduct of research, and provide an overview of best practices utilized in the implementation of clinical research. It is recommended that registrants complete both the CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and CITI Human Subjects Protection (IRB/Ethics) modules prior to attending the orientation.

Each session of the orientation will be held on Wednesday afternoons,1:30 to 4:30pm. Research personnel are encouraged to attend all 6 modules, but may choose to attend only those of particular interest or relevance. The topics to be covered this week include:

• UNC Institutional Review Board Processes (IRB Analysts / Staff) - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Conflict of Interest (Joy Bryde) - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
• Post-Session Q&A Discussion 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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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.

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About REDCap

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:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

Join this month's journal club to discuss the use of real world data to evaluate the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine as described in this recent paper: BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Mass Vaccination Setting

Background

As mass vaccination campaigns against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) commence worldwide, vaccine effectiveness needs to be assessed for a range of outcomes across diverse populations in a noncontrolled setting. In this study, data from Israel's largest health care organization were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.

Discussion Leaders

Michele Jonsson-Funk, PhD and Sara Dejene

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The Path to Preventive Genomics

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features Robert C. Green, MD, MPH of Harvard Medical School, Ariadne Labs, and the Broad Institute.

Presenters
Robert C. Green, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine (Genetics), Harvard Medical School
Director, Genomes2People Research Program and Preventive Genomics Clinic
Mass General Brigham, Ariadne Labs, Broad Institute

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