Join colleagues from NC TraCS and CTSAs across the country for the Translational Impact Summit, a two-day virtual event hosted by the CTSA Translational Impact Working Group.

Guided by the theme Driving Translational Science Toward Measurable Impact, this summit convenes leaders, researchers, and partners across the CTSA consortium to advance our knowledge and shared capacity for translational impact.

Through dynamic sessions, attendees will explore innovative frameworks and cross-CTSA strategies for assessing and communicating impact, while gaining practical tools to embed measurable outcomes in program planning. Designed to foster collaboration and best practices, the summit offers interactive forums, cross-sector insights, and networking opportunities. The summit will showcase examples of translating science into policy and population health and equip participants with actionable strategies for planning, implementing, and disseminating impact-driven research.

Whether your expertise lies in evaluation, informatics, community engagement, communications, administration, or clinical research, this is your opportunity to shape the future of translational impact assessment and knowledge translation within the CTSA program.

For more information about this summit, please visit ccos-cc.ctsa.io.

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Join colleagues from NC TraCS and CTSAs across the country for the Translational Impact Summit, a two-day virtual event hosted by the CTSA Translational Impact Working Group.

Guided by the theme Driving Translational Science Toward Measurable Impact, this summit convenes leaders, researchers, and partners across the CTSA consortium to advance our knowledge and shared capacity for translational impact.

Through dynamic sessions, attendees will explore innovative frameworks and cross-CTSA strategies for assessing and communicating impact, while gaining practical tools to embed measurable outcomes in program planning. Designed to foster collaboration and best practices, the summit offers interactive forums, cross-sector insights, and networking opportunities. The summit will showcase examples of translating science into policy and population health and equip participants with actionable strategies for planning, implementing, and disseminating impact-driven research.

Whether your expertise lies in evaluation, informatics, community engagement, communications, administration, or clinical research, this is your opportunity to shape the future of translational impact assessment and knowledge translation within the CTSA program.

For more information about this summit, please visit ccos-cc.ctsa.io.

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This online training will provide an introduction to qualitative data analysis, focusing on content/thematic analysis. The session will cover the basics of qualitative data analysis and steps in the analysis process, including transcribing, memoing, codebook development and coding, exploring content areas or themes, and interpreting and communicating findings. Participants will have the opportunity to practice developing and applying codes. Please note: We will not be demonstrating how to use qualitative data analysis software during this session.

This event may be recorded. Materials such as slides or handouts will be shared with documented attendees only.

Presenters:
MaryBeth Grewe, MPH
Program Manager, Qualitative Research Service
Research Specialist, Patient and Community Engagement in Research (PaCER) Program

Simone Frank, MPH
Senior Project Manager, Patient and Community Engagement in Research (PaCER) Program
Research Specialist, Qualitative Research Service

For questions about this training, please contact MaryBeth Grewe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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This half day Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Course is brought to you by the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) and Triangle CPR.

Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider is commonly required for all medical and dental professionals. This includes licensed and non-licensed study coordinators and research assistants. The AHA's BLS Course has been updated to include science and education from the 2025 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team Basic Life Support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR, the various chains of survival and team dynamics.

In this instructor-led course, students will participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing; and complete a written exam. To successfully complete the course and receive a certification card (valid for two years), you must attend the full session, successfully complete the skills practice, and pass the exam. Note - this course is appropriate for students who require initial training as well as recertification.

Cost: $65.00
Payment method accepted: UNC account funds (full chartfield string is required at registration)
Location: NC TraCS Institute (Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, 160 N. Medical Drive, 2nd Floor, Conference Room 219, Chapel Hill, NC)
Intended Audience: UNC-Chapel Hill research employees whose responsibilities include or will include direct patient care

You will need a BLS Providers manual available for use BEFORE and DURING the course. The textbook serves as your admission ticket to the class. No textbook, no admittance. Additional details for the required textbook are available on the Event Registration page.

Late arrival and No-show Policy: Due to the condensed nature of the class we cannot make up missed material resulting from arriving late for class. Therefore, once the class begins there will be a strict no-admittance policy.

Certification Cards: All American Heart Association certifications are now electronic cards, each of the e-cards will be sent via email to each student's email address.

Please contact Janette Goins at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions regarding this training. If for some reason you cannot attend the class, please notify Janette at least three (3) business days before the training.

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The UNC School of Nursing and the Implementation Science Methods Unit at NC TraCS are hosting Exploring Implementation Science at UNC: A Symposium to foster learning, collaboration, and networking amongst implementation practitioners, researchers, and students at UNC-Chapel Hill.

The symposium begins with an optional Introduction to Implementation Science session followed by faculty presentations from Kea Turner, Vivian Go, Rachel Hirschey, and Chris Shea.

Presentations include:

• Introduction to Implementation Science (optional session)
• If Not Alarms, Then What?: Substitution as a Strategy for Hospital Fall Prevention
• Systems Navigation and Psychosocial Counseling (SNaP): An Implementation Science Trial
• Scaling What Works: Accelerating the Implementation, Reach, and Sustainability of Evidence-based Cancer Prevention
• Workflows and Information Flows: (Ongoing) Development of the 'Integration of Telehealth and In-Person Services' (ITIPS) Survey

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 2 ‑ 5:15 p.m. ET
Location: Reeves Auditorium, NC Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill, NC

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NOTE: Registration is restricted to those affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill and requires an ONYEN.

Interested in exploring medical students' contributions to quality improvement (QI) at UNC? Attend the virtual Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Symposium to learn more!

Hear students from the School of Medicine's quality improvement Scholarly Concentration program share how they're advancing clinical excellence while developing real-world QI skills.

The event will be held via Zoom and is hosted by the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) and the UNC School of Medicine.

Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase

UNC Gillings Center for Artificial Intelligence and Public Health (CAIPH) invites the full Gillings community, UNC campus, and general public to the Gillings AI and Public Health Showcase. The showcase will highlight the transformative power of AI in public health research and practice at Gillings and beyond. The Dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC Vice Chancellor for Research will open the event, followed by a video welcome from Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins and an invited keynote address from Amir Rubin, CEO & Founding Partner, Healthier Capital. Four Gillings faculty will showcase their AI research. A networking reception will follow.

The Showcase will be held in the BCBS Auditorium of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

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Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from students to seasoned professionals—in both public health and data science. This event offers novices the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and provides experts with the chance to explore fresh perspectives and form new partnerships. The datathon will be fully supported with large public health datasets, generous computational resources, and mentors. Teams will utilize these resources to address a public health question using AI and present their findings at the conclusion of the datathon. We expect that most teams will generate results that could be used in an abstract, preliminary data for a grant proposal, or could be further developed into a full manuscript.

The datathon is open to all at UNC and beyond. Because the event is on-campus and in-person, we expect the greatest number of participants to be UNC faculty, staff, researchers, postdocs, grad and professional students, and advanced undergrads. But others — alums, industry, community members, etc. — are all welcome to apply!

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Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon: by application or invitation only

The Gillings AI and Public Health Datathon is a two-day, focused, mentored opportunity for transdisciplinary teams to dig into large public health datasets using data science and AI. Each team will be anchored by a public health research expert and a senior data scientist to provide domain and technical leadership. We welcome participants at all levels—from students to seasoned professionals—in both public health and data science. This event offers novices the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and provides experts with the chance to explore fresh perspectives and form new partnerships. The datathon will be fully supported with large public health datasets, generous computational resources, and mentors. Teams will utilize these resources to address a public health question using AI and present their findings at the conclusion of the datathon. We expect that most teams will generate results that could be used in an abstract, preliminary data for a grant proposal, or could be further developed into a full manuscript.

The datathon is open to all at UNC and beyond. Because the event is on-campus and in-person, we expect the greatest number of participants to be UNC faculty, staff, researchers, postdocs, grad and professional students, and advanced undergrads. But others — alums, industry, community members, etc. — are all welcome to apply!

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