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Like much else in the COVID-19 era, research using focus groups has moved online. Likewise, stakeholder advisory group meetings are now taking place over a variety of virtual platforms. To learn more about this, please check out this ICTR CAP-Ed presentation from December 2020. Gay Thomas, former Director of Stakeholder Engagement with the Wisconsin Network …
In February 2021, WINRS collaborated with Dr. Barb Bowers to facilitate conversations with the CARDS community groups about the COVID-19 vaccine. We asked CARDS members to discuss the following questions: What would motivate you to get the vaccine? What concerns or barriers would stop you from getting the vaccine? How might we address barriers or concerns? Where do …
The CARDS are a perfect 10! The two groups of Community Advisors on Research Design and Strategies (CARDS) coordinated by WINRS just celebrated their 10th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, WINRS held Zoom parties with awards and comments from Dr. Linda Scott, the Dean of the School of Nursing, and Dr. Barbara Bowers, Director, …
Recruiting research participants in the community So, you’ve developed a recruitment flyer for your study, you have the names of several area libraries, community centers and a few groceries stores known to have bulletin boards. All you need to do now is post those flyers, sit back and let the participants roll in, right? Well, …
Shammari Kay Member of the Lussier CARDS since 2016 What is one thing you really like about being a member of the CARDS at Lussier? One thing I really like about the CARDS group is the fact that the group feels more like a family rather than a group of people from the community, which …
Improving ambulation during a hospital stay Lead Researcher: Barb King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC; UW-Madison School of Nursing What is the focus of your research? The focus of my research is to improve outcomes for hospitalized older adults. The route I’m taking to do this is to find out how we can improve ambulation during a …
Thinking Out Loud during an Opening Question One of our best practices is to start CARDS meetings by asking an opening question. Some of our opening questions are just for fun while others get people thinking deeply about research, their own experiences, or the topic for the meeting. All of our opening questions give people …
Designing a smart phone app to improve outcomes after surgery Lead Researcher: Sara Fernandes-Taylor, PhD; Department of Surgery, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health What is the focus of your research? Our research program focuses on improving outcomes after vascular surgery. Specifically, we designed and pilot-tested a smartphone app that allows our vascular surgery …
Elijah Sacra Member of the VOICE Advisory Board since 2017 What is one thing you really like about being a member of a patient advisory committee? I am a US Marine Corps Veteran and health and wellness professional who suffered from chronic pain for two decades. After navigating the VA space and exploring hundreds of …
ICTR D&I Short Course Materials Available The 2017 Dissemination & Implementation Short Course was held October 11-13. Sponsored by the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, the short course featured national and local experts in the field, who led presentations and interactive sessions on D&I concepts, frameworks, research designs, and implementation strategies. The course …