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Carlos Maeztu and Nadine Zemon, two participants in OneFlorida’s Citizen Scientist Program, have earned Patient Scholarships to attend the 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The theme of the 2018 meeting, which will take place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, is “From Evidence to…
OneFlorida researcher Caitrin W. McDonough, Ph.D., received a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to identify patients with resistant hypertension using big data analytics. McDonough is a research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and…
OneFlorida researchers will share their innovative Citizen Scientist teaching curriculum at two prestigious conferences this fall. Janet Brishke, MPH, research coordinator III at the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium, will present at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA), and the 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute…
A recent UF Health press release reporting that Florida’s obesity rates are 10 percentage points higher than previously thought was picked up by a number of state media outlets, including Florida Trend magazine and numerous newspapers and television stations across Florida. The findings by researchers from UF Health, Florida Hospital…
OneFlorida researcher Steven M. Smith, Pharm.D., MPH, received a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to use observational research methods with large-scale electronic health record (EHR) data from the OneFlorida Data Trust to improve drug therapy selection for individuals. “Hypertension…
Florida’s obesity rate may be higher than originally thought. A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate in the state at 27.8 percent, but a new study based on an analysis of a robust clinical data repository shows a rate of 37.1 percent — nearly 10 percentage…
OneFlorida Launches PROVIDE-HF OneFlorida is serving as a recruitment center for the PCORnet study PROVIDE-HF (Patient-Reported Outcomes investigation following Initiation of Drug therapy with Entresto [Sacubitril/Valsartan]). The study will evaluate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for participants receiving this new medication to treat chronic heart failure compared with PROs for patients receiving…
OneFlorida has begun its first Portfolio Program research project to tie Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit to study participation. OneFlorida received Portfolio Program sponsorship through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in 2016. This multi-specialty program allows health care organizations to recognize and translate work already being done by…
A paper co-authored by a team of OneFlorida researchers was selected for the American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA) 2017 Distinguished Paper Award at AMIA’s 2017 Annual Symposium in Washington, D.C. in November. The research team, led by Zhe He, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Information at Florida…
A research poster reporting on citizen scientists’ communication with scientists as members of a clinical research team placed first in the predoctoral population sciences category at the UF Health Cancer Center Research Day in November. The study, “Bridging the Divide Between the ‘Regular Joe’ and Scientists: Exploring How Citizen Scientists…
