Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: December 10, 2015

Present:  Marianne Burke, Kairn Kelley, Rodger Kessler, Ayodelle LeBruin, Connie van Eeghen

Start Up:  Consilience, Edward O. Wilson, is available in Connie’s office (and currently on loan to Kairn)

1.                  Discussion: Marianne’s update: Study response rates

a.       Types of invitations: invitation emails, letters, telephone calls.

b.      The link below gives some advice:

                                                  i.       http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2015/11/04/boosting-response-rates-with-invitation-letters/

c.       The team is experiencing difficulty recruiting providers via email and are now employing a more time consuming personal approach. 

d.      Next the team will experience the challenges of patient recruitment by means of a mailed information letter followed by phone call for consent and survey.

e.       Feedback on these methods.  What is realistic? What if we don't reach adequate sample sizes (in a reasonable amount of time) to answer the research question as planned?

                                                  i.      Less than 25% of providers have signed on (22 out of about 100); need 30

	Prvd Cons	Sign	Orient	3 Checks	Info Pt	Phone-30	Phone-60	Phone-90
Mult Cont	22--16 tot	18-gift Buddy?	18		22
Tell why
Who
Status
Sm Gift

2.                  Discussion: Connie’s Honors College Course: Mapping and Final Project

a.       Mapping template (handout)

                                                  i.      Be explicit about the health event and how it relates to the context

1.      Specify for reading assignments: customize the worksheet

                                                ii.      Change the format for the in-class assignments – easy note taking

                                              iii.      Re-think each row header

                                              iv.      Consider a “sun” diagram

                                                v.      Separate out:

1.      Who is this person

2.      What is the setting

b.      Plan for final project

                                                  i.      Template

                                                ii.      FOCUS

                                              iii.      Start of MIPP template

3.                  Next Workshop Meeting(s): Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., at Given Courtyard South Level 4.   

a.       December 17: Rodger on data set of “at-risk type 2 DM”

b.      December 24: UVM closed

c.       December 31: UVM closed

d.      January 7, 2016: (need to plan dates/times for spring semester)

a.       Mondays at noon

b.      Thursdays at 1:30

Recorder: Connie van Eeghen