New pub for Tarleton et al. on Magnesium and Depression

Congratulations to Emily Tarleton, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Science at Northern Vermont State University, Johnson, VT and her colleagues on the publication of their work using data from the UVMMC electronic health records.

Tarleton E, Kennedy A, Rose G, Crocker A, Littenberg B. Association between Depression and Serum Magnesium Levels in an Adult Primary Care Population. Nutrients 2019;11: 1475. Full article at: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/7/1475/htm

AHRQ plans funds for state-level D&I

Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcement to Develop State-level Capacity for Dissemination and Implementation of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research into Primary Care

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Notice Number: NOT-HS-19-019

Key Dates
Release Date: June 20, 2019

Related Announcements
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Issued by
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ)

Purpose

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ works within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and with other partners to assure that the evidence is understood and used.

AHRQ intends to publish a Request for Applications (RFA) to disseminate and implement patient-centered outcome research (PCOR) findings into primary care practices, with a focus on improving heart health, and developing sustainable, primary care quality improvement (QI) capacity within states.

Applicants will be expected to establish multi-organizational partnerships that will support AHRQ's role to disseminate and implement patient-centered outcomes research. It will align with Million Hearts 2022 and is intended to support efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services.

This notice encourages investigators with appropriate expertise and insights to begin to consider applying for this RFA.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED AT THIS TIME

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Robert McNellis, MPH, PA
Senior Advisor for Primary Care
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Email: Robert.McNellis@ahrq.hhs.gov

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-Ben Littenberg

Research Study Newsletter on Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care - Issue 04

Fwd: [HRS Data Alert] RAND HRS 2016 Data

View this email in your browser News and Announcements RAND HRS Longitudinal 2016 and RAND HRS 2016 Fat Files Available The RAND HRS Longitudinal 2016 and RAND HRS 2016 Fat Files are now available on the HRS website.   The RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2016 (V1) is a user-friendly file derived from all waves of the HRS. It is a respondent-level file containing cleaned and processed variables with consistent naming conventions, model-based imputations for missing data, and spousal counterparts of most individual-level variables.   The RAND HRS 2016 Fat File contains most of the original HRS variables with household data merged to the respondent-level. There is one file for each survey year. Currently, there are files for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.   The RAND HRS data files are available in SAS, SPSS and STATA formats and include corresponding data documentation.   The RAND Center for the Study of Aging creates the RAND HRS data products under subcontract from HRS. The HRS and the RAND products are supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Please refer to the RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2016 (V1) Documentation and RAND HRS Fat Files README for more information about these data products.   For more information about data products from the RAND Center for the Study of Aging visit their website at https://www.rand.org/well-being/social-and-behavioral-policy/centers/aging/dataprod.html.   Please direct any questions, comments or concerns regarding the RAND HRS files to randhrshelp@rand.org. Health and Retirement Study Survey Research Center 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Add us to your address book You are receiving this email because you opted in to email announcements at the HRS website. Unsubscribe Update your preferences The Health and Retirement Study is supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG009740) and the Social Security Administration.

American Heart Association Research Funding

The American Heart Association has recently posted 2019-2020 Research Funding Program Deadlines and Descriptions.  

AHA awards are open to an array of academic and health professionals. This includes but is not limited to all academic disciplines (biology, chemistry, mathematics, technology, physics, etc.) and all health-related professions (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, physical and occupational therapists, statisticians, nutritionists, etc.). 

Each Applicant must be an AHA Professional Member before the application deadline. 

See the AHA Application Information Webpage for complete details on the following programs:

·         Data Grant Portfolio 4.0 – Application Deadline: Tues., July 30, 2019

o   Grand Challenge Grant

o   AHA & Amazon Web Services Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Grant, Training Grant, and Clinical Training Grant   

·         AHA Predoctoral Fellowship - Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 14, 2019

·         AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship - Application Deadline: Thursday, August 15, 2019

·         Institutional Undergraduate Student Fellowship: Wed., Sept. 18, 2019 (limited per institution)

·         Merit Award – Letter of Intent Deadline: Thurs., July 11, 2019;  Invited Applicants: Tues., Sept. 24, 2019

·         Collaborative Sciences Award - Letter of Intent Deadline: Tues., Oct. 8, 2019; Invited Applicants: Thurs., Jan. 30, 2020

·         Career Development Award -  Application Deadline: Tues., Oct. 15, 2019

·         Established Investigator Award – Letter of Intent Deadline: Thurs., Oct. 10, 2019; Invited Applicants: Wed., Jan. 15, 2020

·         Innovative Project Award - Letter of Intent Deadline: Tues., Oct. 22, 2019; Invited Applicants: Tues., Feb. 18, 2020

·         Transformational Project Award – Application Deadline: Wed., Jan. 22, 2020

Daniel Douce at Fellows' Research Day

Daniel Douce, MD, MS, was one of only three selected to present at yesterday's UVM Department of Medicine Fellows' Research Day. He did an excellent job reprising his presentation from the 2017 American Society of Hematology National Meeting in Atlanta.  Congrats, Dan!

Daniel R. Douce MD, MS, Chris E. Holmes MD, PhD, Mary Cushman MD, Charles MacLean MDCM, Steven Ades MD, Neil A. Zakai MD, MSc “Risk factors for Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in the Ambulatory Cancer Clinic (VTE-PACC) Study”


CTS Faculty Charles MacLean and Amanda Kennedy were co-authors on several of the abstracts. As Chair of the Fellowship Research Committee, Dr. Kennedy was also MC for the event.