Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: May 19, 2010

Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: May 19, 2010

Present: Matt Bovee, Kairn Kelley, Rodger Kessler, Ben Littenberg, Carole McBride, Connie van Eeghen (in the flesh)

1. Round Table: Reported – this is a great week to go restauranting – check with Rodger for details. Skype is beta testing a group video function, in which the videos are fixed pictures of participants.

2. Matt’s Research:

a. Update on the diabetes follow up qualitative study that interviewed patients who participated in the VDIS project.
b. Captions to the previously conducted qualitative analysis were reviewed and reprocessed in relationship to each other. We discussed what direction a future publication(s) would take, with key ideas including:
c. Future studies could explore the use of these concepts in understanding why the original study found a significant economic impact from the VDIS project or how these concepts could help prepare other IT solutions that promote chronic care self-management.

3. Future Plans:
a. Kairn will be reassessing her next steps through the month of June
b. Matt will be here until late July, then off to Ohio for family time
c. Carol will be here until August, most likely
d. Connie will be around all summer, with sporadic days off to do research and consulting

4. Next Fellows Meeting(s): Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., at Given Courtyard Level 4
a. May 26: Abby’s questions on statistical tests
b. June 2: Kairn’s article on factor analysis to explore with the group (no Connie)
c. June 9:
d. June 16: (no Connie or Matt)
e. June 23:
f. June 30:
g. Future agenda to consider:
i. Rodger’s mixed methods article
ii. How to predict medical events effectively (Ben)
iii. Future: Review of different types of journal articles (lit review, case study, original article, letter to editor…), when each is appropriate, tips on planning/writing (Abby)
iv. Future: Informed consent QI: Connie to follow up with Nancy Stalnaker, Alan Rubin will follow up with Alan Wortheimer or Rob McCauly
v. Kairn will ask a librarian to join us for selected issues
vi. Matt away from July 21 to August 1

5. Fellows document – nothing this time – to be reviewed after trialing Wednesday meeting times

Recorder: Connie van Eeghen