Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: April 8, 2021

 

Present:   Levi Bonnell, Justine Dee, Sylvie Frisbie, Nancy Gell, Juvena Hitt, Ben Littenberg, Charlie MacLean, Liliane Savard, Adam Sprouse Blum, Connie van Eeghen (10)

 1.                   Warm Up: Playdates for grad students?  No, grad students do play dates for young clients.  Ben was called out to help give vaccinations.

2.                   Liliane Savard: Brainstorm PCORI Engagement Award.  She has developed a stakeholder group with a family member co-chair and asked if they have an interest in research, based on this FOA.  They do, with a due date of May 24. The project

a.       Q1. What should the first meeting focus on? (see proposed agenda below) 

                                                   i.      brain storm deliverables/Aims of the proposal – start with the goals of the group or vision

1.       Focus on deliverables, including rural community engagement

2.       Highlight track record of engagement

3.       Use their language “build capacity for research”

4.       Future work: use NNE CTR to engage Maine members

                                                 ii.      create a timeline with steps to submitting the application

                                               iii.      assign general roles: writers, reviewers, budget developer, administrative records, letters of support

b.       Q2. What roles will the team needs and how to assign these roles? Can a student (me) can or even should be PI?

                                                   i.      Liliane is non-salaried faculty, already a doctor, and in the middle of a PhD.  She may eligible for PI as a member of RMS; Amy Santis and Deb Cannon are the RMS contacts at SPA.  Find a way.  If not Liliane, then Emily from Communications Disorders can be PI.

                                                 ii.      How to make the application look competitive?  The message is that you have the time and the track record.

c.       Q3. What are the steps and information/collaboration needed? (like contacting SPA, but who at SPA? the Collaborative is part of CDCI, I am a student in the College of Medicine, the other committee members have affiliation with CNHS)

                                                   i.      Team management: be silent and listen; redirect as needed.

                                                 ii.      Be clear about goals for meeting.

                                               iii.      Structure the work plan/timeline based on delivery date.

                                               iv.      Keep meetings and distribute; follow up on accountability – Liliane’s action items

3.                   Next week:  TBA