NIH Loan Repayment Awards

The NIH has a number of awards for investigators who have large educational loans. They each have different eligibility criteria. FYI.

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR)
  (NOT-OD-20-133)
  National Institutes of Health

• Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (LRP-IDB)
  (NOT-OD-20-134)
  National Institutes of Health

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Contraception and Infertility Research (LRP-CIR)
  (NOT-OD-20-135)
  National Institutes of Health

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research (LRP-PR)
  (NOT-OD-20-136)
  National Institutes of Health

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR)
  (NOT-OD-20-137)
  National Institutes of Health

New paper by Emily Tarleton and colleagues

Congrats to CTS Alumna Emily Tarleton, PhD and her team of UVM collaborators on their latest work on magnesium supplementation.

Tarleton EK, Kennedy AG, Rose GL, Littenberg B. Relationship between Magnesium Intake and Chronic Pain in U.S. Adults. Nutrients. 2020;12: 2104. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/7/2104

Chronic pain is a public health concern and additional treatment options are essential. Inadequate magnesium intake has been associated with chronic pain in some populations. We sought to examine the relationship between dietary magnesium intake and chronic pain in a large, representative cohort of U.S. adults (NHANES). Of the 13,434 eligible adults surveyed between 1999 and 2004, 14.5% reported chronic pain while 66% reported inadequate magnesium intake. The univariate analysis showed a protective effect of increased magnesium intake adjusted for body weight (odds ratio 0.92; 95%; CI 0.88, 0.95; p < 0.001). It remained so even after correcting for socioeconomic and clinical factors as well as total calorie intake (odds ratio 0.93; 95% CI 0.87, 0.99; p = 0.02). The association was stronger in females (odds ratio 0.91; 95% CI 0.85, 0.98; p = 0.01) than males (odds ratio 0.96; 95% CI 0.89, 1.04; p = 0.32). The potential protective effect of magnesium intake on chronic pain warrants further investigation.

Justine Dee graduates from the American Physical Therapy Association Fellowship in Education Leadership

Justine Dee, MS, PT, OCS, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Movement Science and doctoral candidate in Clinical and Translational Science was awarded the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association Fellowship in Education Leadership and graduated this month. Congratulations, Justine!

New paper from Marianne Burke

Congratulations to Marianne Burke, PhD on the publication of another paper from her doctoral thesis in Clinical and Translational Science. Special thanks to Liliane Savard, CTS graduate student, for her excellent work as co-author!

Burke MD, Savard LB, Rubin AS, Littenberg B. Barriers and facilitators to use of a clinical evidence technology in the management of skin problems in primary care: insights from mixed methods. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 2020; 108:428-39. http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/787

Objective: Few studies have examined the impact of a single clinical evidence technology (CET) on provider practice or patient outcomes from the provider’s perspective. A previous cluster-randomized controlled trial with patient-reported data tested the effectiveness of a CET (i.e., VisualDx) in improving skin problem outcomes but found no significant effect. The objectives of this follow-up study were to identify barriers and facilitators to the use of the CET from the perspective of primary care providers (PCPs) and to identify reasons why the CET did not affect outcomes in the trial.

Methods: Using a convergent mixed methods design, the authors had PCPs complete a post-trial survey and participate in interviews about using the CET for managing patients’ skin problems. Data from both methods were integrated.

Results: PCPs found the CET somewhat easy to use but only occasionally useful. Less experienced PCPs used the CET more frequently. Data from interviews revealed barriers and facilitators at four steps of evidence-based practice: clinical question recognition, information acquisition, appraisal of relevance, and application with patients. Facilitators included uncertainty in dermatology, intention for use, convenience of access, diagnosis and treatment support, and patient communication. Barriers included confidence in dermatology, preference for other sources, interface difficulties, presence of irrelevant information, and lack of decision impact.

Conclusion: PCPs found the CET useful for diagnosis, treatment support, and patient communication. However, the barriers of interface difficulties, irrelevant search results, and preferred use of other sources limited its positive impact on patient skin problem management.

New publication by Adam Sprouse-Blum

Congratulations to Adam Sprouse-Blum, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and doctoral candidate, on the publication of this new work on pain management.

Sprouse Blum AS. A 40-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Recurrent Headache (Migraine). In Malik T, ed. Practical Chronic Pain Management. Springer Nature, Basel, Switzerland; 2020. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030466749

FW: PROMIS Conference Call for Abstracts Extended to July 15

The 2020 PROMIS® Conference is going virtual  Abstracts and Scholarship Application dates extended to July 15 Early registration through August 31   The 6th PROMIS International Conference will be held October 25-27, 2020 (Sunday to Tuesday) with virtual sessions spread across three days. The conference will highlight innovative ways in which researchers, clinicians, and hospital administrators around the world are using PROMIS® measures to bring the patient’s voice to the forefront of care and ultimately to improve health outcomes.   To increase opportunities for participation in the virtual conference, the following deadlines have been extended: Abstracts will be accepted through July 15  -  Share your research   Scholarship applications will be accepted through July 15  - Graduate students, PhD students, medical students, residents, fellows, are encouraged to apply “While we will not be able to gather in person, we will still be able to share our progress in developing and using PROMIS. We plan to host one or two plenary sessions each day at times that most people will be able to attend,” says Felix Fischer, PhD, program co-chair. Other virtual sessions, including oral and poster paper presentations, will be grouped around this schedule, with some sessions rebroadcast to give registrants in different time zones the ability to participate.   “The virtual platform will allow for innovation and flexibility,” adds Michelle Langer, PhD, program co-chair, “and we intend to utilize technology to encourage networking and interaction during the sessions.” Conference registrants will also have access to recorded program content after the conference.    For information and registration: www.promishealth.org  Discounted early registration available through August 31.  Group registration fee available. -----------------     Missed the Virtual PROMIS Virtual Training Workshop? You're not too late! Learn from the experts - on your own schedule On-demand recordings - Access one or both tracks      Register to access the recordings   From theory to implementation, analysis, applications, interpretation, and case studies

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