ICTR Enrichment Series
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Digital Health Topic: “Should There be an App for That? Tips for Success in Funding and Developing Digital Technology-Based Interventions” Speaker: Cindy M. Schaeffer, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine There is great interest in how digital technologies, such as mobile phone apps, wearables, and games, can improve health outcomes and the patient experience. However, the technical ability to digitize an intervention, in and of itself, is likely not sufficient justification for obtaining funding. Other factors, such as market feasibility, user engagement, and integration with existing technologies, must also be considered. This seminar will provide tips for how to propose and design digital tools that are user-centered, grounded in science, and likely to truly improve existing clinical practices. Trends in digital health technology design, such as use of gamification and artificial intelligence capabilities, will also be discussed. |
Join Zoom Presentation https://zoom.us/j/750262072 Meeting ID: 750 262 072 |
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February 11, 2020 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
“Data Science; Tools to Drive Implementation & Dissemination Research Impact” Speakers: Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH, Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research; Program Chair, Drugs and Devices Collaborative (D2C), University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Co-Director UMB ICTR Informatics Core Cynthia Baur, PhD, Endowed Professor and Director, Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health FROM DATA TO KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION It takes 17 years to turn 14% of original research findings into benefit for patients. Promising research results do not automatically or easily translate into programs, interventions, and clinical practices that improve health, resulting in a gap between research and practice – also known as the valleys of death. The science of implementation and dissemination is an emerging, multidisciplinary field that aims to improve the relevance and uptake of research-based knowledge in real-world settings. Using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Knowledge-to-Action framework, Drs. Fadia Shaya and Cynthia Baur illustrate how to think about implementation and dissemination from the beginning of the research process and how implementation and dissemination science can help accelerate effective clinical practice and inform future research. |
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December 10, 2019 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
“An Introduction to Generative Adversarial Networks with an Application to Denoising EEG”In this presentation, Dr. Tim Oates will introduce GAN architectures, describe how they are learned, and present a number of example applications, including generating "fake" people. Dr. Oates will also review some recent work done in his lab using GANs to denoise EEG data. Speaker: Tim Oates, PhD, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Center for Cybersecurity, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Dr. Oates’ research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and natural language processing. He recently held a Post-doc position at the MIT Laboratory https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/training/faculty/tim-oates/ |
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October 8, 2019 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
“UM Ventures, Baltimore”Speaker: Phil Robilotto, DO, MBA, Director, UMVentures, Baltimore, Associate Vice President, UMB Office of Technology Transfer, Office of Research and Development “A Tale of Entrepreneurship at the UMB BioPark— Founding and Successful Exit of a Billion Dollar Company”Speaker: Marco Chacon, PhD, Former Assistant Vice President, Industry Alliances, UMB Office of Research and Development, Founder and Former Chairman of Paragon Bioservices, Inc., Founder & CEO of IRAZU Biodiscovery, LLC., and Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland Foundation |
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| August 13, 2019 |
"Opportunities for Healthcare Research Using Administrative Data: An Introduction to IQVIATM Health Plan Claims Data"Speakers: Susan dosReis, PhD and Eberechukwu Onukwugha, PhD Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy |