Opportunities
Are You Interested in Cancer Survivorship Research?
The University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC) is sponsoring the formation of an interst group in cancer survivorship. It will be a venue to discuss research and clinical approaches to the understanding and management of survivorship care. It will provide opportunities for networking and working towards collaborative and fundable project submissions. A date for this has yet to be determined, so stay tuned. For further information, please contact Suzanne Heasley at suzanne.heasley@ucdenver.edu.
Training Opportunity: Institute on Systems Science and Health
June 10-15, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri. Applications are due February 5. Click here for more information.
UPenn Offering Fellowship in Cancer Communication Research
The Penn Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication
Research (CECCR) at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg
School for Communication offers a two year research fellowship in
cancer communication for Fall 2012. This NCI-funded fellowship
program offers training in communication research and theory
relevant to cancer prevention and control. The advanced,
rigorous training and experience provided will prepare the fellows
for careers as independent investigators in cancer communication
research.
The mission of the CECCR at Penn is to examine how messages
from a range of sources in the complex communication environment
affect cancer-related behavioral choices, including lifestyle,
screening and care-seeking decisions. Previous research has
included experimental and observational field studies focused on
information seeking and scanning concerning cancer, understanding
the interaction of public communication and clinical services as
they affect cancer-related decisions and outcomes, the effects of
news media about genetic information and the effects of
anti-smoking and smoking advertising campaigns.
The Penn CECCR Fellows will obtain skills and experience to
complement previous advanced work in communication, public health,
behavioral science or biomedical research. Fellows with training in
communication research can focus on cancer-related training; those
with a background in cancer research will focus on communication
theory and research. Fellows will work closely with mentors in such
areas as cancer epidemiology, health policy, behavioral theory,
persuasion theory, risk and decision-making, psychophysiology as
well as health communication. Fellows will participate in research
in cancer communication using survey, experimental, and content
analytic methods and will receive guidance in the preparation of
manuscripts and career development grants.
Applicants can have training in social science or behavioral
research methods and must have received a PhD or an equivalent
degree from an accredited institution. Applicants with an MD and at
least one year of clinical research training will also be
considered. To obtain additional information or apply, please
contact:
Joseph Cappella, Ph.D. (215-746-3400, ceccrfellow@asc.upenn.edu
), Gerald R. Miller Professor of Communication, Annenberg
School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. If applying, include letter of
introduction, CV, and names of 3 references. Applications
will be considered on a continuing basis. To be assured of full
consideration for a 9/1/2012 start date please respond by February
15, 2012.
For additional information see http://ceccr.asc.upenn.edu/
.
AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutional Award (K12)
AHRQ has announced an FOA to support the career development of researchers in comparative effectiveness and patient centered outcomes research (PCOR). Letters of intent are due December 30, 2011 and applications are due January 30, 2012. Funding is authorized through the PCOR trust fund that was established as part of the Affordable Care Act. Total annual costs (combined direct and indirect) for an individual grant awarded under this FOA will not exceed $600,000. It is anticipated that AHRQ will make 4 to 6 two-year awards, for a total of approximately $2 million total costs annually. Click here for more information.
The National Cancer Institute is accepting applications for its Spring 2012 Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) class
The HCIP gives highly qualified graduate students and recent
graduate degree
recipients the opportunity to participate in vital health and
science communications projects in one of the many offices that
make up the NCI. Interns will select an area of emphasis: Health
Communications or Science Writing. Six-month and one-year
internship terms are available.
Successful Health Communications applicants have some science background as well as experience and/or education in any of the following areas: public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing, or journalism. Health Communications interns:
- Plan, develop, and promote cancer education
programs and materials
(including Web-based) for the public, cancer
patients, or health professionals
- Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating
cancer prevention and
treatment messages, publications, materials, and
programs that reach the
American public
- Participate in professional meetings and
training seminars
Successful Science Writing applicants have a science background with the ability to translate complex scientific concepts into material suitable for a lay audience. Science Writing interns:
- Write fact sheets and press releases
- Answer inquiries from the press
- Attend and report on scientific
meetings
- Write feature length, creative articles on the
latest, most important
advances in cancer research
- Participate in professional meetings and
training seminars
Additional information about this program including an online
application
can be found by visiting http://hcip.nci.nih.gov/.
If you would like hard
copies of a program brochure to distribute or display, please reply
to this
e-mail with your mailing address and the number of copies you would
like
sent.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us
at
HCIP-Contact@mail.nih.gov.
If you are no longer the contact person for this
program at your university/organization, please let us know and
provide
updated information.
Click here for application information.
Improvement Science Research Network
Quality improvement and patient safety
are paramount in our health care system. Since October 1, 2009 when
the National Institutes for Health awarded a grant for $3.1
million, the Improvement Science Research Network has made great
strides in building a network of research professionals focused on
improvements in patient care. During the past year, with guidance
from a Steering Council of leading improvement science researchers,
the ISRN has:
-Conducted webinars introducing improvement science
-Published research priorities
-Launched an online infrastructure (www.improvementscienceresearch.net)
-Published the inaugural edition of the official ISRN newsletter,
Network News
-Hosted the inaugural Improvement Science Summit attracting over
265 registrants
-Launched three multi-site Network Studies
-Recruited over 100 charter members since July 6, 2010!
The ISRN is a member-driven network.
This is your final opportunity to join your friends and colleagues
as a charter member of the ISRN and take advantage of the
subsidized membership fee. Charter membership benefits
include:
-Opportunities to participate in multi-site collaborations on
patient safety and quality improvement research initiatives
-Access to members-only ISRN online resources
Training resources such as IRB training, grant writing resources
and educational materials
-Expert guidance in conducting research
-Technology infrastructure for participating in multi-site
studies
-Access to the ISRN web portal providing secure communication,
storage and sharing of documents and data
-A technical support system providing access to expert guidance in
research and statistical design
-Recognition as an ISRN member and use of the ISRN logo on
presentations and publications
To become a charter member of the ISRN please click this link.
