Clinical Vision Research Unit at UAB

阿拉巴马大学临床视觉研究中心

• 批准号: 6625663
• 负责人: CYNTHIA OWSLEY
• 金额: $ 14.5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6625663
• 关键词: clinical research; computer system design /evaluation; continuing education; experimental designs; eye disorder; health care referral /consultation; health care service planning; health science research; health science research analysis /evaluation; health science research support; health services research tag; patient care management; patient care planning; statistics /biometry; vision disorders

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) Clinical vision research is a high priority at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). This priority has been tangibly realized through the establishment of the Clinical Research Unit in the Department of Ophthalmology and the appointment of Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH as its Director. The primary goal of this R21 application is to increase the patient-oriented research capability at UAB in the area of eye disease and vision impairment. This area of research has been a largely untapped, but very promising reservoir of opportunity at UAB for public health scientists. The Clinical Research Unit will provide the research resources and infrastructure to facilitate clinical and epidemiological research projects of the highest quality among participating faculty. These resources will consist of personnel who will provide collaboration and consultation on: (1) biostatistics and study methodology, (2)database design and data acquisition systems, (3) project management, (4) "grantsmanship", such as identifying grants programs relevant to faculty interests, developing ideas into tangible proposals, and constructing budgets, and (5) facilitating faculty training through encouraging enrollment into existing clinical research training programs on the UAB campus and/or through NIH's clinical scientist training program (K-awards). The UAB community represents a unique venue for clinical vision research. First, the clinical vision research faculty at UAB represents all three types of degree professionals in vision: MDs, ODs, and PhDs, who already work collaboratively. This type of professional interaction is not possible at many institutions where only one or two of the three types of professionals are on the faculty, but not all three. Second, NIH and DHHS have called for scientists to meet the challenge of eliminating health disparities in the U.S. population. The focus of most of our faculty research projects will be on subpopulations that have a higher prevalence of eye disease, vision impairment and decrements in health-related quality of life as compared to the general population (e.g., African Americans, older adults, nursing home residents, persons with low vision). Furthermore, UAB has already established many community relations and research infrastructure contacts with these subpopulations that will immediately facilitate our research efforts.

描述：（申请人的摘要）临床视觉研究是伯明翰大学（UAB）的阿拉巴马大学的重点。这个优先事项是 通过建立临床研究部门在 眼科系和辛西娅·奥斯利（Cynthia Owsley）博士的任命 MSPH为导演。该R21应用的主要目标是增加 眼科疾病领域的UAB的以患者为导向的研究能力 视力障碍。该研究领域在很大程度上尚未开发，但非常 公共卫生科学家在UAB的机会储备有望。 临床研究部门将提供研究资源和 促进临床和流行病学研究项目的基础设施 参与教师的质量最高。这些资源将组成 将提供合作和咨询的人员：（1） 生物统计学和研究方法论，（2）数据库设计和数据获取 系统，（3）项目管理，（4）“授予技巧”，例如识别 授予与教师利益相关的计划，将思想发展为有形的 提案和建设预算，以及（5）促进教师培训 通过鼓励入学到现有的临床研究培训 UAB校园和/或NIH的临床科学家培训的计划 程序（k-awards）。 UAB社区代表了临床视觉研究的独特场所。 首先，UAB的临床视觉研究教师代表所有三种类型 愿景的学位专业人员：已经有效的MD，ODS和PHD 协作。这种类型的专业互动是不可能的 三种专业人员中只有一两种类型的机构 教师，但不是三个。其次，NIH和DHHS呼吁科学家 应对消除美国人口健康差异的挑战。 我们大多数教师研究项目的重点将放在亚群上 眼睛疾病的患病率更高，视力障碍和减少 与一般人群相比，与健康相关的生活质量（例如 非裔美国人，老年人，养老院居民，低人 想象）。此外，UAB已经建立了许多社区关系，并且 研究基础设施与这些亚群的联系 立即促进我们的研究工作。