Have you ever wondered how to get your research into the hands of policymakers, or wished your findings were known by a wider audience? The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the Association of Population Centers (APC) are organizing a webinar to highlight ways to expand the reach of your research by distilling your findings into messages and formats tailored for nontechnical audiences, including policymakers and the media. Panelists from Syracuse University and PRB will describe how to write an effective research brief, common pitfalls in writing for nontechnical audiences, and using social media to communicate about your research. To join the webinar register here.

Date: March 7, 2024 (11:00-12:00 PM PT)

Moderator: Diana Elliott, Vice President, U.S. Programs, PRB

Panelists:

• Shannon Monnat, Director, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University
• Beth Jarosz, Senior Program Director, U.S. Programs, PRB
• Paola Scommegna, Senior Writer, U.S. Programs, PRB
• Mark Mather, Associate Vice President, U.S. Programs, PRB

Support for this event is provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The NIH is encouraging grant applications to support the evaluation of the utility and validity of digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies in epidemiological, clinical, and intervention research. The intent is to support the addition of new measurement modalities to evaluate existing and recently developed but not yet validated digital health and AI tools such as sensor technologies, smartphone applications, software as a medical device (SaMD), and AI algorithms.

The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) is accepting panel and abstract submissions from December 1, 2023 to March 10, 2024 for their fall Conference “Tackling declining life expectancy in the US: investigating social drivers and policy solutions”. They are also calling for abstract reviewers and award nominations. Learn more about each of these opportunities in the full story.

CALL FOR PANEL SUBMISSIONS

Groups of individuals are invited to submit panels that will present original research or engage in innovative discussions that push the boundaries of population health science, practice, theory, methods, student training, or technological innovations (or a combination of these) around a significant issue related to population health. Note that work presented in these panels should not yet be published. All proposed panels should include the session organizer, and 3-4 panelists.

All population health topics are welcome. Topics related to the conference theme are especially encouraged.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Individuals or co-authored teams are welcome to submit an original abstract for consideration on the program. Accepted abstracts will be presented in either a Poster or Oral contributed session. Abstract may present original research, practice, theory, methods, and new ideas on student training, to technological innovations.

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We are soliciting abstract reviewers for the conference. The abstract review will take place from March 20 – April 5.

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Each year, the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) offers 7 award opportunities for members of the organization, described below. To be eligible, individuals are required to be current members of the organization. We encourage members to nominate deserving colleagues, including nominees from underrepresented groups. Self nominations are acceptable. Award winners are recognized at the annual meeting.

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KEY DATES:

Abstract and Panel Submission Deadline: March 10, 2024
Awards Submission Deadline: March 20, 2024
Registration Opens: March 22, 2024
Conference: September 10-13, 2024

CONFERENCE LOCATION:

Marriott St. Louis Grand
800 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101

CONFERENCE WEBSITE

https://iaphs.org/conference/

IAPHS MEMBERSHIP

IAPHS members receive discounted rates to attend the conference. Join/Renew for the 2024 calendar year!

In the upcoming quarter, CSDE will be hosting four workshops and one ‘lunch and learn’ event to facilitate researchers’ adoption of new methods and data to accelerate research programs. These workshops include an overview of portable biomarker data collection in the field, accessing federal statistical data, developing online surveys using REDCap, conducting statistical analysis with R, and an introduction to data options for research on older adults.

Each quarter, CSDE offers 3-5 workshops on data sources, statistical and biomarker methodology, introductions to analysis programs, and more, all given by CSDE staff and faculty affiliates. These workshops can include hands-on training in novel methods and programming, lectures on innovative data sources, and discussions of important issues in research and data collection. Over the course of the academic year, CSDE will offer a diverse and exciting set of workshops, some of which will be offered in person and others remotely via Zoom. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to register for our workshops and we welcome registrants from outside the University of Washington for our remote workshops as well.

You can find our workshop website and register for our Winter 2024 workshops in the links below. We will be filling in our schedule for Spring workshops soon, so stay tuned!

Please reach out to CSDE’s Training Director, Jessica Godwin (jlg0003@uw.edu), if you have additional workshops you would like to see offered in the future and we will do our best to accommodate those requests.

Winter Workshops

• Lunch & Learn: Data to Support Research on Older Adults
  • Date & Time: Thursday, Feb 29th @ 12:00PM-1:00PM
  • Location: Raitt 223
  • Instructors: Sofia Ayala & Stipica Mudrazija