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Scientific
Meetings | Calendar
of all research meetings associated with the Department of Critical
Care Medicine.
AHRQ
Grant for Patient Safety Research | Carl A. Sirio, MD, Principal Investigator of the AHRQ
funded cooperative agreement, “A Systems Approach for Improving
Region-Wide Patient Safety,” has partnered with the Pittsburgh
Regional Healthcare Initiative (PRHI) in groundbreaking work
to change the way evidence and research is integrated into medical
practice.
GenIMS | The
Genetic and Inflammatory Markers of Sepsis (GenIMS) study is a
multi-center trial funded by a $6 million National Institutes of
Health (NIH) grant and is coordinated by the Department of Critical
Care Medicine (CCM) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Sepsis affects more than 750,000 Americans each year, with a mortality
rate of over 30 percent, making it the 10th leading cause of death
in the United States.
NIH |
Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today
is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and
the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States.
The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one
of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which,
in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
IRB | The IRB Forum (previously
known as "MCWIRB") promotes the discussion of ethical,
regulatory and policy concerns with human subjects research. The
IRB Forum strives to create an atmosphere for open and respectful
conversation about issues of mutual interest to the members.
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