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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Our mission is to develop new knowledge and novel approaches that will measurably address the complex health challenges of rural and underrepresented populations.
- December 08, 2021
Cornelia Ann Smith’s severe chronic back pain disappeared almost as soon as the experimental spinal cord stimulator was activated in a procedure at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “I realized the device was helping me immediately,” the Calico Rock, Ark., resident said. Then, back home, it really began to sink in. “I was sitting on the couch, and I thought, ‘This is amazing
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesInformed consent forms (ICFs) and practices vary widely across CTSA institutions. A recent survey identifies “Collecting and Disseminating Best Practices'' and “Template Broad Consent Documents” as informed consent priorities among CTSAs[1]. We have previously developed a “plain language” informed consent template, which was widely adopted by our CTSA hub and meets recommended reading levels for
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Sara J. Landes, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will discuss the rationale for blending clinical effectiveness and implementation research approaches/questions within the same study and will present the three types of effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs in the second session of the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational
- September 23, 2021Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), and the University of Kentucky (UK) are teaming up to develop a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) research network to support translational science across the criminal justice continuum. Criminal justice settings provide an opportunity to engage difficult-to-reach
- September 09, 2021
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. The findings were published in the journal, The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE). At the heart of the team’s findings is an antibody that shows up weeks after an initial infection and
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The 2021 TRI Research Regulatory Conference - Virtual Research in a Complicated World, is set for Thursday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Central Time) Presenters this year include two national speakers: Erin Rothwell, Ph.D., from the University of Utah. She is associate vice president for Research and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah School of
- July 23, 2021
LITTLE ROCK — A statewide COVID-19 antibody study led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) found that by the end of 2020, 7.4% of Arkansans had antibodies to the virus, but there were wide disparities among racial and ethnic groups. UAMS researchers released their findings this week to a public database, medRxiv (med archive). The study included analysis of more than 7,500
- May 07, 2021
Oliver Hurst owes his life to a luckily timed move across the country. His father and mother, who was then three months pregnant with Oliver, arrived in Vilonia from California in March 2020. At the time, UAMS’ Kapil Arya, M.D., was developing strategies as a UAMS Translational Research Institute Implementation Science Scholar to establish statewide newborn screenings for spinal muscular atrophy
The Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium (CPIC) is focused on reducing the morbidity and mortality of rare viral infections such as congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, and neonatal viral sepsis caused by enteroviruses (EVs) and the related human parechoviruses (HPeVs). These infections have been grouped together because of their
The Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) focuses on three rare brain conditions: familial cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). These disorders are poorly understood, costly to manage, and can cause serious complications such as hemorrhages, seizures, and problems with spinal cord, nerve or brain function. Over
- November 12, 2020
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $228,000 federal grant to test telehealth as a way to improve Arkansas’ death rate among pregnant women, which ranks fifth nationally. Led by UAMS’ Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., the research team will focus on remote health monitoring of pregnant women in rural areas with few health providers or resources. The goal is to
- September 22, 2020
A mother and her three preschool-age children ran out of food as they self-isolated in rural Washington County, awaiting COVID-19 test results. They were far from a grocery store and had no transportation. The next day, on a hot July 2 afternoon, a volunteer pulled into their driveway to deliver emergency food aid. As the last box of food was placed on the doorstep, one of the children shouted
- July 22, 2020
LITTLE ROCK — A national database for patient cancer images at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will become the storage site for COVID-19 clinical images from across the United States and around the globe, including chest x-rays and CT scans of the body. This week, UAMS also became the first research institution to contribute de-identified images of COVID-19 to the storage
- June 29, 2020
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has developed and begun using high-accuracy antibody testing to determine the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Arkansas and inform the decisions of policymakers. As part of the research program, UAMS will collect blood samples from nearly 7,500 Arkansas adults and children through October. By early August, a robotic-assisted
- April 16, 2020
Before Arkansas had its first COVID-19 case, the reality of the impending pandemic was already setting in for UAMS faculty as cancellations for scientific conferences worldwide were announced one after another like falling dominos. For scientists and academics, presenting to their peers at conferences is one of the main ways other than publications that they share their latest findings, learn
- February 20, 2020
Photo: UAMS' Atul Kothari, M.D., meets with TRI Associate Director John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., to vet his study for multisite collaboration in the Trial Innovation Network (TIN). At two seminars in December, clinical researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) learned about intriguing new possibilities for their research
The Consortium of Rural States (CORES) was formed to facilitate collaborative and disciplined efforts that will produce new opportunities for advancing translational research. The Collaborative comprises Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah, states that share common health care challenges, including significant rural populations. Each state is served by a single Clinical and Translational
- October 15, 2019What is CEREC? CEREC was established in 2016 to provide an outlet for obtaining external reviews for CTSA-funded pilot research and to minimize the likelihood of bias and conflicts of interest. CEREC also offers a larger pool of expertise from which to draw precisely matched reviews for scientific lines of inquiry that may not be well represented within the institution receiving the proposal. This
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Implementation Science (IS) is the study of methods to promote systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices (EBPs) into routine clinical care, thus improving health care quality and effectiveness. The Translational Research Institute (TRI) will expand IS capacity and research productivity to address NCATS’ mission to rapidly advance interventions and integrate research
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesTitles include "Big Data, Privacy, And the Public Good," "Antimicrobial Resistance: The Big Picture and Some Relevant Details," "Bioinformatics for Genomics and Proteomics" and "Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Ethical Challenges."